VHAP (Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning) - VST Plugin: VHAP plugin

Hyunkook Lee; Dale Johnson; Maksims Mironovs

doi:10.5281/zenodo.3945065

VHAP (Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning) - VST Plugin: VHAP plugin

Hyunkook Lee (Producer), Dale Johnson (Producer), Maksims Mironovs (Producer)

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Abstract

VHAP exploits a psychoacoustic phenomenon called the phantom image elevation effect to virtual place a phantom source over the upper-hemisphere using only three or four loudspeakers at the ear level. The VHAP technology has been developed by Dr Hyunkook Lee and Dr Dale Johnson of the APL at the University of Huddersfield. The VST plugin has been written by Maksims Mironovs.

The plugin is freely available under the CC-BY-4.0 license. A Reaper session template is also included in this release.

VHAP can be used to render virtually elevated sound images in mixing or upmixing for the conventional 5.1 format as well as in the “cross” quadraphonic format. Originally, it requires four loudspeakers arranged in the cross layout, but our recent study found that, if the target elevated positions lie within the front upper-hemisphere or at typical height loudspeaker positions (azi ±45° and 135°/ele ±45°), VHAP works equally well with just three speakers at the front centre, rear left and rear right loudspeakers of the 5.1 setup.

Original language	English
Publisher	Zenodo
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3945065
Publication status	Published - 14 Jul 2020

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3 Conference contribution
1 Article

Creating Virtual Height Loudspeakers for Dolby Atmos and Auro-3D Using VHAP
Lee, H. & Borzym, K., 28 May 2020, Proceedings of 148th AES Convention. Audio Engineering Society, 592
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Binaural Rendering of Virtual Elevation using the VHAP Plugin
Lee, H., Mironovs, M. & Johnson, D., 10 Mar 2019, 146th Audio Engineering Society International Convention 2019, Proceedings. Audio Engineering Society, p. 743-747 5 p. 498
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

File
Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning (VHAP): A Method for 3D Panning without Elevated Loudspeakers
Lee, H., Johnson, D. & Mironovs, M., 14 May 2018, Proceedings of 144th AES International Convention. Convention Paper 9965
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Open Access
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Sound Source and Loudspeaker Base Angle Dependency of Phantom Image Elevation Effect
Lee, H., 18 Sep 2017, In: AES: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society. 65, 9, p. 733-748 16 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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VHAP (Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning) - VST Plugin: VHAP plugin

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Creating Virtual Height Loudspeakers for Dolby Atmos and Auro-3D Using VHAP

Binaural Rendering of Virtual Elevation using the VHAP Plugin

Virtual Hemispherical Amplitude Panning (VHAP): A Method for 3D Panning without Elevated Loudspeakers

Sound Source and Loudspeaker Base Angle Dependency of Phantom Image Elevation Effect

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