Interchannel coherence is one of the key features of stereo and multichannel audio that contribute to the perception of width. Certain production techniques, most commonly those using linear coincident microphones, are characterized by excessively high interchannel coherence. Addressing this issue, the authors propose a blind spatial sound enhancement technique that adjusts the coherence in frequency bands while minimizing the change of timbre. The adaptive processing uses regularized least squares optimized mixing, decorrelation, and bypassed onsets. Results of listening experiments show significant improvements by the processing to the attributes width, preference, and overall sound quality without observing adverse effects.
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.
