Mixing monophonic and stereophonic sound sources into multichannel surround is traditionally done using divergence-based X-Y controls or by grouping stereo panners. An enhanced method, based on surround phantom positioning, is proposed, presenting a natural generalization of traditional stereo mixing techniques. Using matrix manipulations, each stereophonic source is rotated in the surround coordinate system to an arbitrary direction within 360 degrees, its stereophonic width is stretched to any desired stage width from 0 to 360 degrees, and its distance from the listener is set using a distance pan-pot, based on a room simulation. The proposed method is also compatible with surround sound inputs. The method has been implemented in real-time DSP, with applications in both audio production and consumer audio.:
Author:
Neoran, Itai M.
Affiliation:
ks WAVES Ltd., Tel-Aviv, Israel
AES Convention:
109 (September 2000)
Paper Number:
5242
Publication Date:
September 1, 2000
Subject:
Multichannel Sound
Click to purchase paper as a non-member or you can login as an AES member to see more options.
No AES members have commented on this paper yet.
To be notified of new comments on this paper you can subscribe to this RSS feed. Forum users should login to see additional options.
If you are not yet an AES member and have something important to say about this paper then we urge you to join the AES today and make your voice heard. You can join online today by clicking here.