A toolkit for customizing the ambiX ambisonics-to-binaural renderer

Joseph G. Tylka, Edgar Y. Choueiri

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Abstract

An open-source collection of MATLAB functions, referred to as the SOFA/ambiX binaural rendering (SABRE) toolkit, is presented for generating custom ambisonics-to-binaural decoders for the ambiX binaural plug-in. Databases of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) are becoming widely available in the recently-standardized “SOFA format” (spatially-oriented format for acoustics), but there is currently no (easy) way to use custom HRTFs with the ambiX binaural plug-in. This toolkit enables the user to generate custom binaural rendering configurations for the plug-in from any SOFA-formatted HRTFs or to add HRTFs to an existing ambisonics decoder. Also implemented in the toolkit are several methods of HRTF interpolation and equalization. The mathematical conventions, ambisonics theory, and signal processing implemented in the toolkit are described.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication143rd Audio Engineering Society Convention 2017, AES 2017
PublisherAudio Engineering Society
Pages1030-1034
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781510870703
StatePublished - 2017
Event143rd Audio Engineering Society Convention 2017, AES 2017 - New York, United States
Duration: Oct 18 2017Oct 20 2017

Publication series

Name143rd Audio Engineering Society Convention 2017, AES 2017
Volume2

Other

Other143rd Audio Engineering Society Convention 2017, AES 2017
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityNew York
Period10/18/1710/20/17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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