Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
On 09/15/2013 01:24 AM, Stefan Schreiber wrote:
Jörn: Look to [0020], before stating that things are supposed to be
boring. Cos you can't talk about patent applications you don't
read. :-P
i don't understand. all these sections deal with rendering of
multichannel content by means of binaural processing, not the other
way round. but they still rely on directional information in the input
(e.g. a 5.1 set or similar). i don't see how the described techniques
could apply to a stereo mike signal (other than, as i strongly
suspect, pulling some sort of "spaciousness" out of thin air. yawn.)
Sure! I wrote that you were and are completely right, at least in this
aspect...
besides, 0020 _is_ boring. 0021 and 0022 are a lot more interesting -
if they actually pull it off. using directional bands and directional
eq in a way that allows the user to trade spatial impression for
timbre preservation in a meaningful way - that's neat. not that people
haven't suggested it time and again (and probably done it silently for
years), but a real product with a nice user interface could be fun to
use.
[0020] might not become an issued patent, but this is about the field. I
was aware that an interested person might read a further or even two
further sections of the patent description...
IMO, they work on improves ways to present surround recordings/spatial
audio via headphones. I believe that you can still develop a lot of
solutions and actual products in this area.
(Note that they write also about "HT", my old obsession...)
Last, but not least: Nix für ungut! :-)
Best,
Stefan
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