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Area of Science:

  • Acoustics
  • Signal Processing
  • Spatial Audio

Background:

  • Rigid spherical microphone arrays (RSMAs) are standard for ambisonic sound field recording.
  • Combining data from multiple RSMAs is challenging due to inter-array interference.
  • Existing methods struggle to expand the accurate reconstruction area (sweet-spot).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a novel method for three-dimensional ambisonic sound field recording using multiple, acoustically interacting RSMAs.
  • To address the limitations of inter-array interference in dense RSMA configurations.
  • To expand the sweet-spot for accurate sound field reconstruction.

Main Methods:

  • Developed a multiple scattering ambisonics technique.
  • Utilized acoustically interacting rigid spherical microphone arrays (RSMAs).
  • Employed numerical experiments to validate the method.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated significant sweet-spot expansion through numerical experiments.
  • Showcased the effectiveness of the multiple scattering approach.
  • Confirmed that the method can utilize existing RSMAs as components.

Conclusions:

  • Multiple scattering ambisonics effectively expands the sweet-spot for sound field recording.
  • The method offers a viable solution for combining data from multiple RSMAs.
  • Opens new possibilities for higher degrees-of-freedom spatial audio and advanced ambisonic applications.