Microphone Array Impulse Response (MAIR) Library for Spatial Audio Research

Hyunkook Lee; Connor Millns

Microphone Array Impulse Response (MAIR) Library for Spatial Audio Research

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Abstract

This engineering brief describes an open-access library of an extensive set of room impulse responses (RIRs) captured using numerous microphone arrays from 2-channel stereo to 9-channel surround with height. The RIRs were obtained for 13 loudspeakers placed in various positions on a stage in a reverberant concert hall. The library features five 2-channel stereo pairs, 10 main surround arrays, nine height microphone arrays for 3D main arrays and 15 4-channel configurations for surround and 3D ambience arrays, each with varied microphone polar patterns, directions, spacings, and heights. A dummy head and a first-order-Ambisonics microphone are also included. The library is provided with a rendering tool, with which the user can easily simulate different microphone combinations in both loudspeaker and binaural playback for 13 source positions. The library can be freely downloaded from the Resources section of the APL website: https://www.hud.ac.uk/apl

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Audio Engineering Society Convention 143
Publisher	Audio Engineering Society
Publication status	Published - 8 Oct 2017
Event	143rd Audio Engineering Society Convention: Maximum Audio - Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York, United States Duration: 18 Oct 2017 → 21 Oct 2017 Conference number: 143 http://www.aes.org/events/143/ (Link to Conference Website)

Conference

Conference	143rd Audio Engineering Society Convention
Abbreviated title	AES 2017
Country/Territory	United States
City	New York
Period	18/10/17 → 21/10/17
Internet address	http://www.aes.org/events/143/ (Link to Conference Website)

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http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/33676/Licence: Unspecified
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MAIR-Library-and-Renderer
Lee, H. (Creator) & Millns, C. (Creator), Audio Engineering Society, 2017
https://github.com/APL-Huddersfield/MAIR-Library-and-Renderer
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Microphone Array Impulse Response (MAIR) Library for Spatial Audio Research

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