Spatially oriented format for acoustics: A data exchange format representing head-related transfer functions

Piotr Majdak, Yukio Iwaya, Thibaut Carpentier, Rozenn Nicol, Matthieu Parmentier, Agnieszka Roginska, Yôiti Suzuki, Kanji Watanabe, Hagen Wierstorf, Harald Ziegelwanger, Markus Noisternig

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Abstract

Head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) describe the spatial filtering of the incoming sound. So far available HRTFs are stored in various formats, making an exchange of HRTFs difficult because of incompatibilities between the formats. We propose a format for storing HRTFs with a focus on interchangeability and extendability. The spatially oriented format for acoustics (SOFA) aims at representing HRTFs in a general way, thus, allowing to store data such as directional room impulse responses (DRIRs) measured with a microphone-array excited by a loudspeaker array. SOFA specifications consider data compression, network transfer, a link to complex room geometries, and aim at simplifying the development of programming interfaces for Matlab, Octave, and C++. SOFA conventions for a consistent description of measurement setups are provided for future HRTF and DRIR databases.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication134th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2013
Pages262-272
Number of pages11
StatePublished - 2013
Event134th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2013 - Rome, Italy
Duration: May 4 2013May 7 2013

Publication series

Name134th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2013

Other

Other134th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2013
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityRome
Period5/4/135/7/13

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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