Presentation 2015-12-12
[Poster Presentation] Sound image control of front, back, left and right directions using parametric loudspeakers
Kouki Ito, Akina Kiriyama, Fujiwara Itaru, Aoki Shigeaki,
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Abstract(in English) A parametric loudspeaker has very sharp directional characteristics. In recent years, acoustic system with presence has been investigated using a plurality of parametric loudspeaker. In this report we conducted listening tests using left and right parametric loudspeakers, and revealed the characteristics of the sound localization from listening test results. Specifically we have considered the characteristics of the sound localization in case of changing the sound pressure level difference between the two loudspeakers. We used the Head-Related Transfer Function in order to clarify the potential of sound localization to outside of loudspeaker. It was confirmed sound could localize to outside of parametric loudspeaker. Furthermore, in order to make clear whether sound can localize in the front, back, left and right directions, we conducted the additional listening tests, and revealed the characteristics of the sound localization in detail.
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Keyword(in English) Parametric loudspeaker / HRTF / Head-Related Transfer Function / Sound localization
Paper # EA2015-51
Date of Issue 2015-12-04 (EA)

Conference Information
Committee EA
Conference Date 2015/12/11(2days)
Place (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Place (in English) Kanazawa Univ., Satellite Plaza
Topics (in Japanese) (See Japanese page)
Topics (in English) General topics
Chair Yoichi Haneda(Univ. of Electro-Comm.)
Vice Chair Yukio Iwaya(Tohoku Gakuin Univ.) / Mitsunori Mizumachi(Kyushu Inst. of Tech.)
Secretary Yukio Iwaya(NTT) / Mitsunori Mizumachi(KDDI R&D Labs.)
Assistant Shoichi Koyama(Univ. of Tokyo)

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Registration To Technical Committee on Engineering Acoustics
Language JPN
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Title (in English) [Poster Presentation] Sound image control of front, back, left and right directions using parametric loudspeakers
Sub Title (in English)
Keyword(1) Parametric loudspeaker
Keyword(2) HRTF
Keyword(3) Head-Related Transfer Function
Keyword(4) Sound localization
1st Author's Name Kouki Ito
1st Author's Affiliation Kanazawa Institute of Technology(KIT)
2nd Author's Name Akina Kiriyama
2nd Author's Affiliation Kanazawa Institute of Technology(KIT)
3rd Author's Name Fujiwara Itaru
3rd Author's Affiliation Kanazawa Institute of Technology(KIT)
4th Author's Name Aoki Shigeaki
4th Author's Affiliation Kanazawa Institute of Technology(KIT)
Date 2015-12-12
Paper # EA2015-51
Volume (vol) vol.115
Number (no) EA-359
Page pp.pp.55-58(EA),
#Pages 4
Date of Issue 2015-12-04 (EA)