• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2013.10a
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• pp.836-837
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• 2013

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Intelligent Systems
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• v.16 no.6
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• pp.671-676
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• 2006

A convolution with HRTF DB and the original sound is generally used to make the method of sound image localization for virtual speaker realization. But it can decline localization by the confusion between up and down or front and back directions due to the non-individual HRTF depending on each listener. In this paper, we study a virtual speaker using a new HRTF, which is grouping the HRTF around the virtual speaker to improve localization between up and down or front and back directions. To effective HRTF grouping, we decide the location and number of HRTF using informal listening test. A performance test result of virtual speaker using the grouped HRTF shows that the proposed method improves the front-back and up-down sound localization characteristics much better than the conventional methods.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.29 no.8C
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• pp.1142-1148
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• 2004

A binaural filtering method using HRTF DB is generally used to make the headphone-based 3D sound. But it can make some confusion between front and back directions or between up and down directions due to the non-individual HRTF depending on each listener. To reduce the confusion of sound image localization, we propose a new method to boost the spectral cue by modifying HRTF spectra with spectrum difference between front and back directions. Informal listening tests show that the proposed method improves the front-back sound localization characteristics much better than the conventional methods

• Journal of the Institute of Convergence Signal Processing
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• v.4 no.4
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• pp.23-29
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• 2003

In this paper, we propose an idea for the improved 3-D sound system using conventional stereo headphones to obtain a better sound diffusion from the mono-sound recorded at an anechoic chamber. We use the HRTF(Head Related Transfer Function) for the sound localization and the wavelet filter bank with time delay for the sound diffusion. And we test the modified HRTF with the various sampling rate. We investigate the effects of the 3-D sound depending on the length of time delay at lowest frequency band. Also the correlation coefficient of the signals between the left channel and the right channel is measured to identify the sound diffusion. At last we obtain the diffusion sound using Cool Edit for reverberation.

• Journal of Broadcast Engineering
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• v.11 no.4 s.33
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• pp.448-457
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• 2006

HRTF DB, including the information of the sounds which is arrived to our ears, is generally used to make a 3D sound. But it can decline some three-dimensional effects by the confusion between front and back directions due to the non-individual HRTF depending on each listener. In this paper, we propose a new method to use psychoacoustic theory that reduces the confusion of sound image localization. And we make use of an excitation energy by the sense of hearing. This method is brought HRTF spectrum characteristics into relief to draw out the energy ratio about the bark band. Informal listening tests show that the proposed method improves the front-back sound localization characteristics much better than the conventional methods.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Emotion and Sensibility Conference
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• 1999.03a
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• pp.187-191
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• 1999

종래의 입체음향 재생은 3개 이상의 여러대의 스피커를 이용하는 멀티 채널방식의 입체음향이 주류를 이루고 있다. 간혹, 2개의 스피커나 헤드폰을 이용하는 2채널방식으로 재생된 음향을 구현하는 시스템들이 개발되고 있으나 이는 주로 하드웨어를 기반으로 개발되고 있으며, 최근에 소프트웨어만으로 2채널방식의 입체음향을 구현하는 프로그램들이 외국에서 소개되고 있으나, 이들 제품들은 통합된 의미(방향감, 거리감, 공간감)의 입체음향을 구현하는 것이 아니라 잔향을 이용하는 공간감 생성에 국한되거나, 음상정위에 의한 방향감 생성에 국한되어 입체음향의 일부분 만을 생성하는 경우가 대부분이다. 따라서 순수한 소프트웨어만으로 구현된 하나의 프레임워크 내에서 통합된 의미의 2채널 방식의 입체음향을 생성하는 소프트웨어는 전무한 상태이다. 이에 본 논문에서는 GUI를 통해 3차원 공간상의 가상음원의 위치 및 이동 궤적과 가상공간(공간감)을 사용자가 지정하도록 사였으며, 위치 및 이동 정보의 입력은 시스템 정의 방식과 사용자 정의 방식으로 구분하여 각각 음상정위를 수행하도록 하였다. 또한 공간감을 위한 가상공간의 크기도 사용자가 임의로 정의할 수 있다. 입체음향으로 생성할 수 있는 GUI 환경을 제공하며, 저비용으로 효과적인 입체음향 컨텐트를 제작할 수 있도록 함으로써, 게임 및 멀티미디어 컨텐트 제작의 고부가가치화와 입체음향 기술의 산업화에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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• v.3 no.3
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• pp.541-546
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• 1999

The head-related transfer function (HRTF), which expresses the acoustic process from the sound source to the human ears in the free field, contains critical informations which the location of the source can be traced. It also makes it possible to realize multi-dimensional acoustic system that can approximately generate non-existing sound source. The use of non-individual, common HRTF brings performance degradation in localization ability such as front-back judgment error, elevation judgment error. In this paper, we have reduced the error on vertical plane by increasing the spectral notch level. The performance of the proposed method was Proved through subjective test that it is Possible to improve the ability to locate stationary/moving source.

• The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
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• v.18 no.3
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• pp.79-87
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• 1999

In this paper, we reconstruct an algorithm of sound image control for real-time processing and implement a real-time system using digital signal processing board based on TMS320C40. The performance of real-time sound image control system was evaluated by a listening test. The results of the test showed that localized sound image can be perceived by headphone and speaker, and result of test by headphone was better than that of speaker. In the results of test of elevation perception, result of perception between left and right were better than those for differentiating between front and back, and the moving sound image was better than the fixed sound image.

• Proceedings of the IEEK Conference
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• 2000.09a
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• pp.197-200
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• 2000

본 논문은 VR시스템에 사용되는 실시간 음향제시를 위한 시스템 구현에 관한 것이다. 2개의 Speaker 또는 헤드폰을 사용하여 음상제어, 음장제어의 두 부분으로 구성되어 있다. 음상제어 부분은 각각의 음원의 위치를 정위하고, 음장제어 부분은 레이 트레이싱(Ray Tracing)기법을 이용하여 음장을 시뮬레이션하고 가상 공간의 음장 파라미터를 추출하여 음원에 적용하면서 실시간으로 음장효과를 렌더링 한다. 이 시스템은 펜티엄-Ⅱ333MHz 시스템에서 구현하였다. 최종적으로 청취자는 2개의 스피커 또는 헤드폰을 이용하여 3D음장을 경험하게 된다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference
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• 2003.05a
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• pp.611-616
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• 2003

The headphone is regarded as the most effective means for reproducing 3-dimentional virtual sound due to its channel separation property. However, there still exist several serious problems in headphone reproduction, such as, 'front-back confusion' and in-head localization'. These well-known problems are in general assessed by the subjective test that is based on human judgment. In this paper, an objective test is conducted in parallel with the subject test in order to validate the objective reproduction performance. Such a combined approach may be a more scientific and systematic approach to the reproduction performance.