Conference_programme: 20: Soundscapes
Lecture: Binaural microphones characterisation and soundscapes recording
Author(s): Rosas-Pérez Carmen , Luna-Ramírez Salvador
Summary:
The objective of this Master’s final project is the construction and the characterisation of a pair of binaural microphones with high-quality capsules. A series of HRTF measurements was obtained and applied to different audio signals for the realization of a psychoacoustic test, in order to assess the spatiality provided by the system. Another series of audio samples was generated from the MIT’s HRTFs, and both results have been compared. The binaural microphones have been used to record different soundscapes and create a binaural sound map of Malaga, using the advantages of portability and immersive sound provided by the system. The sound map aims at creating a practical tool that collects all the most distinctive soundscapes of the city so that they can be listened to by people from all over the world, become part of the city's cultural heritage and be archived and catalogued for their conservation. Also, in contrast with noise maps, a sound map allows for the characterisation of the territory from a different perspective, in which the identity of the depicted area is defined by all its sounds.
Corresponding author
Name: Ms Carmen Rosas Perez
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Country: Sweden
