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METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVED ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT
CHARACTERIZATION
BACKGROUND
[0002] The invention
described herein generally refers to acoustics, and
more specifically to the production of improved acoustics in performance
centers and
electronically simulated performance experiences. Aspects of the
invention also
relate to stage machinery systems.
Description of the Related Art:
[0003] Designing
performance centers and audio or audiovisual
reproduction equipment is presently governed by the application of acoustic
and
physical measurements, parameters, and ratios. However, these methods have
only
been partially effective in creating a satisfactory subjective experience in
many
modern performance centers. This is because the parameters and measurements
currently used do not distinguish certain significant features of a
performance venue
that contribute to effective performances and yield a satisfying audience
experience.
This has led to the creation of many modern concert halls that meet the
accepted
standards, but whose acoustics fail to produce highly satisfactory audience or
performer experiences. Therefore there exists a need for improved methods used
in
the design, Modification, and simulation of acoustic spaces.
[00041 Further, the
design of performance centers also uses stage
machinery, the complexity and expense, of which has increased dramatically
over
time. Stage changes for live theatre often require substantial expensive
equipment, as
well as significant manpower, often requiring a team of people to engage in
highly
coordinated tasks, sometimes aided by machines, in order to effect a scene
change.
Such stage change systems are often beyond the reach of small theatres, both
in cost
and manpower. Even in larger, better financed performance venues, modern
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techniques for providing scenery and scenery changes are often deployed in fly
spaces
above the stage, resulting in degraded acoustic characteristics. Therefore a
need
exists for improved methods for effecting rapid, complex scene changes, at
lower cost
and with less manpower. A need also exists to provide scenery and scenery
changing
methods that contribute to improved acoustics in performance centers.
SUMMARY
[0005] Methods and systems disclosed herein include improved methods
and systems for design, modification, optimization, re-creation, simulation,
and the
like, of venues having highly desirable qualities for listeners, including
concert halls
and theatres, as well as smaller venues such as practice rooms.
[0006i Methods and systems disclosed herein include commercial
applications including re-creation of acoustics environments in a rehearsal
space,
performance space, entertainment space, simulated space, hypothetical space,
and the
like; in a media content, during media use, and the like; in venue ticketing,
venue
sound sampling in venue ticketing, and the like; in software interfaces
associated with
the viewing, analyzing, modifying, modeled acoustic spaces; and the like.
100071 Methods and systems disclosed herein include methods and
systems for enabling rapid, automatic scene changes, optionally using
electromechanical systems and optionally operating under computer control.
[0008] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signature in accordance with an embodiment of the present
invention may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a ,
multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a space by measuring
the
multi-dimensional sound signature and storing the multi-dimensional sound
signature
using a storage medium. The measuring of the multi-dimensional sound signature
may include initiating a sound at a first location in the space and measuring
more than
one dimension of the resulting sound at a second location in the space to form
the
multi-dimensional sound signature for such second location.
100091 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
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multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions, In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions,
[0010j In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0011] In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like. In embodiments, the sound may be characterized
by a
single frequency.
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[00121 In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron, as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[00131 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[0014] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments,
the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an organ church, a
Bach
organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera house, a cathedral,
an
amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie theater, a
vehicle
interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a train interior, a
marine interior, a
public space, an airport, a train station, a subway station, a hospital, and
the like.
10015] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0016] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signature in accordance with another embodiment of the
present
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invention may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a
multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a space, and storing
the multi-
dimensional sound signature using a storage medium, The multi-dimensional
sound
signature may define a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions, by measuring the multi-dimensional sound signature. The
measuring of the multi-dimensional sound signature may include initiating a
sound at
a first location in the space and measuring more than one dimension of the
resulting
sound at a second location in the space to form the multi-dimensional sound
signature
for such second location
[00171 In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00181 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[00191 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like. In embodiments, the sound may be characterized
by a
single frequency.
[0020] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron, as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[00211 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[0022] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. in embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location, in embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments,
the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an organ church, a
Bach
organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera house, a cathedral,
an
amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie theater, a
vehicle
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interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a train interior, a
marine interior, a
public space, an airport, a train station, a subway station, a hospital, and
the like.
[0023] In
embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound, The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
100241 In
embodiments, methods and systems for storing the measurement
to form a multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided. The methods and
systems may include initiating a sound at a first location in a space,
measuring more
than one dimension of the resulting sound at a second location in the space,
and
storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the second location in the space.
[0025] In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
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between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[0026] In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction ELF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00271 In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like. In embodiments, the sound may be characterized
by a
single frequency.
[0028] In
embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron, as well as a
subwoofer, a.
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[0029] In
embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00301 In
embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
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A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box,
a
ball court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house,
an opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital, and the like.
10031] In embodiments, the measured values may he represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
10032] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided. The
methods and systems may include initiating a sound at a first location in a
space,
measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at a second location
in the
space, and storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the second location in the space. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature may define a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[0033] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors, Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
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vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[0034] In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RI), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0035] In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like. In embodiments, the sound may be characterized
by a
single frequency.
[0036] In
embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
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and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron, as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[0037] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[0038] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments,
the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an organ church, a
Bach
organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera house, a cathedral,
an
amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie theater, a
vehicle
interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a train interior, a
marine interior, a
public space, an airport, a train station, a subway station, a hospital, and
the like.
[0039] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0040] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for each of the plurality of locations in
accordance with
various embodiments of the present invention may be provided. The methods and
systems may include creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
a
space by determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for each of a
plurality of
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locations in the space, and storing the multi-dimensional sound signatures for
each of
the plurality of locations using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional sound
signature composite for the space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
determined by initiating a sound at a constant location in the space and
measuring
more than one dimension of the resulting sound at each of the plurality of
locations in
the space.
[0041] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[0042] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
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the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00431 In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time lag, delay,
loudness at
a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation; path length,
amplitude,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LE), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[00441 In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[0045] In
embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
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[0046] In
embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[0047] In
embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[0048] In
embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0049] In
embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for each of the plurality of locations in
accordance with
various embodiments of the present invention may be provided. The methods and
systems may include creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
a
space by determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for each of a
plurality of
locations in the space, and storing the multi-dimensional sound signatures for
each of
the plurality of locations using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional sound
signature composite for the space. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
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may define a preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of
incidence
directions. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by
initiating a
sound at a constant location in the space and measuring more than one
dimension of
the resulting sound at each of the plurality of locations in the space.
10050] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
10051] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
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more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[0052] In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[00531 In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00541 In
embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[0055] In
embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience, In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience,
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100561 In
embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[0057] In
embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location. In embodiments, the space may be a great
hall, a
jewel box, and the like.
10058] In
embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of locations within the space in
respect of
sound initiated at a source location within the space may be provided. The
multi-
dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a space.
100591 In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
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to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[0060] In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
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between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[0061] In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions
[0062] In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
10063] In
embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[0064] In
embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[0065] In
embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
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church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like,
[00661 In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0067] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of locations within the space in
respect of
sound initiated at a source location within the space may be provided. The
multi-
dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a space. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
define
a preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions.
[0068] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
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signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[0069] In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[0070] In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0071] In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00721 In
embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
100731 In
embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[0074] In
embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location, In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location, In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[0075] In
embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
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angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00761 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements for each other location to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for the space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
initiating a sound at a first location in a space, measuring more than one
dimension of
the resulting sound at a plurality of other locations in the space, and
storing the
measurements for each other location in a storage medium to form a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
100771 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
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directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[0078] In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[0079] In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (I,F), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
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pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0080] In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[0081] In
embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
10082] In
embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be a great hall, a jewel box, and the like.
[0083] In
embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[0084] In
embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
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[0085] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements for each other location to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for the space may be provided The methods and systems may include
initiating a sound at a first location in a space, measuring more than one
dimension of
=the resulting sound at a plurality of other locations in the space, and
storing the
measurements for each other location in a storage medium to form a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the space may be a great
hall, a
jewel box, and the like.
[00861 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00871 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in accordance with various embodiments of the
present
invention may be provided. The methods and systems may include creating a
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a space by determining a plurality
of
multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location in the space, and storing
the multi-
dimensional sound signatures using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for the space. Each multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by initiating a sound at one of a plurality of other
locations in the
space and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the
location in
the space.
[0088] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
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preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[0089] In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
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each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[0090] In
embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0091] In
embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[0092] In
embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[0093] In
embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be a great hall, a jewel box, and the like.
[0094] In
embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
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cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[0095] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0096] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[0097] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space, and
storing the
multi-dimensional sound signatures using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions, by determining a plurality of multi-
dimensional
sound signatures for a location in the space. Each multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by initiating a sound at one of a plurality of other
locations in the
space and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the
location in
the space.
[0098] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
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to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[0099] In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
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between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00100] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00101] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00102] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00103] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be a great hall, a jewel box, and the like.
[00104] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
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location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00105] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00106] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00107] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location within the space in respect of
sound
initiated at a plurality of source locations within the space may be provided.
The
multi-dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a space.
100108] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
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may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions, The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00109] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions, In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
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signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[001101 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
1001111 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00112] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00113] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be a great hall, a jewel box, and the like.
1001141 In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
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housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like,
[00115] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00116] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00117] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location within the space in respect of
sound
initiated at a plurality of source locations within the space may be provided.
The
multi-dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a space. The multi-dimensional sound signatures may
define
a preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions.
[00118] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
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to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal disfribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[001191 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location, In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
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reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00120] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time lag, delay,
loudness at
a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation, path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00121] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00122] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. in embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00123] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be a great hall, a jewel box, and the like.
[00124] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
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embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00125] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
1001261 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
1001271 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space
may be provided. The methods and systems may include measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at a location in a space resulting from sound initiated
at a
plurality of other locations in the space, and storing the measurements in a
storage
medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
1001281 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
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sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
1001291 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00130] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00131] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[001321 In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sbund may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[001331 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be a great hall, a jewel box, and the like.
[00134] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
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church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00135] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
1001361 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00137] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space
may be provided. The methods and systems may include measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at a location in a space resulting from sound initiated
at a
plurality of other locations in the space and storing the measurements in a
storage
medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
The
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a preferential order
for
reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[001381 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space and storing
the
multi-dimensional sound signatures using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite for a space may be created by determining a plurality of
multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location in the space, and determining a
multi-
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dimensional sound signature for each of a plurality of locations in the space.
Each
multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by initiating a sound at
one of
a plurality of other locations in the space and measuring more than one
dimension of
the resulting sound at the location in the space. Each multi-dimensional sound
signature may be determined by initiating a sound at a constant location in
the space
and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at each of the
plurality
of locations in the space.
[00139] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored, in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00140] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
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multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00141] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00142] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00143] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
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[00144] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00145] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00146] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00147] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00148] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space and storing
the
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multi-dimensional sound signatures using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be created by determining a plurality of multi-dimensional sound
signatures for a
location in the space and determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for
each of
a plurality of locations in the space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature
may be
determined by initiating a sound at one of a plurality of other locations in
the space
and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the location
in the
space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by initiating
a
sound at a constant location in the space and measuring more than one
dimension of
the resulting sound at each of the plurality of locations in the space.
[00149] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
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[091501 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[001511 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
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energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00152] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00153] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[00154] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience,
[00155] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00156] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00157] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
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increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00158] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location within the space in respect of
sound
initiated at a plurality of source locations within the space may be provided.
The
multi-dimensional sound signatures for the location may be stored in the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, methods and systems for
storing multi-dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of locations within
the
space in respect of sound initiated at a source location within the space may
be
provided. The multi-dimensional sound signatures for the plurality of
locations may
be stored in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00159] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
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[001601 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions, In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00161] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
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energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00162] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00163] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency,
[00164] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00165] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like,
[00166] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
1001671 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
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increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
1001681 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location within the space in respect of
sound
initiated at a plurality of source locations within the space may be provided.
The
multi-dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a space. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may define a preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of
incidence
directions In embodiments, methods and system for storing the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures for a plurality of locations within the space in respect of
sound
initiated at a source location within the space may be provided.
[001691 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
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[00170] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00171] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
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energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a. direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[001721 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi
-
frequency sound, and the like.
100173] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
1001741 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00175] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00176] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00177] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
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increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00178] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space
may be provided. The methods and systems may include measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at a location in a space resulting from sound initiated
at a
plurality of other locations in the space, initiating a sound at a first
location in a space
and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at a plurality of
other
locations in the space, and storing the measurements in a storage medium to
form a
multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
[00179] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00180] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
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sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-diinensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00181] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
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1001821 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
1001831 In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[001841 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[001851 In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[001861 In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001871 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
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[00188] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space.
The methods and systems may include measuring more than one dimension of the
sound at a location in a space resulting from sound initiated at a plurality
of other
locations in the space, initiating a sound at a first location in a space and
measuring
more than one dimension of the resulting sound at a plurality of other
locations in the
space, and storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for the space. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[00189] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signature in accordance with various embodiments of the
present
invention may be provided_ The methods and systems may include determining a
multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a hypothetical space
by
computing and storing the multi-dimensional sound signature in a storage
medium.
The computing of the multi-dimensional sound signature may include simulating
the
initiation of a sound at a first location in the space and measuring more than
one
dimension of the resulting sound at a second location in the hypothetical
space. Such
simulation may be performed using a computer processor.
[00190] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database_ In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
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plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions, The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[001911 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude_ In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
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[00192] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[001931 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi
frequency sound, and the like,
100194] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
1001951 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00196] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodirnents, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00197] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
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loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00198] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00199] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided. The
methods and systems may include simulating the initiation of a sound at a
first
location in a hypothetical space, simulating the measurement of more than one
dimension of the resulting sound at a second location in the hypothetical
space, and
storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the second location in the hypothetical space. In embodiments,
the
simulation may be performed by a computer processor.
[00200] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction_ In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
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plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
100201] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
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[00202] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00203] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00204] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00205] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00206] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[002071 In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
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loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
1002081 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[002091 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for each of the plurality of locations to form
the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided. The methods and systems
may include creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical space by determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for each
of a
plurality of locations in the hypothetical space and storing the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures for each of the plurality of locations using a storage medium
to form
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the hypothetical space.
Each
multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by simulating the
initiation of
a sound at a constant location in the space and measuring more than one
dimension of
the resulting sound at each of the plurality of locations in the hypothetical
space.
Simulation may be performed using a computer processor.
[002101 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
- signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00211] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
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created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
1002121 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[002131 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00214] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00215] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00216] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
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marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00217] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location,
[00218] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00219] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of locations within the space in
respect of
sound initiated at a source location within the space may be provided. The
multi-
dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a hypothetical space. The multi-dimensional sound signatures may
be
generated using a computer processor.
[00220] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
100221] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection, In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00222] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00223] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00224] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00225] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00226] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
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[002271 In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
- vector diagram.¨ The length of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
1002281 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00229] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements for each other location to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for the hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems
may include simulating the initiation of a sound at a first location in a
hypothetical
space, simulating the measurement of more than one dimension of the resulting
sound
at a plurality of other locations in the hypothetical space, and storing the
measurements for each other location in a storage medium to form a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the hypothetical space. The
simulation
may be performed using a computer processor.
1002301 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
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signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[002311 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
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preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00232] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00233] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00234] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00235] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00236] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
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marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like. -
[00237] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00238] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00239] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems
may include creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical space by determining a plurality of multi-dimensional sound
signatures
for a location in the hypothetical space and storing the multi-dimensional
sound
signatures using a storage medium to form the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for the hypothetical space. Each mu]ti-dimensional sound signature
determined by simulating the initiation of a sound at one of a plurality of
other
locations in the hypothetical space and measuring of more than one dimension
of the
resulting sound at the location in the hypothetical space. The simulation may
be
performed using a computer processor.
[00240] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
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may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00241] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
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signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00242] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00243] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
100244] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
100245] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00246] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
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embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00247] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00248] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
100249] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location within the hypothetical space in
respect of
sound initiated at a plurality of source locations within the hypothetical
space may be
provided. The multi-dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. The multi-
dimensional sound signatures may be generated using a computer processor.
[00250] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
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sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00251] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[002521 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00253] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
1002541 In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00255] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00256] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location, hi embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera houseõ a cathedral,
an
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amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie theater, a
vehicle
interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a train interior, a
marine interior, a
public space, an airport, a train station, a subway station, a hospital, and
the like.
[00257] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00258] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00259] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
measuring more than one dimension of the sound at a location in a hypothetical
space
resulting from sound initiated at a plurality of other locations in the
hypothetical space
and storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite for the hypothetical space. The measurement and initiation
may ,
be simulated through the use of a computer processor.
[00260] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
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preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
1002611 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
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each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00262] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00263] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00264] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00265] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00266] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
so
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theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[002671 In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00268] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[002691 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space. The methods and systems may include creating a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space and storing the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for the space. The creating a multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be created by determining a plurality of multi-
dimensional
sound signatures for a location in the hypothetical space and determining a
multi-
dimensional sound signature for each of a plurality of locations in the
hypothetical
space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by initiating
a
sound at one of a plurality of other locations in the hypothetical space and
measuring
more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the location in the
hypothetical
space. Such measurement and initiation may be simulated through the use of a
computer processor. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined
by
initiating a sound at a constant location in the hypothetical space and
measuring more
than one dimension of the resulting sound at each of the plurality of
locations in the
hypothetical space. Such measurement and initiation may be simulated through
the
use of a computer processor.
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[00270] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. in embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
1002711 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
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the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[002721 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[002731 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00274] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[002751 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
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[00276] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00277] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00278] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00279] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location within the hypothetical space in
respect of
sound initiated at a plurality of source locations within the hypothetical
space may be
provided. The multi-dimensional sound signatures may be stored in a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a space. In embodiments, methods and
systems for storing the multi-dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of
locations
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within the hypothetical space in respect of sound initiated at a source
location within
the hypothetical space may be provided.
[002801 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00281] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
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loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions, In
= embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival
of sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00282] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by. three spatial dimensions.
[00283] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00284] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
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[002851 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00286] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00287] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00288] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
1002891 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
simulating the measurement of more than one dimension of the sound at a
location in
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a hypothetical space resulting from sound initiated at a plurality of other
locations in
- - the hypothetical space, simulating the initiation of a sound at= a
first location in a
hypothetical space, simulating the measurement of more than one dimension of
the
resulting sound at a plurality of other locations in the hypothetical space,
and storing
the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for the hypothetical space. The stated simulation may be done using
a
computer processor.
100290] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
1002911 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
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multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions, In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[002921 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00293] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi
frequency sound, and the like.
100294] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
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source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by at least one sound source inherent to the space. In
embodiments, the
sound may be initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space.
[00295] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00296] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00297] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00298] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees,
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[00299] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signature in accordance with various embodiments of the
present
invention may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a
multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a space by measuring
the
multi-dimensional sound signature and storing the multi-dimensional sound
signature
using a storage medium. The measurement of multi-dimensional sound signature
and
may include measuring more than one dimension of the sound at a location in
the
space resulting from the inherent ambient sound of the space to form for such
location
the multi-dimensional sound signature.
[00300] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like, In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00301] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
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Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. in
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
100302] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction ELF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early decay time, early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
definition, early
to total sound energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may
be a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions.
[00303] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
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[00304] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[00305] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00306] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00307] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00308] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00309] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature for the location in
the
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space may be provided. The methods and systems may include preserving the
inherent ambient sound of a space, measuring more than one dimension of the
sound
at a location in the space, and storing the measurements in a storage medium
to form a
multi-dimensional sound signature for the location in the space.
[00310] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions, In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00311] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
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more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may 'associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00312] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00313] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00314] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[00315] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience,
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[003161 In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
100317] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00318] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00319] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for each of the plurality of locations to form
the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space may be provided. The
methods
and systems may include creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for
a space by determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for each of a
plurality of
locations in the space and storing the multi-dimensional sound signatures for
each of
the plurality of locations using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional sound
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signature composite for the space , Each multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
determined by measuring more than one dimension of the sound at each of the
plurality of locations in the space resulting from the inherent ambient sound
of the
space.
[00320] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00321] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
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more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[003221 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00323) In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[003241 In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
1003251 In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may he occupied by material approximating an audience.
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[00326] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
109327] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
1003281 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[0(13291 In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of locations within the space in
respect of
the inherent ambient sound of the space may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include presenting the inherent ambient sound of a space, measuring more
than
one dimension of the resulting sound at a plurality of locations in the space,
and
storing the measurements for each location in a storage medium to form a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
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[00330] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00331] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
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the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00332] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00333] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00334] In embodiments, the= sound may be characterized by a single
frequency,
[00335] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00336] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
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may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
100337] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
1003381 In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00339] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space by
determining a
plurality of multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location in the space
and storing
the multi-dimensional sound signatures using a storage medium to form the
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space. Each multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be determined measuring more than one dimension of the sound at
the
location in the space resulting from the inherent ambient sound of the space.
[003401 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
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sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00341] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
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directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[003421 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00343] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00344] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[00345] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[003461 In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
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housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00347] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00348] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00349] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a location within the space in respect of the
inherent
ambient sound of the space. The multi-dimensional sound signatures may be
stored in
a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space.
[00350] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
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sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00351] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00352] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00353] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00354] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[00355] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00356] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
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marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00357] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00358] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00359] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space
may be provided. The methods and systems may include measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at a location in a space resulting from the inherent
ambient
sound of the space and storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
[00360] In embodiments, methods and systems for storing the multi-
dimensional sound signatures to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space and storing
the
multi-dimensional sound signatures using a storage medium to form the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be created by determining a plurality of multi-
dimensional
sound signatures for a location in the space and determining a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for each of a plurality of locations in the space. Each multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined by measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at the location in the space resulting from the
inherent
ambient sound of the space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be
determined by measuring more than one dimension of the sound at each of the
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plurality of locations in the space resulting from the inherent ambient sound
of the
space.
[00361] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[00362] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the
incidence of
sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions.
Each sound vector may include the time lag and loudness at a frequency from
the
direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist
of
multiple sound vectors. Each sound vector may represent the incidence of sound
at
the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions. Each
sound
vector may include the time lag and loudness from the direction. In
embodiments,
more than one dimension may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include
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loudness amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. In
embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing of arrival of
sound at
the second location from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension
may be
the difference between the timing of arrival of reflected sound versus sound
traveling
directly from the first location to the second location. In embodiments, the
dimension
may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the second
location
from different directions. In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection relative to sound reaching each location without reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may associate a timing
range for
each incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the
sound was
created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define a preferential
order
for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
1003631 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction, intensity,
amplitude, attenuation, frequency, frequency distribution, pitch, time, time
lag, delay,
loudness at a frequency, clarity, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation,
path length,
reverberation time (RT), early decay time (EDT), early to late sound index,
early
lateral energy fraction (LF), total relative sound level (G), integrated
energy, sound
pressure, early to late arriving sound energy ratio, definition, early to
total sound
energy ratio, and the like. In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions.
[00364] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, and the like.
[00365] In embodiments, the sound may be characterized by a single
frequency.
[00366] In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00367) In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
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a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, an opera
house, a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00368] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. The length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent
loudness. The direction of the vector in the vector diagram may represent the
incident
angle of the incoming sound. The color of the vector in the vector diagram may
represent time lag. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as
time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[00369] In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at 15
degree increments. In embodiments, the above stated methods may be repeated at
increments of 15 degrees approximately. In embodiments, the angular separation
granulation for vector representation may be 15 degrees.
[00370] In embodiments, methods and systems for combining multi-
dimensional sound signature composites into a single multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be provided. The methods and systems may include
creating a creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a first
space,
creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a second space, and
combining multi-dimensional sound signature composites for a the first and
second
space into a single multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The range of
values
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for each dimension may include values of such dimensions derived from each of
the
first and second space.
[00371] In embodiments, the first space multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
a
multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source,
multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; and the like.
[00372] In embodiments, the second space multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In embodiments, the first
and
second spaces may share similar acoustic properties and may be used for the
performance of the same genre of music. In embodiments, the sounds initiated
in the
first and second spaces may be similar.
[00373] In embodiments, the range of values for each dimension may
include the values for each of the first and second space. In embodiments, the
acoustic properties represented by the single combined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be superior to those of any of the individual spaces.
In
embodiments, for a given purpose, the acoustic properties represented by the
single
combined multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be superior to those
of
any of the individual spaces. In embodiments, the first and second spaces may
share
similar geometric properties.
1003741 In embodiments, methods and systems for combining multi-
dimensional sound signature composites into a single multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be provided. The methods and systems may include
creating multi-dimensional sound signature composites for a plurality of
spaces and
combining the multi-dimensional sound signature composites into a single multi-
dimensional sound signature composite representing the range of values for
each
dimension included in the multi-dimensional sound signature composites for the
plurality of spaces.
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[09375] In embodiments, the first space multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
a
multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source,
multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; and the like.
[003761 In embodiments, the second space multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
= source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In embodiments, the first
and
second spaces may share similar acoustic properties and may be used for the
performance of the same genre of music. In embodiments, the sounds initiated
in the
first and second spaces may be similar.
[00377] In embodiments, the range of values for each dimension may
include the values for each of the first and second space. In embodiments, the
acoustic properties represented by the single combined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be superior to those of any of the individual spaces.
In
embodiments, for a given purpose, the acoustic properties represented by the
single
combined multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be superior to those
of
any of the individual spaces. In embodiments, the first and second spaces may
share
similar geometric properties.
[00378] In embodiments, methods and systems for decomposing the multi-
dimensional sound signature composites may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite containing
multi-dimensional sound data corresponding to a plurality of locations and
decomposing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite into two or more
multi-dimensional sound signature sub-composites. Each sub-
composite
corresponding to at least one selected location in the plurality of locations.
[00379] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a space; a hypothetical space; a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a
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hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[00380] In embodiments, each sub-composite may correspond to at least
one selected location in the number of locations. In embodiments, the at least
one
selected location may correspond to a space, a physical space, a zone of a
space, a
region of a space, a range of seats in a space, a stage contained in a space,
an
auditorium contained in a space, and the like.
[00381] In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the space
may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a multi-
dimensional sound signature for a location within a space, comparing the multi-
dimensional sound signature to a known multi-dimensional sound signature, and
modifying the space such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional
sound
signature for the location within the modified space and the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased.
[00382] In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one dimension
of the multi-dimensional sound signature, at least one dimension of the multi-
dimensional sound signature, and the like. In embodiments, the space may be
modified by the construction of fixtures designed to create reflections of
sound within
a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space
may be
modified by adding fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a
defined
range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may be
modified
by removing fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined
range of
time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may be modified by
moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range
of time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the range may be defined based on a
preferred, multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the space may be
modified by adding fabric, removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete,
removing concrete, moving concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood,
adding scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving
scenery located on a stage, and the like.
[00383] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature for a location in another
space,
an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like
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1003841 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may result from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound
signature.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for a
location
in a hypothetical space.
1003851 In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the space
may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a space, comparing the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite to a known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite,
and modifying the space such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite for the modified space and the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be increased.
1003861 In embodiments, the space may correspond to the Great Hall and
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may correspond to the
Great
Hall multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the space
may
correspond to the Jewel Box and the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may correspond to the Jewel Box multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one dimension
of the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the similarity
may be
increased for one or more dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one location in
the
space. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for at least one
location in the
space. In embodiments, the space may be modified by the construction of
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fixtures
designed to
create reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and
direction. In
embodiments, the space may be modified by removing fixtures designed to create
reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction.
In
embodiments, the space may be modified by moving fixtures designed to create
reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction.
In
embodiments, the range may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
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stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like.
[00387] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
another
space. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may
result from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the
determined
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
[00388] In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the
hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a
hypothetical
space, comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature to a known multi-
dimensional sound signature, and modifying the hypothetical space such that
the
similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the location
within the
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modified hypothetical space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
increased.
[00389] In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one dimension
of the multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the similarity may
be
increased for at least one dimension of the multi-dimensional sound signature.
In
embodiments, the modification may include altering the design of the
hypothetical
space. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the
construction
of fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by
adding fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range
of time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by
removing fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined
range of
time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a
defined
range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the range may be
defined
based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the
hypothetical space may be modified by adding fabric, removing fabric, moving
fabric,
adding concrete, removing concrete, moving concrete, adding wood, removing
wood,
moving wood, adding scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located on a
stage, moving scenery located on a stage, and the like.
[003901 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature for a location in another
space.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may result from
manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be an idealized
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location in a
hypothetical space.
[003911 In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the
hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space,
comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, and modifying the hypothetical space
such
that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for the
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modified hypothetical space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
increased.
[00392] In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one dimension
of the multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
similarity
may be increased for at least one dimension of the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one location in
the
hypothetical space. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for at
least one
location in the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the modification may
include
altering the design of the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the
hypothetical space
may be modified by the construction of fixtures designed to create reflections
of
sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments,
the
hypothetical space may be modified by adding fixtures designed to create
reflections
of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In
embodiments,
the hypothetical space may be modified by removing fixtures designed to create
reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction.
In
embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by moving fixtures
designed to
create reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and
direction. In
embodiments, the range may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by
adding
fabric, removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete,
moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like.
1003931 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
another
space. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may
result from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the
determined
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
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sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
[003941 In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the space to
increase the number of locations within the space may be provided. The methods
and
systems may include determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for
a space, comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite, and modifying the space to
increase the
number of locations within the space that fall within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite.
1003951 In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In embodiments,
the
space may be modified by the construction of fixtures designed to create
reflections of
sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments,
the
space may be modified by adding fixtures designed to create reflections of
sound
within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the
space
may be modified by removing fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may
be
modified by moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a
defined
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range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the range may be
defined
based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound signature.
1003961 In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another
space. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the determined
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite In
embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
1003971 In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the space to
increase the number of locations within the space may be provided. The methods
and
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systems may include determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for
a space, comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite, and modifying the space such that
the
number of locations within the space that fall within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be maximized.
[00398] In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In embodiments,
the
space may be modified by the construction of fixtures designed to create
reflections of
sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments,
the
space may be modified by adding fixtures designed to create reflections of
sound
within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the
space
may be modified by removing fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may
be
modified by moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a
defined
range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the range may be
defined
based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound signature.
[00399] In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another
space. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the determined
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
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composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
[00400] In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the space
may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a space, comparing the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite to a known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite,
computing the quotient of the number of locations within the space that fall
within the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite divided by the number of
locations common to both the space and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite, and modifying the space such that the quotient may be
increased.
[00401] In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In embodiments,
the
space may be modified by the construction of fixtures designed to create
reflections of
sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments,
the
space may be modified by adding fixtures designed to create reflections of
sound
within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the
space
may be modified by removing fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may
be
modified by moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a
defined
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range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the range may be
defined
based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound signature.
109402] In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another
space. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the determined
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
1004031 In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the
hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
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determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space,
comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, and modifying the hypothetical space to
increase the number of locations within the hypothetical space that fall
within the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00404] In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In embodiments,
the
modification may include altering the design of the hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the construction of
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by adding
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by removing
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by
moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range
of time,
amplitude and direction.
[00405] In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another
space. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite results
from
manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the determined
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
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composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
[00406] In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the
hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space,
comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, and modifying the hypothetical space
such
that the number of locations within the hypothetical space that fall within
the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be maximized.
[00407] In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In embodiments,
the
modification may include altering the design of the hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the construction of
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by adding
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by removing
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by
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moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range
of time,
amplitude and direction.
100408] In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another
space. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite results
from
manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the determined
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite, In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
[00409] In embodiments, methods and systems for modifying the
hypothetical space may be provided. The methods and space may include
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determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space,
comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, computing the quotient of the number of
locations within the hypothetical space that fall within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite divided by the number of locations common to both
the
hypothetical space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
and
modifying the hypothetical space such that the quotient may be increased,
100410] In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In embodiments,
the
modification may include altering the design of the hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the construction of
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by adding
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by removing
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by
moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range
of time,
amplitude and direction.
[00411] In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
and
the like. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another
space. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite results
from
manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the determined
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
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sound signature composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite, In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source, multiple
location,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite, In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
[004121 In embodiments, methods and systems for re-creating a known
acoustic environment in a rehearsal space may be provided. The methods and
systems may include determining the acoustic characteristics of the known
environment, storing a multi-dimensional sound signature, determining the
acoustic
environment of the rehearsal space, comparing the determined acoustic
environment
of the rehearsal space with the stored multi-dimensional sound signature of
the
known space, and modifying the sound characteristics of the rehearsal space
such as
to reduce the differences between the acoustic environment of the rehearsal
space and
the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space when a sound may be
produced in the rehearsal space. The multi-dimensional sound signature may
include
a combination of a plurality of different sound dimensions selected from the
group
consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of sound reflections
of the
known acoustic environment.
j004131 In embodiments, the determination of the acoustic environment
may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, determining of the acoustic environment of
the
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rehearsal space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for
the rehearsal space. In embodiments, the above stated comparing may include
the
comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the rehearsal space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space.
[00414] In embodiments, modifying the sound characteristics may include
modifying a reflective characteristic of the rehearsal space. In embodiments,
modifying the sound characteristics may include modifying an absorption
characteristic of the rehearsal space. In
embodiments, modifying the sound
characteristics may include adjusting a sound system of the rehearsal space.
[00415] In embodiments, adjusting a sound system may include adjusting at
least one of timing, location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in
the space.
In embodiments, adjusting a sound system may include adjusting a parameter of
a
sound mixing system. In embodiments, the parameter may include adjusting at
least
one of the timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at
least one
speaker. In embodiments, modifying the sound characteristics may include
modifying
at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary
reflection in
the space. In embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature
composite
may be selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic
environment. In
embodiments, reflections may include primary and secondary reflections from
similar
directions. In embodiments, reflections may include primary, secondary and
tertiary
reflections from similar directions. In embodiments, the determination of the
acoustic
environment of the rehearsal space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the rehearsal space. In embodiments, the above stated
comparing
may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the
rehearsal
space with the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space.
[00416] In embodiments, the plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, and
the like. In
embodiments, the plurality of locations may be a plurality of sound initiation
locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations.
[00417] In embodiments, the space may be a substantially anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a virtual reality
environment,
a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio,
and the like. In embodiments, the sound recording studio may include a sound
mixing
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facility and a sound recording facility. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker may
be headphones, a surround sound system, a subwoofer, an array of speakers
arranged
to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located
on a
stage.
1004181 In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input. In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct input
from a
musical instrument. In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments,
the reproduction may be of live sound originating in the space. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at a location of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the reproduction may create
the
effect that a listener may be at a location of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature and the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect that
a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature and
the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in
the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the
listener may
be substantially as it would sound had the sound been generated at the
location. In
embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space, such
that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be more
similar to sound generated at the location.
1004191 In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor. In embodiments,
the
modification may be performed with a computer processor, a sound mixing
facility, a
sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing facility. In
embodiments,
the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels configured
to adjust
timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space.
100420] In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may be
at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at
each
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location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space.
[00421] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The listener may
generate,
at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the space, such
that the
reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be substantially
as it
would sound had the sound been generated in the space of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00422] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. The listener may generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the location.
[00423] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor.
[00424] In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor, a sound mixing facility, a sound recording and playback
facility,
a sound processing facility, and the like. The sound processing facility may
include a
plurality of channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from
specified
locations in the space.
[00425] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, a location in
the
audience area of a space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the
like.
[00426] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
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sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00427] In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with a microphone and at least one speaker adapted to play
sound
from the microphone may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within the
space,
comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature to a known multi-dimensional
sound signature, and modifying the sound emitted by the speaker such that the
similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the location
within the
space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased.
[00428] In embodiments, the space may be a substantially anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a virtual reality
environment,
a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio,
and the like. In embodiments, the sound recording studio may include a sound
mixing
facility and a sound recording facility. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker may
be headphones, a surround sound system, a subwoofer, an array of speakers
arranged
to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located
on a
stage.
[00429] In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input. In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct input
from a
musical instrument. In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments,
the reproduction may be of live sound originating in the space. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at a location of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the reproduction may create
the
effect that a listener may be at a location of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature and the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect that
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a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature and
the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in
the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the
listener may
be substantially as it would sound had the sound been generated at the
location. In
embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space, such
that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be more
similar to sound generated at the location.
[00430] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor. In embodiments,
the
modification may be performed with a computer processor, a sound mixing
facility, a
sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing facility. In
embodiments,
the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels configured
to adjust
timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space.
[00431] In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may be
at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at
each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space.
[00432] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The listener may
generate,
at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the space, such
that the
reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be substantially
as it
would sound had the sound been generated in the space of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00433] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. The listener may generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
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originating in the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the location.
[00434] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor.
1004351 In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor, a sound mixing facility, a sound recording and playback
facility,
a sound processing facility, and the like. The sound processing facility may
include a
plurality of channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from
specified
locations in the space.
[00436] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, a location in
the
audience area of a space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the
like.
100437] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00438] In embodiments, methods and system for handling sound in a space
equipped with a microphone and at least one speaker may be provided. The
methods
and systems may include reproducing sound contemporaneously originating in the
space, using at least in part the microphone and the at least one speaker, in
accordance
with a known multi-sound signature for a location. Such reproduction may apply
the
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known multi-dimensional sound signature to the reproduced sound. In
embodiments,
applying the known multi-dimensional sound signature may include adjusting at
least
one of the timing and volume of sound emitted by a speaker at a specified
location
within the space. In embodiments, timing of sounds emitted from speakers
placed at
rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity to
timing of
rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
In
embodiments, the timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at side
locations
may be adjusted to mimic primary and secondary side reflections specified in
the
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the volume of sounds
emitted
from speakers placed at rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted
to
increase similarity to amplitude of rear and side reflections specified in the
multi-
dimensional sound signature.
