Background in Spatial Sound Perception and Synthesis. Spatial sound perception is an important process in how we experience sounds in our environment. This process is studied in the fields of otology, audiology, psychology, neuroscience and acoustical engineering. Its practical implications are notably found in communications, architectural acoustics, urban planning, film, media art and music. ...

SSMN intends to develop a conceptual framework and a tool set that allows composers to integrate spatialization in musical notation from the onset of the creation process. As the composition takes form and graphic symbols expressing spatialization is introduced into the score, instant audio rendering provides feedback within a surround sound configuration. In parallel, SSMN helps interpreters a...

The performance of various spatialization techniques is evaluated for a distributed audience using the nonideal speaker arrangements found in small concert halls. The methods under evaluation are Second Order Ambisonics, Vector Base Amplitude Panning, Delta Stereophony and Spat with B-format Ambisonics encoding. Each method is assessed in terms of its localization accuracy. The data is presente...