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Room Acoustics – Fundamentals and Computer Simulation

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In room acoustics analytical formulas and computer simulations can be used to predict the acoustics of spaces, not only in terms of reverberation but other perceptual aspects, too, which are related to the perception of music or speech. In this context the room impulse response is the function of main interest. It can be measured by using sophisticated instrumentation and signal processing, or it can be simulated with computer models. In the process of auralization the data and signal processing enables one to listen into the simulated rooms in order to interpret the sound in the room aurally. In real-time implementation, this is a valuable extension of the technique of virtual reality.

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Abbreviations

2-D:

two-dimensional

3-D:

three-dimensional

ASW:

apparent source width

BEM:

boundary element method

CT:

center time

EDT:

early decay time

FDTD:

finite-difference time domain

FEM:

finite element method

FFT:

fast Fourier transform

FHT:

fast Hadamard transformation

HRIR:

head-related impulse response

HRTF:

head-related transfer function

JND:

just-noticeable difference

LEV:

listener envelopment

LF:

lateral energy fraction

LTI:

linear time-invariant

MLS:

maximum length sequence

WFA:

wave field analysis

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Vorländer, M. (2018). Room Acoustics – Fundamentals and Computer Simulation. In: Bader, R. (eds) Springer Handbook of Systematic Musicology. Springer Handbooks. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-55004-5_11

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