1004391 In embodiments, the space may be a substantially anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a virtual reality
environment,
a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio,
and the like. In embodiments, the sound recording studio may include a sound
mixing
facility and a sound recording facility. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker may
be headphones, a surround sound system, a subwoofer, an array of speakers
arranged
to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located
on a
stage.
[00440] In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input. In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct input
from a
musical instrument. In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments,
the reproduction may be of live sound originating in the space. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at a location of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the reproduction may create
the
effect that a listener may be at a location of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature and the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect that
a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature and
the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in
the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the
listener may
be substantially as it would sound had the sound been generated at the
location. In
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embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space, such
that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be more
similar to sound generated at the location.
[00441] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor. In embodiments,
the
modification may be performed with a computer processor, a sound mixing
facility, a
sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing facility. In
embodiments,
the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels configured
to adjust
timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space.
[00442] In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may be
at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at
each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space.
[00443] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The listener may
generate,
at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the space, such
that the
reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be substantially
as it
would sound had the sound been generated in the space of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00444] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. The listener may generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the location.
[00445] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor.
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[00446] In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor, a sound mixing facility, a sound recording and playback
facility,
a sound processing facility, and the like. The sound processing facility may
include a
plurality of channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from
specified
locations in the space.
[00447] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, a location in
the
audience area of a space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the
like.
[00448] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
[00449] In embodiments, methods and systems for re-creating a known
acoustic environment in a rehearsal space may be provided. The methods and
systems may include determining the acoustic characteristics of the known
environment, storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
determining the
acoustic environment of the rehearsal space, comparing the determined acoustic
environment of the rehearsal space with the stored multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite of the known space and modifying the sound characteristics of the
rehearsal space such as to reduce the differences between the acoustic
environment of
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the rehearsal space and the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the
known space when a sound may be produced in the rehearsal space.
[004501 In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, determining may result in a multi-dimensional
sound profile across a plurality of locations of the known acoustic
environment. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a
combination of a plurality of different sound dimensions selected from the
group
consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of sound reflections
of the
known acoustic environment. In embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound
signature composite may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction,
amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known
acoustic
environment. In embodiments, the reflections may include primary and secondary
reflections from similar directions. In embodiments, the reflections may
include
primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar directions.
[004511 In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment of the
rehearsal space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for
the rehearsal space. In embodiments, the stated comparing includes the
comparison
of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the rehearsal space with the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space. In embodiments, the plurality
of
locations may be a plurality of sound initiation locations. In embodiments,
the
plurality of locations may be a plurality of sound measurement locations. In
embodiments, the plurality of locations may be a plurality of sound initiation
locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations,
[004521 In embodiments, the space may be a substantially anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a virtual reality
environment,
a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio,
and the like, In embodiments, the sound recording studio may include a sound
mixing
facility and a sound recording facility. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker may
be headphones, a surround sound system, a subwoofer, an array of speakers
arranged
to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located
on a
stage.
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[00453] In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input. In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct input
from a
musical instrument. In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments,
the reproduction may be of live sound originating in the space. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at a location of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the reproduction may create
the
effect that a listener may be at a location of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature and the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect that
a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature and
the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in
the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the
listener may
be substantially as it would sound had the sound been generated at the
location. In
embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space, such
that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be more
similar to sound generated at the location.
[004541 In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor. In embodiments,
the
modification may be performed with a computer processor, a sound mixing
facility, a
sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing facility. In
embodiments,
the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels configured
to adjust
timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space.
[00455] In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may be
at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at
each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space.
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[00456] In embodiments, the reproduaion may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The listener may
generate,
at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the space, such
that the
reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be substantially
as it
would sound had the sound been generated in the space of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00457] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. The listener may generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the location.
[00458] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may he performed with a computer processor.
[00459] In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor, a sound mixing facility, a sound recording and playback
facility,
a sound processing facility, and the like. The sound processing facility may
include a
plurality of channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from
specified
locations in the space.
[00460] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, a location in
the
audience area of a space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the
like.
[00461] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
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may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00462] In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with a microphone and at least one speaker adapted to play
sound
from the microphone may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space,
comparing
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known multi-dimensional
sound signature composite, and modifying the sound emitted by the speaker such
that
the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be increased.
[00463] In embodiments, the space may be a substantially anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a virtual reality
environment,
a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio,
and the like. In embodiments, the sound recording studio may include a sound
mixing
facility and a sound recording facility. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker may
be headphones, a surround sound system, a subwoofer, an array of speakers
arranged
to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located
on a
stage.
[00464] In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input. In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct input
from a
musical instrument. In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments,
the reproduction may be of live sound originating in the space. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at a location of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the reproduction may create
the
effect that a listener ma.y be at a location of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature and the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect that
a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature and
the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in
the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the
listener may
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be substantially as it would sound had the sound been generated at the
location. In
embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space, such
that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be more
similar to sound generated at the location.
1004651 In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor. In embodiments,
the
modification may be performed with a computer processor, a sound mixing
facility, a
sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing facility. In
embodiments,
the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels configured
to adjust
timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space,
[00466] In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may be
at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at
each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space.
[004671 In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The listener may
generate,
at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the space, such
that the
reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be substantially
as it
would sound had the sound been generated in the space of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00468] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite The listener may generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the location,
[00469] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor.
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[00470] In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor, a sound mixing facility, a sound recording and playback
facility,
a sound processing facility, and the like. The sound processing facility may
include a
plurality of channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from
specified
locations in the space.
[00471] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, a location in
the
audience area of a space, a Location in the stage area of a space, and the
like.
[00472] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00473j In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with a microphone and at least one speaker may be provided. The
methods and systems may include reproducing sound contemporaneously
originating
in the space using at least in part the microphone and the at least one
speaker, in
accordance with a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, such reproduction may apply the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite to the reproduced sound. In embodiments, applying the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may include adjusting at least one of the
timing
and volume of sound emitted by a speaker at a specified location within the
space. In
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embodiments, timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side
locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity to timing of
rear and side
reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature. In
embodiments,
timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at side locations may be
adjusted to
mimic primary and secondary side reflections specified in the multi-
dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, the volume of sounds emitted from speakers
placed
at rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity
to
amplitude of rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature.
[00474] In embodiments, the space may be a substantially anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a virtual reality
environment,
a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio,
and the like. In embodiments, the sound recording studio may include a sound
mixing
facility and a sound recording facility. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker may
be headphones, a surround sound system, a subwoofer, an array of speakers
arranged
to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located
on a
stage.
[00475] In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input. In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct input
from a
musical instrument. In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments,
the reproduction may be of live sound originating in the space. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at a location of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the reproduction may create
the
effect that a listener may be at a location of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature and the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect that
a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature and
the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in
the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the
listener may
be substantially as it would sound had the sound been generated at the
location. In
embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space, such
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that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be more
similar to sound generated at the location.
[00476] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor. In embodiments,
the
modification may be performed with a computer processor, a sound mixing
facility, a
sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing facility. In
embodiments,
the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels configured
to adjust
timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space.
[00477] In embodiments, the reproduction may be in real-time. In
embodiments, the reproduction may be substantially in real-time. In
embodiments, the
reproduction may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may be
at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at
each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space.
[00478] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The listener may
generate,
at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the space, such
that the
reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener may be substantially
as it
would sound had the sound been generated in the space of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00479] In embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, The listener may generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the location.
[00480] In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional
sound signature may be performed with a computer processor.
[00481] In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor, a sound mixing facility, a sound recording and playback
facility,
a sound processing facility, and the like. The sound processing facility may
include a
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plurality of channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from
specified
locations in the space.
[00482] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, a location in
the
audience area of a space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the
like.
[00483] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00484] In embodiments, methods and systems for assisting a live
performance in a performance space may be provided. The methods and systems
may
include determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for an audience
location in
the performance space, taking sound from the live performance, modifying the
sound
from the live performance to increase conformance to at least one dimension of
the
multi-dimensional sound signature determined at the audience location, and
feeding
the modified sound to at least one performer to facilitate adjustment of the
live
performance based on the sound experienced by an audience member.
NOON In embodiments, methods and systems for re-creating a known
acoustic environment in a performance space may be performed. The methods and
systems may include determining the acoustic characteristics of the known
environment, including determining a multi-dimensional sound profile, storing
the
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multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound profile as a multi-
dimensional
sound signature, determining the acoustic environment of a performance space,
comparing the acoustic environment of the performance space with the stored
multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space, and modifying the sound
characteristics of the performance space such as to reduce the differences as
determined in the comparison between the acoustic environment of the
performance
space and the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space when a
sound
may be produced through the sound system of the performance space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may include a combination
of a
plurality of different sound parameters associated with sound reflections of
the known
acoustic environment.
[00486j In embodiments, the multiple dimensions of the sound signature
may be selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic
environment. In
embodiments, the reflections may include primary and secondary reflections
from
similar directions.
[004871 In embodiments, the reflections may include primary, secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions. In embodiments, the
determining of
the acoustic environment of the performance space may include the creation of
a
multi-dimensional sound signature for the performance space. In embodiments,
the
stated comparing may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound
signature of the rehearsal space with the multi-dimensional sound signature of
the
known space. In embodiments, modifying the sound characteristics may include
modifying a reflective characteristic of the rehearsal space. In embodiments,
modifying the sound characteristics may include modifying an absorption
characteristic of the rehearsal space. In embodiments, modifying the sound
characteristics may include adjusting a sound system of the rehearsal space.
In
embodiments, adjusting a sound system may include adjusting at least one of
timing,
location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in the space. In
embodiments,
adjusting a sound system may include adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing
system. In embodiments, the parameter may include adjusting at least one of
the
timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one
speaker. In
embodiments, modifying the sound characteristics may include modifying at
least one
reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in
the space.
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In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include making a
multi-
dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments, determining the acoustic
environment may include specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature.
[004881 In embodiments, the first location may be that of a performer. In
embodiments, the first location may be on a stage located in the space. In
embodiments, the second location may be that of an audience member. In
embodiments, the second location may be in an auditorium of the space. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[00489] In embodiments, the space may be a performance space. In
embodiments, the space may include a stage, a substantially anechoic room, an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a recording studio, a
virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00490] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, a opera house,
a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[004911 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage. In embodiments, at least one speaker may be a
headphone
speaker. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a part of a surround
sound
system. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer.
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[00492] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be part of an array of
speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space.
[00493] In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input such as for a musical instrument.
[00494] In embodiments, methods and system of handling sound in a space
equipped with a microphone and at least one speaker adapted to play sound from
the
microphone may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the
multi-dimensional sound signature for the first location within the space,
determining
the multi-dimensional sound signature for a second location within the space,
comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature for the first and second
locations,
and modifying the sound emitted by the speaker such that the multi-dimensional
sound signature for the first location may be modified to increase its
similarity with
the multi-dimensional sound signature for the second location.
[00495] In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature.
[00496] In embodiments, the first location may be that of a performer. In
embodiments, the first location may be on a stage located in the space. In
embodiments, the second location may be that of an audience member. In
embodiments, the second location may be in an auditorium of the space. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[00497] In embodiments, the space may be a performance space. In
embodiments, the space may include a stage, a substantially anechoic room, an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a recording studio, a
virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00498] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
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location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Flail. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a" ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, a opera house,
a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
1004991 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage. In embodiments, at least one speaker may be a
headphone
speaker. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a part of a surround
sound
system. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer.
[005001 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be part of an array of
speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space.
[005011 In embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input such as for a musical instrument.
1005021 In embodiments, methods and systems for re-creating a known
acoustic environment in a performance space may be provided. The methods and
systems may include determining the acoustic environment of the known space,
storing the measurements as a multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
measuring the acoustic environment of the performance space, comparing the
measured acoustic environment of the performance space with the stored multi-
dimensional sound signature composite of the known space, and modifying the
sound
characteristics of at least one sound system component of the performance
space such
as to minimize the differences as determined in the comparison between the
acoustic
environment of the performance space and the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite of the known space when a sound may be produced through the sound
system of the performance space. The multi-dimensional sound signature may
include a combination of a plurality of different sound parameters associated
with
sound reflections of the known acoustic environment. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may include a combination of a plurality of different
measured
sound dimensions. In embodiments, detel __________________________ mining the
acoustic environment may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
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detemining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, determining of the acoustic environment of
the
performance space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
for the performance space. In embodiments, the stated comparing may include
the
comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the performance space
with
the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space.
[00503] In embodiments, the plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, and
the like. In
embodiments, the plurality of locations may be a plurality of sound initiation
locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations.
[00504] In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature.
[00505] In embodiments, the first location may be that of a performer. In
embodiments, the first location may be on a stage located in the space. In
embodiments, the second location may be that of an audience member. In
embodiments, the second location may be in an auditorium of the space. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[00506] In embodiments, the space may be a performance space. In
embodiments, the space may include a stage, a substantially anechoic room, an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a recording studio, a
virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00507] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
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embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Each organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, a opera house,
a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like,
[005081 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker
may be
a headphone speaker. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a part of
a
surround sound system. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a
subwoofer.
[00509] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be part of an array of
speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space.
[00510] in embodiments, the at least one microphone may include a direct
input such as for a musical instrument.
[005111 In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with a microphone and at least one speaker adapted to play
sound
from the microphone may be provided. The methods and system may include
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space,
selecting a
second location in the space, and modifying the sound emitted by the speaker
such
that the sound heard at the first location may be changed to increase its
similarity with
the sound heard at the second location with the use of the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite.
[00512] In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature.
[00513] In embodiments, the first location may be that of a performer. In
embodiments, the first location may be on a stage located in the space. In
embodiments, the second location may be that of an audience member. In
embodiments, the second location may be in an auditorium of the space. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[005141 In embodiments, the space may be a performance space. In
embodiments, the space may include a stage, a substantially anechoic room, an
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anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a recording studio, a
virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the space may be occupied or unoccupied. In
embodiments, the space may be occupied by an audience. In embodiments, the
space
may be occupied by material approximating an audience.
[00515] In embodiments, the space may include both a stage and an
auditorium. In embodiments, the space may include both a performance location
and
a performance observation location. In embodiments, the space may include a
stage.
A first and second location may be located on the stage. In embodiments, the
space
may include only a stage. In embodiments, the space may include only a
performance
location. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a subset of the structure
housing the space. In embodiments, the space may be a Great Hall. In
embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball court, an
organ
church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera house, a opera house,
a
cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a gymnasium, a movie
theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an aircraft interior, a
train interior, a
marine interior, a public space, an airport, a train station, a subway
station, a hospital,
and the like.
[00516] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage. In embodiments, at least one speaker may be a
headphone
speaker. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a part of a surround
sound
system. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer
[00517] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be part of an array of
speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space. In
embodiments,
the at least one microphone may include a direct input such as for a musical
instrument.
[00518] In embodiments, methods and systems for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic environment of a first space, including obtaining a multi-
dimensional
sound profile, storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
profile
as a multi-dimensional sound signature, determining the acoustic environment
of a
second space, comparing the determined acoustic environment of the second
space
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with the stored multi-dimensional sound signature of the first space, and
modifying
the sound characteristics of the second space such as to reduce the
differences as
determined in the comparison between the acoustic environment of the second
space
and the multi-dimensional sound signature of the first space. The multi-
dimensional
sound signature may include a combination of a plurality of different sound
parameters. In embodiments, the multiple dimensions of the sound signature may
be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment. In
embodiments, the reflections may include primary and secondary reflections
from
similar directions. In embodiments, the reflections may include primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions.
[00519] In embodiments, modifying the sound characteristics may include
modifying a reflective characteristic of the rehearsal space. In embodiments,
modifying the sound characteristics may include modifying an absorption
characteristic of the rehearsal space. In embodiments, modifying the sound
characteristics may include adjusting a sound system of the rehearsal space.
In
embodiments, adjusting a sound system may include adjusting at least one of
timing,
location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in the space. In
embodiments,
adjusting a sound system may include adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing
system. In embodiments, the parameter may include adjusting at least one of
the
timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one
speaker.
[00520] In embodiments, modifying the sound characteristics may include
modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a
tertiary
reflection in the space. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment
may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, measuring of the acoustic environment of the
second space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature
for the
second space. In embodiments, the stated comparing may include the comparison
of
the multi-dimensional sound signature of the second space with the multi-
dimensional
sound signature of the first space. In embodiments, the first space may be a
known
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the sound system
component may include a speaker system, a headphone, and the like.
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[00521] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like.
[00522] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage, a headphone speaker, and the like. In embodiments,
the at
least one speaker may be part of a surround sound system. In embodiments, the
at
least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker
may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional
sound in
the space.
[00523] In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX
theater, a living room, a media room, a home media room, a conference room, a
museum, a gallery, an arena, a restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior,
a
substantially anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal
location,
and the like.
[00524] IT1 embodiments, the one or more speakers may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the one or more speakers may
include a subwoofer.
[00525] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature selected by the
listener. The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[00526] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor. In
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embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for a location
in
an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a space, a stage
area of a
space, and the like.
1005271 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[00528] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, audience area
of a
space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the like.
1005291 In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with at least one speaker may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location
within
the space, comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature to a known multi-
dimensional sound signature, and modifying the sound emitted by the speaker
such
that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the
location
within the space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
increased.
[00530] In embodiments, methods and systems for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic environment of a first space, storing the multiple dimensions of
the multi-
dimensional sound measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite,
determining the acoustic environment of a second space, comparing the
determined
acoustic environment of the second space with the stored multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite of the first space, and modifying the sound
characteristics of at
least one sound system component of the second space such as to minimize the
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differences as determined in the comparison between the acoustic environment
of the
second space and the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the first
space
when a sound may be produced through the sound system component of the second
space. The stated determining may result in a multi-dimensional sound profile
across
a plurality of locations of the known acoustic environment. The multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may include a combination of a plurality of
different
measured sound dimensions.
[00531] In embodiments, measuring of the acoustic environment of the
second space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the second space. In embodiments, the stated comparing may
include
the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the
second
space with the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the first space.
In
embodiments, the first space may be a known space, a hypothetical space, and
the
like. In embodiments, the sound system component may include a speaker system.
In
embodiments, the sound system component may include a headphone. In
embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-
dimensional sound measurement. In embodiments, determining the acoustic
environment may include specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature.
[00532] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like.
[00533] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage, a headphone speaker, and the like. In embodiments,
the at
least one speaker may be part of a surround sound system. In embodiments, the
at
least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker
may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional
sound in
the space.
[00534] In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX
theater, a living room, a media room, a home media room, a conference room, a
museum, a gallery, an arena, a restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior,
a
substantially anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal
location,
and the like.
[00535] In embodiments, the one or more speakers may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
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sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the one or more speakers may
include a subwoofer.
[00536] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature selected by the
listener. The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[00537] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for a location
in
an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a space, a stage
area of a
space, and the like,
[00538] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
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[005391 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, audience area
of a
space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the like.
[005401 In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with at least one speaker may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space, comparing the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to a known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, and modifying the sound emitted by the
speaker such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be increased.
[005411 In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like.
1005421 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage, a headphone speaker, and the like. In embodiments,
the at
least one speaker may be part of a surround sound system. In embodiments, the
at
least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker
may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional
sound in
the space.
[00543] In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an [MAX
theater, a living room, a media room, a home media room, a conference room, a
museum, a gallery, an arena, a restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior,
a
substantially anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal
location,
and the like.
[00544] In embodiments, the one or more speakers may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the one or more speakers may
include a subwoofer.
[00545] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature selected by the
listener. The
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location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[00546] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for a location
in
an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a space, a stage
area of a
space, and the like.
[00547] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[00548] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, audience area
of a
space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the like.
[00549] In embodiments, methods and systems of handling sound in a
space equipped with at least one speaker may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include reproducing sound not contemporaneously originating in the space,
in
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accordance with a known multi-sound signature composite. In embodiments, such
reproduction may apply the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
to
the reproduced sound. In embodiments, applying the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may include adjusting at least one of the timing and volume of sound
emitted by a speaker at a specified location within the space.
1005501 In embodiments, timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at
rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity to
timing of
rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
In
embodiments, timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at side locations
may be
adjusted to mimic primary and secondary side reflections specified in the
multi-
dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, volume of sounds emitted from
speakers placed at rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to
increase
similarity to amplitude of rear and side reflections specified in the multi-
dimensional
sound signature.
[00551] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like,
[00552] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage, a headphone speaker, and the like. In embodiments,
the at
least one speaker may be part of a surround sound system. In embodiments, the
at
least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the at least one
speaker
may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional
sound in
the space.
[00553] In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX
theater, a living room, a media room, a home media room, a conference room, a
museum, a gallery, an arena, a restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior,
a
substantially anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal
location,
and the like,
[00554] In embodiments, the one or more speakers may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the one or more speakers may
include a subwoofer.
[00555] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
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embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature selected by the
listener. The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor.
[00556] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for a location
in
an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a space, a stage
area of a
space, and the like.
1005571 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like,
[00558] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, audience area
of a
space, a location in the stage area of a space, and the like.
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[00559] In embodiments, methods and systems for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic environment of a first space, including determining a multi-
dimensional
sound profile, storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
profile
as a multi-dimensional sound signature, determining the sound characteristics
of an
item of media content, and configuring the media content to increase
similarity to the
multi-dimensional sound signature when the media is played in an anticipated
acoustic environment. The multi-dimensional sound signature may include a
combination of a plurality of different sound parameters. The multiple
dimensions of
the sound signature may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction,
amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known
acoustic
environment.
[00560] In embodiments, the reflections may include primary and
secondary reflections from similar directions. In embodiments, the reflections
may
include primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar directions.
In
embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-
dimensional sound measurement. In embodiments, determining the acoustic
environment may include specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature.
[00561] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
[00562] In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IIVIA_X theater, a living
room, a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[00563] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
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subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content, In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information.
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
100564] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
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selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
1005651 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[00566] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
[00567] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00568] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
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[00569] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00570] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[00571] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00572] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[00573] In embodiments, methods and systems for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic environment of a first space, including determining a multi-
dimensional
sound profile, storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
profile
as a multi-dimensional sound signature, determining the sound characteristics
of an
item of media content, and configuring a media playback system of a playback
environment to increase similarity of the sounds in the playback environment
to
sounds occun-ing in the first space. The multi-dimensional sound signature may
include a combination of a plurality of different sound parameters.
[00574] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment;
and
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the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
[00575] In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an MAX theater, a living
room, a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[00576] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[00577] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
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dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
[00578] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[00579] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
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embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
[00580] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like,
[005811 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[005821 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00583] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[00584] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00585] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
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signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[00586] In embodiments, methods and system for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic environment of a first space, including determining a multi-
dimensional
sound profile, storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
profile
as a multi-dimensional sound signature, determining the sound characteristics
of an
item of media content, and configuring the sound characteristics of the media
content
item and the media playback system of a playback environment to increase
similarity
of the sounds in the playback environment to sounds occurring in the first
space. The
multi-dimensional sound signature may include a combination of a plurality of
different sound parameters.
1005871 In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment of the
second space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature
for the
second space. In embodiments, the stated comparing may include the comparison
of
the multi-dimensional sound signature of the second space with the multi-
dimensional
sound signature of the first space. In embodiments, the first space may be a
known
space, a hypothetical space, and the like.
[00588] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
1005891 In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like,
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a living
room, a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[00590] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
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sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content, In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content, In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information,
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. hi embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[00591] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
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information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
[00592] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. in embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[00593] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
[00594] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
1005951 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
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[005961 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00597] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite,
and the like.
[00598] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00599] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[00600] In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with at least one speaker may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location
within
the space, selecting a known multi-dimensional sound signature, comparing the
multi-
dimensional sound signature to the known multi-dimensional sound signature,
and
modifying the sound emitted by the speaker such that the similarity between
the
multi-dimensional sound signature for the location within the space and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased.
[006011 In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
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located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
[006021 In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an [MAX theater, a living
room, a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[00603] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information.
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[00604] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
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content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
1006051 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[006061 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
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[00607] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00608] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[00609] in embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00610] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[00611] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00612] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
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embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
1006131 In embodiments, methods and systems for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic characteristics of a first space, storing a multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, determining the sound characteristics of an item of media
content, and configuring the media content to increase similarity to the multi-
dimensional sound signature when the media may be played in an anticipated
acoustic
environment. In embodiments, the determining may results in a multi-
dimensional
sound profile across a plurality of locations of the known acoustic
environment. The
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a combination of a
plurality of different sound dimensions selected from the group consisting of
timing,
direction, amplitude and frequency of sound reflections of the known acoustic
environment.
[006141 In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
[006151 In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a living
room, a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
1006161 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
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the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information.
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[00617] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
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1006181 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[006191 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
[00620] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like,
[00621] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[00622] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite,
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In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[006231 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[006241 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
100625] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content, In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[00626] In embodiments, methods and systems for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic characteristics of a first space, storing a multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, determining the sound characteristics of an item of media
content, and configuring a media playback system of a playback environment to
increase similarity of the sounds in the playback environment to sounds
occurring in
the first space. In embodiments, the stated determining may result in a multi-
dimensional sound profile across a plurality of locations of the known
acoustic
environment. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may
include a combination of a plurality of different sound dimensions selected
from the
group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of sound
reflections of
the known acoustic environment,
[00627] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
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located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
[006281 In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a living
room, a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
1006291 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information.
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[00630] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
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content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. in embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. in embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
[096311 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[006321 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
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[006331 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00634] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[00635] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00636] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite, an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[00637] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00638] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
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embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed,
[006391 In embodiments, methods and systems for simulating an acoustic
environment may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining
the acoustic characteristics of a first space, storing a multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, determining the sound characteristics of an item of media
content, and configuring the sound characteristics of the media content item
and the
media playback system of a playback environment to increase similarity of the
sounds
in the playback environment to sounds occurring in the first space. The stated
determining may result in a multi-dimensional sound profile across a plurality
of
locations of the known acoustic environment. The multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may include a combination of a plurality of different sound
dimensions
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
sound reflections of the known acoustic environment.
[00640] In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, determining of the acoustic environment of
the
second space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the second space. In embodiments, the stated comparing may
include
the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the
second
space with the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the first space.
In
embodiments, the first space may be a known space, a hypothetical space, and
the
like.
[00641] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
[00642] In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a living
room, a
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media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[00643] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information.
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[00644] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content, In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
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dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
[00645] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[006461 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
1006471 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00648] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
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multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[00649] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
1006501 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space, a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[00651] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[006521 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[00653] In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with at least one speaker may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space, selecting a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
comparing
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to the known multi-dimensional
sound signature composite, and modifying the sound emitted by the speaker such
that
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the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be increased.
[00654] In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. In
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space,
[00655] In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an TMAX theater, a living
room, a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[00656] In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information.
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
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and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[00657] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
[00658] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[00659i In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
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signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
[00660] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00661] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[00662] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00663] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[00664] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
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[00665] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[00666] In embodiments, methods and systems for handling sound in a
space equipped with at least one speaker may be provided. The methods and
systems
may include selecting a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite and
reproducing sound not contemporaneously originating in the space, in
accordance
with the known multi-sound signature composite. Such reproduction may apply
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite to the reproduced sound.
[00667] In embodiments, applying the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may include adjusting at least one of the timing and volume of sound
emitted by a speaker at a specified location within the space. In embodiments,
the
timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side locations in
the space
may be adjusted to increase similarity to timing of rear and side reflections
specified
in the multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, timing of sounds
emitted
from speakers placed at side locations may be adjusted to mimic primary and
secondary side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
In
embodiments, volume of sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side
locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity to amplitude of
rear and
side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature,
1006681 In embodiments, the space may be a recording studio, a virtual
reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment,
and
the like. In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be a monitor, a monitor
located on a stage, a headphone speaker, a surround sound system, and the
like. in
embodiments, the at least one speaker may include a subwoofer. In embodiments,
the
at least one speaker may be a part of an array of speakers arranged to produce
multi-
dimensional sound in the space.
[006691 In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio and video, a movie, film, television, music, voice, a video game, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a living
room, a
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media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[006701 In embodiments, the at least one speaker may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, and the like. In embodiments, at least one speaker may
include a
subwoofer. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected automatically based on the content. In embodiments,
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based
on
the content, In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on location information provided with the content. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content.
In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the video
information.
In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video information and the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the
video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor
based on a determination of the location shown in the video information.
[006711 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known
multi-
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dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected
based
on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and
video
information and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
selected by a processor based on the video information. In embodiments, the
content
may contain audio and video information and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected by a processor based on a determination of
the
location shown in the video information.
1006721 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature and that location may
be
selected by the listener. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may
be
performed with a computer processor.
[00673] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that may be selected by the user.
In
embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the
space, and
the like.
1006741 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[006751 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
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multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[00676] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00677] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[00678] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[00679] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
1006801 In embodiments, methods and systems for ticket seating selection
may be provided. The methods and systems may include determining the acoustic
environment of the space, storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-
dimensional
sound measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature, and providing a
ticket
purchase selection option to the user that relates the location of a seat for
selection to
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a sound characteristic for the location of the seat as based upon the stored
multi-
dimensional sound signature. The measuring may be a multi-dimensional sound
measurement, and the space may be associated with the ticket seating selection
by a
user. The multi-dimensional sound signature may include a combination of a
plurality of different measured sound dimensions.
[006811 In embodiments, the multiple dimensions of the sound signature
may be selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic
environment In
embodiments, the reflections may include primary and secondary reflections
from
similar directions. In embodiments, the reflections may include primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions. In embodiments, determining
the
acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement.
In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a
multi-dimensional sound signature.
[006821 In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a direct zone,
a diamond zone, a middle zone, a deep envelopment zone, and the like. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with high-quality
sound.
In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with medium-
quality
sound. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with
low-
quality sound. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location
with
sound characterized by bass frequencies. In embodiments, the ticket may be
categorized as for a location with sound characterized by mid-range
frequencies. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with sound
characterized
by treble frequencies.
[006831 In embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert
hall, a sports venue, an arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an
IMAX
theater, a museum, a vehicle interior, and the like.
1006841 In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the methods may
be
implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like. In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
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[00685] In embodiments, methods and tickets for making a ticket available
for a location may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a
multi-dimensional sound signature for a selected location in a space and
making
available a ticket for the location. Such ticket may be categorized based on
the multi-
dimensional sound signature.
[00686] In embodiments, methods and systems for making a ticket
available for a location may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a preferred multi-dimensional sound signature for an individual,
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for a selected location in a
space,
and making available a ticket for the location_ The multi-dimensional sound
signature
for the location may correspond to the preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature.
[00687] In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a direct zone,
a diamond zone, a middle zone, a deep envelopment zone, and the like. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with high-quality
sound.
In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with medium-
quality
sound. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with
low-
quality sound. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location
with
sound characterized by bass frequencies. In embodiments, the ticket may be
categorized as for a location with sound characterized by mid-range
frequencies. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with sound
characterized
by treble frequencies.
1006881 In embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert
hall, a sports venue, an arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an
IMAX
theater, a museum, a vehicle interior, and the like.
[00689] In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the methods may
be
implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like, In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
[00690] In embodiments, methods and systems for ticket seating selection
may be provided. The methods and system may include determining the acoustic
environment of the space, storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-
dimensional
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sound measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature composite, and
providing
a ticket purchase selection option to the user that may relate the location of
a seat for
selection to a sound characteristic for the location of the seat as based upon
the stored
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may include a combination of a plurality
of
different measured sound dimensions. In embodiments, determining the acoustic
environment may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a
multi-
dimensional sound signature
[00691] In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a direct zone,
a diamond zone, a middle zone, a deep envelopment zone, and the like. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with high-quality
sound.
In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with medium-
quality
sound. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with
low-
quality sound. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location
with
sound characterized by bass frequencies. In embodiments, the ticket may be
categorized as for a location with sound characterized by mid-range
frequencies. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with sound
characterized
by treble frequencies.
[00692] In embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert
hall, a sports venue, an arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an
IIVIAX
theater, a museum, a vehicle interior, and the like.
[00693] In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the methods may
be
implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like, In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
[006941 In embodiments, methods and systems for making a ticket
available for a location may be provided. The methods and systems may include
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space,
selecting a
location in the space, and making available a ticket for the location, Such
ticket may
be categorized based on the multi-dimensional sound signature.
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[00695] In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a direct zone,
a diamond zone, a middle zone, a deep envelopment zone, and the like. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with high-quality
sound.
In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with medium-
quality
sound. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with
low-
quality sound, In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location
with
sound characterized by bass frequencies. In embodiments, the ticket may be
categorized as for a location with sound characterized by mid-range
frequencies. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as for a location with sound
characterized
by treble frequencies
[00696] in embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert
hall, a sports venue, an arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an
IMAX
theater, a museum, a vehicle interior, and the like.
[00697] In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the methods may
be
implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like. In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
1006981 In embodiments, methods and systems for providing a venue
seating sound sample for ticket seating selection may be described. The
methods and
systems may include determining the acoustic environment of the space, storing
the
multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound measurement as a multi-
dimensional sound signature, and providing a sound sample associated with the
ticket
purchase selection by the user that relates the location of a seat for
selection to a
sound characteristic for the location of the seat as based upon the stored
multi-
dimensional sound signature.
[00699] In embodiments, the sound may be a sample of a performance of a
type typically performed in the space. In embodiments, the sound was created
by an
artist who will be performing in the venue. In embodiments, the sound may be a
sample of an upcoming performance to be held in the venue. In embodiments, the
space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports venue, an arena, an
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entertainment venue, a movie theater, an 111/LAX theater, a museum, a vehicle
interior,
and the like.
[00700] In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. in embodiments, the methods may
be
implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like. In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
[00701] In embodiments, the location may be a seat, an area of seating, a
zone of the space, and the like. in embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in connection with a representation of the view from the location in
the
space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with
an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space. In
embodiments,
the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an image of the view
from
the location in the space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in
connection with an interactive image of the view from the location in the
space. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance space and the reproduced sound may
be provided in connection with an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. In embodiments, the space may be a performance space
and the
reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an interactive
representation of
the view from the location in the space showing a stage in the performance
space. In
embodiments, the location may be selected using a graphical user interface
that may
be associated with the sound an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. in embodiments, methods and systems may allow a
listener to
purchase tickets for the location.
[00702] In embodiments, measuring acoustic environment may be a multi-
dimensional sound measurement. The space may be associated with the ticket
seating
selection by a user. The multi-
dimensional sound signature may include a
combination of a plurality of different measured sound dimensions. In
embodiments,
the multiple dimensions of the sound signature may be selected from the group
consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of reflections of
sound
associated with the known acoustic environment. In embodiments, the
reflections
may include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions. In
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embodiments, the reflections may include primary, secondary and tertiary
reflections
from similar directions. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment
may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature.
[007031 In embodiments, methods and systems for reproducing sound may
be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for a selected location in a space and reproducing sound in
accordance with the multi-sound signature. Such reproduction may apply the
multi-
dimensional sound signature to the reproduced sound so that the sound may be
heard
as it would be heard at the location in the space.
[00704] In embodiments, the sound may be a sample of a performance of a
type typically performed in the space. In embodiments, the sound was created
by an
artist who will be performing in the venue. In embodiments, the sound may be a
sample of an upcoming performance to be held in the venue. In embodiments, the
space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports venue, an arena, an
entertainment venue, a movie theater, an IIVIAX theater, a museum, a vehicle
interior,
and the like.
[00705] In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the methods may
be
implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like. In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
[00706] In embodiments, the location may be a seat, an area of seating, a
zone of the space, and the like. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in connection with a representation of the view from the location in
the
space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with
an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space. In
embodiments,
the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an image of the view
from
the location in the space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in
connection with an interactive image of the view from the location in the
space. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance space and the reproduced sound may
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be provided in connection with an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. In embodiments, the space may be a performance space
and the
reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an interactive
representation of
the view from the location in the space showing a stage in the performance
space. In
embodiments, the location may be selected using a graphical user interface
that may
be associated with the sound an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. In embodiments, methods and systems may allow a
listener to
purchase tickets for the location.
[00707] In embodiments, methods and systems for providing a venue
seating sound sample for ticket seating selection may be described. The
methods and
systems may include determining the acoustic environment of the space, storing
the
multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound measurement as a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, and providing a sound sample associated
with the ticket purchase selection by the user that relates the location of a
seat for
selection to a sound characteristic for the location of the seat as based upon
the stored
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00708] In embodiments, the measurement of the acoustic environment
may include multi-dimensional sound measurements across a plurality of
locations.
The space may be associated with the ticket seating selection by a user. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a
combination of a plurality of different measured sound dimensions. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional
sound
measurement, In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include
specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature.
