Method and system for artificial reverberation using modal decomposition
OwnerJonathan S. Abelinventor
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Abstract
In general, the present invention relates to a method and system for synthesizing artificial reverberation using modal analysis of a room or resonating object. In one embodiment of the inventive system, a collection of resonant filters is employed, each driven by the source signal, and their outputs summed. With filter resonance frequencies and dampings tuned to the modal frequencies and decay times of the acoustic space or resonating object being simulated, and filter gains set according to the source and listener positions within the space or object, any number of acoustic spaces and resonant objects may be simulated.
Claims11
A method implemented by a computer, comprising:
- receiving a source signal;
- applying, by the computer, artificial reverberation to the source signal by processing the source signal in parallel using a plurality of mode filters, wherein the plurality of mode filters have been designed in accordance with desired properties of one of a room and a resonating object;
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- summing outputs of the plurality of mode filters to produce an artificially reverberated version of the source signal,
- wherein the plurality of mode filters have been designed by measuring an impulse response of the room and selecting a plurality of mode frequencies using the measured impulse response, wherein the plurality of mode filters respectively correspond to the plurality of selected mode frequencies, and
- wherein the plurality of mode frequencies have been selected by comparing a measured amplitude of each of the plurality of mode frequencies with a threshold.
A method implemented by a computer, comprising:
- receiving desired properties of one of a room and a resonating object;
- determining, by the computer, parameters for an artificial reverberator in accordance with the desired properties, wherein the artificial reverberator includes a plurality of mode filters for processing an input signal in parallel,
- wherein determining the parameters for the artificial reverberator includes measuring an impulse response of the room and selecting a plurality of mode frequencies using the measured impulse response, wherein the plurality of mode filters respectively correspond to the plurality of selected mode frequencies, and
- wherein the plurality of mode frequencies have been selected by comparing a measured amplitude of each of the plurality of mode frequencies with a threshold.
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