Image method for efficiently simulating small-room acoustics

1979/04/01 by Jont B. Allen, D. A. Berkley · 1 voice · 33 citations
Engineering · Health Professions · Neuroscience · #Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research #Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation #Noise Effects and Management

paper · doi:10.1121/1.382599

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Abstract

Image methods are commonly used for the analysis of the acoustic properties of enclosures. In this paper we discuss the theoretical and practical use of image techniques for simulating, on a digital computer, the impulse response between two points in a small rectangular room. The resulting impulse response, when convolved with any desired input signal, such as speech, simulates room reverberation of the input signal. This technique is useful in signal processing or psychoacoustic studies. The entire process is carried out on a digital computer so that a wide range of room parameters can be studied with accurate control over the experimental conditions. A fortran implementation of this model has been included.

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