[00709] In embodiments, the sound may be a sample of a performance of a
type typically performed in the space. In embodiments, the sound was created
by an
artist who will be performing in the venue. In embodiments, the sound may be a
sample of an upcoming performance to be held in the venue. In embodiments, the
space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports venue, an arena, an
entertainment venue, a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a museum, a vehicle
interior,
and the like,
[00710] In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the methods may
be
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implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like. In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
100711] In embodiments, the location may be a seat, an area of seating, a
zone of the space, and the like, In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in connection with a representation of the view from the location in
the
space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with
an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space. In
embodiments,
the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an image of the view
from
the location in the space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in
connection with an interactive image of the view from the location in the
space. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance space and the reproduced sound may
be provided in connection with an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. In embodiments, the space may be a performance space
and the
reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an interactive
representation of
the view from the location in the space showing a stage in the performance
space. In
embodiments, the location may be selected using a graphical user interface
that may
be associated with the sound an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. In embodiments, methods and systems may allow a
listener to
purchase tickets for the location.
[00712] In embodiments, methods and systems for reproducing sound may
be provided. The methods and systems may include determining a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a space, selecting a location in the space, and
reproducing sound in accordance with the multi-sound signature composite. Such
reproduction may apply the multi-dimensional sound signature composite to the
reproduced sound so that the sound may be heard as it would be heard at the
location
in the space.
[00713] In embodiments, the sound may be a sample of a performance of a
type typically performed in the space. In embodiments, the sound was created
by an
artist who will be performing in the venue. In embodiments, the sound may be a
sample of an upcoming performance to be held in the venue. In embodiments, the
space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports venue, an arena, art
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entertainment venue, a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a museum, a vehicle
interior,
and the like.
1007141 In embodiments, the methods may be implemented in a software
application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the methods may be
implemented using a graphical user interface. In embodiments, the methods may
be
implemented using a web interface, a processor, a computer, and the like. In
embodiments, the methods may be implemented by providing a storage media
containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple locations. In embodiments,
the
storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
[00715] In embodiments, the location may be a seat, an area of seating, a
zone of the space, and the like. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in connection with a representation of the view from the location in
the
space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with
an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space. In
embodiments,
the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an image of the view
from
the location in the space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in
connection with an interactive image of the view from the location in the
space. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance space and the reproduced sound may
be provided in connection with an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. In embodiments, the space may be a performance space
and the
reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an interactive
representation of
the view from the location in the space showing a stage in the performance
space. In
embodiments, the location may be selected using a graphical user interface
that may
be associated with the sound an interactive representation of the view from
the
location in the space. In embodiments, methods and systems may allow a
listener to
purchase tickets for the location.
[00716] In embodiments, methods and systems for providing an acoustical
environment graphical user interface may be described. The methods and systems
may include determining an acoustic environment of a space, storing the
multiple
dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound measurement as a multi-dimensional
sound signature, and enabling a visual representation of the stored multi-
dimensional
sound signature through the acoustical environment graphical user interface.
In
embodiments, the measurement of the acoustic environment may be a multi-
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dimensional sound measurement. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may include a combination of a plurality of different measured sound
dimensions.
1007171 In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include specifying a multi-
dimensional
sound signature.
100718] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
in
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00719] In embodiments, methods and systems for providing an acoustical
environment graphical user interface may be described. The methods and systems
may include determining an acoustic environment of a space, storing the
multiple
dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound measurement as a multi-dimensional
sound signature composite, and enabling a visual representation of the stored
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite through the acoustical environment
graphical
user interface.
[00720] In embodiments, the measuring of the acoustic environment may
include multi-dimensional sound measurements across a plurality of locations.
In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a
combination of a plurality of different measured sound dimensions. In
embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional
sound
measurement. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include
specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature.
[007211 In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[007221 In embodiments, a graphical user interface may be provided. The
graphical user interface may include at least one field for representation of
at least one
of a multi-dimensional sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, and an input means for manipulating the at least one of a multi-
dimensional sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[007231 In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
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sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[007241 In embodiments, a software interface capable of visually
representing at least one of a multi-dimensional sound signature and a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided.
[00725] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like, In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
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1007261 In embodiments, a graphical user interface may be provided. The
graphical user interface may include at least one field for visually
representation of at
least one of a multi-dimensional sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite, and an input means for manipulating the at least one of a
multi-
dimensional sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00727] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00728) In embodiments, a software interface for manipulation of at least
one of a multi-dimensional sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be provided.
[00729) In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
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be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
[00730] In embodiments, a graphical user interface may be provided. The
graphical user interface may include at least one field for manipulation of at
least one
of a multi-dimensional sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, and an input means for manipulating the at least one of a multi-
dimensional sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00731] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
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[00732] In embodiments, a software interface for designing a space in
consideration of at least one of a multi-dimensional sound signature and a
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided.
[007331 In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
1007341 In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for designing a
space may be provided. The computer-implemented program may include a design
module capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as
specified by
a user of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable
of
visually representing a multi-dimensional sound signature in the space, and an
analytical acoustics module capable of determining the predicted impact of
changes to
parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature in the
planned space. In embodiments, a modified multi-dimensional sound signature
may
be presented to the user upon modification of parameters of the space in the
design
module.
[00735i In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
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space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
1007361 In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for designing a
space may be provided. The methods and systems may include a design module
capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as specified by
a user
of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable of
visually
representing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in the space, and
an
analytical acoustics module capable of determining the predicted impact of
changes to
parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite in
the planned space. In embodiments, a modified multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be presented to the user upon modification of parameters of the space in
the
design module.
[00737] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00738] In embodiments, a software interface for designing a. space
including feedback based on comparison to preferred signatures may be
provided.
[00739] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
in
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00740] In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for designing a
space may be provided. The methods and systems may include a design module
capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as specified by
a user
of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable of
visually
representing a multi-dimensional sound signature in the space, and an
analytical
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acoustics module capable of determining the predicted impact of changes to
parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature in the
planned space. The sound signature representation module may be capable of
accessing a representation of at least one multi-dimensional sound signature
from at
least one preferred acoustical environment. In embodiments, a modified multi-
dimensional sound signature may be presented to the user. In embodiments, a
feedback module for facilitating comparison of the predicted multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the planned space to the multi-dimensional sound signature of a
preferred
acoustical environment may be presented upon modification of parameters of the
space in the design module.
[007411 In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00742] In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for designing a
space may be provided. The methods and systems may include a design module
capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as specified by
a user
of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable of
visually
representing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in the space, the
sound
signature representation module capable of accessing a representation of at
least one
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multi-dimensional sound signature composite from at least one preferred
acoustical
environment, and an analytical acoustics module capable of determining the
predicted
impact of changes to parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite in the planned space. In embodiments, a modified multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be presented to the user upon
modification of parameters of the space in the design module. In embodiments,
a
feedback module for facilitating comparison of the predicted multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite of the planned space to the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite of a preferred acoustical environment may be presented to the user.
[00743] In embodiments, the feedback module may facilitate visual
comparison, In embodiments, the feedback module may facilitate comparison of
reflections from various directions. In embodiments, the comparison may
include
comparison of at least one of timing, amplitude, frequency and direction of
reflections
between the planned space and the preferred acoustical environment. In
embodiments, the comparison may include comparison of primary and secondary
reflections from similar directions. In embodiments, the feedback module may
visually presents preferred ranges of parameters of the multi-dimensional
sound
signature. In embodiments, the feedback module may indicate whether a
specified
parameter may be within a preferred range. In embodiments, the feedback module
may suggest modifications that would reduce differences between the planned
space
and the preferred acoustical space.
[00744] In
embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
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composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00745] In embodiments, a software interface for designing a space
including feedback based on preferred ranges may be provided.
[00746] In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for designing a
space may be provided. The computer implemented program may include a design
module capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as
specified by
a user of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable
of
visually representing a multi-dimensional sound signature in the space, an
analytical
acoustics module capable of determining the predicted impact of changes to
parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature in the
planned space, and a feedback module for facilitating comparison of the
predicted
multi-dimensional sound signature of the planned space to a range of
parameters for a
known acoustical environment. In embodiments, a modified multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be presented to the user upon modification of parameters of the
space
in the design module.
[00747] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
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composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00748] In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for designing a
space may be provided. The methods and systems may include a design module
capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as specified by
a user
of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable of
visually
representing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in the space, an
analytical acoustics module capable of determining the predicted impact of
changes to
parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite in
the planned space, and a feedback module for facilitating comparison of the
predicted
multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the planned space to a range of
parameters for a known acoustical environment. In embodiments, a modified
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be presented to the user upon
modification of parameters of the space in the design module.
[007491 In embodiments, the feedback module may facilitate visual
comparison. In embodiments, the feedback module may facilitate comparison of
reflections from various directions. In embodiments, the comparison may
include
comparison of at least one of timing, amplitude, frequency and direction of
reflections
between the planned space and a preferred set of ranges for such parameters.
In
embodiments, the preferred set of ranges may be based on a ranges measured in
at
least one preferred acoustical environment. In embodiments, the comparison may
include comparison of primary and secondary reflections from similar
directions. In
embodiments, the feedback module visually may present preferred ranges of
parameters of the multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the
feedback
module may indicate whether a specified parameter may be within a preferred
range.
In embodiments, the feedback module may suggest modifications that would
reduce
differences between the planned space and a preferred acoustical space_
[00750] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
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sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[007511 In embodiments, a software interface for optimizing a space in
consideration of at least one of a multi-dimensional sound signature and a
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided.
[007521 In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
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[00753] In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for optimizing
a space may be provided. The methods and systems may include a design module
capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as specified by
a user
of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable of
visually
representing a multi-dimensional sound signature in the space, and an
analytical
acoustics module capable of determining the predicted impact of changes to
parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature in the
planned space. In embodiments, a modified multi-dimensional sound signature
may
be presented to the user upon optimizations of parameters of the space in the
design
module.
[00754] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[007551 In embodiments, a computer-implemented program for optimizing
a space may be provided. The computer-implemented program may include a design
module capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as
specified by
a user of the design module, a sound signature representation module capable
of
visually representing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in the
space, and
an analytical acoustics module capable of determining the predicted impact of
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changes to parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite in the planned space. In embodiments, a modified multi-dimensional
sound signature may be presented to the user upon optimizations of parameters
of the
space in the design module.
[00756] In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[00757] In embodiments, the present invention may provide mounting of a
flat to the tracking system by way of a tapered spade/socket system. The
present
invention may provide scenery changes in a performance space, such as
providing a
stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where the stage-level scenery flat
tracking
system may include at least one of a plurality of individual tracks and at
least one of a
plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats, provide at least one tapered
spade on
the bottom edge of each bottom-only supported scenery flat, provide a wheeled
carriage assembly mounted on at least each track to accept the tapered spade
from at
least one scenery flat, where the carriage assembly accepts the tapered spade
into a
tapered socket, and the like. In embodiments, the carriage assembly may
include a
latch mechanism to secure the tapered spade in the tapered socket. The
plurality of
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individual tracks may be closely spaced. The carriage of the stage-level
scenery flat
tracking system may be driven by a motor drive system. The motor drive system
may
be a computer controlled motor drive system. The motor drive system may be a
sound damped motor drive system. The drive system may include a plurality of
sound dampened motor drives, where each of the plurality of sound dampened
motor
drives may control a single carriage, a plurality of carriages, a combination
of
carriages, and the like. The bottom-only supported scenery flats may be
provided a
rigid construction, where the rigid construction may enable scenery flat
motion of the
bottom-only supported scenery flats on adjacent tracks of the stage-level
scenery flat
tracking system without physical contact between bottom-only supported scenery
fiats
on adjacent tracks while in motion. The tapered spade may be mounted into the
tapered socket to enable rapid scenery changes, where the rapid scenery change
may
be in view of the audience.
[00758] In embodiments the present invention may provide for rapid scene
changes through a stage-level scenery flat tracking system. The present
invention
may provide for rapid scenery changes in a performance space, such as by
providing a
stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where the stage-level scenery flat
tracking
system may include at least one of a plurality of individual tracks and at
least one of a
plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats; providing at least one
mounting
fixture on the bottom edge of each bottom-only supported scenery flat;
providing a
wheeled carriage assembly mounted on at least each track to accept the
mounting
fixture from at least one scenery flat, where the use of a scenery flat with
the
mounting fixture may enable rapid scenery changes, and the like. In
embodiments,
the carriage assembly may include a latch mechanism to secure the mounting
fixture.
The rapid scenery change may be in view of the audience. The plurality of
individual
tracks may be closely spaced. The carriage of the stage-level scenery fiat
tracking
system may be driven by a motor drive system. The motor drive system may be a
computer controlled motor drive system, where the motor drive system may be a
sound damped motor drive system, a plurality of sound dampened motor drives,
each
of the plurality of sound dampened motor drives may control a single carriage,
each
of the plurality of sound dampened motor drives may control a plurality of
carriages,
and the like. The bottom-only supported scenery flats may be provided a rigid
construction, where the rigid construction may enable scenery flat motion of
the
bottom-only supported scenery flats on adjacent tracks of the stage-level
scenery flat
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tracking system without physical contact between bottom-only supported scenery
flats
on adjacent tracks while in motion. In embodiments, the rapid scenery changes
may
include box sets, or other modem stage scenery.
[00759] In embodiments the present invention may provide for a
mechanized tracking system for improved synchronization of movement. The
present
invention may provide scenery changes in a performance space, such as
providing a
computer controlled mechanized stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where
the
tracking system may include at least one of a plurality of individual tracks
and a
plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats, and where the tracking
system may
provide an increased synchronization of scenery flat movement. In embodiments,
the
synchronization may be for all of the bottom-only supported scenery flats, for
one
bottom-only supported scenery flat, for a combination of bottom-only supported
scenery flats, and the like.
[00760] In embodiments the present invention may provide for a
mechanized tracking system for improved reliability of movement. The present
invention may provide for scenery changes in a performance space, such as
providing
a computer controlled mechanized stage-level scenery flat tracking system,
where the
tracking system may include at least one of a plurality of individual tracks
and a
plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats, and where the tracking
system may
provide an increased repeatability of scenery flat movement.
[00761] In embodiments the present invention may provide for three
dimensional renditions on scenery flats. The present invention may provide for
scenery changes in a performance space, such as providing a stage-level
scenery flat
tracking system, where the tracking system may include at least one of a
plurality of
individual tracks and a plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats, and
a
software rendering facility for creation of three-dimensional visualization on
the
scenery flat, where the scenery flat surface is two-dimensional.
[00762] In embodiments the present invention may provide for more
pleasing acoustics due to the absence of a fly tower. The present invention
may
provide for scenery changes in a performance space, such as providing a stage-
level
scenery flat tracking system, where the tracking system may include at least
one of a
plurality of individual tracks and a plurality of bottom-only supported
scenery flats,
and where the acoustics of the performance space may be improved due to the
use of
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the stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where the stage-level scenery
flat
tracking system may have no fly tower.
[00763] These and other systems, methods, objects, features, and
advantages of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the
art from
the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment and the
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES
[00764] The invention and the following detailed description of certain
embodiments thereof may be understood by reference to the following figures:
[00765] Fig. 1 depicts a sound generated at a single sound initiation
location (SIL) and being directly received at a sound measurement location
(SML),
[00766] Fig. 2 depicts an SIL and SML with a single reflection surface.
[00767] Fig. 3 depicts a timing diagram for the configuration as depicted in
Fig. 2.
[00768] Fig. 4 depicts an SIT, and SML with a two reflection surfaces.
[00769] Fig. 5 depicts a timing diagram for the configuration as depicted
in
Fig. 4.
[00770] Fig. 6 depicts an SIL and SML with multiple reflections.
[00771] Fig. 7 depicts an example embodiment for multiple reflections
relative to an SIL and SML,
[00772] Fig. 8 depicts an SII, and SML with two reflections.
[00773] Fig. 9 depicts embodiment measurement input directions for an
SML.
[00774] Fig. 10 depicts an example embodiment of a 'Great Hall' space
with reflections shown.
[00775] Fig. 11 depicts an example embodiment of a 'Jewel Room' space
with reflections shown.
[00776] Fig. 12 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00777] Fig. 13 depicts a single SE, and multiple SMLs.
[00778] Fig. 14 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00779] Fig. 15 depicts multiple SILs and a single SML.
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[00780] Fig. 16 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00781] Fig. 17 depicts multiple SILs and multiple SMLs.
[00782] Fig. 18 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00783] Fig. 19 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00784] Fig. 20 depicts an example embodiment block diagram of the
present invention.
[00785] Fig. 21 depicts an example embodiment of a room with reflections
[00786] Fig. 22 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00787] Fig. 23 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00788] Fig. 24 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00789] Fig. 25 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00790] Fig. 26 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00791] Fig. 27 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00792] Fig. 28 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00793] Fig. 29 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00794] Fig. 30 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00795] Fig. 31 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00796] Fig. 32 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00797] Fig. 33 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
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[00798] Fig. 34 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00799] Fig. 35 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00800] Fig. 36 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00801] Fig. 37 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00802] Fig. 38 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00803] Fig. 39 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00804] Fig, 40 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00805] Fig. 41 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00806] Fig. 42 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00807] Fig. 43 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[008081 Fig. 44 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00809] Fig. 45 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00810] Fig. 46 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00811] Fig. 47 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00812] Fig. 48 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00813] Fig. 49 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00814] Fig. 50 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
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1008151 Fig. 51 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00816] Fig. 52 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00817] Fig. 53 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00818] Fig. 54 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00819] Fig. 55 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00820] Fig. 56 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
1008211 Fig. 57 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00822] Fig. 58 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00823] Fig. 59 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00824] Fig. 60 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00825] Fig. 61 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00826] Fig. 62 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00827] Fig. 63 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00828] Fig. 64 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00829] Fig. 65 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
1008301 Fig. 66 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00831] Fig. 67 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
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[00832] Fig. 68 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00833] Fig. 69 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00834] Fig. 70 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00835] Fig. 71 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00836] Fig. 72 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00837] Fig. 73 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00838] Fig. 74 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00839] Fig. 75 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00840] Fig. 76 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00841] Fig. 77 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00842] Fig. 78 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00843] Fig. 79 depicts an embodiment block diagram of the present
invention.
[00844] Fig. 80 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00845] Fig. 81 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00846] Fig. 82 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00847] Fig. 83 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00848] Fig. 84 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
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[00849] Fig. 85 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00850] Fig. 86 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00851] Fig. 87 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
1008521 Fig. 88 depicts an embodiment illustration of multiple scenery flats
and multiple motor drive facilities in a stage-level scenery track system.
[00853] Fig. 89 depicts an embodiment illustration of a single scenery flat
and motor drive facility in a stage-level scenery track system.
[00854] Fig. 90 depicts an embodiment illustration of a carriage with spade
removed in a stage-level scenery track system.
[00855] Fig. 91 depicts an embodiment illustration of a carriage with spade
inserted in a stage-level scenery track system.
[00856] Fig. 92 depicts an embodiment illustration of a motor drive facility
in a stage-level scenery track system.
[00857] Fig. 93 depicts an embodiment illustration of rapid scenery
changing in a stage-level scenery track system.
[00858] Fig. 94 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00859] Fig. 95 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00860] Fig. 96 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00861] Fig. 97 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00862] Fig. 98 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00863] Fig. 99 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00864] Fig. 100 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00865] Fig. 101 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
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[00866] Fig. 102 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00867] Fig. 103 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00868] Fig. 104 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00869] Fig. 105 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00870] Fig. 106 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00871] Fig. 107 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00872] Fig. 108 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00873] Fig. 109 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00874] Fig. 110 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00875] Fig. 111 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00876] Fig. 112 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00877] Fig. 113 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00878] Fig. 114 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00879] Fig. 115 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00880] Fig. 116 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00881] Fig. 117 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00882] Fig. 118 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
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[00883] Fig. 119 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00884] Fig. 120 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00885] Fig. 121 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00886] Fig. 122 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00887] Fig. 123 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00888] Fig. 124 depicts a flow process diagram in an embodiment of the
present invention.
[00889] While the invention has been described in connection with certain
preferred embodiments, other embodiments would be understood by one of
ordinary
skill in the art and are encompassed herein.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[00891] The present invention may provide for improved methods and
systems for characterizing an acoustic environment, and using that
characterization to
provide an enhanced listening experience to a user. For example, a listening
environment may be a music hall where the acoustic environment has been
demonstrated over time to produce a superior listening experience to users,
and where
the present invention may be used to characterize the existing environment in
order to
aid in the design of a new venue, the redesign of an existing venue, the
development
of a rehearsal space that reproduces the acoustic environment of the venue,
the use of
the characterization for a reproduction of the sound in a movie theater or in
home
theater, for the use in an entertainment facility, for use in a sound system
or sound
component, for use in acoustic analysis, and the like.
[00892] For instance, examples of such music halls with superior listening
experience may include the great opera houses of Europe, such as the L'Opera
Royal
in Chateau de Versailles France, the Markgrafliches Operhaus in Bayreuth
Germany,
the Drottningholms Slottsteater near Stockholm Sweden, the Rokokotheater in
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Schwetzingen Germany, and the like. Such a list of opera venues is in no way
meant
to limit the present invention to opera houses, or musical venues in general,
but is
provided as examples of what might be considered acoustic environments of
demonstrated quality. The present invention may be considered a generalizable
method for the acoustic characterization of an acoustic environment, and then
the
application of such acoustic characterization to some other acoustic
application. For
example, the present invention may allow for the characterization of a sports
arena for
the sake of reproducing the acoustic environment of the arena in an
entertainment
facility, the creation of sound feedback systems for performers rehearsing in
an empty
venue but where the present invention provides the acoustic environment to the
performers as if the audience where present, the reproduction of an acoustic
environment in a sound system or headphones such that the user is able to
experience
the music or sound being played as if the music or sound had been recorded in
that
acoustic environment, and the like. The present invention may provide for a
way to
characterize an acoustic environment that allows such reproductions of the
acoustical
environment in ways that are superior to existing methods. As the present
invention
is described herein, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the present
invention
may be utilized across a broad range of acoustic environmental applications.
[008931 To better appreciate the methods and systems of the present
invention, it may be useful to briefly describe an example of how such
acoustical
environments are currently modeled, in this case, for the acoustic design of a
performance center. The acoustic design of a performance center has
traditionally
been based on the application of a number of standard ratios, many of which
have
been incorporated into ISO standards such as ISO 3382, that measure properties
such
as clarity (early to late arriving sound energy ratio, sometimes called Cy,x),
definition
(early to total sound energy ratio, sometimes called D>pc), Early Decay Time
(EDT)
and reverberation time (e.g., R60 is the time interval for a 60dB sound
decay).
Design is also influenced by ratios of width to height, length to width and
volume to
seating area. These parameters are typically applied to measure the acoustic
and
physical characteristics of an auditorium as a whole, despite the fact that
the perceived
clarity, definition, and other attributes can vary widely from seat to seat in
the
auditorium and despite the fact that perceived sound can vary widely depending
on
the shape of the auditorium space. The parameters are also deficient in that
they do
not measure or describe pitch distribution and timbre, nor do they measure the
actual
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perception of sound as a multi-dimensional experience having a spatial and
temporal
balance, nor do they describe or predict the effect of changes in stage house
shape and
design, auditorium shape and design, scenery design, design and materials on
the
perceived ease of performance and quality of acoustics, and the like. The
present
invention uses parameters that measure sound as a multi-directional and multi-
dimensional experience to more accurately measure and predict the acoustic
characteristics of performance centers.
[00894] The method and system of the present invention is rooted in the
measurement technique utilized, and as such we begin with a description of the
present invention's sound measurement technique, and how it creates multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a measurement location, and multi-dimensional
sound signature records for the characterization of an acoustic space.
[00895] Referring to Fig. 1, an 'open' space is shown with what we will
refer to as a sound initiation location (srL) 102 and a sound measurement
location
(SML) 104, where the open space is defined as an ideal space where there are
no
objects or media to cause a sound wave to propagate from the source, here
referred to
as the S1L 102, in any direction other than a straight line path, such as by
reflection,
refraction, diffraction, interference, and the like. It should be noted that
for the sake
of simplicity, this disclosure will be restricted to changes in straight line
path due to
only reflection, but that one skilled in the art will recognize that other
acoustic
parameters may apply to examples herein. As shown, in the open space as
defined,
the only sound that reaches the SML 104 from the SIL 102 is by a direct path.
For
instance, the SIL 102 may be a sound source, such as a person's voice or from
a
speaker, and the SML 104 may be a person's ear(s) or a microphone. In an
example,
the SEC, 102 may be a performer and the SML 104 may be a listener, and the
only
sound that the listener hears is propagated directly from the performer to the
listener.
In common terminology, this space may be considered a 'dead' space, as there
are no
reflections of sound being brought to the listener from any direction other
than
directly from the performer.
[00896] At this point, some definitions are called for in order to allow the
following description to be clear and understandable, yet not limiting to the
present
invention in any way. In embodiments, what we refer to as a space may be a
region
encompassing an acoustic space, where all sounds are generated within the
acoustic
space. For example, a space may be a room, such as a theater, music hall,
rehearsal
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room, opera hall, ballet, performance room, gymnasium, sports arena, room in a
home, room in a business, a hall, an alcove, an apartment, a cave, a lodging,
amphitheater, arena, assembly hall, auditorium, cinema, coliseum, concert
hall,
playhouse, gallery, salon, church, casino, dance hall, inside an airplane, in
a train, a
room on a ship, and the like. A space may also be an acoustical space not
defined by
say the walls of a physical structure, such as in a room, including such
acoustical
spaces as an outdoor theater or amphitheater, an outdoor park, a valley, a
mountain, a
river, a gorge, an ocean, a beach, a march, a road, an airport, a train
station, a ship
yard, and the like.
[00897] In embodiments, the SIL 102 may include a sound source, such as
a human voice, a musical instrument, siren, an animal noise, an effect of the
weather
or nature, background noise, and the like. In embodiments, the sm 102 may
include
a sound source being projected through a sound system, such as from a speaker,
dodecahedral speaker, multi-directional speakers, full range speaker,
subwoofer,
woofer, mid-range driver, tweeter, horn loudspeakers, piezoelectric speakers,
electrostatic loudspeakers, ribbon and planar magnetic loudspeakers, bending
wave
loudspeakers, flat panel loudspeakers, distributed mode loudspeakers, Heil air
motion
transducers, plasma arc speakers, through a sound amplifier, from a sound
generator,
a vibrating or oscillating mechanism, electric sound generator, and the like.
1008981 In embodiments, the SML 104 may include a way to measure,
record, or perceive a received incident sound, such as by way of a human ear,
an
animal ear, a microphone, a sound measuring facility, and the like. In
embodiments, a
microphone may be a condenser, capacitor or electrostatic microphone,
condenser
microphone, dynamic microphone, carbon microphone, piezoelectric microphone,
fiber optical microphone, laser microphone, liquid microphone, mems
microphone,
speakers as microphones, and the like. In embodiments, a sound measuring
facility
may include sound level meters, data logging sound level meter, integrating
sound
level meter, noise dosi meters, shock tube, hydrophone, frequency analyzers,
graphic
level recorder, magnetic tape recorders, and the like.
[00899] In embodiments, a sound, as the term is used herein, may be a
mechanical vibration transmitted through an elastic medium, such as through a
solid,
liquid, gas, or plasma; the auditory effect of sound waves as transmitted or
recorded
by a particular system of sound reproduction; the sensation produced by
stimulation
of the organs of hearing by vibrations transmitted through the air or other
medium;
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and the like, and may include 'sounds' that are both audible and inaudible to
the
human ear.
[009001 Referring again to Fig. 1, in this instance, the only sound that is
received at the SML 104 from the S1L 102 is a direct sound. That is, there are
no
reflected sounds being received, or measured, at the SML 104.
[00901] Referring to Fig.2, in addition to the direct sound received at the
SML 104 from the S1L 102, there is now a reflected sound that is initiated at
the S11.
102, reflecting off a reflective surface 202, and reflected to the SML 104.
Note that
the reflected sound path is longer in distance than the direct sound path,
which results
in a time delay between a sound reaching the SML 104 by the direct path vs.
the
sound reaching the SML 104 by the reflected path. Fig. 3 shows a timing
diagram
300 that illustrates this delayed timing relationship between the direct and
reflected
sound paths for a short duration idealized sound pulse as measured at the SML
104.
This time delay turns out to be an important aspect in the character of an
acoustic
environment, and is one of the dimensions that may be measured by the present
invention in developing the multi-dimensional acoustic characterization for a
space.
Note that this simple diagram is only meant to illustrate the timing delay,
and for
simplicity, shows the direct sound pulse terminating before the start of the
reflected
sound pulse. In this instance, an observer located at the SML 104 would hear
two
distinct sound pulses, one directly from the source and one reflected off a
surface. In
reality, and especially in a music venue, the direct and reflected sounds
would indeed
be delayed with respect to each other, but may be overlapped in occurrence,
and it is
this delay/overlapping that begins to reveal the acoustic character of the
space, and
where the present invention provides useful product.
[00902] In a further illustration, Fig. 4 shows two reflecting surfaces 202
that reflect the sound back to the SML 104 in addition to the direct sound.
Note in
this instance the path length of each reflected wave is not only greater than
the direct
sound path, but are different from each other. Fig. 5 shows a multiple
reflections
timing diagram 500 showing the general relationship between the direct sound
and the
two reflected sounds. Here there is a first delay for the first reflected
sound, and a
second delay for the second reflected sound. As was the case in the last
example, this
diagram shows very short duration sound pulses, where a user listening at the
SML
104 would now hear three distinct sounds, one for the direct sound pulse, one
for the
first reflection and one for the second reflection. As was the case in the
last example,
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the sound generated at the SMI may be of a time duration such that the sound
received
at eh SML 104 may include an overlap of the direct sound and the first
reflection, an
overlap of the direct sound and both reflections, an overlap of the two
reflections after
the direct sound has diminished, and the like. In embodiments, the sequencing
and
overlapping of the direct sound with reflected sounds may contribute to the
characterization of the acoustic space.
[00903] In embodiments, there may be a plurality of reflections associated
with the physical configuration of the space, where the sequencing and overlap
of the
reflections and the direct sound together contribute to the characterization
of the
acoustic space. For instance, Fig. 6 shows a space configuration that shows
five
reflections arriving at the SML 104 in addition to the sound traveling
directly from the
SIL 102 to the SML 104. Here, a measurement device, or user, may experience a
combination of the sounds from the plurality of reflections and the direct
sound, and
this combination may contribute to what may be regarded as a sound signature
for that
SML 104. In addition, and would be appreciated by one skilled in the art, that
this
sound signature may include other sound parameters that may be either
determined by
the sound source at the SIL 102 or by the environment of the space, such as
loudness,
frequency, harmonics, and the like. In embodiments, the combined measurement
of
each of these sound parameters, and others as described herein, may be
considered to
me various dimensions of the sound character as measured at the SML 104, and
so as
related to the sound character of the space. Fig. 7 shows an example of music
hall
where the SIL 102 is located in some performance space, and the SML 104 is
located
down in a location in the audience. Here, five representative reflected sounds
are
shown traveling from the SIL 102 to the SML 104. This diagram is also meant to
show that the reflected sounds are traveling out from the SIL 102 in all
directions and
reflecting off the ceiling, floor, side wall, back wall, and the like, and
arriving at the
SM1, 104 from different directions. In addition, it will be appreciated, that
sounds are
reflecting off a plurality of surface features, architectural features,
people, and the
like, where each of the reflections may contribute to the sound signature as
measured
at the SML 104,
[009041 Returning to a simpler instance, Fig, 8 again shows the direct
sound path from the S1L 102 to the SML 104, and two reflected sounds arriving
at the
SML 104. However, this diagram is only meant to be illustrative of two
representative reflected sounds, and so only shows two reflected sounds. In
reality, it
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can be appreciated, that these are but two of a continuum of the three
dimensional
sound waves that are propagating out from the SIL 102, out into the space,
reflected
off the surfaces of the space, and traveling back to the SML 104. In this way,
there
may be a plurality of reflected sounds being received at the SML 104 as the
result of a
sound generated at the Kr, 102, all of which may contribute to the
characterization of
the acoustic space. Fig. 9 illustrates a simplified diagram of this case,
where a
measurement facility of the present invention may measure sounds from a
plurality of
directions 902 as incident upon the SML 104. In embodiments, the present
invention
may measure the sound incident upon the SML 104 in the three special
dimensions,
such as separated by an angular displacement, and as such, covering the sound
incident upon the SML 104 from all directions. In this way, the present
invention
may include the three spatial dimensions as sound signature dimensions in the
overall
measurement of sound signature. In embodiments, the present invention may
measure the sound incident upon the SM1, 104 as a multi-dimensional sound
signature, including not only the spatial dimensions of the incident sound,
but also
sound parameters such as frequency, loudness, quality, and the like, and all
measured
as the sound generated at the SIL 102 is received at the SML 104 over time
from the
direct and all reflected sounds. In embodiments, the present invention may
measure a
multi-dimensional sound signature for the SW 104 as a result of a sound
generated at
the SU, 102, including sound direction, amplitude, intensity, attenuation,
frequency,
frequency distribution, pitch, time, time lag, time delay, loudness at a
frequency,
clarity, definition, timbre, arrival time, azimuth, elevation path length,
reverberation
time (RT), integrated energy, sound pressure, early decay time (EDT), early to
late
arriving sound energy ratio, early to total sound energy ratio, early-to-late
sound
index, early lateral energy fraction ELF), total relative sound level (G), and
the like.
In embodiments, the sound as generated at the Sit 102 may be audible,
inaudible,
multi-frequency, single frequency, varied over time, initiated by a user, a
sound
system (as described herein), and the like. In embodiments, the space may be
unoccupied, occupied, occupied by an audience, occupied by material
approximating
an audience, and the like. In embodiments, the sound may not initiated but is
a sound
source inherent to the space, generated by at least one sound source inherent
to the
space, initiated by at least one sound source inherent to the space, and the
like.
1009051 In an example embodiment of a multi-dimensional sound signature,
a set of measurements for a space we will refer to as the 'Great Hall' arc
provided in
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Table 1 for an SML 104 on the left side of the Great Hall's auditorium and
Table 2 for an
S3vfL 104 on the right side of the Great hall, where the S1L 102 is at the
center of the stage
twelve feet away from the rear wall of the stage. The measurement data is for
14 reflections,
and the dimensions are for mmum (min) and maximmn (max) for time (T in ms),
azimuth
angle (Az in dames), elevation angle (El in degrees), and level difference (A
in dB). The
data for Table 1 is plotted graphically 1000 in Fig. 10. In embodiments, the
number of
reflections required may vary for the room, such as only needing 2, 3, 5,
15,20, and the hie
reflections to characterize the space. In embodiments, the present invention
may only need a
small number of key reflections to provide the proper characterhation for the
space. In
embodiments, the use of values provided in Table 1 and/or Table 2 may be used
with the
embodiments described herein. For instance, the values, or a subset of the
values, as
provided in Table 1 amd Table 2, may be used in the design of a new space, the
redesign of an
existing space, the simulation of a hypothetical space, and the like, as
described herein, in
ordez to make tint space have a more pleasing acoustical character.
Togo nen Aunts Azmai Ends Elam Ands Amur
RI flow 0.5 1.5 -5 0 6 -6 -7.4 -7.0
82 side left 5.0 30.7 19 73 2 6 -10.8 -0.1
83 side right 7.9 34.8 -76 22 2 5 -10.5 -09
84 upper left 25.4 69.1 26 77 28 50 -16.6 -2.5
85 uPPer riabl 28.7 71.4 -79 -29 27 47 -16.4 -2.7
86 *Meg 39.4 839 -36 0 45 83 -17.8 -3.2
R7 ceiling earner left 43.0 92.5 19 73 42 70 -18.8 -
3.7
RS calling ainer right 45.3 92.8 -76 -22 42 66 -
18.7 -3.8
85 raw eaull 7.2 175.3 -180 -175 1 2 -23.7 -0.8
1110 side-rear left 11.8 179.8 -202 -190 1 2 -24.2 -15
1111 skle-reer right 14.6 179.5 -168 -155 1 2 -242 -1.7
812 upper owner raw left 31.1 192.0 -208 -194 17 27 -
24.9 -3.2
813 uppix caner rear right 34.3 191.5 -164 -149 17 27 -
24.9 -33
R14 Caw= 44.6 198.3 -180 .175 27 43 -25.0 -3.8
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R1 flow 0.5 1.5 0 5 -6 -6 -7.5 -7.0
R2 skle1rft 7.9 34.8 22 76 2 5 -10.5 -0.9
R3 skb right 5.0 30.7 -73 -19 2 6 -10.8 -0.7
R4 upper left 28.7 71.4 29 79 27 47 -164 -2.7
RS uPPer fiat 25.4 691 -77 -26 28 SO -16.6 -2.5
/1.6 cans 39.4 83.9 0 36 45 13 -17.8 -32
R7 ceiling azaer left 453 92.8 72 76 42 66 -18.7 -
3.8
R8 cans comer Tight 43.0 92.5 -73 -19 42 70 -1L8 -
3.7
R9 remweil 7.2 173.3 175 180 I 2 -23.7 -0.8
1118 zkle-seer left 14.6 179.5 155 168 1 2 -242 -1.7
R11 :Woggle. right 11.8 179.8 190 202 I 2 -24.2 -1.5
It12 upper corm rear left 34.3 191.5 149 164 17 27 -
24.9 -3.3
R13 upper wow rear riabt 31.1 192.0 194 208 17 27 -24.9
-3.2
R14 eelliernew 44.6 198.3 175 180 27 43 -25.0 -3.8
Table 2
[0096] We shall now provide a brief description of the Great Hall as
perspective
in relation to the values provided in Tables 1 and 2. In its basic
description, the "Great Hall"
is an elongated C21388-shape form. RS volume may be set to provide 2.5 seconds
of
reverberation under occupied conditions. Its dimensions (length, width,
height) have been
cateltilly set to create an allay of sound reflections to maximize the
sabjective impressions of
sound, such as for maniple, 43 fed wide, 92 feet long, and 60 feet high (also
leaned to as
the "basic room"). The listener may receive a greater number of the optimal
reflections if
there is an extension from this basic room on the entire long sides, such as
11 (setup &Int the
floor extending 40 feet up, and extending 8 fleet outwazd from the basic room.
