User Preference Evaluation of Direct-to-Reverberant Ratio of Virtual Ambisonic Listening Spaces

Tomasz Rudzki; Damian Murphy; Gavin Kearney

User Preference Evaluation of Direct-to-Reverberant Ratio of Virtual Ambisonic Listening Spaces

Tomasz Rudzki^*, Damian Murphy, Gavin Kearney

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

This paper presents an experiment exploring user preferences of direct-to-reverberant sound energy ratio (DRR) of virtual Ambisonic listening spaces in relation to different types of reverberation and different Ambisonic audio content. Reverberant filters were obtained using simulated and measured BRIRs, while anechoic filters were calculated using the state-of-the-art MagLS method. Based on the collected responses, participants were likely choosing between the balanced DRR value, providing a mix of anechoic and reverberant sound, and entirely anechoic rendering. This suggests that such a hybrid approach might provide a plausible alternative to the established anechoic rendering.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023
Publisher	Audio Engineering Society
Pages	406-414
Number of pages	9
ISBN (Electronic)	9781713884620
Publication status	Published - 25 Aug 2023
Event	International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023 - Huddersfield, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Aug 2023 → 25 Aug 2023

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Name	International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023

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Conference	International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Huddersfield
Period	23/08/23 → 25/08/23

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Rudzki, T, Murphy, D & Kearney, G 2023, User Preference Evaluation of Direct-to-Reverberant Ratio of Virtual Ambisonic Listening Spaces. in International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023. International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023, Audio Engineering Society, pp. 406-414, International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023, Huddersfield, United Kingdom, 23/08/23.

User Preference Evaluation of Direct-to-Reverberant Ratio of Virtual Ambisonic Listening Spaces. / Rudzki, Tomasz; Murphy, Damian ; Kearney, Gavin.
International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023. Audio Engineering Society, 2023. p. 406-414 (International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio 2023).

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