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Perceptual Localization of a phantom sound image for Ultrahigh-Definition TV

UHD TV를 위한 가상 음상의 인지 위치

  • Received : 2010.07.02
  • Published : 2010.09.25
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Abstract

This paper presents a localization perception of a phantom sound image for ultrahigh-definition TV with respect to various loudspeaker configurations; two-horizontal, two-vertical and triplet loudspeakers. Vector base amplitude panning algorithm with modification for non-equidistant loudspeaker setup is applied to create the phantom sound image. In order to practically study the localization performance in real situation, the listening tests were conducted at the on-axis and off-axis positions of TV in normal listening room. A method of adjustment which can reduce the ambiguity of a perceived angle is exploited to evaluate the angles of octave-band signals. The subjects changed the panning angle until the real sound source and virtually panned source were coincident. A spatial blurring can be measured by examining the differences of the panning angles perceived with respect to each band. The listening tests show that the triplet panning method has better performance than vertical panning in view of perceptual localization and spatial blurring at both on-axis and off-axis positions.

이 연구는 다양한 라우드 스피커 구성인 2-horizontal, 2-vertical, triplet 라우드 스피커 구성에서 UHD TV를 위한 가상 음상의 인지 위치 결과를 제시한다. 비등간격 라우드 스피커 구성에서 가상 음상을 생성하기 위해 잘 알려진 vector-based amplitude panning 알고리즘을 수정하여 적용하였다. 실제 상황에서의 위치 인지 성능을 평가하기 위해, 청취 평가는 일반적인 청취환경에서 TV의 on-axis와 off-axis에서 수행되었다. 인지 각도의 모호함에 의한 오차를 줄이기 위해 각도 조정 테스트 방법이 옥타브 밴드 신호의 각도 평가에 이용되었다. 피실험자는 실제 음원과 가상 조정된 음원의 각도가 일치할 때까지 조정각도를 변화하였다. 공간적 블러링은 각 밴드에서 인지된 조정 각도의 차이를 비교하여 측정되었다. 청취 평가 결과는 triplet panning 방법이 vertical panning 방법보다 on-axis와 off-axis 둘 다, 인지 위치와 공간적 블러링 관점에서 더 나은 성능을 보여주었다.

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