For an
Individual listener, them may be certain combinations of sound reflection
timing, direction.
and amplitude (relative to the direct sound) that produce the particularly
pleasing sound
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quality. In embodiments, there may be a very limited number of combinations.
In
embodiments, it may be possible to design a room for which a large number of
listeners will
experience particularity pleasing sound quality, not just a kw listeners.
[00901] In embodiments, at the lowest level, the room may be a narrow
rectangle
with a flat floor, where most of ihe audience is seating. The bottom mictsngle
may allow the
creation of strong early frontal lateral reflections, such as may fall within
30ms for all seats
after the direct sound arrival, and rear lateral reflections which may reach
the listeners ears
from behind. At the lowest level, the room may be a narrow rectangle with a
flat floor, where
most of the audience is seating. The bottom rectangle may allow for the
creation of strong
early frontal Waal reflections, such as falling within 30ms for all seats
after the direct sound
arrival, and rear lateral reflections which may reach the listeners ears from
behind. These
early reflections may have a primary role in the sensed= of early envelopment
(subjective
source width) and intimacy. The choice of a flat floor may have the effect, as
the listener
moved towards the rear, to bring to the same level of amplitude the
reflections created by the
room geometry with the direct sound attenuated with distance. This may have
the effect to
increase the sensation of envelopment and intimacy from the center to the
rear. In an
example, the choice of a 46' wide zoom at the bottom may ensure that all the
audience
members may benefit from the early lateral reflections on both left and right
sides. The
choice of a flat floor may have the effect, as the listener moved towards the
rear, to bring to
the same level of amplitude the reflections created by the room geometry with
the direct
sound attenuated with distance. This may have the effect to increase the
sensation of
envelopment and intimacy from the center to the rear. The choice of a 46' wide
room at the
bottom ensures that all the audience members will benefit from the early
lateral reflections on
both left and tight sides.
[00908] In embodiments, the room may then extend out in cross-section to
create 2
upper comers. These may be set in space to generate upper lateral reflections
coming from the
sides with a 45 down angle but also from the 3D comers at the rear, to
augment the sensation of
"late envelopment These reflections may be set in time, amplitude and
incidence to balm=
the lateml reflections created by the bottom rectangle of the room with the
sensation of
envelopment not only from the bottom but also from the top of the zoom and
therefore to create an
enhanced surround sound affect (these extensions on the sides may compensate
for the inherent
tin-balance of lower versus upper lateral sorted that may occur in a pore
shoebox ball of the sum
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scale). In embodiments, the geometry may than reduce in cross-section to
create a top hat too
encapsulate the voktme for reverberation. Theper walls may be kept parallel to
maximize
the number of reflections occurring in the top hat for reverberation effect
(009091 In embodiments, the described geometry and dimensions may have been
set to create 14 key sound reflection; for every audience member, which may
form the basis
of an array of subsequent sound reflections which constitute the base of the
resulting acoustic
response of the room.
(009101 The acoustics of the "Great Hall" may therefore be characterized by a
reverberated sound combined with clarity and intimacy due to the proximity of
the audience
to sound reflective surfaces everywhere in the ball and the channeling of
sound created by the
side walls, and high envelopment due to the careful location of sound
reflective walls and
corners to create sound reflections surrounding the audience.
(009111 In another example embodimat of a multi-dimensional sound signature, a
set of meannements for a space we will refer to as the 'Jewel Box' are
provided in Table 3
for an SML 104 on the left aide of the Jewel Box's auditorium and Table 4 for
an Sh4L 104
on the right aide of the Jewel Box, where the filL 102 is at the center of the
stage, five feet
away from the rear of the stage. The measurement data is for 17 reflections,
and the
dinienidons are for minimum (min) and maximum (max) for time (T in ma),
azimuth angle
(Az in degrees), elevation angle (F1 in degrees), and level difference (A in
dB). The data for
Table 1 is plotted graphically 1100 in Fig. 11. In embodiments, the number of
reflections
required may vary for the room, such as only needing 2, 3, 5, 15, 20, and the
hire reflections
to characterize the space. In embodiments, the present invention may only need
a small
number of key reflections to provide the proper characterization for the
space. In
embodiments, the use of values provided in Table I and/or Table 2 may be used
with the
embodiments described herein. For instance, the values, or a subset of the
values, as
provided in Table 1 and Table 2, may be used in the design of a new space, the
redesign of an
existing space, the simulation of a hypothetical space, and the hie, as
described herein, in
order to make that space have a more pleasing acoustical character.
Thin Tat= AZIOA Azmai ghida Zhou Amin Amax
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It2 teat 7.0 8.9 -29 0 2 6 -5.7 -2.1
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R3 side left 3.2 22.1 27 71 2 5 -10.2 -1.1
R4 aide right 10.6 281 -76 -38 2 3 -102 -2.5
B5 Mt 8.3 67.3 -180 -167 2 2 -17.8 -2.0
16 side-rear left 10.9 73.3 -213 -194 1
2 -18.9 -2.9 _
R7 Eldarear right 17.6 73.3 -158 -139 1 2 -18.9
-4.1
RS ceiling 19.3 351 -46 0 41 76 -13.1 -3.8
R9 ceiling-cansar left 215 44.5 27 71 41 63 45.2 -43
110 cciling-corner xi& VA 46.8 -75 -38 37 54 -15.2 -
5.4
1,11 oriling-rcer 252 79.1 -180 -167 30 43 -19.5 -
5.0
112 side-side left 23.3 52.2 52 80 1 2 -16.3 -4.8
1/3 eldmide data 33.8 58.5 -82 -57 1 2 -16.3 -6.2
114 ftont-eide left 11.3 25.9 22 58 2 4 -11.6 -3.0
115 frrakdde right 17.9 31.0 -65 -32 2 3 -11.6 -4.1
R16 ceiling-reeruzide left 273 843 -213 -194 28 40 -20.4 -
5.8
117 cialing-reer-side right 32.8 84.3 -158 -139 27 38 -20.4 -
6.6
Table 3
'richt Twat Armin Mawr Blida Minix AWN Amax
R1 floor 0.8 1.9 0 36 -26 -12 -
7.8 -7.1
12 front 7.0 8.9 0 29 2 6 -5.7 -
2.1
13 side left 10.6 28.0 38 76 2 3 -10.2 -2.5
14 side right 32 22.1. -71 -27 2 5 -10.2 -1.1
RS I= 83 673 167 180 2 2 -17.8 -2.0
116 aide-rear left 17.6 733 139 158 1 2 -18.9 -4.1
17 eide-teet tight 10.9 73.3 194 213 1 2 -18.9 -2.9
R8 calling 19.3 35.0 0 46 47 76 -13.1 -
3.8
19 ceiling-corm left 27.4 46.8 38 75 37 54 -15.2 -5.4
R10 ceiling-can= right 21.5 44.6 -71 -27 41 63 -15.2 -4.5
1111 ceding-Dar 25.2 79.1 167 180 30 43 -19.5 -5.0
112 side-side left 33.8 58.5 57 82 1 2 -16.3 -6.2
113 sidoolde right 2.3.3 52.2 -BO ' -32 1 2 -16.3 -4.8
114 fteatilde left 17.9 31.0 32 65 2 3 -11.6 -4.1
11.5 kat-side right 113 25.9 -58 -22 2 4 -11.6 -3.0
116 cellintrear-side brft 32.8 84.3 139 158 27 38 -20.4 -6.6
117 ceiling-tenr-sido right 27.3 843 194 213 28 40 -
20.4 -5.8
Table 4
[00912] We shall now provide a brief description of the Jewel Box as
paspeclivc in
relation to the values provided in Tablas 3 and 4. The shape of the "Jewel
Box" may be
rectangular. Its volume may be set to provide 2.0 seconds of reverberation
under occupied
conditions. Its dimensions length, width, height may have been set to create
an array of sound
reflections to maximiie the subjective impressions of sand. In embodiments,
the Jewel Box room
dimensions may be 52 ft by 36 ft by 26 ft in height. The width is such as to
keep lateral
reflection within 30 ma The heightfwidthrstio may be close to unity so that
the ceiling comers create
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cue-ball reflections with angle of incidence close to 450 on average across
the
audience area, and so that these reflections reach the audience just after the
side wall
reflections (e.g. 20 ¨ 40ms time frame). In embodiments, the room may have a
flat
floor and its length is 55" to maintain strong reflections from the rear.
[00913] In embodiments, the described geometry and dimensions may have
been set to create 17 key sound reflections for every audience member, which
may
form the basis of an array of subsequent sound reflections which constitute
the base of
the resulting acoustic response of the room.
[00914] The "Jewel Box" dimensions and simple geometry may therefore
result in sound reflections that may surround the audience members. The
acoustical
result may be a loud and reverberant acoustics due to its high volume per seat
and
smaller dimensions and with clear, intimate and enveloping sound because of
the
optimized reflection timing.
[009151 Fig. 12 provides an embodiment flow diagram 1200 for the present
invention, where the sound is generated at a single SIL 102 and measured at a
single
SML 104. In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined
for a location within a space by measuring the multi-dimensional sound
signature,
where the measuring may include initiating a sound at a first location in the
space and
measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at a second location
in the
space to form for such second location the multi-dimensional sound signature.
Further, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be stored using a storage
medium. Alternately, a multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined for
a
location within a space, where the multi-dimensional sound signature may
define a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions, by
measuring the multi-dimensional sound signature, where the measuring may
include
initiating a sound at a first location in the space and measuring more than
one
dimension of the resulting sound at a second location in the space to form for
such
second location the multi-dimensional sound signature, and storing the multi-
dimensional sound signature using a storage medium. In another
alternate
embodiment, a sound at a first location in a space may be initiated, measuring
more
than one dimension of the resulting sound at a second location in the space,
and
storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the second location in the space. In another alternate
embodiment, a
sound may be initiated at a first location in a space, measuring more than one
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dimension of the resulting sound at a second location in the space, and
storing the
measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature
for
the second location in the space where the multi-dimensional sound signature
may
define a preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of
incidence
directions.
[00916] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions, and each
including the time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. The
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions, and each including the time lag and loudness from
the
direction. The dimensions may include direction defined by three spatial
dimensions,
time lag, amplitude, and the like. The more than one dimension may include
loudness
amplitude and time-lag defined by three spatial dimensions. A dimension may be
the
difference in the timing of arrival of sound at the second location from
different
directions. A dimension may be the difference between the timing of arrival of
reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the
second
location. A dimension may be the difference in the amplitude of the sound
arriving at
the second location from different directions. A dimension may be the
difference
between the amplitude of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from
the first
location to the second location. The multi-dimensional sound signature may
associate
a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. The multi-dimensional sound
signature
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. The multi-dimensional sound
signature
may define a preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of
incidence
directions. The multi-dimensional sound signature defines a preferential order
for
reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00917] In embodiments, representations of a multi-dimensional sound
signature may include measured values are represented by a vector diagram,
where
the length of the vector in the vector diagram may represent loudness, the
direction of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent the incident angle of the
incoming
sound, the color of the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag,
and the
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like. In embodiments, the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
made at different angles, such as repeating measurements at specific degree
increments, making the measurement at increments of approximately a certain
angle,
making the measurement at angular separation granulation for vector
representation of
a given angle, and the like, where the angle may be 10 degrees, 15 degrees, 20
degrees, and the like. In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented
as a
time series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected
sound from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[009181 In embodiments, a space may be an open or a closed space, such as
in the outdoors or in a closed room, hall, and such. A space may include both
a stage
and an auditorium, both a performance location and a performance observation
location, a stage and the first and second location both located on the stage,
only a
stage, only a performance location, less than all of the volume of the
structure housing
the space, a subset of the structure housing the space, and the like. In
embodiments,
the space may be an ante room, choir box, ball court, organ church, Bach organ
church, is a basilica, baroque opera house, opera house, cathedral,
amphitheater,
conference room, office, gymnasium, movie theater, vehicle interior,
automobile
interior, aircraft interior, train interior, marine interior, public space,
airport, train
station, subway station, hospital, a great hall, a jewel box, a music salon, a
ballroom,
an oratorio, and the like. In embodiments, an example of a great hall space
may have
the dimensions of 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60 feet high. In
embodiments, an
example of a jewel box space may have the dimensions of 52 feet wide, 36 feet
long,
and 26 feet high. In embodiments, an example of a music salon may have the
dimensions of 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, an
example of a ballroom may have the dimensions of 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and 16
feet high. In embodiments, an example of an oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62
feet
long, and 40 feet high.
[009191 In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature for a sound
initiated an SIL 102 may be measured at a plurality of different SMLs 104,
such as
illustrated in Fig. 13, and where the measurements taken at the different SMLs
104
are combined into a single multi-dimensional sound signature composite. For
example, a speaker is placed at an SIL 102 to producing a sound for
measurement
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(which may consist of any of the dimensions described herein), such as where a
singer
would stand during a performance. A sound measuring facility may then be
placed
each of a plurality of locations, such as where audience members would be
seated
during the performance. The multi-dimensional sound signature for each SML 104
may then be combined to create a multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
In
this way, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may provide a
characteristic sound signature for a listening area, as opposed to a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for a single SML 104. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may enable the characterization across a number of SMLs
104,
such as in providing an average of specific dimensions, a range of specific
dimensions, a figure of merit associated with certain profiles of dimensions
such as
related to multi-dimensional sound signatures from other spaces or from the
same
space from a different time or different set of circumstances, and the like.
In
embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may enable the
present
invention to characterize the listening environment for an acoustic venue,
such as an
indoor or outdoor venue, a sports venue, an entertainment venue, a manmade
environment, a natural environment, and the like. In embodiments, one could
image a
great number of applications for using a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, such as to design a new venue to reproduce the signature of a known
venue, re-design a venue, re-create the acoustic environment for rehearsal or
entertainment facilities, and the like, such as described herein.
100920] Fig. 14 provides an embodiment flow diagram 1400 for the present
invention, where the sound is generated at a single SIL 102 and measured at a
plurality of SMLs 104. In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for a space may be created by determining a multi-dimensional sound
signature for each of a plurality of locations in the space, where each multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined by initiating a sound at a
constant
location in the space and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting
sound at
each of the plurality of locations in the space. Further, the multi-
dimensional sound
signatures may be stored for each of the plurality of locations using a
storage medium
to form the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
Alternately, a
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created for a space, where
the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a preferential order
for
reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions by determining a
multi-
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dimensional sound signature for each of a plurality of locations in the space.
Each
multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by initiating a sound at a
constant location in the space and measuring more than one dimension of the
resulting
sound at each of the plurality of locations in the space. The multi-
dimensional sound
signatures for each of the plurality of locations may then be stored by using
a storage
medium to form the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
In
another alternate embodiment, storing in a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for a space the multi-dimensional sound signatures for a plurality
of
locations with the space in respect of sound initiated at a source location
within the
space. In another alternate embodiment, storing in a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a space the multi-dimensional sound signatures for a
plurality
of locations with the space in respect of sound initiated at a source location
within the
space, where the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may defines a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
another alternate embodiment, a sound may be initiated at a first location in
a space,
measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at a plurality of
other
locations in the space, and storing the measurements for each other location
in a
storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space.
In an alternate embodiment, a sound may be initiated at a first location in a
space,
measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at a plurality of
other
locations in the space, and storing the measurements for each other location
in a
storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space.
The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a preferential
order for
reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
[00921] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, stored in a database, and the like. The multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may associate a timing range for each
incidence direction following reflection relative to sound reaching each
location
without reflection. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence
direction
following reflection relative to a time in which the sound was created. The
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may define a preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of
incidence
directions. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
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signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. The
multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
include
information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the plurality of
locations
from a plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may include information about the tonal distribution of sound
reaching the
plurality of locations from a plurality of incidence directions and where the
tonal
distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that is greater than the
masking
effect of air. In embodiments, the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may include a repeat process, such as repeating measurements at a
specific
degree increments, the measurement is repeated at increments of approximately
a
certain angle, the angular separation granulation for vector representation is
a given
angle, and the like, where the angle may be 10 degrees, 15 degrees, 20
degrees, and
the like.
[009221 In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature for a sound
initiated at a plurality of SILs 102 may be measured at a single SML 104, such
as
illustrated in Fig. 15, and where the measurements taken as a result of sound
generated at the plurality of SMLs 104 are combined into a single multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. For example, a speaker is placed at a plurality of
SILs
102 to produce a sound for measurement (which may consist of any of the
dimensions
described herein), such as where a performing group would stand during a
performance. A sound measuring facility may then be placed at the SML 104,
such as
at a select location where an audience member would be seated during the
performance. The multi-dimensional sound signature, as a result of the
plurality of
SILs 102, may then be combined to create a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In this way, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
provide a characteristic sound signature for a sound generation area, such as
a
performance area, as opposed to a multi-dimensional sound signature for a
single
SML 104 from a single SIL 102. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may enable the characterization across a number of SILs
102,
such as in providing an average of specific dimensions, a range of specific
dimensions, a figure of merit associated with certain profiles of dimensions
such as
related to multi-dimensional sound signatures from other spaces or from the
same
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space from a different time or different set of circumstances, and the like.
In
embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may enable the
present
invention to characterize the sound environment for an acoustic venue, such as
an
indoor or outdoor venue, a sports venue, an entertainment venue, a manmade
environment, a natural environment, and the like. In embodiments, one could
image a
great number of applications for using a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, such as to design a new venue to reproduce the signature of a known
venue, re-design a venue, re-create the acoustic environment for rehearsal or
entertainment facilities, and the like, such as described herein, In
embodiments, one
skilled in the art will appreciate that the combining of measurements may
include any
combination of isolated or simultaneous SIL 102 activations, such a generating
sound
from a single SIL 102 at a time, from all SILs 102 at once, from multiple of
SILs 102
at a time, and the like, and then combining the measurements to create the
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may also be used to determine the ambient or
baseline
multi-dimensional sound signature for a space, where the sound sources are the
sound
sources inherent to the space.
[00923] Fig. 16 provides an embodiment flow diagram 1600 for the present
invention, where the sound is generated at a multiple SILs 102 and measured at
a
single SW, 104. In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be created for a space, where the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may define a preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of
incidence
directions, by determining a plurality of multi-dimensional sound signatures
for a
location in the space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be
determined by
initiating a sound at one of a plurality of other locations in the space and
measuring
more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the location in the space.
The
multi-dimensional sound signatures may then be stored using a storage medium
to
form the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space. In an
alternate
embodiment, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored for a
space the multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location within the space
in
respect of sound initiated at a plurality of source locations within the
space. In
another alternate embodiment, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite of
the
multi-dimensional sound signatures may be stored for a space for a location
within the
space in respect of sound initiated at a plurality of source locations within
the space,
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where the multi-dimensional sound signatures may define a preferential order
for
reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions. In another
alternative
embodiment, more than one dimension of the sound at a location may be measured
in
a space resulting from sound initiated at a plurality of other locations in
the space, and
storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for the space. In another alternative embodiment, more
than one
dimension of the sound may be measured at a location in a space resulting from
sound
initiated at a plurality of other locations in the space, and storing the
measurements in
a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space, where the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions.
[00924] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, a database, and the like. The multi-dimensional
sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may associate a
timing
range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to sound
reaching each
location without reflection. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may associate a timing range for each
incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the sound
was
created. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite define a preferential timing for reception of sound from a
plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in
the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define an amplitude range for
each
incidence direction. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of
sound from
a plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may include information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the
plurality of
locations from a plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the plurality of locations from a plurality of incidence directions
and the
tonal distribution includes a high-frequency drop-off that is greater than the
masking
effect of air. In embodiments, the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may include a repeat process, such as repeating measurements at a
specific
degree increments, the measurement is repeated at increments of approximately
a
certain angle, the angular separation granulation for vector representation is
a given
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angle, and the like, where the angle may be 10 degrees, 15 degrees, 20
degrees, and
the like.
[00925] In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature for a sound
initiated at a plurality of SILs 102 may be measured at a plurality of SMLs
104, such
as illustrated in Fig_ 17, and where the measurements taken as a result of
sound
generated at the plurality of SI111,s 104 are combined into a multi-
dimensional sound
signature composite. For example, a speaker is placed at a plurality of SILs
102 to
produce a sound for measurement (which may consist of any of the dimensions
described herein), such as where a performing group would stand during a
performance. A sound measuring facility may then be placed at each of the SMLs
104, such as at select locations where an audience member would be seated
during the
performance. The multi-dimensional sound signatures as measured by each of the
plurality of SMLs 104, and as a result of the sound generated at the plurality
of Sits
102, may then be combined to create a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In this way, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may provide a
characteristic sound signature for space, such as a combination of a
performance area
and a listening area. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may enable the characterization across a plurality of SILs 102 for a
plurality of SMLs 104, such as in providing an average of specific dimensions,
a
range of specific dimensions, a figure of merit associated with certain
profiles of
dimensions such as related to multi-dimensional sound signatures from other
spaces
or from the same space from a different time or different set of
circumstances, and the
like. In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may enable
the
present invention to characterize the sound environment for an acoustic venue,
such
as an indoor or outdoor venue, a sports venue, an entertainment venue, a
manmade
environment, a natural environment, and the like. In embodiments, one could
image a
great number of applications for using a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, such as to design a new venue to reproduce the signature of a known
venue, re-design a venue, re-create the acoustic environment for rehearsal or
entertainment facilities, and the like, such as described herein. In
embodiments, one
skilled in the art will appreciate that the combining of measurements may
include any
combination of isolated or simultaneous SIL 102 activations, such a generating
sound
from a single Sit 102 at a time, from all S11 s 102 at once, from multiple of
SILs 102
at a time, and the like, and then combining the measurements to create the
multi-
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dimensional sound signature composite at each SML 104, for combinations of SML
104 at once, for all SMLs 104 at once, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may also be used to determine the
ambient or
baseline multi-dimensional sound signature for a space, where the sound
sources are
the sound sources inherent to the space.
1009261 Fig. 18 provides an embodiment flow diagram 1800 for the present
invention, where the sound is generated at multiple Sits 102 and measured at
multiple SIVILs 104. In embodiments, a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be created for a space by, (i) determining a plurality of multi-
dimensional sound
signatures for a location in the space, where each multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by initiating a sound at one of a plurality of other
locations in the
space and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the
location in
the space and (ii) determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for each of
a
plurality of locations in the space, where each multi-dimensional sound
signature may
be determined by initiating a sound at a constant location in the space and
measuring
more than one dimension of the resulting sound at each of the plurality of
locations in
the space. The multi-dimensional sound signatures may then be stored using a
storage
medium to form the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
In an
alternate embodiment, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
created
for a space by: (i) determining a plurality of multi-dimensional sound
signatures for a
location in the space, where each multi-dimensional sound signature may be
determined by initiating a sound at one of a plurality of other locations in
the space
and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the location
in the
space and (ii) determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for each of a
plurality
of locations in the space, where each multi-dimensional sound signature may be
determined by initiating a sound at a constant location in the space and
measuring
more than one dimension of the resulting sound at each of the plurality of
locations in
the space. The multi-dimensional sound signatures may be stored using a
storage
medium to form the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space,
where the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential
order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions. In
another
alternate embodiment, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
stored
for a space the (i) multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location within
the space
in respect of sound initiated at a plurality of source locations within the
space and (ii)
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multi-dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of locations within the
space in
respect of sound initiated at a source location within the space. In another
alternate
embodiment, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored for a
space, where the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions, the
(i) multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location within the space in
respect of
sound initiated at a plurality of source locations within the space and (ii)
multi-
dimensional sound signatures for a plurality of locations within the space in
respect of
sound initiated at a source location within the space. In another
alternate
embodiment, more than one dimension of the sound may be measured at a location
in
a space resulting from sound initiated at a plurality of other locations in
the space,
initiating a sound at a first location in a space and measuring more than one
dimension of the resulting sound at a plurality of other locations in the
space, and
storing the measurements in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for the space. In another alternate embodiment, more than
one
dimension of the sound may be measured at a location in a space resulting from
sound
initiated at a plurality of other locations in the space, initiating a sound
at a first
location in a space and measuring more than one dimension of the resulting
sound at a
plurality of other locations in the space, and storing the measurements in a
storage
medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space,
where
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a preferential
order for
reception of sound from a plurality of incidence directions.
1009271 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, a database, and the like. The multi-dimensional
sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may associate a
timing
range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to sound
reaching each
location without reflection. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may associate a timing range for each
incidence direction following reflection relative to a time in which the sound
was
created. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may define a preferential timing for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in
the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may define an amplitude range for each
incidence direction. The multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-
dimensional
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sound signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of
sound from
a plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may include information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the
plurality of
locations from a plurality of incidence directions. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the plurality of locations from a plurality of incidence directions
and the
tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that is greater than
the
masking effect of air.
[00928] In embodiments, the present invention may be used to provide a
space related output product, such as for the design of a new space, the
modification
or optimization of an existing space, the modification or optimization of a
hypothetical space, recreation of an acoustic environment in a space,
modification of a
sound environment during a performance, modification of a sound generated
during a
performance, modification of a rehearsal environment, modification of a sound
generated during a rehearsal, sound simulation, sound simulation through a
media,
selection of a seat in a venue based on a sound characteristic at the seat,
providing of
sound samples for a venue based on a sound characteristic at the seat, and the
like.
Referring to Fig. 19, in embodiments, the present invention may provide for an
acoustic processing facility 1908 where either the multi-dimensional sound
signature
1902 or the multi-dimensional sound signature composite 1904 may be used as an
input to the acoustic processing facility 1908 to generate the space related
output
product 1910. In embodiments, a sound input 1922, provided in real-time (such
as
from a live source or from another sound source equipment) or from storage
1922
may be provided to the acoustic processing facility 1908, such as to have the
sound
input modified based on either the multi-dimensional sound signature or the
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In an example embodiment, a musical
group
playing in a performance space or rehearsal space may be provided as the sound
input
(es. a microphone and associated sound system), and the acoustic processing
facility
1908 may modify the sound created by the musical group based the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite, such as for the Great Hall, and where the space
related
output product is a sound output by the sound system that is more similar to
the
acoustics of the Great Hall. In embodiments, there may he no existing space
providing the space parameters that generate the multi-dimensional sound
signature or
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite, such as the space parameters
being
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based on a simulation, a hypothetical space, derived from existing spaces, and
the
like. In embodiments, there may be no sound input to 'modify', as the space
related
output product may be something other than a modified sound, such as assisting
in
seating selection, development of an acoustic figure of merit, providing a
sound
sample, providing an analysis, and the like, related to the multi-dimensional
sound
signature or the multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In addition,
there may
be feedback provided from the space related output product to the acoustic
processing
facility 1908, such as to adapt to changing conditions, user input, and the
like. For
instance, the system may provide feedback by assessing the result against the
state at
the beginning of the process and then takes/recommends a next action based on
the
comparison. In embodiments, the next action may be to repeat the method or to
implement another method. For example, in a live performance, where the
feedback
is from the sound being projected to an audience from the sound system as
modified,
the acoustic processing facility 1908 may sense that some parameters are not
within
pre-determined limits, and may adjust the output product to help bring the
output back
to within the limits. In embodiments, this process may continually be fed
back.
[00929] In embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include
hardware and/or software to provide the necessary processing for the given
application. For example, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may provide
for audio
signal processing, sometimes referred to as audio processing, providing an
alteration
of sound signals. As audio signals may be electronically represented in either
digital
or analog format, signal processing may occur in either domain. The acoustic
processing facility 1908 may include analog processors that operate directly
on an
electrical signal, and digital processors operate mathematically on the binary
representation of that signal. In embodiments, the present invention may
perform
audio signal processing on a sound input in order to make the sound input more
similar to the acoustic characteristics as reflected in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature or the multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In order to
perform
the audio signal processing, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may need to
convert
an analog sound input into a digital signal. Alternately, the acoustic
processing
facility 1908 may process an analog sound input directly, such as in analog
audio
processing. A digital representation would express the pressure wave-form of a
sound
as a sequence of symbols, usually binary numbers. This permits signal
processing,
such as may be provided in the acoustic processing facility 1908, such as in
using
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digital circuits such as microprocessors and computers. Although such a
conversion
may be prone to loss, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may use this
approach as
the techniques of digital signal processing may be much more powerful and
efficient
than analog domain signal processing. In order to convert a continuous-time
analog
sound input to a discrete-time digital representation, the acoustic processing
facility
1908 may have the capability to sample and quantize, where sampling is the
division
of the signal into discrete intervals at which analog voltage readings will be
taken, and
quantization is the conversion of the instantaneous analog voltage into a
binary
representation. As such, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include an
analog-
to-digital converter. In addition, processing methods and application areas
may
include storage, level compression, data compression, transmission, mixing,
enhancement, equalization, filtering, noise cancellation, echo or reverb
removal or
addition, and the like.
100930] In embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include
a digital audio editor, such as to perform modifications to the sound input. A
digital
audio editor may be a computer application for audio editing and manipulation
of
digital audio, such as including recording audio from one or more inputs and
storing
recordings in the acoustic processing facility 1908's memory as digital audio,
editing
the start time, stop time, and duration of any sound on the audio timeline;
mixing
multiple sound sources/tracks, combine them at various volume levels and
panning
from channel to channel to one or more output tracks; applying simple or
advanced
effects or filters, including compression, expansion, flanging, reverb, audio
noise
reduction and equalization to change the audio; playing back sound (such as
after
being mixed) that can be sent to one or more outputs, such as speakers,
additional
processors, a recording medium, and the like; converting between different
audio file
formats, or between different sound quality levels; and the like, where these
tasks may
be performed in a manner that is both non-linear and non-destructive. In
embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may provide for a
combination of
audio multi-track software and high-quality audio hardware, a specialized
audio
converter unit which may perform some variety of analog-to-digital (ADC)
and/or
digital-to-analog (DAC) signal conversion. In embodiments, the acoustic
processing
facility 1908 may include some form of automation, such as performed through
"envelopes". Envelopes may be procedural line segment-based or curve-based
interactive graphs. The lines and curves of the automation graph may be joined
by or
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comprised of adjustable points. By creating and adjusting multiple points
along a
waveform or control events, the user can specify parameters of the output over
time.
[00931] In embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include
audio mixing, the process by which a multitude of recorded sounds are combined
into
one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the
source
signals' level, frequency content, dynamics and panoramic position may be
manipulated and effects such as reverb might be added. This practical,
aesthetic or
otherwise creative treatment may be done in order to produce an elevated mix
that is
more appealing to listeners. The mixing stage often follows the multi-track
recording
stage. The acoustic processing facility 1908 may also include functions for
routing
the source signals, equalization, compression, and the like. In embodiments,
mixing
may be executed in a plurality of domains, such as for level, frequency,
special
aspects, depth, and the like. In embodiments, the acoustic processing facility
1908
may include, audio amplifiers, audio players, audio storage, sound chips,
speakers,
testing equipment, noise reduction, and the like.
[00932] In embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include
computer hardware and/or software for comparing and manipulating a sound
input,
for editing the sound input, for adjusting the dimensions of the sound input,
to better
match the acoustic characteristics of the multi-dimensional sound signature or
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. The acoustic processing facility 1908
may
include computer hardware and/or software for the analysis of the multi-
dimensional
sound signature or multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The acoustic
processing facility 1908 may include hardware and/or software for relating the
multi-
dimensional sound signature or multi-dimensional sound signature composite to
a
space, such as for determining what sound is represented at a given location.
In
embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include different
acoustic
equipment known to the art to provide the necessary processing capabilities
for the
application.
100933] At this point, it may be appropriate to describe an embodiment of
the present invention where the processing requirements for the acoustic
processing
facility 1908 may be more well defined. To this end, Fig. 20 provides an
exemplary
flow chart for the present invention, where in this embodiment, the acoustic
processing facility 1908 may be adapted to the application of improving the
design of
a performance center. In embodiments, information about the multi-dimensional
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acoustic 2001 and physical 2002 characteristics of an existing performance
center
may be collected and stored in a computer or manual database 2003. For
instance, the
information may be collected by initiating sound at or near the location where
performers such as singers or an orchestra would perform. In embodiments, the
sound may be generated by a speaker, such as dodecahedral speaker equipped
with a
subwoofer. The speaker may in embodiments generate sweep signals, or may play
pre-recorded music or other sounds. One or more directional microphones may be
placed at locations within the auditorium or in the stage house to capture
measurements using, in embodiments, a Soundfield ST-250 microphone system and
Neumann KU-100 "dummy head" microphone. In embodiments, the microphones
may be B-format, Omni Figure 8 or Binaural, but one skilled in the art will
appreciate that any microphone systems capable of capturing both direction and
loudness at one or more pitches can be used. The sound source and microphones.
may be associated with a computer and an information storage device to capture
information about the incidence of sound at each microphone location, such as
in at
least four dimensions. For instance, the lag time between initial capture
directly from
the sound source and capture of reflected sound, as recorded by each
directional
microphone, and a three-dimensional vector showing the direction from which
sound
at each lag point in time is perceived to have come, including in embodiments
further
information about the sound, including in embodiments its loudness at multiple
frequencies, clarity, definition, and timbre. The sound reaching the
microphones may
be recorded, such that the loudness and time lag between direct and indirect
capture of
sound may be determined from each direction in a three dimensional space,
divided
into increments, such as of approximately 150. In embodiments the recording
may be
accomplished using test signals that are sine sweep played through a
dodecahedron
and a subwoofer and recorded digitally, such as using Zaxcom Deva II digital
recorder or other commercially available recording equipment. The recorded
information or sound track may then be analyzed and summarized 2004. In
embodiments, the information for each location may be represented by a
diagram,
such as using vectors whose length represents loudness, whose orientation
represents
direction and whose color represents time lag from initiation of the sound to
arrival at
the location. In embodiments, information about loudness, direction, time lag,
timbre
and other factors may be represented by tables or other well understood means
of
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expression. In embodiments the frequency distribution 2401 of the sound
reaching the
microphone may also be captured and recorded.
[00934] The assemblage of information about direction, loudness and time
lag of sound reaching a location within a performance space, sometimes
referred to as
the sound incidence at that location, and, in embodiments, additional
parameters such
as timbre, frequency distribution and pitch, which may in embodiments be
associated
with one or more of the sound incidence vectors, may be referred to herein as
the
sound signature of the performance space at that location.
[00935] A study of the sound signatures of locations within existing
performance centers may permit one to define one or more sound incidence
ranges
2012 within which a sound signature may need to fall to achieve optimum
acoustic
characteristics 2011. Such a range may be referred to herein as an ideal or
preferred
sound incidence range 2012. The preferred sound incidence range may be
incorporated into a preferred sound signature range 2005. The
preferred sound
incidence range may be associated with the shape, size and other physical
characteristics of a performance hall.
[00936] A study of the frequency distributions of existing performance
centers can also permit one to define one or more ranges within which the
frequency
distribution must fall to achieve optimum acoustic characteristics 2011. This
may be
referred to as the preferred frequency distribution range 2013. This
information may
be incorporated into a preferred sound signature range 2005. In one
preferred
embodiment of the invention, an ideal frequency distribution range may include
a
tonal distribution, such as including a mid-base reverberation dip in the
range of
approximately 60 to 200hZ.
[00937] In certain preferred embodiments, a preferred sound signature may
be composed of a series of reflections that have, for a given frequency or
group of
frequencies, a specified table of ranges for a specified series of discrete
reflections of
a direct sound, where the table may indicate a timing range for each
reflection
(relative to the direct sound); amplitude range for each reflection; direction
range for
the reflection (and optionally the frequency or other characteristics of the
reflections),
and the like. For example, a preferred signature, such as determined by
analysis of a
great concert hall known to have highly desirable listening properties, might
have a
reflection occurring at between eleven and twenty milliseconds from the side
(the
early reflection); another one (that often comes from a "punch-out"
architectural
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features from the side) at about twenty milliseconds (in some cases more from
above
the listener than the early reflection); another reflection at about 40
milliseconds that
comes from above; a reflection at about 80 milliseconds from the ceiling; and
a later
one that comes from the back corner in a "cue ball" effect. Each reflection in
a series
is preferably ordered in time so that it is short enough to integrate into the
listener's
perception of the sound, while being sufficiently distinct in amplitude and
direction
such that it provides an overall rich tone. In embodiments, a program using
trigonometry can identify the major reflections in a venue (such as, for
example, eight
reflections measured in a great hall as described herein) in amplitude, timing
and/or
direction, then replicate those reflections in a sound system or in a
different venue,
such as by design of the venue (including the basic dimensions and various
fixtures
therein). In embodiments techniques using impulse results or swept sine wave
may be
used to perform measurements on a venue, thereby allowing population of the
table of
reflections, or sound signature table. The sound signature table allows one to
test a
room or a proposed room (or seats within a room or a proposed room), for the
presence or absence of the desired series of reflections, thereby predicting
2006
whether a room or part thereof is likely to have satisfactory listening
qualities 2011.
The prediction may be compared 2007 with the ideal or preferred sound
signatures
105, and, where the prediction differs from the ideal, modifications to the
design of
the room may be proposed 2008. The revised design 2009 may then be re-tested
2006
and the entire process repeated.
1009381 In certain preferred embodiments, one can build a hall that has
many seats for which a series of reflections of a direct sound will fall
within the
specified ranges on a desired table of ranges, and one can identify the seats
in a hall
that have those ranges.
