@inproceedings{AmanoMatsushitaYanagawaetal.1996, author = {Amano, Katsumi and Matsushita, Fumio and Yanagawa, Hirofumi and Cohen, Michael and Herder, Jens and Koba, Yoshiharu and Tohyama, Mikio}, title = {The Pioneer sound field control system at the University of Aizu Multimedia Center}, series = {RO-MAN '96 Tsukuba}, booktitle = {RO-MAN '96 Tsukuba}, publisher = {IEEE}, address = {Piscataway}, isbn = {0-7803-3253-9}, doi = {10.1109/ROMAN.1996.568887}, pages = {495 -- 499}, year = {1996}, abstract = {The PSFC, or Pioneer sound field control system, is a DSP-driven hemispherical 14-loudspeaker array, installed at the University of Aizu Multimedia Center. Collocated with a large screen rear-projection stereographic display the PSFC features realtime control of virtual room characteristics and direction of two separate sound channels, smoothly steering them around a configurable soundscape. The PSFC controls an entire sound field, including sound direction, virtual distance, and simulated environment (reverb level, room size and liveness) for each source. It can also configure a dry (DSP-less) switching matrix for direct directionalization. The PSFC speaker dome is about 14 m in diameter, allowing about twenty users at once to comfortably stand or sit near its sweet spot.}, language = {en} }