Binaural Rendering of Virtual Elevation using the VHAP Plugin

Hyunkook Lee; Maksims Mironovs; Dale Johnson

Binaural Rendering of Virtual Elevation using the VHAP Plugin

Hyunkook Lee, Maksims Mironovs, Dale Johnson

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Abstract

VHAP (virtual hemispherical amplitude panning) is a method developed to create an elevated phantom source on a virtual upper-hemisphere with only four ear-height loudspeakers. This engineering brief introduces a new VST plug-in for VHAP and evaluates the performance of the binaural rendering of VHAP with a simple but effective distance control method. Listening test results indicate that the binaural mode achieves the externalisation of elevated phantom images in various degrees of perceived distance. VHAP is considered to be a cost-efficient and effective method for 3D panning in virtual reality applications as well as in horizontal loudspeaker reproduction. The plugin is available for free download at www.hud.ac.uk/apl/.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	146th Audio Engineering Society International Convention 2019, Proceedings
Publisher	Audio Engineering Society
Pages	743-747
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9781510886681, 9781942220268
Publication status	Published - 10 Mar 2019
Event	146th Audio Engineering Society International Convention - The Convention Center, Dublin, Ireland Duration: 20 Mar 2019 → 23 Mar 2019 Conference number: 146 http://www.aes.org/events/146/ (Link to Convention Website)

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Conference	146th Audio Engineering Society International Convention
Abbreviated title	AES
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	20/03/19 → 23/03/19
Internet address	http://www.aes.org/events/146/ (Link to Convention Website)

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Binaural Rendering of Virtual Elevation using the VHAP Plugin

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