[009391 It should be noted that in preferred embodiments different sound
signature tables exist for different optimal halls; for example, there are
tables that
produce different emotional content throughout most of the seats in certain
optimal
halls. Different tables produce different emotional content, but delivering
the optimal
reflection set throughout the hall maximizes the benefits to the audience as a
whole.
The jewel box type of hall, for example, is likened to being in an enclosed
sphere with
rapid reflections, with high clarity and great reverberation at the same time
(characteristics once thought by conventional acousticians to be inconsistent
with
each other). For example, a hall may be designed with great clarity of tone,
while
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having long (e.g., 2.5 second) reverberations (the reverberations being as
long as
those associated with a great church). Another type of hall, the ball course,
can be
likened to a sandwich, with a feeling of hearing from the front and back in a
nice way.
The Odeon sound (a rounded room of modest size) is likened to a rain of a
series of
reflections all relatively quickly and relatively together, with a clear,
connected sound.
By analogy, a hall is like an instrument, with different overall sound (or
timbre).
While a general shape of hall may tend to produce a general type of result,
more
precise design allows consistent generation of the desired signature for most
or all of
the seats within the venue.
[00940] In embodiments, additional methods and systems may enhance the
sound produced based on the sound signature table. Among other methods, a high
base frequency "notch" and the high frequency fall-off that results from the
shaping
of the frequency response curve may be handled independently from the
reflections,
amplitudes, etc. of the sound signature table. For example, one may seek to
absorb
half of the base and part of the high end in a "lazy boy" shape, and one might
do that
for all frequencies in the table.
[00941] Thus, in embodiments of the methods and systems disclosed
herein, a sound signature table may be used to store a range of desired
characteristics
of a type of venue, such as for analysis of existing and new venues,
renovation of
existing venues, and design of new venues. Use of the methods and systems
disclosed
herein further enable the development of novel venues, or room shapes, that
have
desired characteristics, both satisfying a predicted range of timing, duration
and
amplitudes for reflections in a sound signature table and having desired
frequency
shaping characteristics.
[00942] As used herein, the term sound signature should be understood to
encompass use of a multi-dimensional representation of sound incident at a
location
within a hall, a sound frequency table, a sound signature table, use of
frequency
shaping, or combinations of those elements, as is appropriate for the context.
In
embodiments, the sound signature of a location within proposed performance
space
may be predicted 2006 using a correlation analysis 2004 combined with
information
about the shape and reflective characteristics of the performance space 2002
combined with the speed of sound and other relevant factors. In embodiments,
the
predicted sound signature of a location within a proposed performance space
2006
may be compared 2010 with the sound signature of a location within an existing
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performance space 2001 that has been recorded as described above. In
embodiments,
the predicted sound signature 2006 may be compared 2007 with ideal or
preferred
sound signatures 2005 that have been determined as described above. In
embodiments, the physical characteristics of a proposed performance space may
be
altered 2008 so that the sound signature for a location within the proposed
performance space more nearly match those of one or more existing performance
spaces 2001 or preferred sound signatures 2005. In embodiments, the physical
characteristics of a proposed performance space may be altered 2008 so that
the
proposed sound signature for a location within the proposed performance space
more
distinctly differ from those of one or more existing performance spaces 2001
or from
ideal sound signatures 2005.
[00943] In embodiments, the predicted sound signature of a location within
a proposed performance space may be compared with the ideal sound signature
range.
In embodiments, the characteristics of a proposed performance space may be
altered
so that the predicted sound signature of a location within the proposed
performance
space falls within the ideal sound signature range.
[00944] In embodiments, the frequency distribution at a location within
proposed performance space may be predicted 2006 using information about the
shape and reflective characteristics of the performance space 2002 (and
fixtures,
scenery, audience members and the like anticipated to be disposed therein)
combined
with the correlation analysis and tables 2005 and speed of sound, the
absorptive
characteristics of air, and other relevant factors. in embodiments, the
predicted
frequency distribution of a location within a proposed performance space may
be
compared with the frequency distribution of a location within an existing
performance
space 2010 that has been recorded as described. In embodiments, the physical
characteristics of a proposed performance space may be altered 2008 so that
the
frequency distribution for a location within the proposed performance space
more
nearly matches that of one or more existing performance spaces. In
embodiments, the
physical characteristics of a proposed performance space may be altered so
that the
predicted frequency distribution at a location within the proposed performance
space
more distinctly differs from that at one or more existing performance spaces.
[00945] In embodiments, the predicted frequency distribution of a location
within a proposed performance space 2006 may be compared with the ideal
frequency
distribution range 2013. In embodiments, the physical characteristics of a
proposed
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performance space may be altered 2008 so that the predicted frequency
distribution at
a location within the proposed performance space falls within the ideal
frequency
distribution range. In embodiments, the ideal frequency distribution could be
achieved by the use of materials selected for their reflective or absorption
characteristics (e.g., using comparatively soft materials such as non-dense
varieties of
wood, loose plaster or paper mache layered over stone, concrete or other dense
masonry to diminish reflection, or using hard surfaces to increase
reflection).
[00946] In embodiments, the sound signature 2001 could include additional
information about the sound perceived at a location from each direction,
including
such parameters and measurements as clarity, definition, timber and the like.
In
embodiments, the signature may be captured with the performance space
populated
with individuals and with the performance space empty, and correlations may be
drawn with respect to the impact of the audience population on the sound
signature at
each location.
[00947] In embodiments, information about the sound signature of
locations within a performance center may also be correlated 2003 with
information
gathered about its shape, scenery design and mechanisms, dimensions and/or
construction materials and techniques 2002. In embodiments, this correlation
may be
used to predict 2006 the effect that changes in shape, scenery design and
mechanisms,
dimensions and/or construction materials and techniques may have on the sound
signature of proposed performance centers, in embodiments, these predictions
may
be used to design 2009 elements of a performance center including as examples
its
shape, size, the selection, disposition and layering of construction
materials, the
disposition of balconies within the performance center, the location of seats
an
composition of seating materials, the curvature, orientation and other
physical
characteristics of walls, columns, balcony fronts, balcony undersides,
proscenium
arch, surrounds of the proscenium arch, and the like.
[00948] In embodiments, information about the sound signature 2001 of
locations on the stage or within the stage house of existing performance
centers may
be collected and correlated 2003 with the physical characteristics of such
stage houses
2002 including such elements as the disposition and composition of scenery
flats and
lighting structures, sound reflective structures, the existence and contents
of any fly
space above the stage, the geometric shape, material composition and angular
disposition of the floor, ceiling and walls in the stage house. In
embodiments, these
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correlations may be used to predict 2006 the sound signatures that would be
perceived
by performers in proposed performance centers and to design 2009 or adjust
2008 the
physical characteristics of the stage house in proposed performance centers to
achieve
a desired sound signature at selected locations on the stage.
[00949] In embodiments, information about sound signatures 2001
collected from existing performance venues, and their correlation with the
physical
characteristics 2002 of existing performance venues 2003, may be analyzed and
used
to design new sound signatures not found in any existing performance centers
having
new combinations of desirable acoustic and visual characteristics, and to
design new
performance centers having the physical characteristics necessary to produce
the
desired new sound signatures.
[00950] In embodiments, construction techniques and design of the
auditorium may also be used, either alone or in combination with other
elements, to
achieve desired multi-dimensional acoustic and visual qualities in the
auditorium.
An elliptical shape may be used to create an illusion of proximity to the
stage at the
point in the auditorium that represents the focus of the ellipse opposite the
stage,
which may in turn be associated with higher prices for premium seating. A
rectangular or "shoebox" shape may be used to create strong sound reflections
from
the exposed parallel surfaces and a uniform distribution of energy across the
auditorium. The fronts and curved undersides of balconies may be used to
generate
angular sound reflections as well. The overall dimensions of the room may also
be
manipulated to achieve desired four-dimensional acoustic effects.
[00951] It will be appreciated that the invention is not limited to the design
of new performance centers, but may be applied to any circumstance in which
there is
a desire to replicate the acoustic experience of performers or listeners in
existing
performance centers, or to predict the acoustic experience of performers or
listeners in
proposed performance centers. In embodiments, an electronic sound system may
be
designed that simulates the sound signature at a location where a performer
would
perform on the stage of an existing performance center, based on data about
the sound
signature in the stage house of that performance center. The electronic sound
system
may be deployed, for example, in speakers, in a studio or in headphones. In
embodiments, the simulated performance stage may take the form of an anechoic
room with speakers disposed three-dimensionally throughout the room and driven
by
a computer-based system that causes each speaker to respond sequentially to
input
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from a performer situated in the room, in proportion and in relation to the
sound
signature of a location within the stagehouse of a given performance center.
In
embodiments, the electronic sound system may be used to create a rehearsal
space for
a performer that would anticipate the experience of performing on the stage of
the
existing performance center without actually being on the stage.
[00952] In embodiments, an electronic sound system may be designed that
simulates the multi-dimensional sound signature perceived by someone sitting
in a
given position in the auditorium of a given performance center, based on data
that has
been either collected from that performance center. The electronic sound
system may
be deployed, for example, in speakers, in a studio or in headphones. In
embodiments, the simulated auditorium may similarly take the form of an
anechoic
room with speakers disposed three-dimensionally throughout the room and driven
by
a computer-based system that causes each speaker to respond sequentially to
input
from a pre-recorded performance, or from a live performance, in proportion and
in
relation to the sound signature at a location within the auditorium of an
existing
performance center, In embodiments, a sound system or set of headphones
designed
for home entertainment center use may similarly reproduce the sound signature
at a
location in the auditorium of a given performance center. In embodiments, the
sound
system could provide the listener with the option of selecting the virtual
performance
venue from a menu of options provided to with the home entertainment
equipment, or
the option of selecting a different location within a given performance
center.
[00953] It will also be appreciated that the invention is not limited to
musical, operatic or theatrical performances, rehearsals and reproductions,
but can
also be extended to any circumstance in which there is a desire to control,
create or
reproduce the actual four-dimensional perception of sound, either combined
with
visual cues or independent of visual cues. In embodiments, a movie director
may first
sample, collect and store through sound equipment and computers the sound
signature
of the locations to be depicted in a movie. The sound track for the movie
would
contain files capturing the sound signature of each location, and queue the
projection
sound system with those properties in association with each scene in the
movie. A
sound system may be disposed in each movie theater that is capable of reading
such
queues and reproducing the sound signature of each physical location depicted
on the
screen, so that the ambient sound perceived by the audience in the movie
theater has
the same multi-dimensional quality that would be perceived in the actual
location
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depicted on the screen. In other embodiments, the sound system may be disposed
in a
stadium, in galleries, or in restaurants where a particular aural effect is
desired.
[00954] In other embodiments, the invention may be deployed in recording
studios to support initial recordings of performances and to alter captured
sounds in
post-production editing to duplicate the effect of a performance in any venue
for
which the sound signature has been captured and recorded, such as a
performance
center, an intimate club or a stadium.
[00955] In other embodiments, electronic recordings of musical or other
performances may be modified such that when they are performed through
suitable
sound reproduction equipment they produce a tonal distribution that is
substantially
equivalent to the ideal tonal distribution charted above. In embodiments, a
home
entertainment center or other sound reproduction equipment may be designed
such
that when it performs recorded music it differentially suppresses or enhances
sound at
particular frequencies to produce a tonal distribution pattern substantially
equivalent
to the ideal tonal distribution pattern shown above.
[00956] Referring to Fig. 21, a block diagram of a preferred embodiment of
the invention is provided. In this embodiment, horizontally disposable scenery
flats
2103 may be used to create perspective effects and quick scene changes while
at the
same time assisting in the projection of sound from the stage house 2102 into
the
auditorium 2105. The horizontally disposable scenery flats 2103 may be
controlled
by a computer and electromechanical technologies that are correlated with
scene
changes in a performance and could also be correlated with desired acoustic
effects
during the performance. In the embodiment shown in Fig. 21, the horizontally
disposable scenery flats could permit replacement of the modern "fly space"
with a
solid, flat ceiling 2106 in the stage house 202 and thereby enhance the
acoustic
"liveness" of the stage house 2102 and ease of performance for the performers
on the
stage. In embodiments, the scenery flats would be portable, facilitating
transportation
of the sets from one performance center to another and storage of the sets
between
performances.
[009571 In this embodiment, a stage house 2102 is provided within a
performance center. Scenery flats 2103 may disposed on either side of the
stage
within the stage house. The scenery flats may move laterally to effect scenery
changes. The timing, sequence and range of lateral movement of the scenery
flats
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may be controlled by one or more computers that control electronaechanics that
move
the scenery.
[00958] In embodiments, the scenery flats may be constructed of sound-
reflective material. In embodiments, the scenery flats are disposed at an
angle such
that sound on the stage is projected by them into the auditorium, In
embodiments, the
stage house contains a ceiling and a floor constructed of one or more solid
materials
that reflect sound. In embodiments, one or both of the ceiling and floor are
angled
such that the distance between them is less at the rear of the state house
than at the
front.
[00959] In embodiments, the stage house may have a deep proscenium arch
204 and surrounds that separate the stage house 2102 from the auditorium 2105
and
project sound from the stage onto the auditorium. In embodiments, a deep (3m
approximately) proscenium that is substantially narrower than either the stage
house
or the auditorium could be disposed between the auditorium and the stage
house. The
smoothness and sound reflective quality of its inner service is not in some
embodiments disrupted by lighting or other equipment that would interfere with
its
sound-reflective nature. In embodiments, the proscenium arch 2104 may be
surrounded by features 2107 extending into the auditorium that effectively
extend the
shape of the arch into the auditorium and visually connect the proscenium arch
with
the balconies and other features in the auditorium, This arch may be used to
avoid
acoustic coupling between the auditorium and stage house. The arch may also
enhance the sound projection qualities of horizontally disposable sets in the
stage
house. This arch may also be associated with reflective surfaces in its
surrounds to
further enhance their sound projecting effect.
[00960] In embodiments, regularly spaced scenery flats may be disposed on
a slanted stage floor 2107 to create visual illusion of perspective to
vanishing point at
rear of the stage house and to assist in the projection of sound from the
stage house
2102 to the auditorium 205. In other embodiments, multiple perspective points
may
be displayed.
[00961] In embodiments, the auditorium 2105 may be rectangular, elliptical
or ovoid. In embodiments, the stage house 2102 may be in volume approximately
as
large as or larger than the volume of the auditorium. In embodiments, the
ceiling of
the stage house 206 may be at a height comparable to the height of the ceiling
in the
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auditorium. In embodiments, the floor of the stage house 2107 may be slanted
toward
the auditorium. In embodiments, the floor of the auditorium 2107 may be flat.
[00962] In embodiments, the scenery flats 2103 may be stored in a cartridge
and selected therefrom by a computer operating a tracking system in
coordination
with the scenes of a performance. In embodiments, the effect of the
horizontally
disposable scenery flats on the sound signature 2001 of a stage house or
auditorium
sound may be captured and stored, using the methods and systems disclosed
elsewhere herein. In embodiments, the correlation between the multi-
dimensional
sound signature 2001 of the stage house 2102 and auditorium 2105 and their
physical
characteristics 2002 including in embodiments shape, height of ceiling, size
and
disposition of proscenium arch 204, may be captured and stored 2003 and
analyzed
2004. In embodiments, soft finishing materials that are transparent to sound
at certain
frequencies such as wood, paper macho or stucco may be layered over harder
materials such as concrete or stone to damp reverberation build-up at certain
low
frequencies while retaining reverberation at frequencies above or below the
damped
range. In embodiments, these techniques may be used to replicate the acoustic
characteristics of historical halls and to create specific acoustic effects.
f009631 In embodiments, the scenery flats 2103 may be produced using
large format printing technologies. The scenes depicted on the scenery flats
may be
coordinated using computer technologies to produce the illusion of perspective
using
one or more "vanishing points." The scenery flats may also be coordinated with
lighting effects that supplement or replace physical displacement of the
scenery flats.
[009641 In embodiments, a combination of elements such as those
described herein could be used to produce live acoustics inside the stage
times with
RT values approximately 20% longer than in the associated auditoria and early
decay
within 85% and 100% of reverberation.
[00965) In embodiments, the present invention may be used to modify an
existing space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound signature. For
instance, and
referring to Fig. 22, there may be a desire to improve the acoustic
characteristics of an
existing space, such as a music venue, a sports venue, a public space, and the
like, or
any other space as described herein. In embodiments, a modification may
include
changes to the structures of the space, to the layout of the space, to the
shape of the
space, and the like. A multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
produced
from measurements of the existing space, and this composite may be compared to
the
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multi-dimensional sound signature for a known space, such as in an acoustic
processing facility 1908. This comparison may then be used to modify the
existing
space to a modified space that has acoustic characteristics that are similar
to the
known space. In embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include
any
of the acoustical equipment described herein to perform the comparison,
manipulation, and the like, between the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
of the exiting space and the known space.
[00966] In a more specific example, consider a night club owner that has
bands play in the club on a regular basis. Perhaps the night club owner visits
another
night club, say the Hard Rock Café in Los Angeles, and realizing that the same
band
playing in the Hard Rock Cafe sounds substantially better, or more pleasing,
than
when the same band plays in his night club, that he decides to modify the
acoustic
space of his night club to sound more similar to the Hard Rock Café. In
embodiments, the present invention may provide for an improved way to modify
an
existing acoustic space to match the acoustic characteristics of a known
space, such as
through the known space already having a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, through the measurement of an existing space that has a target
acoustic
characteristic, and the like.
1009671 In embodiments, the creation or re-creation of a reflection, such as
according to a multi-dimensional sound signature or multi-dimensional sound
signature composite as discussed throughout this disclosure, may include a
reflective
surface, speaker (as described herein), a sound reproduction device (e.g. a
device that
can output a sound of predetermined acoustic characteristic upon being
triggered by
an incident sound, such as at the trigger time or delayed from the trigger
time), a
composite material to create a reflected sound with altered acoustic
characteristics,
parabolic reflector, and the like, or some combination of these. For example,
speakers
might be used on the facing wall to produce the "back" reflection, but the
side wall
reflections might be accomplished by some reflective facility. In embodiments,
reflections may be a combination of reflective facilities that take sound in
and re-
release it in a particular direction with a predictable delay, such as in
combination
with speakers. In embodiments, if speakers are the only sound source in the
room,
sound-absorbing materials or configurations (e.g., walls used in sound studios
to
deaden sound, such as having a plurality of different edges facing in all
directions to
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disperse any reflections in a chaotic way) may be used to filter everything
except the
intended reflections that are returned to the rehearsing performer. In
embodiments,
[00968] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 23, methods and systems for
modifying the existing space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be provided. As shown in Figure 23, a process 2300 for modifying
an existing space in light of a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in
accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[00969] The process 2300 starts at step 2302. At step 2304, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be determined for a particular
space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single
source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In
embodiments,
the space may correspond to the Great Hall, and the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite corresponds to the Great Hall multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; the space corresponds to the Jewel Box and the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite corresponds to the Jewel Box multi-dimensional sound
signature composite; and the like.
[009701 At step 2308, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
the particular space may be compared with a known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
another
space, an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite, a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation
of
one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature composites. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location, multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the
like.
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[009711 At step 2310, the space may be modified such that the similarity
between the determined multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
modified space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be
increased.
[00972] In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, moving concrete, removing
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage
or
adding, removing and/or moving some other material. In embodiments, the
similarity
may be increased for one or more dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In addition, the similarity may be increased for one or
more
locations in the space.
[00973] In embodiments, the modification of space may refer to altering the
design of the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may
be
modified by adding fabric, removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete,
removing concrete, moving concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood,
adding scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving
scenery located on a stage, or adding, removing and/or moving some other
material.
In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the construction of
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by
adding, removing, moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. The range for the above stated
embodiments may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound
signature.
[00974] The process 2300 may end at step 2312.
[00975] In embodiments, the present invention may be used to modify a
hypothetical space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound signature. For
instance,
and referring to Fig. 24, there may be a desire to improve the acoustic
characteristics
of a hypothetical space 2202C, such as a proposed or in-design music venue,
sports
venue, public space, and the like, or any other space as described herein. In
embodiments, a modification may include changes to the structures of the
space, to
the layout of the space, to the shape of the space, and the like. A multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite 1904C may be produced for the hypothetical space,
and
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this composite may be compared to the multi-dimensional sound signature 1904B
for
a known space, such as in an acoustic processing facility 1908. This
comparison may
then be used to modify the hypothetical space to a modified hypothetical space
2202D
that has acoustic characteristics that may be similar to the known space. In
embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include any of the
acoustical
equipment described herein to perform the comparison, manipulation, and the
like,
between the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the hypothetical
space
and the known space.
[00976] In a more specific example, consider a concert hall that is in design
(i.e., a hypothetical space, in that it is not yet built), and where from the
current design
a multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined for the proposed concert
hall.
The developers of the proposed concert hall may have a desire to produce an
acoustic
environment in their new concert hall that matches or approximates the
acoustic
environment of a known concert hall, such as for a known concert hall with
known
pleasing sound characteristics. In embodiments, the present invention may
enable the
comparison of the know concert hall composite with the current design's
composite to
develop a modified design with improved acoustic characteristics, such as with
the
pleasing sound characteristics of the known concert hall,
[00977] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 25, methods and systems for
modifying a hypothetical space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be provided. As shown in Fig. 25, a process 2500 for modifying a
hypothetical space in light of a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
in
accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.,
[00978] The process 2500 starts at step 2502. At step 2504, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space may be
determined.
In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be
a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound
signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
and
the like.
[00979] At step 2508, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared with a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
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actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another space, an
idealized
multi-dimensional sound signature composite, a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation of one or
more
multi-dimensional sound signature composites. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an
ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[00980] At step 2510, the hypothetical space may be modified such that the
similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
modified
hypothetical space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
increased. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one or more
dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments,
the
similarity may be increased for one or more locations in the hypothetical
space.
[00981] In embodiments, the modification of space may refer to altering the
design of the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may
be
modified by adding fabric, removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete,
removing concrete, moving concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood,
adding scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving
scenery located on a stage, or adding, removing and/or moving some other
material.
In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the construction of
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be
modified by
adding, removing, moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. The range for the above stated
embodiments may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound
signature.
[00982] The process 2500 may end at step 2512.
[00983] In embodiments, the present invention may be used to optimize an
existing space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound signature. For
instance, and
referring to Fig. 26, there may be a desire to improve the acoustic
characteristics of an
existing space 2202A, such as a music venue, a sports venue, a public space,
and the
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like, or any other space as described herein. In embodiments, an optimization
may
include changes to materials used in the space, changes in furniture, changes
in how
performers and/or audience members are placed, addition of structural
features,
addition of mobile walls, and the like. A multi-dimensional sound signature
composite 1904A may be produced from measurements of the existing space, and
this
composite may be compared to the multi-dimensional sound signature 1904B for a
known space, such as in an acoustic processing facility 1908. This comparison
may
then be used to optimize the existing space to an optimized space 2202E that
has
acoustic characteristics that are similar to the known space. In embodiments,
the
acoustic processing facility 1908 may include any of the acoustical equipment
described herein to perform the comparison, manipulation, and the like,
between the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the exiting space and the known
space.
[00984] In a more specific example, consider an opera house that has been
recently constructed, but whose acoustics are not quite as good as other
similar opera
houses. In embodiments, the present invention may be used to model the
acoustics of
the new opera house through the generation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for the new opera house. This composite may now be compared to the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite of an existing opera house that
has the
sound characteristics the designers of the new opera house were seeking.
Through the
present invention, the two composites may be compared, such as through the
acoustic
processing facility 1908, and used to develop an optimized opera house space,
For
instance, the optimizations may include the additions of certain materials to
surfaces
within the opera house, the addition or subtraction of isle way rugs, a change
in the
seating arrangement, changes in stage scenery and/ fixtures, and the like. In
embodiments, the present invention may enable the optimization of an existing
acoustic space through comparison of multi-dimensional sound signatures for
the
existing space and a desired space.
[00985] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 27, methods and systems for
optimization of an existing space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite in accordance with an embodiment may be provided. As shown in Fig.
27,
a process 2700 for modifying an existing space in light of a multi-dimensional
sound
signature in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may
be
provided.
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[00986] The process 2700 starts at step 2702, At step 2704, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be determined for a particular
space. In
embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound
signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
and
the like.
[00987] At step 2708, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared with a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another space; an
idealized
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a hypothetical space; a. single source multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In embodiments; as stated
above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from
manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composites.
[00988] At step 2710, the space may be modified such that the number of
locations within the space that may fall within the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be increased. In embodiments, the number of locations
falling within the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased
for a
dimension. In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In
embodiments, as stated above, the space may also be modified by the
construction of
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding,
removing, and/or moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. The range for all the above
stated
embodiments may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound
signature. In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing
fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving concrete,
adding
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wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a stage, removing
scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage, or adding,
removing
and/or moving some other material.
[00989] The process 2700 may end at 2712.
[00990] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 28, methods and systems for
optimizing an existing space in accordance with another embodiment may be
provided. As shown in Fig. 28, a process 2800 for optimizing an existing space
in
accordance with another embodiment may be provided.
[00991] The process 2800 starts at step 2814. At step 2818, similar to the
step 2804 of process 2800A, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for a
space may be determined. As described above, the determined multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[00992] At step 2820, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared with a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, as described above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
another
space; an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space; a single source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an
ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In embodiments, as
stated
above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from
manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composites.
[00993] At step 2822, the space may be modified such that the number of
locations within the space that fall within the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be increased. In embodiments, the number of locations
falling within the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased
for a
dimension. In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In
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embodiments, as stated above, the space may also be modified by the
construction of
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding,
removing, and/or moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. The range for all the above
stated
embodiments may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional = sound
signature. In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing
fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving concrete,
adding
wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a stage, removing
scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage, or adding,
removing
and/or moving some other material.
1009941 The process 2800 may end at step 2824.
[009951 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 29, methods and systems for
optimizing an existing space in accordance with yet another embodiment may be
provided. As shown in Fig. 29, a process 2900 for optimizing an existing space
in
accordance with yet another embodiment may be provided
[00996] The process 2900 starts at step 2928. At step 2930, similar to the
step 2904 of process 2900A, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
a
space may be determined. As described above, the determined multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[00997] At step 2932, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared to a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, as described above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
another
space; an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space; a single source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a= multiple source multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an
ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In embodiments, as
stated
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above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from
manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composites.
[00998] At step 2934, the quotient of the number of locations within the
space that may fall within the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
divided by the number of locations common to both the space and the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be computed. In embodiments, the
number of locations falling within the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may
be increased for a dimension. In embodiments, the number of locations falling
within
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for more than one
dimension.
[00999] At step 2938, the space may be modified such that the quotient
may be increased. In embodiments, as stated above, the space may also be
modified
by the construction of fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within
a defined
range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the space may be
modified
by adding, removing, and/or moving fixtures designed to create reflections of
sound
within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. The range for all the
above
stated embodiments may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional
sound
signature. In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding fabric,
removing
fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving concrete,
adding
wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a stage, removing
scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage, Or adding,
removing
and/or moving some other material.
[001000] The process 2900 may end at step 2940.
[001001] In embodiments, the present invention may be used to optimize a
hypothetical space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound signature. For
instance,
and referring to Fig. 30, there may be a desire to improve the acoustic
characteristics
of a hypothetical space 2202C, such as a proposed or in-design music venue,
sports
venue, public space, and the like, or any other space as described herein. In
embodiments, an optimization may include changes to materials proposed for use
in
the space, changes in furniture, changes in how performers and/or audience
members
are placed, addition of structural features, addition of mobile walls, and the
like. A
multi-dimensional sound signature composite 1904C may be produced for the
hypothetical space2202C, and this composite may be compared to the multi-
dimensional sound signature 1904B for a known space, such as in an acoustic
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processing facility 1908. This comparison may then be used to optimize the
hypothetical space to an optimized hypothetical space 2202F that has acoustic
characteristics that may be similar to the known space. In embodiments, the
acoustic
processing facility 1908 may include any of the acoustical equipment described
herein
to perform the comparison, manipulation, and the like, between the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite of the hypothetical space and the known space.
[001002] In a more specific example, consider a proposed sports arena that is
in the last stages of design. In embodiments, the design and layout of the
final sports
arena may be optimized based on a comparison between a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite of the current design, and the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite of an existing sports arena that has the acoustic characteristics
that the
developers are looking for. Through the comparison of the two composites, the
designers of the mew sports arena may be able to optimize the acoustics of the
new
design, such as the addition of structural features, changes to proposed
materials,
addition and/or subtraction of non-supporting walls, changes to advertisement
materials, and the like.
[001003] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 31, methods and systems for
optimization of a hypothetical space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite in accordance with an embodiment may be provided. As shown in Fig.
31,
a process 3100 for maximizing the number of locations in a hypothetical space
that
matches a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be provided.
[001004] The process 3100 starts at step 3102. At step 3104, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space may be
determined.
In embodiments, the determined multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be
a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound
signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
and
the like. In embodiments, as stated above, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
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[001005] At step 3108, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared to a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another space, an
idealized
multi-dimensional sound signature composite, a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, as stated
above, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation
of
one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature composites.
[001006] At step 3110, the hypothetical space may be modified to increase
the number of locations within the hypothetical space that fall within the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The modification may include
altering
the design of the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the number of locations
falling
within the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a
dimension. In embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In
embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the construction of
fixtures
designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time,
amplitude and
direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by adding,
removing, and/or moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound
within a
defined range of time, amplitude and direction. The range for all the above
stated
embodiments may be defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound
signature. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by adding
fabric,
removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving
concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a
stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving scenery located on a stage,
or
adding, removing and/or moving some other material.
[0010071 The process 3100 may end at step 3112.
[0010081 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 32, methods and systems for
optimizing the hypothetical space in accordance with another embodiment may be
provided. As shown in Fig. 32, a process 3200 for optimizing the hypothetical
space
in accordance with another embodiment may be provided.
[001009] The process 3200 starts at step 3214. In embodiments, the
determined multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-
dimensional
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sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the
like.
10010101 At step 3218, similar to step 3204 of the process 3200A, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space may be
determined.
At step 3220, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be compared
to a
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, as stated
above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an actual
multi-dimensional sound signature composite for another space, an idealized
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for a hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, as stated
above, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation
of
one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature composites. In
embodiments, as
stated above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound
signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
and
the like.
10010111 At step 3222, the hypothetical space may be modified such that the
number of locations within the hypothetical space that fall within the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be maximized. As stated above, the
modification may include altering the design of the hypothetical space. In
embodiments, as stated above, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension. In embodiments,
the
hypothetical space may be modified by the construction of fixtures designed to
create
reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction.
In
embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by adding, removing,
and/or
moving fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range
of time,
amplitude and direction. The range for all the above stated embodiments may be
defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound signature. In
embodiments,
the hypothetical space may be modified by adding fabric, removing fabric,
moving
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fabric, adding concrete, removing concrete, moving concrete, adding wood,
removing
wood, moving wood, adding scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located
on
a stage, moving scenery located on a stage, or adding, removing and/or moving
some
other material.
[001012] The process 3200 may end at step 3224
[001013] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 33, methods and systems for
optimizing the hypothetical space in accordance with yet another embodiment
may be
provided. As shown in Fig. 33, the process 3300 for optimizing the
hypothetical
space in accordance with yet another embodiment may be provided.
[001014] The process 3300 starts at step 3328. At step 3330, similar to the
step 3304 of the process 3300A, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for a
hypothetical space may be determined, In embodiments, the determined multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an
ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001015] At step 3332, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared to a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, as stated above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
another
space, an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite, a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, as
stated above, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composites. In embodiments, as stated above, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001016] At step 3334, the quotient of the number of locations within the
hypothetical space that fall within the known multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite divided by the number of locations common to both the hypothetical
space
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and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be computed. In
embodiments, as stated above, the number of locations falling within the known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased for a dimension. In
embodiments, the number of locations falling within the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be increased for more than one dimension.
[0010171 At step 3338, the hypothetical space may be modified such that the
quotient is increased. The modification may include altering the design of the
hypothetical space. In embodiments, as stated above, the hypothetical space
may be
modified by the construction of fixtures designed to create reflections of
sound within
a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the
hypothetical
space may be modified by adding, removing, and/or moving fixtures designed to
create reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and
direction.
The range for all the above stated embodiments may be defined based on a
preferred,
multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may
be
modified by adding fabric, removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete,
removing concrete, moving concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood,
adding scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving
scenery located on a stage, or adding, removing and/or moving some other
material.
[0010181 The process 3300 may end at step 3340.
1001019] In embodiments, the present invention may provide for the re-
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature and/or multi-dimensional sound
signature composites in a rehearsal space, where the performer is in the
rehearsal
space and the sounds they make and input to a sound input device (e.g.
microphone)
may be re-created contemporaneously at a sound output device (e.g. speaker(s),
headphones) such that the original sounds of the performer may be output
according
to the multi-dimensional sound signature and/or multi-dimensional sound
signature
composites. Referring to Fig. 34, a user may produce a sound, and input that
sound to
a sound input device 1922, which may be then provided to an acoustic
processing
facility 1908 as an input sound stream. In addition, a multi-dimensional sound
signature 1902B or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite 1904B may be
provided to the acoustic processing facility 1908, where multi-dimensional
sound
signature or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may correspond to a
music venue that the performer wants to emulate. The acoustic processing
facility
1908 may then create an output sound stream that modifies the sound input
stream in
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terms of the provided multi-dimensional sound signature or a multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. The output sound stream may then be provided to the
sound output device 3402, which may allow the performer to hear the original
sound
input as if they were making the sound in the space that created the multi-
dimensional
sound signature or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include any of the acoustical
equipment
described herein to perform the comparison, manipulation, and the= like,
between the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space and the sound input
device. In
addition, and as indicted in Fig. 34, the components and functions of the
acoustic
processing facility 1908 may be included in the sound output device,
[0010201 For example, a performer may be forced to rehearse at a rehearsal
studio for a performance at a music hall, rather than the preferred music hall
itself.
The disadvantage being that the performer would not normally get the same
acoustic
characteristics in the rehearsal studio that they would get in the music hall.
In
embodiments, the present invention may provide the performer with a way to
rehearse
in the rehearsal studio, yet sound like they're performing in the music hall.
In
embodiments, the present invention may provide this alteration in real-time,
such as to
a sound system in the rehearsal studio or to headphones. In another example,
the
present invention may provide this facility to a performer while performing in
the
concert hall with no audience, but where the performer hears the sound
projected to
them as if the music hall was full of people. The present invention may enable
this by
providing the acoustic processing facility 1908 with a multi-dimensional sound
signature or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the music hall
with an
audience. In embodiments, the output sound steam may provide the performer
with
the multi-dimensional sound signature for any of a plurality of locations in
the
measured space of the multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the present invention may provide a real-time alteration of a
sound
input stream for other environments, and one skilled in the art will
appreciate that this
system may be applied to a wide range of applications, including for
entertainment,
simulations, home performance, sports applications, and the like.
[001021] Referring to Fig. 35, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for re-creating a known acoustic environment in a rehearsal space
3500, such
as in determining the acoustic characteristics of the known environment;
storing a
multi-dimensional sound signature, wherein the multi-dimensional sound
signature
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includes a combination of a plurality of different sound dimensions selected
from the
group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of sound
reflections of
the known acoustic environment; determining the acoustic environment of the
rehearsal space; comparing the determined acoustic environment of the
rehearsal
space with the stored multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space;
and
modifying the sound characteristics of the rehearsal space such as to reduce
the
differences between the acoustic environment of the rehearsal space and the
multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space when a sound is produced in the
rehearsal space. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include
making a multi-dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional
sound signature, and the like, In embodiments, the determining of the acoustic
environment of the rehearsal space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the rehearsal space. The comparing may include the
comparison
of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the rehearsal space with the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound characteristics may
include modifying a reflective characteristic of the rehearsal space,
modifying an
absorption characteristic of the rehearsal space, adjusting a sound system of
the
rehearsal space, modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a
secondary
and a tertiary reflection in the space, and the like, Adjusting a sound system
of the
rehearsal space where adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one
of
timing, location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in the space,
adjusting a
parameter of a sound mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting
at
least one of the timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by
at least
one speaker. In embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature
composite
may be selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic
environment.
Reflections include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions;
primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the
like. The
determining of the acoustic environment of the rehearsal space may include the
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the rehearsal space. The
comparing may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature
of
the rehearsal space with the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known
space.
The plurality of locations may be a sound initiation locations, a plurality of
sound
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measurement locations, a plurality of sound initiation location and a sound
measurement location, and the like
[0010221 Referring to Fig. 36, in embodiments, the present invention may
provide for re-creating a known acoustic environment in a rehearsal space
3600, such
as in determining the acoustic characteristics of the known environment, where
the
determining may result in a multi-dimensional sound profile across a plurality
of
locations of the known acoustic environment; storing a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite, where the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
include a combination of a plurality of different sound dimensions selected
from the
group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of sound
reflections of
the known acoustic environment; determining the acoustic environment of the
rehearsal space; comparing the determined acoustic environment of the
rehearsal
space with the stored multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the known
space; and modifying the sound characteristics of the rehearsal space such as
to
reduce the differences between the acoustic environment of the rehearsal space
and
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the known space when a
sound is
produced in the rehearsal space. In embodiments, determining the acoustic
environment may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement,
specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In embodiments,
the
determining of the acoustic environment of the rehearsal space may include the
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the rehearsal space. The
comparing may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature
of
the rehearsal space with the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known
space.
