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Stereophonic binaural recording or reproduction method
Assignee: AKG Acoustics GmbH
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Filing: 1989-10-24
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Granted: 1991-07-16
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Expires: 2009-10-24
Abstract
Abstract A stereophonic binaural recording and reproduction method for audio signals presented to headsets. Signals of the left stereo channel are supplied to the left ear, weighted with the outer ear transmission function of the left ear for the angle range of between 0° to 45° to the left of the median plane, and to the right ear, weighted with the outer ear transmission function of the right ear for the same angle range. Additionally, time-delayed signals of the left stereo channel are supplied to the right ear, weighted with the outer ear transmission function of this ear for the opposite angle range, wherein the delay is markedly outside of the time range of the sum localization and of the audible echo. The signals of the right stereo channel are supplied to the right and left ear in the same manner but mirror-inverted relative to the median plane. Any necessary equalizations of the amplitude-frequency characteristic are carried out without influencing the time structures by means of linear phase digital filters on the outer ear transmission functions.
Inventors
- 👤 Werner Fidi
Bibliographic Details
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US
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CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04S; H04S1/00; H04S1/002; H04S1/005
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
294 words
A stereophonic binaural recording and reproduction method for audio signals presented to headsets, comprising supplying signals of a left stereo channel to the left ear of a listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the left of a median plane, and to the right ear of the listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the right of the median plane, supplying additional time-delayed signals of the left stereo channel to the right ear, the additional signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for the left angle range, wherein the delay is substantially outside of the time range of the summing localization and of the audible echo, and supplying signals of a right stereo channel to the right ear of the listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the right of the median plane, and to the left ear of the listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the left of the median plane, supplying additional time-delayed signals of the right stereo channel to the left ear, the additional signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for the right angle range, wherein the delay is substantially outside of the time range of summing localization and of the audible echo.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
294 words
A stereophonic binaural recording and reproduction method for audio signals presented to headsets, comprising supplying signals of a left stereo channel to the left ear of a listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the left of a median plane, and to the right ear of the listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the right of the median plane, supplying additional time-delayed signals of the left stereo channel to the right ear, the additional signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for the left angle range, wherein the delay is substantially outside of the time range of the summing localization and of the audible echo, and supplying signals of a right stereo channel to the right ear of the listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the right of the median plane, and to the left ear of the listener, the signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for an angle range of between 0° and 45° to the left of the median plane, supplying additional time-delayed signals of the right stereo channel to the left ear, the additional signals being weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for the right angle range, wherein the delay is substantially outside of the time range of summing localization and of the audible echo.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein each time range is between 5 ms and 80 ms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein necessary equalization is carried out as an inverse linear-phase sum formation of the outer ear transmission function for each ear.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method according to claim 1, wherein the left stereo signals supplied to the right ear, weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for the angle range of 0° to 45° to the left of the median plane, and the right stereo signals supplied to the left ear, weighted with a transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for the angle range 0° to 45° to the right of the median plane, are also subjected to a time delay of up to a maximum of 700 μs.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method according to claim 2, wherein the left stereo signals supplied to the right ear, weighted with the transfer function of the external ear of the right ear for the angle range of 0° to 45° to the left of the median plane, and the right stereo signals supplied to the left ear, weighted with the transfer function of the external ear of the left ear for the angle range 0° to 45° to the right of the median plane, are alternatingly offered, together with the time-delayed signals, within said time range with different delays.
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