Title :
Perceptual multiple location equalization with clustering
Author :
Bharitkar, Sunil ; Kyriakakis, Chris
Author_Institution :
Immersive Audio Lab., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Typically, room equalization techniques do not focus on designing filters that equalize the room transfer functions on perceptually relevant spectral features. In this paper, we address the problem of room equalization for multiple listeners, simultaneously, using perceptually designed equalization filter based on pattern recognition techniques. Some features of the proposed filter are, its ability to perform simultaneous equalization of multiple locations, a reduced order, and a psychoacoustically motivated design. In summary, the simultaneous multiple location equalization, using a pattern recognition method, is performed over perceptually relevant spectral components derived from the auditory filtering mechanism.
Keywords :
FIR filters; acoustic signal processing; all-pass filters; architectural acoustics; audio acoustics; equalisers; pattern clustering; transfer functions; auditory filtering mechanism; clustering; equalization filter; filter design; multiple listeners; multiple location equalization; pattern recognition; psychoacoustically motivated design; room equalization; room transfer functions; spectral features; Acoustic reflection; Filtering; Filters; Frequency; Linear systems; Pattern recognition; Psychology; Sections; Speech; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Signals, Systems and Computers, 2002. Conference Record of the Thirty-Sixth Asilomar Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pacific Grove, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7576-9
DOI :
10.1109/ACSSC.2002.1197171