The sound characteristics may include modifying a reflective characteristic of
the
rehearsal space, modifying an absorption characteristic of the rehearsal
space,
adjusting a sound system of the rehearsal space, modifying at least one
reflection to
mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in the space, and
the like.
Adjusting a sound system of the rehearsal space where adjusting a sound system
includes adjusting at least one of timing, location, direction and volume of
at least one
speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing system, where
the
parameter may include adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and
volume of
sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the sound
dimensions of the sound signature composite may be selected from the group
consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of reflections of
sound
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associated with the known acoustic environment. Reflections include primary
and
secondary reflections from similar directions; primary, secondary and tertiary
reflections from similar directions; and the like. The determining of the
acoustic
environment of the rehearsal space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the rehearsal space. The comparing may include the
comparison
of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the rehearsal space with the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may
be a
plurality of sound initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement
locations, a
plurality of sound initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement
locations,
and the like.
[001023] In embodiments, referring to Figs. 37-40, methods and systems for
recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound
signature composites in a rehearsal space may be provided. As shown in Fig.
37, a
process 3700 for recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-
dimensional sound signature composites in a rehearsal space, in accordance
with
various embodiments of the present invention, may be provided.
[001024] The process 3700 starts at step 3702. At step 3704, at least one
microphone and at least one speaker in a space may be provided. In
embodiments, at
least one microphone may be configured to sense sound that may originate in
the
space. Additionally, at least one speaker may be configured to emit sound that
may
be sensed by the microphone. In embodiments, here and in embodiments elsewhere
in this application, the space may be a substantially anechoic room, an
anechoic room,
a practice room, a rehearsal location, a recording studio, a virtual reality
environment,
a simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio,
a sound recording studio that may include a sound mixing facility and/or a
sound
recording facility, and the like. In embodiments, the speakers may be in the
form of
headphone, a subwoofer, a surround sound system, an array of speakers that may
be
arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor
located on stage, and the like. In embodiments, the microphone may include a
direct
input such as for a musical instrument and the like.
[001025] At step 3708, a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location
within the space may be determined. At step 3710, the multi-dimensional sound
signature may be compared to a known multi-dimensional sound signature. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for the
locations
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described herein, including an actual space, a hypothetical space, audience
area of a
space, stage area of a space, and the like.
10010261 At step 3712, the sound that may be emitted by the speaker may be
modified. In embodiments, the sound may be modified such that the similarity
between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the location within the
space and
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased.
[001027] The process 3700 may end at step 3714.
[0010281 In embodiments referring to Fig. 38, methods and systems for
recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound
signature composites in a rehearsal space may be provided As shown in Fig. 38,
a
process 3800 for recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-
dimensional sound signature composites in a rehearsal space, in accordance
with
various embodiments of the present invention, may be provided.
[001029] The process 3800 starts at step 3818. At step 3820, at least one
microphone and at least one speaker in a space may be provided. In
embodiments,
the space may be a substantially anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice
room, a
rehearsal location, and/or some other type of space. In embodiments, the
speakers
may be headphones, a surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to
produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, and/or some other type of
speakers. In
embodiments, the speakers may include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the
microphone may include a direct input such as for a musical instrument and the
like.
[001030] At step 3822, sound originating in the space may be reproduced
contemporaneously in accordance with a known multi-sound signature for a
location,
using at least in part the at least one microphone and at least one speaker.
In
embodiments, such reproduction may apply the known multi-dimensional sound
signature to the reproduced sound. In embodiments, such reproduction may
create the
effect that a listener is at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature
and the listener generates, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in
the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the
listener may
be more similar to sound generated at the location. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space,
audience area of a space, stage area of a space, and the like locations. In
embodiments, applying the known multi-dimensional sound signature may include
adjusting at least one of the timing and volume of sound emitted by a speaker
at a
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specified location within the space. Timing of sounds emitted from speakers
placed at
rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity to
timing of
rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
Timing
of sounds emitted from speakers placed at side locations may be adjusted to
mimic
primary and secondary side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature. Volume of sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side
locations
in the space is adjusted to increase similarity to amplitude of rear and side
reflections
specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
[0010311 In embodiments, the reproduction may occur in real-time or
substantially in real-time. In embodiments, the reproduction may be of live
sound
originating in the space. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect that
a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature. In
embodiments, the reproduction may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature, and the listener may
generate, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously originating in the
space. In
embodiments, in the above scenario, the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be substantially similar to the sound that had been generated
at the
location. In embodiments, the application of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be performed with a computer processor. In embodiments, the
modification may also be performed with a computer processor, a mixing
faculty, a
sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing facility where the
sound
processing facility may include a plurality of channels configured to adjust
timing of
sounds played from specified locations in the space.
[0010321 The process 3800 may end at step 3824.
[0010331 In embodiments referring to Fig. 39, methods and systems for
recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound
signature composites in a rehearsal space may be provided. As shown in Fig,
39, a
process 3900 for recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-
dimensional sound signature composites in a rehearsal space, in accordance
with
various embodiments of the present invention, may be provided.
[0010341 The process 3900 starts at step 3928. At step 3930, at least one
microphone and at least one speaker in a space may be provided. In
embodiments, at
least one microphone may be configured to sense sound that may originate in
the
space. Additionally, at least one speaker may be configured to emit sound that
may
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be sensed by the microphone. In embodiments, the space may be a substantially
anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, a
recording
studio, a virtual reality environment, a simulation environment, a computer
gaming
environment, a sound recording studio, a sound recording studio that may
include a
sound mixing facility and/or a sound recording facilityõ and/or some other
type of
space. In embodiments, the speakers may be headphones, a surround sound
system,
an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space,
a
monitor, a monitor located on stage, and/or some other type of speakers. In
embodiments, the speakers may include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the
microphone may include a direct input such as for a musical instrument and the
like.
[001035] At step 3932, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
the space may be determined. At step 3934, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be compared to a known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be for locations such as an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an
ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001036] At step 3938, the sound emitted by the speaker may be modified
such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for
the space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
increased.
[001037] The process 3900 may end at step 3940.
[001038] In embodiments referring to Fig. 40, methods and systems for
recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound
signature composites in a rehearsal space may be provided. As shown in Fig.
40, a
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process 4000 for recreation of multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-
dimensional sound signature composites in a rehearsal space, in accordance
with
various embodiments of the present invention, may be provided.
[001039] The process 4000 starts at step 4042, At step 4044, at least one
microphone and at least one speaker in a space may be provided. In
embodiments, at
least one microphone may be configured to sense sound that may originate in
the
space. Additionally, at least one speaker may be configured to emit sound that
may
be sensed by the microphone. In embodiments, the space may be a substantially
anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and/or
some
other type of space. In embodiments, the speakers may be headphones, a
surround
sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound
in
the space, and/or some other type of speakers. In embodiments, the speakers
may
include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the microphone may include a direct input
such as for a musical instrument and the like.
[001040] At step 4048, using at least in part the at least one microphone and
at least one speaker, in accordance with a known multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite, sound contemporaneously originating in the space, may be
reproduced. In
embodiments, this reproduction, may apply the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite to the reproduced sound. In embodiments, such reproduction
may create the effect that a listener is at the location of the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature and the listener generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously originating in the space, such that the reproduced version
of the
sound generated by the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the
location. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be for locations such as an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite is a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
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hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In embodiments, applying
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may include adjusting at least one of
the
timing and volume of sound emitted by a speaker at a specified location within
the
space. Timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side
locations in the
space may be adjusted to increase similarity to timing of rear and side
reflections
specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature. Timing of sounds emitted
from
speakers placed at side locations may be adjusted to mimic primary and
secondary
side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature. Volume of
sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side locations in the space is
adjusted
to increase similarity to amplitude of rear and side reflections specified in
the multi-
dimensional sound signature.
[001041] In embodiments, the reproduction may occur in real-time or
substantially in real-time. In embodiments, the reproduction may create the
effect at
each location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location
of the
space of the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the reproduction may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may
be at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite and the listener may generate, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously originating in the space. In the above scenario, the
reproduced
version of the sound that may be generated by the listener may be
substantially similar
to the sound that has been generated at the location in the space of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the application of the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be performed with a computer
processor. In embodiments, the modification may also be performed with a
computer
processor, a mixing facility, a sound recording and playback facility, a sound
processing facility where the sound processing facility may include a
plurality of
channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from specified locations
in the
space.
[001042] The process 4000 may end at step 4050.
10010431 In embodiments, the present invention may provide for the re-
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature and/or multi-dimensional sound
signature composite in a performance space, where the performer is in the
performance space and the sounds they make and input to a sound input device
(e.g.
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microphone) may be re-created contemporaneously at a sound output device (e.g.
speaker(s), headphones) such that the original sounds of the performer may be
output
according the multi-dimensional sound signature and/or multi-dimensional sound
signature composites. Referring to Fig. 41, a user may produce a sound, and
input
that sound to a sound input device 1922, which may be then provided to an
acoustic
processing facility 1908 as an input sound stream. In addition, a multi-
dimensional
sound signature I 90213 or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite 1904B
may
be provided to the acoustic processing facility 1908, where multi-dimensional
sound
signature or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite may correspond to
the
music venue that the performer is performing in. The acoustic processing
facility
1908 may then create an output sound stream that modifies the sound input
stream in
terms of the multi-dimensional sound signature or a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. The output sound stream may then be provided to the sound
output device 3402, which may allow the performer to hear the sound as if
heard from
the audience, from a measured location in the audience as per the multi-
dimensional
sound signature or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite, and the
like. In
embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include any of the
acoustical
equipment described herein to perform the comparison, manipulation, and the
like,
between the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space and the sound
input device. In addition, and as indicted in Fig. 41, the components and
functions of
the acoustic processing facility 1908 may be included in the sound output
device. For
example, a performer may want to hear how they sound to the audience while
performing, and even be interested in specific locations in the audience. The
present
invention my enable the performer to hear what they sound like to the
audience, such
as on average, by location, and the like, as according to the multi-
dimensional sound
signature or a multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[001044] Referring to Fig. 42, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for the re-creation of a known acoustic environment in a performance
space
4200, such as in determining the acoustic characteristics of the known
environment,
including determining a multi-dimensional sound profile; storing the multiple
dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound profile as a multi-dimensional sound
signature, where the multi-dimensional sound signature may include a
combination of
a plurality of different sound parameters associated with sound reflections of
the
known acoustic environment; determining the acoustic environment of a
performance
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space; comparing the acoustic environment of the performance space with the
stored
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space; and modifying the sound
characteristics of the performance space such as to reduce the differences as
determined in the comparison between the acoustic environment of the
performance
space and the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space when a
sound is
produced through the sound system of the performance space. In embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional
sound
measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In
embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound
characteristics
may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space,
modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a
tertiary
reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space
where
adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location,
direction
and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a
sound
mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the
timing,
frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In
embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a sound
initiation
location and a sound measurement location, and the like.
[001045j Referring to Fig, 43, in embodiments, the present invention may
provide for re-creating a known acoustic environment in a performance space
4300,
such as in determining the acoustic environment of the known space, where the
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determining may result in a multi-dimensional sound profile across a plurality
of
locations of the known acoustic environment; storing the measurements as a
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, where the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may include a combination of a plurality of different measured sound
dimensions; measuring the acoustic environment of the performance space, and
comparing the measured acoustic environment of the performance space with the
stored multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the known space; and
modifying the sound characteristics of at least one sound system component of
the
performance space such as to minimize the differences as determined in the
comparison between the acoustic environment of the performance space and the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the known space when a sound is
produced through the sound system of the performance space. In embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional
sound
measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In
embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound
characteristics
may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space,
modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a
tertiary
reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space
where
adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location,
direction
and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a
sound
mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the
timing,
frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In
embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
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signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality
of sound
initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the
like.
[001046] Referring to Fig. 44, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for assisting a live performance in a performance space 4400, such as
in
determining a multi-dimensional sound signature for an audience location in
the
performance space; taking sound from the live performance; modifying the sound
from the live performance to increase conformance to at least one dimension of
the
multi-dimensional sound signature determined at the audience location; and
feeding
the modified sound to at least one performer to facilitate adjustment of the
live
performance based on the sound experienced by an audience member.
[001047] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 45, methods and systems for
modifying the sound emitted by a speaker may be provided. As shown in Fig. 45,
a
process 4500 for modifying the sound emitted by a speaker in accordance with
an
embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
[001048] The process 4500 starts at step 4502. At step 4504, one or more
microphones and one or more speakers in a space may be provided. The one or
more
microphones may be configured to sense sound originating from at least a first
location in the space. One or more speakers may be configured to emit sound
sensed
by the microphone. At step 4508, the multi-dimensional sound signature for the
first
location within the space may be determined. At step 4510, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature for a second location within the space may be determined. In
embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium, a performance
location and a performance observation location, a stage and the first and
second
locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location, and the
like. In
embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the structure
housing the
space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the like.
[001049] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
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62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001050] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital, and the like. In embodiments, the space may be a
performance space, a substantially anechoic room, practice room, rehearsal
location, a
recording studio, a virtual reality environment, a simulation environment, a
computer
gaming environment, a sound recording studio, a sound recording studio that
may
include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound recording facility, and the
like, In
embodiments, the space may include a stage.
[001051] In embodiments, one or more speakers may be a monitor; the
monitor may be located on a stage, a headphone, a surround sound system, a
subwoofer, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in
the
space, and the like. In embodiments, one or more microphones may include a
direct
input such as for a musical instrument and the like.
[001052] At step 4512, the multi-dimensional sound signature for the first
and second locations may be compared. In embodiments, the sound emitted by the
speaker may be modified such that the multi-dimensional sound signature for
the first
location may be modified to increase its similarity with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature for the second location.
[001053] In embodiments, the first location may be that of a performer. In
embodiments, the first location may be on a stage located in the space. In
embodiments, the second location may be that of an audience member. In
embodiments, the second location may be in an auditorium of the space. At step
4514, the sound emitted by the speaker may be modified such that the multi-
dimensional sound signature for the first location may be changed to increase
its
similarity with the multi-dimensional sound signature for the second location.
In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor, a
mixing facility, a sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing
facility
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where the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels
configured to
adjust timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space.
[001054] The process 4500 may end at step 4518.
[001055] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 46, methods and systems for
modifying the sound emitted by a speaker with the use of the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be provided. As shown in Fig. 46, a process 4600
for
the sound emitted by a speaker with the use of the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may
be
provided.
[001056] The process 4600 starts at step 4620. At step 4622, one or more
microphones and one or more speakers in a space may be provided. The one or
more
microphones may be configured to sense sound originating from at least a first
location in the space. One or more speakers may be configured to emit sound
sensed
by the microphone. At step 4624, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be determined for the space. In embodiments, the space may include a stage
and
an auditorium, a performance location and a performance observation location,
a
stage and the first and second location on the stage, only a stage, only a
performance
location, and the like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the
volume of
the structure housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the
space and
the like.
10010571 In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001058] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
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interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital, a recording studio, a virtual reality environment,
a
simulation environment, a computer gaming environment, a sound recording
studio, a
sound recording studio that may include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound
recording facility, and the like. In embodiments, the space may be a
performance
space, a substantially anechoic room, practice room, rehearsal location, and
the like.
In embodiments, the space may include a stage.
[001059] In embodiments, one or more speakers may be a monitor, a
monitor located on a stage, a headphone, a surround sound system, a.
subwoofer, an
array of speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space,
and the
like. In embodiments, one or more microphones may include a direct input such
as
for a musical instrument and the like.
[001060] At step 4628, a second location in the space may be selected. At
step 4630, the sound emitted by the speaker may be modified with the use of
the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite such that the sound heard at the
first
location may be changed to increase its similarity with the sound heard at the
second
location. In embodiments, the first location may be that of a performer. In
embodiments, the first location may be on a stage located in the space. In
embodiments, the second location may be that of an audience member. In
embodiments, the second location may be in an auditorium of the space. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor, a
mixing facility, a sound recording and playback facility, a sound processing
facility
where the sound processing facility may include a plurality of channels
configured to
adjust timing of sounds played from specified locations in the space..
[001061] The process 4600 may end at step 4631
[001062] In embodiments, the present invention may provide for sound
simulation using multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional
sound
signature composites, where a known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
recreated in a space using a sound output device (e.g. speakers, headphones)
for sound
not contemporaneously originating in the space. In embodiments, the recreated
sound
may be for any location in any other actual or hypothetical space. In
addition, the
sound recreated may be at a plurality of locations in the space matching
locations of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. For instance, the space
may
be any space, including a movie theater, home theater, hying room, sports
venue,
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conference room, and the like, or any other space as described herein. In
embodiments, the present invention may make use of a sound signature to time a
series of sound waves in user headphones to simulate listening to media in a
preferred
environment, in a home entertainment speaker system, and the like. In
embodiments,
the present invention may make use of a multi-dimensional sound signature to
configure a performance simulation environment to facilitate simulation of
performance in a specific live venue. Referring to Fig. 47, a multi-
dimensional sound
signature 1902C for a space may be provided to an acoustic processing facility
1908
along with a sound source 4702, where the sound source may be live, recorded,
stored, and the like. The acoustic processing facility 1908 may then modify
the sound
source input to match the multi-dimensional sound signature for the space, and
output
the result to a sound output device 3402 (e.g. speaker(s), headphones). In
embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may include any of the
acoustical
equipment described herein to perform the comparison, manipulation, and the
like,
between the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space and the sound
source. In
addition, and as indicted in Fig. 47, the components and functions of the
acoustic
processing facility 1908 may be included in the sound output device. For
example,
the present invention may be incorporated into a home theater system, where
the
sound source is the output from the home theater system that would normally go
directly to the speakers. In this case however, the sound source is input to
the
acoustic processing facility 1908, and after being modified per the input
multi-
dimensional sound signature, is sent to the speaker system where the sound now
emerges as per the multi-dimensional sound signature, such as for a selected
music
venue, sports venue, entertainment venue, and the like, or any other space as
described herein.
[0010631 Referring to Fig. 48, in embodiments the present invention may
provide an acoustic environment 4800, such as in determining the acoustic
environment of a first space, including obtaining a multi-dimensional sound
profile;
storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound profile as a
multi-
dimensional sound signature, where the multi-dimensional sound signature may
include a combination of a plurality of different sound parameters;
determining the
acoustic environment of a second space; comparing the determined acoustic
environment of the second space with the stored multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the first space; and modifying the sound characteristics of the second
space such as
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to reduce the differences as determined in the comparison between the acoustic
environment of the second space and the multi-dimensional sound signature of
the
first space. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include
making a multi-dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional
sound signature, and the like. In embodiments, the determining of the acoustic
environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the known space. The sound characteristics may include modifying a
reflective
characteristic of the space, modifying an absorption characteristic of the
space,
adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying at least one reflection to
mimic at
least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in the space, and the like.
Adjusting
a sound system of the space where adjusting a sound system includes adjusting
at
least one of timing, location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in
the space,
adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing system, where the parameter may
include
adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will
be
played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the sound dimensions of the
sound
signature composite may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction,
amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known
acoustic
environment. Reflections include primary and secondary reflections from
similar
directions; primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar
directions; and the
like. The determining of the acoustic environment of the space may include the
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The comparing
may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The plurality of
locations
may be a plurality of sound initiation locations, a plurality of sound
measurement
locations, a plurality of sound initiation locations and a plurality of sound
measurement locations, and the like.
[0010641 Referring to Fig. 49, in embodiments, the present invention may
provide for simulating an acoustic environment 4900, such as in determining
the
acoustic environment of a first space, where the determining may result in a
multi-
dimensional sound profile across a plurality of locations of the known
acoustic
environment; storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature composite, where the multi-
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dimensional sound signature composite may include a combination of a plurality
of
different measured sound dimensions; determining the acoustic environment of a
second space, and comparing the determined acoustic environment of the second
space with the stored multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the first
space;
and modifying the sound characteristics of at least one sound system component
of
the second space such as to minimize the differences as determined in the
comparison
between the acoustic environment of the second space and the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite of the first space when a sound is produced through
the
sound system component of the second space. In embodiments, determining the
acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement,
specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In embodiments,
the
determining of the acoustic environment of the space may include the creation
of a
multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the
comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the
multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound characteristics may
include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption
characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying
at least
one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection
in the
space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space where adjusting a
sound
system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location, direction and
volume of at
least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing
system, where
the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and
volume
of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the
sound
dimensions of the sound signature composite may be selected from the group
consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of reflections of
sound
associated with the known acoustic environment. Reflections include primary
and
secondary reflections from similar directions; primary, secondary and tertiary
reflections from similar directions; and the like. The determining of the
acoustic
environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the space, The comparing may include the comparison of the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of sound
initiation
locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality of sound
initiation
locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the like.
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[0010651 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 50, methods and systems for
modifying the sound emitted by a speaker may be provided. As shown in Fig. 50,
a
process 5000 for modifying the sound emitted by the speaker in accordance with
another embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
[001066] The process 5000 starts at step 5002. At step 5004, one or more
speakers in a space may be provided. At step 5008, a multi-dimensional sound
signature for a location within the space may be determined.
[0010671 In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an MAX
theater, a living room, a media room, a recording studio, a virtual reality
environment,
simulation environment, computer gaming environment, a sound recording studio,
a
sound recording studio that may include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound
recording facility, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery,
an
arena, a restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially
anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[001068] In embodiments, the one or more speakers may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located on stage, and the like. In
embodiments, the one or more speakers may include a subwoofer.
[0010691 At step 5010, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
compared to a known multi-dimensional sound signature. At step 5012, the sound
emitted by the speaker may be modified such that the similarity between the
multi-
dimensional sound signature for the location within the space and the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be increased. In embodiments, the modification
may create the effect that a listener may be at the location of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the modification may create the
effect
that a listener may be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature
selected by the listener. The location may be a seat in the space, a stage
located in the
space, and the like. In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor.
[001070] In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
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signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that is selected by the user. The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for a location
in
an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a space, a stage
area of a
space, and the like.
[001071] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001072] The process 5000 may end at step 5014.
[001073] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 51, methods and systems for
modifying the sound emitted by a speaker may be provided. As shown in Fig. 51,
a
process 5100 for modifying the sound emitted by the speaker in accordance with
yet
another embodiment of the present invention may be provided,
[001074] The process 5100 starts at step 5118. At step 5120, one or more
speakers may be provided in a space. At step 5122, a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite for the space may be determined. In embodiments, the space
may be a movie theater, an EVIAX theater, a recording studio, a virtual
reality
environment, simulation environment, computer gaming environment, a sound
recording studio, a sound recording studio that may include a sound mixing
facility
and/or a sound recording facility, a living room, a media room, a home media
room, a
conference room, a museum, a gallery, an arena, a restaurant, a sports venue,
a vehicle
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interior, a substantially anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a
rehearsal
location, and the like.
[001075] In embodiments, the one or more speakers may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located on stage, and the like. In
embodiments, the one or more speakers may include a subwoofer.
[0010761 At step 5124, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared to a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. At
step
5128, the sound emitted by the speaker may be modified such that the
similarity
between the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space and the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be increased. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener is at the
location
of the known multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the
modification
may create the effect that a listener may be at the location of the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature selected by the listener. The location may be a
seat in
the space, a stage located in the space, and the like. In embodiments, the
modification
may be performed with a computer processor.
[0010771 In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at each
location in the space that a listener may be at a corresponding location of
the space of
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at
the corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at a location of the space of the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite that is selected by the user. The
location may be a seat in the space, a stage located in the space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the modification may be performed with a computer processor. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be for a location
in
an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a space, a stage
area of a
space, and the like.
10010781 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
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composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001079] The process 5100 may end at step 5130.
10010801 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 52, methods and systems for
reproducing sound may be provided. As shown in Fig. 52, a process 5200 for
reproducing sound in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
may be
provided.
10010811 The process 5200 starts at step 5232. At step 5234, one or more
speakers may be provided in a space. In embodiments, the space may be a movie
theater, an 1MAX theater, a living room, a recording studio, a virtual reality
environment, simulation environment, computer gaming environment, a sound
recording studio, a sound recording studio that may include a sound mixing
facility
and/or a sound recording facility, a media room, a home media room, a
conference
room, a museum, a gallery, an arena, a restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle
interior, a
substantially anechoic room, an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal
location,
and the like.
[0010821 In embodiments, the one or more speakers may be headphones, a
surround sound system, an array of speakers arranged to produce multi-
dimensional
sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor located on stage, and the like. In
embodiments, the one or more speakers may include a subwoofer.
[0010831 At step 5238, sound not contemporaneously originating in the
space may be reproduced in accordance with a known multi-sound signature
composite. Such reproduction may apply the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite to the reproduced sound. In embodiments, such reproduction
may create the effect that a listener is at the location of the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature and the listener generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously originating in the space, such that the reproduced version
of the
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sound generated by the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the
location. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
for a
location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a stage
area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, applying the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may include adjusting at least one of the timing and volume of
sound
emitted by a speaker at a specified location within the space. Timing of
sounds
emitted from speakers placed at rear and side locations in the space may be
adjusted
to increase similarity to timing of rear and side reflections specified in the
multi-
dimensional sound signature. Timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at
side
locations may be adjusted to mimic primary and secondary side reflections
specified
in the multi-dimensional sound signature. Volume of sounds emitted from
speakers
placed at rear and side locations in the space is adjusted to increase
similarity to
amplitude of rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature.
10010841 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
10010851 The process 5200 may end at step 5240.
10010861 In embodiments, the present invention may provide sound
simulation using multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional
sound
signature composites determined based on media content, where a known multi-
dimensional sound signature or a known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be recreated in a space using a sound output device (e.g.
speakers,
headphones) for sound not contemporaneously originating in the space. The
space
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could be any space, including a movie theater, living room, sports venue,
conference
room and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
or
a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be tied to certain
content.
For example, the content could be a movie and the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature or a known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be that
of the
location/space being shown in the movie. In embodiments, the present invention
may
make use of a multi-dimensional sound signature to configure a media track to
facilitate approximation of a preferred sound signature environment. Referring
to Fig.
53 a multi-dimensional sound signature 1902B for a space may be provided to an
acoustic processing facility 1908 along with a sound source 4702, where the
sound
source may be live, recorded, stored, and the like. The acoustic processing
facility
1908 may then modify the sound source input to match the multi-dimensional
sound
signature 190213 for the space, and output the result to a sound recording
device 5302,
where the sound recording device may utilize any recording media known to the
art.
The media recording may then be played back through a sound playback device
5304
and output to the sound output device 3402. In embodiments, the acoustic
processing
facility 1908 may include any of the acoustical equipment described herein to
perform
the comparison, manipulation, and the like, between the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space and the sound source. In addition, and as
indicted in
Fig. 53, the components and functions of the acoustic processing facility 1908
may be
included in the sound recording device, sound playback device, and sound
output
device.
[001087] For example, the movie industry may utilize the present invention
to create media recordings that simulate an acoustic environment by measuring
the
environment's multi-dimensional sound signature. For instance, a director of a
movie
may shoot a scene on a sound stage but wish to have the sound track play as if
it were
recorded, and then played back, as if from the true location. In this
instance, the
director may choose to have the true location's multi-dimensional sound
signature
measured, and use that multi-dimensional sound signature to create a sound
track with
the true acoustic characteristics. In embodiments, the present invention may
utilize
this way of creating recordings to simulate the acoustic character of any
space, as
described herein. In another example embodiment, the present invention may be
implemented through the use of markers or locations on audio and/or video
media,
such as for TV, audio recordings, movies, and the like, where the markers
indicate an
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acoustic environment that may then be matched with a multi-dimensional sound
signature or multi-dimensional sound signature composite. For example, a TV
program may come to point where the scene moves into say a cave or an
auditorium,
where the acoustics are to match the physical environment. In this instance
the sound
may then be matched to the appropriate multi-dimensional sound signature or
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the marker may located
on
the media, and the multi-dimensional sound signature or multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be at any of a plurality of locations accessible by
the sound
system associated with the media playback, such as being directly stored
locally,
downloaded ahead of time, downloaded as required, accessed from a library,
stored
on the media, and the like.
[0010881 Referring to Fig. 54, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for simulating an acoustic environment 5400, such as in determining
the
acoustic environment of a first space, including determining a multi-
dimensional
sound profile; storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
profile
as a multi-dimensional sound signature, where the multi-dimensional sound
signature
may include a combination of a plurality of different sound parameters;
determining
the sound characteristics of an item of media content; and configuring the
media
content to increase similarity to the multi-dimensional sound signature when
the
media is played in an anticipated acoustic environment. In embodiments,
determining
the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional sound
measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In
embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound
characteristics
may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space,
modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a
tertiary
reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space
where
adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location,
direction
and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a
sound
mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the
timing,
frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In
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embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality
of sound
initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the
like.
[001089j Referring to Fig. 55, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for simulating an acoustic environment 5500, such as in determining
the
acoustic environment of a first space, including determining a multi-
dimensional
sound profile; storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
profile
as a multi-dimensional sound signature, where the multi-dimensional sound
signature
may include a combination of a plurality of different sound parameters;
determining
the sound characteristics of an item of media content; and configuring a media
playback system of a playback environment to increase similarity of the sounds
in the
playback environment to sounds occurring in the first space. In embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional
sound
measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In
embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound
characteristics
may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space,
modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a
tertiary
reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space
where
adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location,
direction
and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a
sound
mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the
timing,
frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In
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embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality
of sound
initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the
like.
10010901 Referring to Fig. 56, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for simulating an acoustic environment 5600, such as in determining
the
acoustic environment of a first space, including determining a multi-
dimensional
sound profile; storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
profile
as a multi-dimensional sound signature, where the multi-dimensional sound
signature
may include a combination of a plurality of different sound parameters;
determining
the sound characteristics of an item of media content; and configuring the
sound
characteristics of the media content item and the media playback system of a
playback
environment to increase similarity of the sounds in the playback environment
to
sounds occurring in the first space. In embodiments, determining the acoustic
environment may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement,
specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In embodiments,
the
determining of the acoustic environment of the space may include the creation
of a
multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the
comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the
multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound characteristics may
include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption
characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying
at least
one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection
in the
space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space where adjusting a
sound
system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location, direction and
volume of at
least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing
system, where
the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and
volume
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of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the
sound
dimensions of the sound signature composite may be selected from the group
consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of reflections of
sound
associated with the known acoustic environment. Reflections include primary
and
secondary reflections from similar directions; primary, secondary and tertiary
reflections from similar directions; and the like. The determining of the
acoustic
environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of sound
initiation
locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality of sound
initiation
locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the like.
[001091] Referring to Fig. 57, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for simulating an acoustic environment 5700, such as in determining
the
acoustic characteristics of a first space, where the determining may result in
a multi-
dimensional sound profile across a plurality of locations of the known
acoustic
environment; storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite, where the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a combination of a
plurality of different sound dimensions selected from the group consisting of
timing,
direction, amplitude and frequency of sound reflections of the known acoustic
environment; determining the sound characteristics of an item of media
content; and
configuring the media content to increase similarity to the multi-dimensional
sound
signature when the media is played in an anticipated acoustic environment. In
embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-
dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature,
and
the like. In embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the
space
may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space.
The
comparing may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature
of
the space with the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The
sound
characteristics may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the
space,
modifying an absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system
of the
space, modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary
and a
tertiary reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of
the space
where adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing,
location,
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direction and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a
parameter of a
sound mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of
the
timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one
speaker. In
embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality
of sound
initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the
like.
[001092] Referring to Fig. 58, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for simulating an acoustic environment 5800, such as in determining
the
acoustic characteristics of a first space, where the determining may result in
a multi-
dimensional sound profile across a plurality of locations of the known
acoustic
environment; storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite, where the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a combination of a
plurality of different sound dimensions selected from the group consisting of
timing,
direction, amplitude and frequency of sound reflections of the known acoustic
environment; determining the sound characteristics of an item of media
content; and
configuring a media playback system of a playback environment to increase
similarity
of the sounds in the playback environment to sounds occurring in the first
space. In
embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-
dimensional sound measurement specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature,
and
the like. In embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the
space
may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space.
The
comparing may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature
of
the space with the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The
sound
characteristics may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the
space,
modifying an absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system
of the
space, modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary
and a
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tertiary reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of
the space
where adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing,
location,
direction and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a
parameter of a
sound mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of
the
timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one
speaker. In
embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality
of sound
initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the
like.
[001093] Referring to Fig. 59, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for simulating an acoustic environment 5900, such as in determining
the
acoustic characteristics of a first space, where the determining may result in
a multi-
dimensional sound profile across a plurality of locations of the known
acoustic
environment; storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite, where the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a combination of a
plurality of different sound dimensions selected from the group consisting of
timing,
direction, amplitude and frequency of sound reflections of the known acoustic
environment; determining the sound characteristics of an item of media
content; and
configuring the sound characteristics of the media content item and the media
playback system of a playback environment to increase similarity of the sounds
in the
playback environment to sounds occurring in the first space. In embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional
sound
measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In
embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound
characteristics
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may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space,
modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a
tertiary
reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space
where
adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location,
direction
and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a
sound
mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the
timing,
frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In
embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality
of sound
initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the
like.
10010941 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 60, methods and systems for
modifying the sound emitted by a speaker may be provided. As shown in Fig. 60,
a
process 6000 for modifying the sound emitted by a speaker in accordance with
an
embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
[0010951 The process 6000 starts at step 6002. At step 6004, one or more
speakers in a space may be provided. The one or more speakers may be
configured to
emit one or more portions of the sound of an item of content. In embodiments,
the
one or more speakers may be headphones, a surround sound system, an array of
speakers arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor,
a
monitor located on stage, and the like. In embodiments, the one or more
speakers
may include a subwoofer. In embodiments, the item of content may include
sound,
audio, audio and video, a movie, a film, a television, music, voice, a video
game, and
the like. In embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a
living room, a media room, a recording studio, a virtual reality environment,
simulation environment, computer gaining environment, a sound recording
studio, a
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sound recording studio that may include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound
recording facility, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery,
an
arena, a restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially
anechoic room,
an anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[0010961 At step 6008, a multi-dimensional sound signature for a location
within the space may be determined. At step 6010, a known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be selected automatically based on the
content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a
processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected based on location information provided with the
content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with
the content.
[0010971 At step 6012, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
compared with the known multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the
identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with
the
content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be provided with the content, but the actual known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may not be provided with the content.
[001098] In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on the video information. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the video
information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected by a processor based on a determination of the location shown in the
video
information.
[0010991 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature is
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[001100] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
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multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[001101] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
10011021 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[001103] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[001104] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[001105] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on the
location
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information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content, but the actual known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may not be provided with the content. In embodiments, the
content may contain audio and video information. The known multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be selected based on the video information. The
content may contain audio and video information, and the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be selected by a processor based on the video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information,
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected by a
processor based on a determination of the location shown in the video
information.
[001106] At step 6014, the sound emitted by the speaker may be modified
such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the
location within the space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
increased. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may
be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature. In
embodiments,
the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at the location
of the
known multi-dimensional sound signature selected by the listener. In
embodiments,
the modification may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may
be at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at the corresponding location of
the space
of the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at a
location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
that
may be selected by the user. In embodiments, the modification may be performed
with a computer processor. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the
space, a
stage located in the space, and the like,
[001107] The process 6000 may end at step 6018.
[001108] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 61, methods and systems for
modifying the sound emitted by a speaker may be provided. As shown in Fig. 61,
a
process 6100 for modifying the sound emitted by a speaker in accordance with
another embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
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[001109] The process 6100 starts at step 6120. At step 6122, one or more
speakers in a space may be provided. The one or more speakers may be
configured to
emit at least a portion of the sound of an item of content. In embodiments,
the one or
more speakers may be headphones, a surround sound system, an array of speakers
arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor
located on stage, and the like. In embodiments, the one or more speakers may
include
a subwoofer. In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio
and video, a movie, a film, a television, music, voice, a video game, and the
like. In
embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a living room,
a
media room, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an
arena, a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
10011101 At step 6124, a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for
the space may be determined. At step 6128, a known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be selected. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected automatically based on the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be
selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be selected based on the location information
provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be provided with the content.
[001111] At step 6130, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be compared with the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but the actual
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the content.
[001112i In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on the video information. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the video
information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected by a processor based on a determination of the location shown in the
video
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information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[001113] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[001114] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
[001115] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[001116] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[001117] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
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embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[001118] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may not be provided
with
the content, In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information.
The known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on
the video information. The content may contain audio and video information,
and the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected by a
processor
based on the video information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio
and
video information, and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may
be selected by a processor based on a determination of the location shown in
the video
information.
[0011191 At step 6132, the sound emitted by the speaker may be modified
such that the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for
the space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
increased. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a
listener may
be at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature. In
embodiments,
the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at the location
of the
known multi-dimensional sound signature selected by the listener. In
embodiments,
the modification may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may
be at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at the corresponding location of
the space
of the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
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modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at a
location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
selected by the user. In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a
stage
located in the space, and the like.
[001120] The process 6100 may end at step 6134.
[001121] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 62, methods and systems for
reproducing the sound may be provided. As shown in Fig. 62, a process 6200 for
reproducing the sound in accordance with an embodiment of the present
invention
may be provided.
