Modal equalization of loudspeaker-room responses at low frequencies

AES: Journal of the Audio Engineering Society

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 324-343

  Mäkivirta, Aki ^a   Antsalo, Poju ^b   Karjalainen, Matti ^b   Välimäki, Vesa ^b  

^a Genelec Oy ^*  (Finland)

^b AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC RADIATORS; ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING; ACOUSTIC VARIABLES CONTROL; NATURAL FREQUENCIES;

SECONDARY RADIATORS;

LOUDSPEAKERS;

EID: 18844467638     PISSN: 00047554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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