Redistributing gain to reduce near field noise in head-worn audio systems

A head-worn audio system configured to deliver sound, the head-worn audio system comprising:

• a first microphone ensemble that is associated with a first side of the head-worn audio system;
• a second microphone ensemble that is associated with a second side of the head-worn audio system;
• a first speaker ensemble that is associated with the first side of the head-worn audio system;
• a memory storing a gain redistribution application;
• and
• a processor that is coupled to the memory, wherein, when executed by the processor, the gain redistribution application configures the processor to:
• determine that a source of a sound is present on the first side of the head-worn audio system based on a first input signal generated by the first microphone ensemble and a second input signal generated by the second microphone ensemble;
• perform one or more mixing operations on the first input signal and the second input signal to generate a first output signal, wherein the one or more mixing operations redistribute a gain associated with the first microphone ensemble to mitigate near field noise included in the first input signal;
• and
• transmit the first input signal to the first speaker ensemble.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, configure the processor within a head-worn audio system to perform the steps of:

• determining that a source of a sound is present on a first side of the head-worn audio system based on a first input signal generated by a first microphone that is associated with the first side of the head-worn audio system and a second input signal generated by a second microphone that is associated with a second side of the head-worn audio system;
• performing one or more mixing operations on the first input signal and the second input signal based on an angle of arrival between the source of the signal and a front operational face of the head-worn audio system to generate a first output signal that redistributes a gain associated with the first microphone;
• and
• transmitting the first output signal to a first speaker that is associated with the first side of the head-worn audio system.