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Assessment of Sagittal-Plane Sound Localization Performance in Spatial-Audio Applications

verfasst von : R. Baumgartner, P. Majdak, B. Laback

Erschienen in: The Technology of Binaural Listening

Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg

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Abstract

Sound localization in sagittal planes, SPs, including front-back discrimination, relies on spectral cues resulting from the filtering of incoming sounds by the torso, head and pinna. While acoustic spectral features are well-described by head-related transfer functions, HRTFs, models for SP localization performance have received little attention. In this article, a model predicting SP localization performance of human listeners is described. Listener-specific calibrations are provided for 17 listeners as a basis to predict localization performance in various applications. In order to demonstrate the potential of this listener-specific model approach, predictions for three applications are provided, namely, the evaluation of non-individualized HRTFs for binaural recordings, the assessment of the quality of spatial cues for the design of hearing-assist devices and the estimation and improvement of the perceived direction of phantom sources in surround-sound systems.

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Titel: Assessment of Sagittal-Plane Sound Localization Performance in Spatial-Audio Applications
verfasst von: R. Baumgartner
P. Majdak
B. Laback
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Buch: The Technology of Binaural Listening
Print ISBN: 978-3-642-37761-7

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-642-37762-4

Copyright-Jahr: 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-37762-4_4

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