An analytical approach to 2.5D sound field reproduction employing linear distributions of non-omnidirectional loudspeakers

We present an analytical approach targeting the physical reproduction of sound fields by means of linear distributions of loudspeakers. Unlike with conventional analytical approaches like wave field synthesis, the employed loudspeakers are not required to be omnidirectional. The approach does not compensate for loudspeaker properties which deviate from certain assumptions but it rather allows for the explicit consideration of these properties within some limits which are outlined.