10011221 The process 6200 starts at step 6238. At step 6240, one or more
speakers may be provided in a space. The one or more speakers may be
configured to
emit at least a portion of the sound of an item of content. In embodiments,
the one or
more speakers may be headphones, a surround sound system, an array of speakers
arranged to produce multi-dimensional sound in the space, a monitor, a monitor
located on stage, and the like. In embodiments, the one or more speakers may
include
a subwoofer. In embodiments, the item of content may include sound, audio,
audio
and video, a movie, a film, a television, music, voice, a video game, and the
like. In
embodiments, the space may be a movie theater, an INIAX theater, a living
room, a
media room, a recording studio, a virtual reality environment, simulation
environment, computer gaming environment, a sound recording studio, a sound
recording studio that may include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound
recording
facility, a home media room, a conference room, a museum, a gallery, an arena,
a
restaurant, a sports venue, a vehicle interior, a substantially anechoic room,
an
anechoic room, a practice room, a rehearsal location, and the like.
[001123] At step 6242, a known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be selected automatically based on the
content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be selected by a
processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be selected based on location information provided with the
content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with
the content.
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[001124] At step 6244, sound not contemporaneously originating in the
space may be reproduced in accordance with the known multi-sound signature
composite, Such reproduction may apply the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite to the reproduced sound. In embodiments, such reproduction
may create the effect that a listener is at the location of the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature and the listener generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously originating in the space, such that the reproduced version
of the
sound generated by the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the
location. In embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be provided with the content. In embodiments, the identity of
the
known multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided with the content, but
the
actual known multi-dimensional sound signature may not be provided with the
content. In embodiments, applying the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may include adjusting at least one of the timing and volume of sound emitted
by a
speaker at a specified location within the space. Timing of sounds emitted
from
speakers placed at rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to
increase
similarity to timing of rear and side reflections specified in the multi-
dimensional
sound signature. Timing of sounds emitted from speakers placed at side
locations
may be adjusted to mimic primary and secondary side reflections specified in
the
multi-dimensional sound signature. Volume of sounds emitted from speakers
placed
at rear and side locations in the space is adjusted to increase similarity to
amplitude of
rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
[001125] In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected based on the video information. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be selected by a processor based on the video
information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
selected by a processor based on a determination of the location shown in the
video
information. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may
be
for a location in an actual space, a hypothetical space, an audience area of a
space, a
stage area of a space, and the like. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an
office, a house,
a hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
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10011261 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
may be determined during the creation of the content. In embodiments, the
known
multi-dimensional sound signature may be created during the creation of the
content.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be similar to
that
of the space in the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be similar to that of the space in which the content would
typically be
performed.
[001127] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result
from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite.
In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
an
idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite.
10011281 In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[001129] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for a battlefield, a church, a cave, a forest, an office, a
house, a
hospital, a train station, an airport, a park, an underwater space, and the
like.
[001130] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be determined during the creation of the content. In
embodiments, the
known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created during the
creation of the content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be similar to that of the space in the content. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
similar to that of the space in which the content would typically be
performed.
[001131] In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be selected based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be selected automatically based on
the
content. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
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may be selected by a processor based on the content. In embodiments, the known
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected based on location
information provided with the content. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be provided with the content. In
embodiments, the identity of the known multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may be provided with the content, but the actual known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may not be provided with the content. In embodiments, the
content may contain audio and video information. The known multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may be selected based on the video information. The
content may contain audio and video information, and the known multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be selected by a processor based on the video
information. In embodiments, the content may contain audio and video
information,
and the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be selected by a
processor based on a determination of the location shown in the video
information. In
embodiments, the modification may create the effect that a listener may be at
the
location of the known multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect that a listener may be at the location of
the known
multi-dimensional sound signature selected by the listener. In embodiments,
modification may create the effect at each location in the space that a
listener may be
at a corresponding location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the modification may create the effect at
a
location in the space that a listener may be at the corresponding location of
the space
of the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
modification may create the effect at a location in the space that a listener
may be at a
location of the space of the known multi-dimensional sound signature composite
selected by the user. In embodiments, the modification may be performed with a
computer processor, a mixing faculty, a sound recording and playback facility,
a
sound processing facility where the sound processing facility may include a
plurality
of channels configured to adjust timing of sounds played from specified
locations in
the space. In embodiments, the location may be a seat in the space, a stage
located in
the space, and the like.
[0011321 The process 6200 may end at step 6248.
[001133] In embodiments, the present invention may provide for ticketing
based on multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound
signature
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composites, where the selling of tickets may be tailored to the sound at the
seat to the
preferences of the ticket buyer, so that the buyer may purchase a ticket for a
seat
matching the buyer's listening preferences. In embodiments, a software-based
system
may be provided for selecting seats within venues to result in seating
locations within
a preferred multi-dimensional sound signature range for a type of performance.
Referring to Fig. 63, a multi-dimensional sound signatures 1902B or multi-
dimensional sound signature composite 1904B for a venue where tickets are for
sale
may be input to the acoustic processing facility 1908. This information may
then be
utilized by a ticket selection facility 6302 where a user may access the
facility for
ticket selection. In embodiments, the acoustic processing facility 1908 may
include
any of the acoustical equipment described herein to perform manipulation and
the
like, of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. In
addition, and as
indicted in Fig. 63, the components and functions of the acoustic processing
facility
1908 may be included in the ticket selection facility.
10011341 For example, concert tickets may be up for sale for a performance
in the Boston's Symphony Hall, and the user is interested in selecting a seat
that
matches their preference as related to sound quality. Through use of the
present
invention, the user may be presented with a seating as a function of sound
characteristics as measured in the multi-dimensional sound signatures and
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite of the Hall. In embodiments, this type
of
ticketing system may be used for any of a plurality of different spaces, such
as music
venues, sports venues, entertainment venues, outdoor venues, and the like, or
any
other space as described herein. In another example, the user may prefer sound
of a
certain character, such as in the treble range with moderate echo and the
like, and the
present invention may then be used to locate seats in a venue with those
characteristics and present them for sale. In another example, a user may be
hard of
hearing, and the present invention may than assist the user in selecting seats
that have
an appropriate volume, such as across certain frequency bands that the user
has
hearing loss.
[0011351 Referring to Fig. 64, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for ticket seating selection 6400, such as in determining the acoustic
environment of the space, wherein the measuring is a multi-dimensional sound
measurement, and the space is associated with the ticket seating selection by
a user;
storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound measurement as
a
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multi-dimensional sound signature, where the multi-dimensional sound signature
may
include a combination of a plurality of different measured sound dimensions;
and
providing a ticket purchase selection option to the user that relates the
location of a
seat for selection to a sound characteristic for the location of the seat as
based upon
the stored multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, determining the
acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement,
specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In embodiments,
the
determining of the acoustic environment of the space may include the creation
of a
multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the
comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the
multi-
dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound characteristics may
include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption
characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying
at least
one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection
in the
space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space where adjusting a
sound
system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location, direction and
volume of at
least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing
system, where
the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and
volume
of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the
sound
dimensions of the sound signature composite may be selected from the group
consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and frequency of reflections of
sound
associated with the known acoustic environment. Reflections include primary
and
secondary reflections from similar directions; primary, secondary and tertiary
reflections from similar directions; and the like. The determining of the
acoustic
environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of sound
initiation
locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality of sound
initiation
locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the like.
10011361 Referring to Fig. 65, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for ticket seating selection 6500, such as in determining the acoustic
environment of the space, where the measuring may include multi-dimensional
sound
measurements across a plurality of locations, and the space may be associated
with
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the ticket seating selection by a user; storing the multiple dimensions of the
multi-
dimensional sound measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite,
where the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a
combination of
a plurality of different measured sound dimensions; and providing a ticket
purchase
selection option to the user that relates the location of a seat for selection
to a sound
characteristic for the location of the seat as based upon the stored multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, determining the acoustic
environment
may include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-
dimensional sound signature, and the like. In embodiments, the determining of
the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The sound characteristics may include modifying
a
reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an absorption characteristic
of the
space, adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying at least one
reflection to
mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in the space, and
the like.
Adjusting a sound system of the space where adjusting a sound system includes
adjusting at least one of timing, location, direction and volume of at least
one speaker
in the space, adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing system, where the
parameter
may include adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and volume of
sound that
will be played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the sound dimensions
of the
sound signature composite may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction, amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the
known
acoustic environment. Reflections include primary and secondary reflections
from
similar directions; primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar
directions;
and the like. The determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing
may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the
space
with the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The plurality
of
locations may be a plurality of sound initiation locations, a plurality of
sound
measurement locations, a plurality of sound initiation locations and a
plurality of
sound measurement locations, and the like,
10011371 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 66, methods and systems for
availability of a ticket for a particular location may be provided. As shown
in Fig. 66,
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a process 6600 for availability of a ticket for a location may be based on the
multi-
dimensional sound signature in accordance with various embodiments of the
present
invention may be provided.
[001138] The process 6600 starts at step 6602. At step 6604, a multi-
dimensional sound signature for a selected location in a space may be
determined. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports
venue, an
arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a recording
studio,
a virtual reality environment, simulation environment, computer gaming
environment,
a sound recording studio, a sound recording studio that may include a sound
mixing
facility and/or a sound recording facility, a museum, a vehicle interior and
the like.
At step 6608, tickets may be made available for the location within the space.
The
tickets may be categorized based on the multi-dimensional sound signature.
[001139] In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized for a direct zone, a
diamond zone, a middle zone, a deep envelopment zone, a deep envelopment zone
and the like. In embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as a location with
high-
quality sound, a location with medium-quality sound, a location with low-
quality
sound, a location with sound characterized by bass frequencies, a location
with sound
characterized by mid-range frequencies, a location with sound characterized by
treble
frequencies and the like.
[001140] In embodiments, the process 6600 may be implemented in a
software application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the process 6600
may
be implemented using a graphical user interface, a web interface, a processor,
a
computer and the like. In embodiments, the process 6600 may be implemented by
providing a storage media containing a sound as it would be heard at multiple
locations. Further, the storage media may be a compact disc, a DVD or some
other
type of storage media.
[001141] The process 6600 may end at step 6610,
[001142] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 67, methods and systems for
making available a ticket for the location based on individual preferences may
be
provided. As shown in Fig. 67, a process 6700 for making available a ticket
for a
location based on the multi-dimensional sound signature based on individual
preference in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may
be
provided.
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[001143] The process 6700 starts at step 6712. At step 6714, a preferred
multi-dimensional sound signature based on individual may be determined. At
step
6718, a multi-dimensional sound signature for an identified location based on
individual preference in a space may be determined. In embodiments, the space
may
be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports venue, an arena, an
entertainment
venue, a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a recording studio, a virtual reality
environment, simulation environment, computer gaming environment, a sound
recording studio, a sound recording studio that may include a sound mixing
facility
and/or a sound recording facility, a museum, a vehicle interior and the like.
[001144] At step 6720, the process may provide a ticket for the location
based on the preferred multi-dimensional sound signature of an individual. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized for a direct zone, a diamond zone,
a
middle zone, a deep envelopment zone, a deep envelopment zone and the like. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as a location with high-quality
sound, a
location with medium-quality sound, a location with low-quality sound, a
location
with sound characterized by bass frequencies, a location with sound
characterized by
mid-range frequencies, a location with sound characterized by treble
frequencies and
the like.
[001145] In embodiments, the process 6700 may be implemented in a
software application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the process 6700
may
be implemented using a graphical user interface, a web interface, a processor,
a
computer and the like. In embodiments, a storage media containing a sound as
it
would be heard at multiple locations may be provided. Further, the storage
media
may be a compact disc, a DVD or some other type of storage media.
[001146] The process 6700 may end at step 6722.
[001147] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 68, methods and systems for
making available a ticket categorized on the multi-dimensional sound signature
may
be provided. As shown in Fig. 68, a process 6800 for making available a ticket
categorized on the multi-dimensional sound signature in accordance with
various
embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[001148] The process 6800 starts at step 6824. At step 6828, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a space may be determined. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports
venue, an
arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a museum, a
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vehicle interior, a recording studio, a virtual reality environment,
simulation
environment, computer gaming environment, a sound recording studio, a sound
recording studio that may include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound
recording
facility, and the like. At step 6830, a location may be selected,
10011491 At step 6832, a ticket may be made available for the location. The
ticket may be categorized based on the multi-dimensional sound signature. In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized for a direct zone, a diamond zone,
a
middle zone, a deep envelopment zone, a deep envelopment zone arid the like.
In
embodiments, the ticket may be categorized as a location with high-quality
sound, a
location with medium-quality sound, a location with low-quality sound, a
location
with sound characterized by bass frequencies, a location with sound
characterized by
mid-range frequencies, a location with sound characterized by treble
frequencies and
the like.
[0011501 In embodiments, the process 6800A may be implemented in a
software application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the process 6800A
may be implemented using a graphical user interface, a web interface, a
processor, a
computer and the like. In embodiments, a storage media containing a sound as
it
would be heard at multiple locations may be provided. Further, the storage
media
may be a compact disc, a DVD or some other type of storage media,
[0011511 The process 6800 may end at step 6834.
[0011521 In embodiments, the present invention may provide for sound
samples based on multi-dimensional sound signatures and/or multi-dimensional
sound
signature composites, such as in the process of ticket selection. Referring to
Fig. 69, a
multi-dimensional sound signature 1902 or multi-dimensional sound signature
composite 1904 for a venue where tickets are for sale may be input to the
acoustic
processing facility 1908. This information may then be utilized by a ticket
selection
facility 6302 where a user may access the facility for ticket selection. In
addition, the
ticket selection facility may provide access to sound samples that may
correspond to
the locations within the space, such as for ticketed seats, and play the sound
sample to
the user through a sound output device 3402. In embodiments, the ticket
selection
facility may provide a user interface to the user for sample selection, such
as a
function of seat selection, for a portion of the space, and the like. In
embodiments,
this sound sample of a given seat may be combined with a visual representation
of a
view from the seat to provide the ticket buyer with a full sample of the
character
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provided by the seat, prior to the purchase of a ticket. Referring to Fig. 70,
a visual
interface 7002 is shown interfacing with the ticket selection facility 6302 in
addition
to the sound output device 3402, which may provide the user with a graphical
user
interface including both a view of the seat as well as a sample of the sound
character
that may be expected at the location of the seat. In embodiments, the acoustic
processing facility 1908 may include any of the acoustical equipment described
herein
to perform manipulation and the like, of the multi-dimensional sound signature
of the
known space. In addition, the components and functions of the acoustic
processing
facility 1908 may be included in the ticket selection facility, sound output
device, and
visual interface.
10011531 For example, and to continue the previous example of purchasing a
ticket for a performance in Boston's Symphony Hall, seats in the Hall may have
greatly varied sound characteristics, and so it may become a significant
advantage for
a user to have access to sound samples as provide by the present invention.
And
indeed, the user may for the first time realize that a great variety of sound
character
exists in the Hall, and so come to better appreciate the unique acoustics of
the Hall.
In addition, the user may be able to view the stage area from the selected
seat, and
thereby be provided with a facility that provides them with both an auditory
and
visual sample for seating within the Hall. In embodiments, one can clearly see
the
applicability of such a facility for the location selection, such as seat
selection, of any
of a great variety of spaces, including for sporting events, concerts,
theater, and the
like, or any other space described herein.
[0011541 Referring to Fig. 71, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for providing a venue seating sound sample for ticket seating
selection, such
as in determining the acoustic environment of the space, wherein the measuring
is a
multi-dimensional sound measurement, and the space is associated with the
ticket
seating selection by a user; storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-
dimensional
sound measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature, wherein the multi-
dimensional sound signature includes a combination of a plurality of different
measured sound dimensions; and providing a sound sample associated with the
ticket
purchase selection by the user that relates the location of a seat for
selection of sound
characteristic for the location of the seat as based upon the stored multi-
dimensional
sound signature. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include
making a multi-dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional
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sound signature, and the like. In embodiments, the determining of the acoustic
environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the known space. The sound characteristics may include modifying a
reflective
characteristic of the space, modifying an absorption characteristic of the
space,
adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying at least one reflection to
mimic at
least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in the space, and the like.
Adjusting
a sound system of the space where adjusting a sound system includes adjusting
at
least one of timing, location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in
the space,
adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing system, where the parameter may
include
adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will
be
played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the sound dimensions of the
sound
signature composite may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction,
amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known
acoustic
environment. Reflections include primary and secondary reflections from
similar
directions; primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar
directions; and the
like. The determining of the acoustic environment of the space may include the
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The comparing
may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional "sound signature of the known space. The plurality of
locations
may be a plurality of sound initiation locations, a plurality of sound
measurement
locations, a plurality of sound initiation locations and a plurality of sound
measurement locations, and the like.
[001155] In embodiments, the present invention may provide for a venue
seating sound sample for ticket seating selection, such as in determining the
acoustic
environment of the space, where the measuring may include multi-dimensional
sound
measurements across a plurality of locations, and the space may be associated
with
the ticket seating selection by a user; storing the multiple dimensions of the
multi-
dimensional sound measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite,
where the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include a
combination of
a plurality of different measured sound dimensions; and providing a sound
sample
associated with the ticket purchase selection by the user that relates the
location of a
seat for selection to a sound characteristic for the location of the seat as
based upon
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the stored multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments,
determining the acoustic environment may include making a multi-dimensional
sound
measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional sound signature, and the like. In
embodiments, the determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The sound
characteristics
may include modifying a reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an
absorption characteristic of the space, adjusting a sound system of the space,
modifying at least one reflection to mimic at least one of a secondary and a
tertiary
reflection in the space, and the like. Adjusting a sound system of the space
where
adjusting a sound system includes adjusting at least one of timing, location,
direction
and volume of at least one speaker in the space, adjusting a parameter of a
sound
mixing system, where the parameter may include adjusting at least one of the
timing,
frequency, and volume of sound that will be played by at least one speaker. In
embodiments, the sound dimensions of the sound signature composite may be
selected from the group consisting of timing, direction, amplitude and
frequency of
reflections of sound associated with the known acoustic environment.
Reflections
include primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; primary,
secondary
and tertiary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
determining of the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The plurality of locations may be a plurality of
sound
initiation locations, a plurality of sound measurement locations, a plurality
of sound
initiation locations and a plurality of sound measurement locations, and the
like.
10011561 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 72, methods and systems for
reproducing sound in accordance with the multi-sound signature may be
provided. As
shown in Fig. 72, a process 7200 for reproducing sound with respect to the
multi-
sound signature in accordance with various embodiments of the present
invention
may be provided,
[011571 The process 7200 starts at step 7202. At step 7204, a multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined for a selected location in a
space. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports
venue, an
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arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an IMAX theater, a museum, a
vehicle interior, a recording studio, a virtual reality environment,
simulation
environment, computer gaming environment, a sound recording studio, a sound
recording studio that may include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound
recording
facilityõ and the like.
[001158i At step 7208, sound may be reproduced in accordance with the
multi-sound signature. Such reproduction may apply the multi-dimensional sound
signature to the reproduced sound so that the sound may be heard as it would
be heard
at the location in the space. In embodiments, such reproduction may create the
effect
that a listener is at the location of the known multi-dimensional sound
signature and
the listener generates, at least in part, the sound contemporaneously
originating in the
space, such that the reproduced version of the sound generated by the listener
may be
more similar to sound generated at the location. In embodiments, the sound may
be a
sample of a performance of a type typically performed in the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be created by an artist who may be performing at the venue. In
embodiments, the sound may be a sample of an upcoming performance to be held
at
the venue. In embodiments, the location may be a seat, an area of seating, a
zone of
the space, and the like. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be provided
in
connection with a representation of the view from the location in the space.
In
embodiments, the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space. In
embodiments,
the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an image of the view
from
the location in the space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may he
provided in
connection with an interactive image of the view from the location in the
space. In
embodiments, applying the known multi-dimensional sound signature may include
adjusting at least one of the timing and volume of sound emitted by a speaker
at a
specified location within the space. Timing of sounds emitted from speakers
placed at
rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity to
timing of
rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
Timing
of sounds emitted from speakers placed at side locations may be adjusted to
mimic
primary and secondary side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature. Volume of sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side
locations
in the space is adjusted to increase similarity to amplitude of rear and side
reflections
specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
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[001159] In embodiments, the space may be a performance space, and the
reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an interactive
representation of
the view from the location in the space. In embodiments, the space may be a
performance space, and the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with
an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space showing
a stage
in the performance space. In embodiments, the location may be selected using a
graphical user interface that may associate with the sound an interactive
representation of the view from the location in the space, In embodiments, a
listener
may be allowed to purchase tickets for the location.
10011601 The process 7200 may end at step 7210.
[001161] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 73, methods and systems for
reproducing sound with respect to the multi-sound signature composite in
accordance
with the multi-sound signature may be provided. As shown in Fig. 73, a process
7300
for reproducing sound with respect to the multi-sound signature composite in
accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[001162] The process 7300 starts at step 7312. At step 7314, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a space may be determined. In
embodiments, the space may be a performance hall, a concert hall, a sports
venue, an
arena, an entertainment venue, a movie theater, an 1MAX theater, a museum, a
recording studio, a virtual reality environment, simulation environment,
computer
gaming environment, a sound recording studio, a sound recording studio that
may
include a sound mixing facility and/or a sound recording facility, a vehicle
interior,
and the like.
[001163] At step 7318, a location in the space may be selected. At step
7320, sound may be reproduced in accordance with the multi-sound signature
composite. Such reproduction may apply the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite to the reproduced sound so that the sound may be heard as it would
be
heard at the location in the space. In embodiments, the sound may be a sample
of a
performance of a type_typically performed in the space. In embodiments, the
sound
may be created by an artist who may be performing at the venue. In
embodiments,
the sound may be a sample of an upcoming performance to be held at the venue.
In
embodiments, applying the known multi-dimensional sound signature may include
adjusting at least one of the timing and volume of sound emitted by a speaker
at a
specified location within the space. Timing of sounds emitted from speakers
placed at
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rear and side locations in the space may be adjusted to increase similarity to
timing of
rear and side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature,
Timing
of sounds emitted from speakers placed at side locations may be adjusted to
mimic
primary and secondary side reflections specified in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature. Volume of sounds emitted from speakers placed at rear and side
locations
in the space is adjusted to increase similarity to amplitude of rear and side
reflections
specified in the multi-dimensional sound signature.
[001164] In embodiments, the location may be a seat, an area of seating, a
zone of the space, and the like. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in connection with a representation of the view from the location in
the
space. In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with
an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space. In
embodiments,
the reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an image of the view
from
the location in the space, In embodiments, the reproduced sound may be
provided in
connection with an interactive image of the view from the location in the
space.
[001165] In embodiments, the space may be a performance space, and the
reproduced sound may be provided in connection with an interactive
representation of
the view from the location in the space. . In embodiments, such reproduction
may
create the effect that a listener is at the location of the known multi-
dimensional sound
signature and the listener generates, at least in part, the sound
contemporaneously
originating in the space, such that the reproduced version of the sound
generated by
the listener may be more similar to sound generated at the location. In
embodiments,
the space may be a performance space, and the reproduced sound may be provided
in
connection with an interactive representation of the view from the location in
the
space showing a stage in the performance space. In embodiments, the location
may
be selected using a graphical user interface that may associate with the sound
an
interactive representation of the view from the location in the space. In
embodiments,
a listener may be allowed to purchase tickets for the location.
= [001166] At step 7320, the process 7300 may end at step 7322.
[001167] In embodiments, the processes 7200 and 7300 may be implemented
in a software application executed on a computer. In embodiments, the
processes
7200 and 7300A may be implemented using a graphical user interface, a web
interface, and the like. In embodiments, the processes 7200 and 7300 may be
implemented using a processor, a computer, a storage media containing a sound
as
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sound would be heard at multiple locations, and the like. The storage media
may be a
compact disc, a DVD, and the like.
[001168] In embodiments, the present invention may provide for a software
interfaces for multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound
signature composites, such as a graphical user interface for manipulating
multi-
dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound signature composites,
software interfaces for visually representing and manipulating, as well as
designing
and optimizing spaces in consideration of, multi-dimensional sound signatures
and
multi-dimensional sound signature composites, a software interface for
facilitating
design of rooms to facilitate sound reflections occurring within preferred
ranges of
multi-dimensional sound signature, a software interface with visual
representation of
sound vectors to facilitate design of rooms =with preferred sound signature
characteristics, and the like. Referring to Fig. 74, a multi-dimensional sound
signatures 1902B or multi-dimensional sound signature composite 1904B for a
known
space may be input to an acoustic processing facility 1908, and where a
graphical user
interface 7402 is provided for use of the data, In embodiments, the acoustic
processing facility 1908 may include any of the acoustical equipment described
herein
to perform manipulation and the like, of the multi-dimensional sound signature
of the
known space. In addition, as shown in Fig. 74, the components and functions of
the
acoustic processing facility 1908 may be included in the graphical user
interface.
Referring to Fig. 75, in embodiments, the present invention may provide for a
computer-implemented program for designing a space 7514, including a design
module 7502 capable of visually representing parameters of a planned space as
specified by a user 7512 of the design module 7502, a sound signature
representation
module 7504 capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature
1902 in the space, and an analytical acoustics module 7510 capable of
determining the
predicted impact of changes to parameters in the design module 7502 on a multi-
dimensional sound signature 1902 or multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
1904 in the planned space, where upon modification of parameters of the space
in the
design modu1e7502 a modified multi-dimensional sound signature may be
presented
to the user 7512. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may
include
making a multi-dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional
sound signature, and the like. In embodiments, the determining of the acoustic
environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
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signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the known space. The sound characteristics may include modifying a
reflective
characteristic of the space, modifying an absorption characteristic of the
space,
adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying at least one reflection to
mimic at
least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in the space, and the like.
Adjusting
a sound system of the space where adjusting a sound system includes adjusting
at
least one of timing, location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in
the space,
adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing system, where the parameter may
include
adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will
be
played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the sound dimensions of the
sound
signature composite may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction,
amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known
acoustic
environment. Reflections include primary and secondary reflections from
similar
directions; primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar
directions; and the
like. The determining of the acoustic environment of the space may include the
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The comparing
may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The plurality of
locations
may be a plurality of sound initiation locations, a plurality of sound
measurement
locations, a plurality of sound initiation locations and a plurality of sound
measurement locations, and the like.
110011691 For example, a designer of a new concert hall may be utilizing the
multi-dimensional sound signatures or multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
for a known concert hall where the sound characteristics are known to be
pleasing.
The designer may wish to work with this data, such as in conjunction with the
acoustic processing facility 1908, to help improve the sound characteristic of
their
new concert hall. In embodiments, the designer may have a plurality of visual
and
auditory interfaces available through the graphical user interface to aid in
the
designer's access, manipulation, and use of the data to help them in their
design. In
embodiments, software may be used to model sound signatures/composites, and to
determine hypothetical ones. In addition, the software may be used to simulate
effects of the adjustment of characteristics of a space or aspects of a sound
signatures/composite.
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[001170] Referring to Fig. 76, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for an acoustical environment graphical user interface 7600, such as
in
determining an acoustic environment of a space, where the measuring may be a
multi-
dimensional sound measurement; storing the multiple dimensions of the multi-
dimensional sound measurement as a multi-dimensional sound signature, where
the
multi-dimensional sound signature may include a combination of a plurality of
different measured sound dimensions, and enabling a visual representation of
the
stored multi-dimensional sound signature through the acoustical environment
graphical user interface. in embodiments, determining the acoustic environment
may
include making a multi-dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-
dimensional sound signature, and the like. In embodiments, the determining of
the
acoustic environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for the space, The comparing may include the comparison of the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional
sound
signature of the known space. The sound characteristics may include modifying
a
reflective characteristic of the space, modifying an absorption characteristic
of the
space, adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying at least one
reflection to
mimic at least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in the space, and
the like.
Adjusting a sound system of the space where adjusting a sound system includes
adjusting at least one of timing, location, direction and volume of at least
one speaker
in the space, adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing system, where the
parameter
may include adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and volume of
sound that
will be played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the sound dimensions
of the
sound signature composite may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction, amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the
known
acoustic environment. Reflections include primary and secondary reflections
from
similar directions; primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar
directions;
and the like. The determining of the acoustic environment of the space may
include
the creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The
comparing
may include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the
space
with the multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The plurality
of
locations may be a plurality of sound initiation locations, a plurality of
sound
measurement locations, a plurality of sound initiation locations and a
plurality of
sound measurement locations, and the like.
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[001171] Referring to Fig. 77, in embodiments the present invention may
provide an acoustical environment graphical user interface 7700, such as in
determining an acoustic environment of a space, where the measuring may
include
multi-dimensional sound measurements across a plurality of locations; storing
the
multiple dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound measurement as a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, where the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may include a combination of a plurality of different measured sound
dimensions; and enabling a visual representation of the stored multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite through the acoustical environment graphical user
interface. In embodiments, determining the acoustic environment may include
making a multi-dimensional sound measurement, specifying a multi-dimensional
sound signature, and the like. In embodiments, the determining of the acoustic
environment of the space may include the creation of a multi-dimensional sound
signature for the space. The comparing may include the comparison of the multi-
dimensional sound signature of the space with the multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the known space. The sound characteristics may include modifying a
reflective
characteristic of the space, modifying an absorption characteristic of the
space,
adjusting a sound system of the space, modifying at least one reflection to
mimic at
least one of a secondary and a tertiary reflection in the space, and the like.
Adjusting
a sound system of the space where adjusting a sound system includes adjusting
at
least one of timing, location, direction and volume of at least one speaker in
the space,
adjusting a parameter of a sound mixing system, where the parameter may
include
adjusting at least one of the timing, frequency, and volume of sound that will
be
played by at least one speaker. In embodiments, the sound dimensions of the
sound
signature composite may be selected from the group consisting of timing,
direction,
amplitude and frequency of reflections of sound associated with the known
acoustic
environment. Reflections include primary and secondary reflections from
similar
directions; primary, secondary and tertiary reflections from similar
directions; and the
like. The determining of the acoustic environment of the space may include the
creation of a multi-dimensional sound signature for the space. The comparing
may
include the comparison of the multi-dimensional sound signature of the space
with the
multi-dimensional sound signature of the known space. The plurality of
locations
may be a plurality of sound initiation locations, a plurality of sound
measurement
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locations, a plurality of sound initiation locations and a plurality of sound
measurement locations, and the like.
10011721 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 78, a block diagram 7800
showing the graphical user interface 7802 may be provided. The graphical user
interface 7802 may have a field 7804 for representing, a field for visually
representing, a field for manipulating, and the like, one or more multi-
dimensional
sound signature composites. In addition, the graphical user interface 7802 may
have a
field 7808 for representing a multi-dimensional sound signature. It may be
noted that
the graphical user interface 7802 may have multiple fields for representing
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite and multi-dimensional sound signature.
The
graphical user interface 7802 may have an input means 7810 for manipulating
the one
or more of a multi-dimensional= sound signature and a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from
manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature
composites. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an
idealized
multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be for a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source,
multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; and the like.
[001173] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 79, a block diagram showing the
software interface 7912 may be provided. The software interface 7912 may be
capable of visually representing at least one of a multi-dimensional sound
signature
7918 and a multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914. It may be noted
that
the software interface 7912 may be capable of visually representing one or
more
multi-dimensional sound signatures and multi-dimensional sound signature
composites. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
7914
may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments, the
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multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may result from manipulation
of
one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature composites. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may be an idealized multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite 7914 may be a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite 7914 may be for a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite 7914 may be a multiple source, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an
ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001174] In embodiments, the software interface 7912 may be capable of
manipulating at least one of a multi-dimensional sound signature 7918 and a
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite 7914. It may be noted that the software
interface 7912 may be capable of manipulating one or more multi-dimensional
sound
signatures and multi-dimensional sound signature composites. In embodiments,
the
manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like. In embodiments,
the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may be for an actual space, a
hypothetical space, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite 7914 may result from manipulation of one or more other
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite 7914 may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite 7914 may be a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite 7914 may be for a single source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
7914
may be a multiple source, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001175] In embodiments, the software interface 7912 may be capable of
designing a space in consideration of at least a multi-dimensional sound
signature
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7918 and a multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914, In embodiments,
the
space may be a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite 7914 may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and
the
like. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may
result from manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound
signature
composites In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
7914
may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may be a multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may be for a single source multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite 7914 may be a multiple source, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an
ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
[001176] In embodiments, the software interface 7912 may be capable of
optimizing a space in consideration of at least one of a multi-dimensional
sound
signature 7918 and a multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914. In
embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space.
[0011771 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
7914 may be for an actual space, a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may result from
manipulation
of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signature composites. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite 7914 may be an idealized multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite 7914 may be a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite 7914 may be for a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature composite. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite 7914 may be a multiple source, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an
ambient
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the like.
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[001178] Referring to Fig. 80, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for a computer-implemented program for designing a space 8000, such as
with a design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters
of a
planned space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-
dimensional sound signature in the space; and an analytical acoustics module
that may
be capable of determining the predicted impact of changes to parameters in the
design
module on a multi-dimensional sound signature in the planned space. In
embodiments, upon modification of parameters of the space in the design module
a
modified multi-dimensional sound signature may be presented to the user. In
embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. The manipulation may be
combination, decomposition, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be for an actual space, hypothetical space, and the like. The
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least
one
other multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space; a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
and
the like.
[001179] Referring to Fig. 81, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for a computer-implemented program for designing a space8100, such as
with
a design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters of a
planned
space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation
module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite in the space; and an analytical acoustics module that may
be
capable of determining the predicted impact of changes to parameters in the
design
module on a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in the planned space.
In
embodiments, upon modification of parameters of the space in the design module
a
modified multi-dimensional sound signature may be presented to the user. In
embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. The manipulation may be
combination, decomposition, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound
signature
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composite may be for an actual space, hypothetical space, and the like. The
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least
one
other multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space; a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
and
the like,
10011801 Referring to Fig. 82, in embodiments the present invention may
provide a computer-implemented program for designing a space 8200, such as
with a
design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters of a
planned
space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation
module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature in the space, the sound signature representation module that may be
capable
of accessing a representation of at least one multi-dimensional sound
signature from
at least one preferred acoustical environment; an analytical acoustics module
that may
be that may be capable of determining the predicted impact of changes to
parameters
in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature in the planned
space,
where upon modification of parameters of the space in the design module a
modified
multi-dimensional sound signature may be presented to the user; and a feedback
module for facilitating comparison of the predicted multi-dimensional sound
signature
of the planned space to the multi-dimensional sound signature of a preferred
acoustical environment. In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space.
The
manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and the like. The multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be for an actual space, hypothetical
space, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
result from
manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound signature
composite. The
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an idealized multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a
hypothetical space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a
multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source,
multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; be a
hypothetical
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multi-dimensional sound signature composite, an ambient multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, and the like.
[0011811 Referring to Fig, 83, in embodiments the present invention may
provide a computer-implemented program for designing a space 8300, such as
with a
design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters of a
planned
space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation
module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite in the space, the sound signature representation module
that may
be capable of accessing a representation of at least one multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite from at least one preferred acoustical environment; an
analytical
acoustics module that may be capable of determining the predicted impact of
changes
to parameters in the design module on a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
in the planned space, where upon modification of parameters of the space in
the
design module a modified multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
presented to the user; and a feedback module for facilitating comparison of
the
predicted multi-dimensional sound signature composite of the planned space to
the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite of a preferred acoustical
environment.
In embodiments, the feedback module may facilitate visual comparison,
comparison
of reflections from various directions, and the like. The comparison may
include a
comparison of at least one of timing, amplitude, frequency and direction of
reflections
between the planned space and the preferred acoustical environment; comparison
of
primary and secondary reflections from similar directions; and the like. The
feedback
module may visually present preferred ranges of parameters of the multi-
dimensional
sound signature. The feedback module may indicate whether a specified
parameter
may be within a preferred range. The feedback module may suggest modifications
that would reduce differences between the planned space and the preferred
acoustical
space. In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. The manipulation
may be combination, decomposition, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be for an actual space, hypothetical space, and the
like. The
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at
least
one other multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space; a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
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dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location,
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
and
the like.
[001182] Referring to Fig. 84, in embodiments the present invention may
provide a computer-implemented program for designing a space 8400, such as
with a
design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters of a
planned
space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation
module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature in the space; an analytical acoustics module that may be capable of
determining the predicted impact of changes to parameters in the design module
on a
multi-dimensional sound signature in the planned space, where upon
modification of
parameters of the space in the design module a modified multi-dimensional
sound
signature may be presented to the user; and a feedback module that may
facilitate
comparison of the predicted multi-dimensional sound signature of the planned
space
to a range of parameters for a known acoustical environment. In embodiments,
the
space may be a hypothetical space. The manipulation may be combination,
decomposition, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may
be for an actual space, hypothetical space, and the like. The multi-
dimensional sound
signature composite may result from manipulation of at least one other multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite;
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space; a single
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location, multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; be a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite, an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite, and the
like.
