Hybrid method for numerical simulation of room acoustics with auralization: Part 1 -theoretical and numerical aspects

Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-221

  Tenenbaum, Roberto A ^a,b   Camilo, Thiago S ^c   Torres, Julio Cesar B ^d   Gerges, Samir N Y ^a,e  

^a ABCM   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c PETROBRAS   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Auralization; Computer modeling; Hybrid method; Room acoustics

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ENERGY TRANSFER; RAY TRACING; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

BINAURAL IMPULSE RESPONSES; ENERGY TRANSITION METHOD (IR); HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS (HRTFS),; SOUND SOURCE; SPECULAR REFLECTIONS;

ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 34548740378     PISSN: 16785878     EISSN: 18063691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1678-58782007000200012     Document Type: Article

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