An introduction to binaural processing

The Technology of Binaural Listening

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 1-32

  Kohlrausch, A ^a   Braasch, J ^b   Kolossa, D ^c   Blauert, J ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURAL ACOUSTICS; AUDIO ACOUSTICS; AUDITION; HEARING AIDS; SOUND REPRODUCTION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AUDIO TECHNOLOGIES; BINAURAL PROCESSING; LOCALIZATION MODELS; PRODUCT SOUND QUALITIES; SIGNAL PROCESSING ALGORITHMS; SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; SPATIAL IMPRESSION; TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS;

SIGNAL PROCESSING;

EID: 84878996845     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-37762-4_1     Document Type: Chapter

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