SURROUND SOUND VIRTUALISER WITH DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION AND METHOD Russian patent published in 2013 - IPC H04S3/00 

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: method and system for generating output signals for reproduction by two physical speakers in response to input audio signals indicative of sound from multiple source locations including at least two rear locations. Typically, the input signals are indicative of sound from three front locations and two rear locations (left and right surround sources). A virtualiser generates left and right surround output signals suitable for driving front loudspeakers to emit sound that a listener perceives as emitted from rear sources. Typically, the virtualiser generates left and right surround output signals by transforming rear source input signals in accordance with a sound perception simulation function. To ensure that virtual channels are well heard in the presence of other channels, the virtualiser performs dynamic range compression on rear source input signals. The dynamic range compression is preferably performed by amplifying rear source input signals or partially processed versions thereof in a nonlinear way relative to front source input signals.

EFFECT: separating virtual sources while avoiding excessive emphasis of virtual channels.

34 cl, 9 dwg