Sound system and method for capturing and reproducing sounds originating from a plurality of sound sources

A sound system for recording and reproducing sounds produced by a plurality of sound sources, comprising:

• sound receivers configured to separately receive sounds produced by the plurality of sound sources, wherein the separately received sounds comprise a first sound produced by a first sound source, and a second sound produced by a second sound source that is separate and discrete from the first sound source;
• a converter configured to convert the separately received sounds to a plurality of separate audio signals without mixing the audio signals such that the first sound is converted to a first sound signal and the second sound is converted to a second sound signal;
• a non-transient, electronic recording medium;
• a recorder configured to separately store the plurality of separate audio signals on the recording medium without mixing the audio signals such that the first sound signal is stored to the electronic storage medium without mixing, and such that the second sound signal is separately stored to the electronic storage medium without mixing;
• a reader configured to read the stored audio signals from the recording medium and recreating the plurality of separate audio signals;
• an amplification network comprising a plurality of separate amplifiers, the plurality of separate amplifiers being configured to separately amplify the recreated plurality of separate audio signals, wherein the amplification network comprises a first amplifier configured to amplify the first sound signal separate from the other sound signals, and wherein the amplification network further comprises a second amplifier separate from the first amplifier, the second amplifier being configured to amplify the second sound signal separate from the other sound signals;
• a loudspeaker network comprising a plurality of separate loudspeakers, the plurality of separate loudspeakers being configured to separately reproduce the amplified audio signals without the separately amplified audio signals being mixed such that the first audio signal is reproduced by a first loudspeaker separately from the other amplified audio signals, and such that the second audio signal is reproduced by a second loudspeaker separately from the other amplified audio signals, the second loudspeaker being separate and discrete from the first loudspeaker;
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• a dynamic controller for separately dynamically controlling the individual loudspeakers in the loudspeaker network and the individual amplifiers in the amplification network according to predetermined control schemes that dictates adjustment of the individual loudspeakers and/or individual amplifiers based on changes in a characteristic of the received sounds reflected in the separate audio signals.

A system for reproducing sounds produced by a plurality of sound sources, comprising:

• sound receivers configured to separately receive a plurality of audio signals produced by the plurality of sound sources without mixing the audio signals, wherein the plurality of sounds comprise a first sound produced by a first sound source, and a second sound produced by a second sound source that is separate and discrete from the first sound source;
• an amplification network comprising a plurality of separate amplifiers, the plurality of separate amplifiers being configured to separately amplify the received the plurality of audio signals, wherein the amplification network comprises a first amplifier configured to amplify the first sound signal separate from the other sound signals, and wherein the amplification network further comprises a second amplifier separate from the first amplifier, the second amplifier being configured to amplify the second sound signal separate from the other sound signals;
• a dynamic controller configured to dynamically control the individual amplifiers separately from each other;
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• a loudspeaker network comprising a plurality of customized loudspeakers, the plurality of customized loudspeakers being configured to separately reproduce the separately amplified audio signals without the separately amplified audio signals being mixed such that the first audio signal is reproduced by a first loudspeaker separately from the other amplified audio signals, and such that the second audio signal is reproduced by a second loudspeaker separately from the other amplified audio signals, the second loudspeaker being separate and discrete from the first loudspeaker.

A method of recording and reproducing sound comprising the steps of:

• capturing, by sound receivers a plurality of sounds from a plurality of sound sources, wherein the plurality of sounds comprise a first sound produced by a first sound source, and a second sound produced by a second sound source that is separate and discrete from the first sound source;
• converting, by a converter, each of the plurality of sounds to an audio signal such that the first sound is converted to a first sound signal and the second sound is converted to a second sound signal;
• separately recording each of the audio signals to a single electronic storage medium such that the first sound signal is stored to the electronic storage medium without mixing, and such that the second sound signal is separately stored to the electronic storage medium without mixing;
• separately retrieving each of the audio signals;
• separately amplifying, by individual amplifiers in an amplification network, the amplification network configured to separately amplify separately received studio audio signals, the plurality of separate audio signals, wherein the amplification of the separate audio signals is dynamically adjusted on a per-audio signal basis by a dynamic controller;
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• separately supplying each of the amplified audio signals to a loudspeaker network, comprising a plurality of separate loudspeakers to reproduce the original plurality of sounds without the amplified audio signals being mixed such that the first audio signal is supplied to a first loudspeaker in the loudspeaker network separately from the other amplified audio signals, and such that the second audio signal supplied to a second loudspeaker separately from the other amplified audio signals, the second loudspeaker being separate and discrete from the first loudspeaker.

A method of sound reproduction comprising the steps of:

• capturing, by sound receivers, a plurality of sounds from a plurality of sound sources, wherein the plurality of sounds comprises a first sound produced by a first sound source, and a second sound produced by a second sound source that is separate and discrete from the first sound source;
• converting, by a converter, each of the plurality of sounds to an audio signal such that the first sound is converted to a first sound signal and the second sound is converted to a second sound signal;
• separately recording each of the audio signals to a single electronic storage medium such that the first sound signal is stored to the electronic storage medium without mixing, and such that the second sound signal is separately stored to the electronic storage medium without mixing;
• separately transmitting each of the audio signals to an amplification network without mixing the audio signals such that the first sound signal is transmitted without mixing, and such that the second sound signal is separately transmitted without mixing;
• separately amplifying, by individual amplifiers in the amplification network, the amplification network configured to separately amplify separately received audio signals, each of the plurality of audio signals, wherein the amplification of the separate audio signals is dynamically adjusted on a per-audio signal basis by a dynamic controller;
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• separately supplying each of the amplified audio signals to a loudspeaker system comprising a plurality of separate loudspeakers to reproduce the original plurality of sounds without the amplified audio signals being mixed such that the first audio signal is supplied to a first loudspeaker in the loudspeaker network separately from the other amplified audio signals, and such that the second audio signal supplied to a second loudspeaker separately from the other amplified audio signals, the second loudspeaker being separate and discrete from the first loudspeaker.