Directional audio coding (DirAC) provides an efficient representation of spatial sound using a downmix audio signal and parametric information, namely direction-of-arrival (DOA) and diffuseness of sound. Input to the DirAC analysis are B-format signals, usually obtained via microphone arrays. The DirAC parameter estimation is impaired when phase or amplitude mismatch between the array sensors occurs. We present an approach for the in situ microphone array calibration solely based on the DirAC parameters. The algorithm aims at providing consistent parameter estimates rather than matching the sensors explicitly. It does neither require to remove the sensors from the array, nor depend on a priori knowledge such as the array size. We further propose a suitable excitation signal to ensure robust calibration in reverberant environments.
Authors:
Thiergart, Oliver; Del Galdo, Giovanni; Taseska, Maja; Pineda Pardo, Jose Angel; Kuech, Fabian
Affiliation:
Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS, Erlangen, Germany
AES Convention:
128 (May 2010)
Paper Number:
8093
Publication Date:
May 1, 2010
Subject:
Multichannel and Spatial Audio
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