[001183] Referring to Fig. 85, in embodiments the present invention may
provide a computer-implemented program for designing a space 8500, such as
with a
design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters of a
planned
space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation
module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite in the space; an analytical acoustics module that may be
capable
of determining the predicted impact of changes to parameters in the design
module on
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a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in the planned space, where upon
modification of parameters of the space in the design module a modified multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be presented to the user; and a
feedback
module that may facilitate comparison of the predicted multi-dimensional sound
signature composite of the planned space to a range of parameters for a known
acoustical environment. In embodiments, the feedback module may facilitate
visual
comparison. The feedback module may facilitate comparison of reflections from
various directions. The comparison may include comparison of at least one of
timing,
amplitude, frequency and direction of reflections between the planned space
and a
preferred set of ranges for such parameters. The preferred set of ranges may
be based
on a ranges measured in at least one preferred acoustical environment. The
comparison may include a comparison of primary and secondary reflections from
similar directions. The feedback module may visually present preferred ranges
of
parameters of the multi-dimensional sound signature. The feedback module may
indicate whether a specified parameter is within a preferred range. The
feedback
module may suggest modifications that may reduce differences between the
planned
space and a preferred acoustical space. In embodiments, the space may be a
hypothetical space. The manipulation may be combination, decomposition, and
the
like. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an actual
space,
hypothetical space, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may result from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be an idealized
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for a hypothetical space; a single source multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; be a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite, an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, and the like.
[001184] Referring to Fig. 86, in embodiments the present invention may
provide a computer-implemented program for optimizing a space 8600, such as
with a
design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters of a
planned
space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation
module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature in the space; and an analytical acoustics module that may be capable
of
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determining the predicted impact of changes to parameters in the design module
on a
multi-dimensional sound signature in the planned space. In embodiments, where
upon optimizations of parameters of the space in the design module a modified
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be presented to the user. In embodiments, the
space
may be a hypothetical space. The manipulation may be combination,
decomposition,
and the like. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be for an
actual
space, hypothetical space, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may result from manipulation of at least one other multi-dimensional
sound signature composite. The multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
be
an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature composite; multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite for a hypothetical space; a single source multi-
dimensional sound
signature composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
a multiple source, multiple location, multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; be
a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite, an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite, and the like.
[001185] Referring to Fig. 87, in embodiments the present invention may
provide a computer-implemented program for optimizing a space 8700, such as
with a
design module that may be capable of visually representing parameters of a
planned
space as specified by a user of the design module; a sound signature
representation
module that may be capable of visually representing a multi-dimensional sound
signature composite in the space; and an analytical acoustics module that may
be
capable of determining the predicted impact of changes to parameters in the
design
module on a multi-dimensional sound signature composite in the planned space.
In
embodiments, wherein upon optimizations of parameters of the space in the
design
module a modified multi-dimensional sound signature may be presented to the
user.
In embodiments, the space may be a hypothetical space. The manipulation may be
combination, decomposition, and the like. The multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be for an actual space, hypothetical space, and the like. The
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may result from manipulation of at least
one
other multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical
space; a
single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple location,
multi-
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dimensional sound signature composite; be a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite, an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite,
and
the like.
[001186] In embodiments, the present invention may be utilized to improve
the acoustics of a building for performing and cinematic arts that may have a
plurality
of performance spaces. For instance, the performance spaces may include an
opera
house to seat several hundred people. In embodiments, the present invention
may
determine that acoustics of the performance space may be improved if the
performance space did not have a full fly tower, but may be equipped with a
stage-
level scenery tracking staging system. The staging system is intended to
change
scenes with horizontally moving side flats or shutters and vertically moving
borders
and rolled backdrops. The stage-level scenery tracking system may allow for
more
pleasing acoustics due to the absence of fly towers and wide stage wings, both
of
which may contain sound absorbent materials. These flats may have painted
scenery
may use perspective effects to create an illusion of three dimensionality
whilst
enabling rapid and spectacular in-view scene changes. The present invention
may
provide for software to create multiple flats recreating a 3-D environment
from a
single 2-D image, where existing systems may require a high personal skill to
create
the flats. Further, the present invention may provide the ability to create
box sets and
other modern stage "looks", while making available the speed and range of
control
inherent in the invention. In embodiments, the present invention may employ
motor
drive and control technology to provide precise and flexible control, a wide
range of
speeds, greater reliability, and less noise than a manually operated system.
[001187] In embodiments, the present invention may provide for a stage-
level scenery flat tracking system as a part of the staging system. In
embodiments, an
important element of the staging system may be the 'chariot used to move the
canvas
flats on and off stage. For example, there may be a number of groups or ranks
of
chariots, such as six groups of four chariots, and tracks on each side of the
stage. This
would enable four completely different scenes to be preloaded and rapidly
changed in
view. If more scenes or partial scenes are required for a particular show,
then some of
the timber flats may be swapped during intervals between acts by stage hands.
Storage
space for additional flats may be provided close by to minimize manual
handling.
[001188] In embodiments, the design for the chariot system of the present
invention may determine precisely how close together the side flats may be
packed
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without compromising clean and reliable operation. In embodiments, the chariot
system of the present invention may dictate that a the packing of the tracking
system
be tight enough such that a new more rigid flat construction may be required
so that
the flats do not touch one another when different flats on different tracks
are moved
past one another. In embodiments, the present invention may provide a flat
construction that enables closer packing of the chariot tracking.
[0011891 Referring to Fig. 88, an embodiment example of a stage-level
scenery flat tracking system, including four individual tracks 9304, four
motor drives
9200 (also referred to as winches), two scenery flats 9302 mounted on support
frames
8804 (where support frames may come in a plurality of sizes, such as a
standard
support frame 8804A, a wide support frame 8804B, a narrow support frame 8804C,
and the like), hauling rope 8812 connecting a motor drive 9200 with a carriage
8904
(where the carriage may be accessed through open slots 8808 in the tracks
9304,
return pulleys to carry the hauling ropes around the end of the tracks 9304,
and the
like. In embodiment, a typical group of four tracks and associated staging
equipment
may indicate how these may fit into a full scheme of perhaps 48 tracks. In
embodiments, with such a large number of tracks, the present invention may
provide
for new ways to dampen noise associated with the movement of the flats mounted
in
the tracks. For instance, if there were only a small number of tracks, being
run by a
small number of motor drives, the noise may not be an issue to the quality of
the
performance. However, in embodiments of the present invention, the larger
number
of tracks, and associated motor drives, may dictate that the present invention
provide
a substantially quieter tracking system.
[001190] In embodiments, a single chariot track system may be a stand-alone
unit that enables one wing flat to be independently motor driven in and out of
view
from the side of the stage. Fig. 89 illustrates an embodiment single chariot
track
system (shown without the track 9304 itself), where in addition to the
components
introduced in Fig. 88, there are both carriages 8904A clamped to hauling rope
and
carriages 8904B that are free running. Also, an idler pulley is shown in a mid
portion
of the track run. The wing flat may be supported from behind by a support
frame that
engages in a pair of carriages through a narrow slot in the stage floor. The
carriages
may nu' on and be held vertical by a very substantial track supported on
structural
steel beams below the floor. The carriages may be moved by a hauling rope
connected
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to a motorized winch located in the area below the stage. Each track may also
provide
support for the slotted timber stage floor.
[001191] In embodiments, multiple chariot tracks may be mounted as close
together as possible to form a group, and a number of groups may be provided
on
both sides of the stage to form ranks. Most of the tracks may only extend part
of the
way from the wings onto the edge of the stage area. However, one track in each
group
may extend all the way to the stage centre line. This track may be provided
with an
additional carriage that may carry wider flats or shutters used to close off
the back of
the scene or for other effects.
[0011921 In embodiments, the number of chariots and tracks in use may vary
from show to show and therefore the support frames may be made easily
removable
so that the slots in the floor may be filled in. One further type of track may
be
required that runs across the full width of the stage. This might be provided
with
multiple, such as two or three, independently controllable carriages used to
carry
scenic elements, such as ships, from one side of the stage to the other. This
may not
be pursued further at this stage.
[001193] In embodiments, the floor track system of the present invention
may have advantages over other configurations. For instance, an overhead track
system may not be appropriate because the flats often have profiled tops that
must be
visible in front of the borders. This profiled top edge may be an essential
dividing line
between free standing scenic elements such as houses or trees and ceiling or
sky
borders behind. Overhead tracks cannot therefore be hidden behind the borders
in the
conventional contemporary manner. Horizontal support from the side walls of
the
stage may not be appropriate because it could hamper the movement and storage
of
flats in the side stage areas. The design intent is that the perspective
scenery may
move in a smooth, theatrical manner. This must be possible at any time during
the
performance, including moments of pianissimo music or theatrical silence.
[001194] In embodiments, to achieve the required experience, it may be
essential that noise from the movement of the scenery does not distract the
audience,
as this may break the bond of illusion between the listener and the stage. The
chariot
may be controlled for noise to meet these needs.
[001195] In embodiments, a number of support frames for the flats may be
required in standard, narrow, and wide formats. The standard and wide format
may
have a number of legs and may be used to support normal wing flats. The narrow
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format may have one leg and may be used to support thinner items of scenery
like
trees and also to provide additional support to extra wide items such as
shutters that
overhang the other support frames.
[0011961 In embodiments, the present invention may provide a computer
program/system that allows CAD design of the scenery flats that may permit the
creation of trornpe Foca effects such as street scenes and multiple vanishing
point
effects that were not possible in historical renditions of the scenery (which
typically
showed single vanishing-point perspective only).
[0011971 Support frames may be fabricated from thin walled steel hollow
sections, extruded aluminum tube with welded joints, or any other similar
material.
The choice of materials may ensure that sufficient support is provided to the
flat, but
at minimum weight to ease handling. Appropriate bracing to stiffen the frames
may be
included.
[0011981 In embodiments, the bottom of each frame may be provided with
machined tapered steel spades which locate securely into matching sockets in
the
carriages. Fig. 90 shows one embodiment of the tapered steel spade 9024 as
attached
to the bottom of a scenery flat mounted on a removable support frame 8804, and
a
tapered socket 9012 for accepting the spade 9024 in the track carriage. Also
shown
are a plurality of components associated with the carriage 8904, including
horizontal
guide wheels 9002, vertical guide wheels 9004, track cleaning wipers 9008,
vertical
load wheels 9010, carriage frame 9020, latch mechanism 9022, and the like.
Fig. 91
shows the flat mounted on the carriage 8904, where the tapered spade 9024 is
mounted in the tapered spade socket 9012. In embodiments, all the spades 9024
and
sockets 9012 may be entirely interchangeable. To minimize the width of the
floor
slots the spades 9024 may be no thicker than absolutely necessary, but they
must be
stiff enough to prevent excessive sway in the support frames 8804. The spades
9024
may fit precisely into the sockets 9012 so that there is no perceptible
movement. In
embodiments, a tapered dovetail arrangement may be chosen to connect the
support
frame spade securely to the carriage 8904 to allow easy removal. In an
example, a
steel plate % inch thick and at least 6 inch wide may suffice and may allow 1
inch
wide floor slots.
[001199] In embodiments, the top rear of the frames there may be a smooth
profiled nylon bumper bar which may be intended to guide adjacent flats past
one
another without clashing or jamming in case of some sway. Two toe hooks may
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support the bottom rail of the flats and prevent the flats from sliding off.
The toe
hooks may be set as close as possible to the stage floor, without scraping, so
that the
gap below the flats is minimized. Suitable pegs and clam cleats may be
provided to
enable the upper part of the flats to be held securely against the frame with
two throw
lines, operated from stage level.
[0012001 In embodiments, carriages may be used singly, in pairs, or a group
to carry the different sizes of support frame described herein, and may be
swapped
around between tracks. The carriage frames may be fabricated from heavy
machined
steel plates and contain tapered sockets to receive the support frame spades.
An
additional foot operated spring loaded latch mechanism or other fixing may be
provided to prevent the support frames from lifting under strong acceleration
or
braking. The carriage frames may be sized to transmit the load from the
support
frames into the guide wheels with minimum deflection. Each carriage may be
provided with a sufficient number of polyurethane tired guide wheels to allow
smooth
movement along the guide tracks whilst preventing any discernable lateral
movement
or wobble between the carriage and the track. The wheels and axles may be of
the
largest diameter that can fit in the available space and be arranged to resist
both
vertical loads and twisting moments in all axes. The wheels may be fitted with
sealed
for life, grease filled bearings or any other similar material that requires
no
maintenance. Damaged wheels may be easy to replace. The carriages may be
protected against the ingress of dust and dirt by shields. Brushes, wipers, or
any other
similar device may be fitted to ensure the path of the wheels is kept clean.
The
carriages may effectively be silent in operation.
[001201] In embodiments, each carriage may be fitted with a clamp device
or any other attachment device to attach to the hauling rope. Carriages may
either be
driven directly by the hauling rope, or be free floating and be linked through
the
support frame. In embodiments, the rope clamping device may be simple to
operate so
that carriages may be connected and disconnected from the hauling rope by the
users
as required.
[001202] In embodiments, guide tracks may be fabricated from heavy steel
sections and may be designed to provide as much lateral support as possible to
the
carriages and support frames within the limited space available. Note that
horizontal
bracing may not need to be applied to the top of the tracks because of the
close
spacing. The tracks may minimize any tendency for the carriages to twist or
rotate,
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but allow smooth, quiet horizontal motion. Care may be taken to avoid over
constraint
and any possibility of the carriage binding or locking.
[001203] In embodiments, the guide tracks may have a corrosion resistant
finish that does not require lubrication. Running surfaces may be straight,
smooth, and
free from irregularities. Consideration may be given to shaping the tracks to
make
them self cleaning or at least to prevent debris from accumulating and getting
picked
up by the wheels. Apertures may be provided for dirt to fall through.
[001204] In embodiments, each track may be fabricated complete with
stiffeners and base plates and may be bolted securely to the structural
support beams
with sufficient fasteners to eliminate deflection. To accommodate the raked
stage
floor, the height of each adjacent track may be slightly staggered. It may be
possible
to remove individual tracks for maintenance. The ends of the tracks may be cut
back
to enable access to the carriages and hauling system from trap doors in the
flooring. It
may be possible to add or remove carriages from one end of the track. In
embodiments, a timber batten may be screwed or bolted to the top of each track
for
floor fixing. The top face may be chamfered to match the rake of the stage.
[0012051 In embodiments, acoustic damping or absorbent material may be
used to eliminate ringing or other noise radiation from the track. Suitable
products
may include vibration damping compound. Alternatively, voids may be packed
with
compressed mineral wool (e.g. minimum uncompressed density 31bs/ft3 (48kgm-3),
protected with a perforated metal panel (e.g. >20% perforation, maximum hole
diameter 1/Sin (3.2mm).)
[001206] In embodiments, a low stretch synthetic plaited rope such as
Polyester or Dyneema may be used to haul the carriages back and forth.
Alternative
methods and materials may be considered; bearing in mind that very quiet
operation
may be paramount. The hauling rope may be wound in a single layer on a spiral
grooved winch drum. Both ends of the rope may be fixed to the winch drum to
ensure
no creep can occur. From the winch the continuous rope may run up around
diverter
pulleys, along the track, around return pulleys and back down to the winch.
Idler
pulleys may be needed along the track to support the rope and prevent sagging
and
slapping. The hauling rope and pulleys may be generously sized for the
application in
excess of the manufacturers' recommendations, Care may be taken to calculate
the
probable stretch in the rope under all operating conditions. Pulleys may be
fitted with
sealed ball or roller bearings and be maintenance free, but replaceable if
required.
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Pulleys may be protected with guards or shields to prevent the ingress of dirt
or debris
that might cause damage.
[0012071 In embodiments, appropriate tensioning devices may provide both
sufficient pre-tension and automatic dynamic tensioning without any need for
further
attention. In particular, in either direction of operation and during changes
of
direction, tension may be maintained in the rope on both sides of the drum to
ensure
that it winds on and off the winch cleanly. Nonetheless, keepers or rollers
may also be
fitted to the winch and pulleys to ensure that a slack rope cannot become
dislodged.
10012081 In embodiments, the hauling system may essentially be smooth and
silent in operation without any significant backlash and may be maintenance
free.
Referring to Fig. 92, a flux-vector or servo type motor and variable speed
drive unit
may be selected that may be controlled with a high degree of precision. Speed,
acceleration, direction, and position may be continually and accurately
monitored and
controlled through closed loop feedback. Acceleration and deceleration may be
smoothly ramped and the rate or profile may be adjustable by the control
system. An
absolute encoder may provide positional information without any need for re-
indexing
on start-up. It may be possible to synchronize two or more carriages running
in
adjacent tracks, so that they are able to carry a single heavy shared load.
[0012091 In embodiments, a holding brake or the like may be provided to
ensure the carriage is held in a fixed position when the system is powered
down.
Emergency braking under e-stop may be ramped to avoid damage to the scenery.
Brakes may be specifically designed for theatrical use and shall operate
silently.
Independent normal and over travel limit switches may provide protection
against
mechanical damage regardless of other control system faults or errors. An
overload
clutch or other device may be fitted to prevent damage to the system if an
obstruction
blocks or jams the movement of a carriage in either direction. The overload
device
may be adjustable so that it can be set by the users to match the loads being
carried
and the speed of operation required for a particular production.
[001210] In embodiments, In the case of power failure, drive or control
system malfunction, it may be possible to move the carriage by hand by simply
pushing the support frame at stage level. A simple brake release mechanism may
be
provided. If movement is restrained by a motor or transmission that does not
easily
backwind, then a simple clutch release mechanism may be required.
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[001211] As shown in Fig. 92, and in embodiments, a motor drive 9200 is
shown, including a winch frame 9202, floating tensioner 9204, grooved winding
drum
9208, low noise gear box 9210, encoder 9212, rope tensioning adjustors 9214,
mounting plate 9218, resilient vibration isolators 9220, limit-switch box
9222, servo
motor 9224, brake 9228, roller keeper 9230, and the like. In embodiments the
motor
drive 9200 unit may be made to be as quiet as possible, so as to accommodate
the
needed theatrical environment given the relatively large number of control
motors, or
winches, of the present invention. All the components may be selected with low
noise
as a primary consideration. The unit may be mounted on a substantial base
frame with
resilient mountings and couplings, and flexible power and control cable
connections
to minimize noise and vibration transmission. For example, the vibration
isolators
may be selected by a specialist to give > 95% isolation efficiency at the
lowest
operating speed of the motor, considering the span and construction of the
supporting
floor structure. Mounting on an inertia pad may also be considered necessary.
The
motor and gearbox unit may be enclosed in a sound reducing enclosure. For
example,
this may be a perforated metal inner lining, 2in (50rnm) sound absorbing
material and
a sheet steel outer enclosure, with acoustic seals to opening panels. The unit
may also
be convection cooled, with no fans. Consideration may be given to how the
enclosure
is sealed at the point where the hauling ropes enter and leave. This may mean
that
fleet angle compensation may be included in the winch mechanism to make sure
that
the ropes leave the enclosure at a fixed position. In embodiments, the system
may
include winches mounted below the stage. The position of the winches and the
distance from the tracks may also be variable so that adjustments may be made.
[001212] In embodiments, the motor and transmission system may
essentially be maintenance free. if lubricants need to be checked or changed
then
proper access may be provided and if there is any possibility of oil leakage
then built
in drip trays may be included. In embodiments, stand alone local control may
be
included. This may include the ability to move between user selectable
stopping
positions at a range of speeds or times and with variable rates of
acceleration.
[001213] In embodiments, a computerized theatrical 'power flying' type
motion control system may be used to provide sophisticated programmable
control of
each track and other scenic elements. In embodiments, this computer controlled
tracking system may control the movements of scenic elements, such as provided
on
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scenery flats and mounted on stage tracking, that allow for their motion as
individual
items, or in combinations of items, as programmed through the system.
[001214] In embodiments, the mechanized computer controlled tracking
system of the present invention may have greater synchronization of scenery
flat
movement, at higher reliability, and at higher speeds than previous systems.
In
embodiments, the control system may move and synchronize all, one, or any
combination of flats to precise locations, at precise points in a show, and at
precise
speeds. In embodiments, the control system may provide for greater
repeatability of
multiple flat movements, such as to allow repeat performances with minimal
crews.
10012151 In embodiments, the system may be supported on a steel structural
framework provided as part of the building structure. A steel base frame may
be
required to support a group of chariot system tracks and winches as a
standalone unit,
complete with a section of flooring. Ideally the frame may be broad enough to
avoid
the necessity for any fixings to the floor. Rubber foot pads and level
adjustable feet
may be provided.
[001216] In embodiments, to better ensure minimum noise, vertical fascia
panels closing off the sides of the mechanism and sealing to the floor may be
needed.
These fascia panels may have a surface mass greater than or equal to the
surface mass
of the stage floor and may be sealed to the floor surface with a compressed
neoprene
strip or similar.
[001217i In embodiments, the present invention's scenery flat construction
and configuration as described herein may provide for rapid scene changes,
such as in
or out of view. Referring to Fig. 93, an embodiment example of a plurality of
scene
flats 9302A-F are mounted on a plurality of tracks 9304A-D, and where a single
flat
9302G is shown in a position ready for mounting in a track 9304D. In
embodiments,
this configuration may represent a rapid scene changing configuration, where,
for
instance, flats 9302A and 930213 represent flats for a current scene, and
flats 9302C
and 9302D represent flats for a next scene. In this instance, flats 9302A and
9302B
may be rapidly moved to the left and right respectively when the scene is to
change
from the current scene to the next scene. At the same time, flats 9302C and
9302D
may be rapidly moved to the right and left respectively. This movement may be
enabled by the motorized and computer controlled track system as described
herein.
In embodiments, flats 9302 may be moved together, such as in pairs, groups, in
combination, and the like, or singly along the tracks 9304. In embodiments,
the
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movement profiles of a flat 9302 may be programmed for control through the
computer controlled track system.
[001218] Continuing to refer to Fig. 93, rapid scene changes may also be
enabled through the spade and socket system as described herein. For instance,
scenery flat 9302G may be rapidly and securely inserted in track 9304D,
scenery flat
9302F may be rapidly removed from track 9304D, and the like. In embodiments,
the
configuration shown in Fig. 93 may show only a relatively small number of
tracks
9304 and flats 9302, and the present invention, through its high density track
system,
may support a plurality of tracks 9304 and flats 9302 in support of a
performance or
multiple performances in a space. In embodiments, the present invention may
provide
for a rapid scenery changing system that accommodates a significant number of
tracks
9304 and flats 9302, where the track system is both quiet and easy to change
despite
the significant numbers of associated equipment.
10012191 Referring to Fig. 94, in embodiments, the present invention may
provide mounting of a flat to the tracking system by way of a tapered
spade/socket
system. The present invention may provide scenery changes in a performance
space
9400, such as providing a stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where the
stage-
level scenery flat tracking system may include at least one of a plurality of
individual
tracks and at least one of a plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats,
provide at
least one tapered spade on the bottom edge of each bottom-only supported
scenery
flat, provide a wheeled carriage assembly mounted on at least each track to
accept the
tapered spade from at least one scenery flat, where the carriage assembly
accepts the
tapered spade into a tapered socket, and the like. In embodiments, the
carriage
assembly may include a latch mechanism to secure the tapered spade in the
tapered
socket. The plurality of individual tracks may be closely spaced. The carriage
of the
stage-level scenery flat tracking system may be driven by a motor drive
system. The
motor drive system may be a computer controlled motor drive system. The motor
drive system may be a sound damped motor drive system. The drive system may
include a plurality of sound dampened motor drives, where each of the
plurality of
sound dampened motor drives may control a single carriage, a plurality of
carriages, a
combination of carriages, and the like. The bottom-only supported scenery
flats may
be provided a rigid construction, where the rigid construction may enable
scenery flat
motion of the bottom-only supported scenery flats on adjacent tracks of the
stage-
level scenery flat tracking system without physical contact between bottom-
only
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supported scenery flats on adjacent tracks while in motion. The tapered spade
may be
mounted into the tapered socket to enable rapid scenery changes, where the
rapid
scenery change may be in view of the audience.
[001220] Referring to Fig. 95, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for rapid scene changes through a stage-level scenery flat tracking
system.
The present invention may provide for rapid scenery changes in a performance
space
9500, such as by providing a stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where
the stage-
level scenery flat tracking system may include at least one of a plurality of
individual
tracks and at least one of a plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats;
providing
at least one mounting fixture on the bottom edge of each bottom-only supported
scenery flat; providing a wheeled carriage assembly mounted on at least each
track to
accept the mounting fixture from at least one scenery flat, where the use of a
scenery
flat with the mounting fixture may enable rapid scenery changes, and the like.
in
embodiments, the carriage assembly may include a latch mechanism to secure the
mounting fixture. The rapid scenery change may be in view of the audience. The
plurality of individual tracks may be closely spaced. The carriage of the
stage-level
scenery flat tracking system may be driven by a motor drive system. The motor
drive
system may be a computer controlled motor drive system, where the motor drive
system may be a sound damped motor drive system, a plurality of sound dampened
motor drives, each of the plurality of sound dampened motor drives may control
a
single carriage, each of the plurality of sound dampened motor drives may
control a
plurality of carriages, and the like. The bottom-only supported scenery flats
may be
provided a rigid construction, where the rigid construction may enable scenery
flat
motion of the bottom-only supported scenery flats on adjacent tracks of the
stage-
level scenery flat tracking system without physical contact between bottom-
only
supported scenery flats on adjacent tracks while in motion. In embodiments,
the rapid
scenery changes may include box sets, or other modern stage scenery.
[001221] Referring to Fig. 96, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for a mechanized tracking system for improved synchronization of
movement. The present invention may provide scenery changes in a performance
space 9600, such as providing a computer controlled mechanized stage-level
scenery
flat tracking system, where the tracking system may include at least one of a
plurality
of individual tracks and a plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats,
and where
the tracking system may provide an increased synchronization of scenery flat
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movement. In embodiments, the synchronization may be for all of the bottom-
only
supported scenery flats, for one bottom-only supported scenery flat, for a
combination
of bottom-only supported scenery flats, and the like.
[001222] Referring to Fig. 97, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for a mechanized tracking system for improved reliability of movement.
The
present invention may provide for scenery changes in a performance space 9700,
such
as providing a computer controlled mechanized stage-level scenery flat
tracking
system, where the tracking system may include at least one of a plurality of
individual
tracks and a plurality of bottom-only supported scenery flats, and where the
tracking
system may provide an increased repeatability of scenery flat movement.
10012231 Referring to Fig. 98, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for three dimensional renditions on scenery flats. The present
invention may
provide for scenery changes in a performance space 9800, such as providing a
stage-
level scenery flat tracking system, where the tracking system may include at
least one
of a plurality of individual tracks and a plurality of bottom-only supported
scenery
flats, and a soflware rendering facility for creation of three-dimensional
visualization
on the scenery flat, where the scenery flat surface is two-dimensional.
[001224] Referring to Fig. 99, in embodiments the present invention may
provide for more pleasing acoustics due to the absence of a fly tower. The
present
invention may provide for scenery changes in a performance space 9900, such as
providing a stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where the tracking
system may
include at least one of a plurality of individual tracks and a plurality of
bottom-only
supported scenery flats, and where the acoustics of the performance space may
be
improved due to the use of the stage-level scenery flat tracking system, where
the
stage-level scenery flat tracking system may have no fly tower.
[001225] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 100, methods and systems for
determining multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a
hypothetical
space may be provided. As shown in Fig. 100, a process 10000 for determining a
multi-dimensional sound signature for a location within a hypothetical space
in
accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[0012261 The process 10000 starts at step 10002. At step 10004, a multi-
dimensional sound signature for a location within a hypothetical space may be
computed using an electronic device, a processor, a computer or some other
type of
computing medium. This computation may be stored in a storage medium such a
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memory, a buffer, flash disk, hard disk, CD device or some other type of
storage
medium. In embodiments, the computation for determining a multi-dimensional
sound signature for a location within a hypothetical space may include
simulating the
initiation of a sound at a first location. The simulation may be performed
using a
computer processor or some other type of computing device. The initialized
sound at
the first location may be measured for one or more dimensions of the resulting
sound
at a second location in the hypothetical space. The measurement associated
with one
or more dimensions may be utilized to form a multi-dimensional sound signature
at
the second location.
[0012271 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
10012281 In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001229] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like
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[001230] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001231] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001232] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001233] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001234] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
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speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[001235] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001236] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001237] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001238] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high,
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and ,
40 feet high.
[001239] Tn embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001240] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
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may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001241] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as a time
series of distinct sound waves representing the initial arrival of reflected
sound from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0012421 At step 10008, the simulation result and other computations may be
stored in a storage medium. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite may be stored in a database.
[0012431 The process 10000 may end at step 10010.
[001244] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 101, methods and systems for
simulating and storing a multi-dimensional sound signature for a second
location
within a hypothetical space may be provided. As shown in Fig. 101, a process
10100
for simulating a multi-dimensional sound signature for a second location
within a
hypothetical space in accordance with various embodiments of the present
invention
may be provided.
[001245] The process 10100 starts at step 10112. At step 10114, a computer
processor may be utilized for simulating the initiation of sound at the first
location of
the hypothetical space.
[001246] At step 10118, the initiated sound at the first location may be
received at the second location in the hypothetical space. The resulting sound
at the
second space may be measured for more than one dimension. In embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors,
each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness at a
frequency from
the direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of
a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of sound at the
second
location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and including
the time
lag and loudness from the direction. Further, the more than one dimension may
include direction defined by three spatial dimensions, time lag and amplitude.
In
embodiments, more than one dimension may include loudness amplitude and time
lag
defined by three spatial dimensions.
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[001247] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001248] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001249] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001250] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001251] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001252] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001253] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
1001254] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001255] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001256] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001257] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
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may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001258] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001259] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
10012601 In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001261] At step 10120, the measurements of the resulting sound may be
stored in the storage medium. The measurement may be utilized to form a multi-
dimensional sound signature for the second location in the hypothetical space.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in
a
database.
10012621 The process 10100 may end at step 10122.
[001263] In embodiments, referring to Fig, 102, methods and systems for
storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space
may
be provided. As shown in Fig. 102, a process 10200 for creating a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for a hypothetical space in accordance with various
embodiments of
the present invention may be provided.
[001264] The process 10200 starts at step 10224. At step 10228, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a hypothetical space may be created.
The
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multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created by determining a
multi-
dimensional sound signature for one or more of a plurality of locations in the
hypothetical space. Each of the multi-dimensional sound signatures may be
determined by simulation using a computer processor. The simulation may be
performed by initiating a sound at a constant location in the space and the
measurement of more than one dimension of the resulting sound at each of the
multiple locations in the hypothetical space.
[0012651 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0012661 In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[0012671 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(0), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001268] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
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relative to sound Teaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001269] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001270] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001271j In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001272] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
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dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[001273] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001274] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001275] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001276] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
1001277] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001278] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
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[001279] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
10012801 At step 10230, the multi-dimensional sound signatures for each of
the plurality of locations using a storage medium may be stored. The stored
parameter may be used to form the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for
the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be stored in a database.
1001281] The process 10200 may end at step 10232.
[001282] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 103, methods and systems for
storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite within a hypothetical
space
may be provided. As shown in Fig. 103, a process 10300 for storing a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite within a hypothetical space in
accordance
with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[0012831 The process 10300 starts at step 10334. At step 10338, the process
10300 may store one or more multi-dimensional sound signatures for multiple
locations in a multi-dimensional sound signature composite. The calculation of
parameter thus stored may be determined by initiating a sound at the source
location
within the hypothetical space and generating the corresponding multi-
dimensional
sound signatures using a computer processor.
[001284] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001285] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
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arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
10012861 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
10012871 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001288] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001289] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
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multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001290] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001291] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[001292] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001293] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001294] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001295] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
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62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001296] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001297] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001298] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001299] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be stored in a database.
1001300] The process 10300 may end at step 10340.
10013011 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 104, methods and systems for
simulating and storing a multi-dimensional sound signature for a second
location
within a hypothetical space may be provided. As shown in Fig. 104, a process
10400
for simulating and storing a multi-dimensional sound signature within a
hypothetical
space in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be
provided.
[001302] The process 10400 starts at step 10442. At step 10444, a computer
processor may be utilized for simulating the initiation of sound at the first
location in
the hypothetical space.
[001303] At step 10448, measurement of more than one dimension of the
resulting sound created by simulation at one or more locations in the
hypothetical
space may be performed within the simulated environment.
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10013041 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, the more than one dimension may include adirection defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0013051 In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
10013061 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001307] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001308] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001309] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
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sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
10013101 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
1001311] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
10013121 In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space_ In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space_
[001313] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
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[001314] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001315] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. in embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
in
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001316] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001317] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001318] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001319] At step 10450, the measurements of the resulting sound may be
stored in the storage medium. The measurement may be utilized to form a multi-
dimensional sound signature for the second location in the hypothetical space.
In
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embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in
a
database.
[001320] The process 10400 may end at step 10452.
[001321] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 105, methods and systems for
creating a multi-dimensional sound signature composite within a hypothetical
space
may be provided. As shown in Fig. 105, a process 10500 for simulating a multi-
dimensional sound signature within a hypothetical space in accordance with
various
embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[001322] The process 10500 starts at step 10554. At step 10558, a computer
processor may be utilized for simulating the .multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite for a hypothetical space. In embodiments, the computer processor may
determine a plurality of multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location in
the
hypothetical space within the simulated environment. In embodiments, each
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined by simulating using a computer
processor. In embodiments, the initiation of a sound may be at one or more
locations
in the hypothetical space. In embodiments, measurement of more than one
dimension
of the resulting sound at the location in the hypothetical space may be
determined.
[001323] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, the more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001324] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
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[001325] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001326] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001327] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions,
[001328] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
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In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001329] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001330] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
10013311 In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001332] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001333] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001334] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001335] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
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opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001336] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001337] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001338] At step 10560, the measurements of the resulting sound may be
stored in the storage medium. In embodiments, the measurement may be utilized
to
form a multi-dimensional sound signature for the second location in the
hypothetical
space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be
stored in a database.
[001339] The process 10500 may end at step 10562.
[001340] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 106, methods and systems for
storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite within a hypothetical
space
may be provided. As shown in Fig. 106, a process 10600 for storing a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite within a hypothetical space in
accordance
with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[001341] The process 10600 starts at step 10664. At step 10668, a computer
processor may be utilized for generating multi-dimensional sound signatures
within a
hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures may
be
determined for a particular location initiated from one or more source
locations. The
multi-dimensional sound signatures thus determined may be stored in a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite. The multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be stored in a database.
[001342] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
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second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001343] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001344] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001345] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001346] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001347] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
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reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. in
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001348] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[O013491 In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[001350] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001351] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001352] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
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and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001353] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001354] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001355] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001356] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0013571 The process 10600 may end at step 10670.
[001358] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 107, methods and systems for
simulating and storing a multi-dimensional sound signature for a second
location
within a hypothetical space may be provided. As shown in Fig. 107, a process
10700
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for simulating a multi-dimensional sound signature within a hypothetical space
in
accordance with various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[0013591 The process 10700 starts at step 10772. At step 10774, a computer
processor may be utilized for simulating a sound at one or more location. The
resulting measurements for more than one dimension may be calculated at a
particular
location within the hypothetical space.
[001360] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001361] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
10013621 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001363] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
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relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001364] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001365] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions,
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001366] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
1001367] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
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dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
1001368] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but is a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001369] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001370] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001371] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
10013721 In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001373] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent tine lag.
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[0013741 In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[0013751 At step 10778, the resulting measurement determined for a
particular location may be stored in a storage medium. In embodiments, the
measurement may be utilized to form a multi-dimensional sound signature for
the
second location in the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database.
[001376] The process 10700 may end at step 10780.
[0013771 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 108, methods and systems for
simulating and storing a multi-dimensional sound signature for a hypothetical
space
may be provided. As shown in Fig. 108, a process 10800B for creating and
storing a
multi-dimensional sound signature for a hypothetical space in accordance with
various embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[0013781 The process 10800B starts at step 10882. At step 10884, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be created for a hypothetical space.
The
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be created for a hypothetical
space
by determining multiple multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location in
the
hypothetical space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined
by
initiating a sound at one of multiple other locations in the hypothetical
space and
measuring more than one dimension of the resulting sound at the location in
the
hypothetical space. Such measurement and initiation may be simulated through
the
use of a computer processor. Following this, a multi-dimensional sound
signature for
each of multiple locations in the hypothetical space may be determined. Each
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined by initiating a sound at a
constant
location in the hypothetical space and measuring more than one dimension of
the
resulting sound at each of the multiple locations in the hypothetical space.
Such
measurement and initiation may be simulated through the use of a computer
processor.
[0013791 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
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time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction_ In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001380] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
10013811 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
10013821 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
10013831 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[0013841 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
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sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001385] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[0013861 In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[001387] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001388] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like,
10013891 In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
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like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001390] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
10013911 In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001392] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001393] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001394] At step 10888, the multi-dimensional sound signatures may be
stored using a storage medium to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may be stored in a database.
[001395] The process 10800 may end at step 10890.
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[001396] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 109, methods and systems for
storing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite space may be provided.
As
shown in Fig. 109, a process 10900 for storing a multi-dimensional sound
signature
composite within a space in accordance with various embodiments of the present
invention may be provided.
[001397] The process 10900 starts at step 10992. At step 10994, the process
10900 may store a multi-dimensional sound signature composite space. In
embodiments, the process 10900 may initiate a sound at one or more locations
within
a hypothetical space and determine the multi-dimensional sound signatures for
the
same. The multi-dimensional sound signatures for a multiple locations within
the
hypothetical space may be determined for a sound initiated at a source
location within
the hypothetical space.
[001398] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001399] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001400] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-late sound index, an
early lateral
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energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level (G), an integrated energy,
a sound
pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy ratio, and the like,
[001401] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[0014021 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001403] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[001404] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001405] In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
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subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[0014061 In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001407] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
10014081 In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001409] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001410] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001411] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
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represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001412] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001413] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be stored in a database.
10014141 The process 10900 may end at step 10998.
[001415] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 110, methods and systems for
simulating and storing a multi-dimensional sound signature for a second
location
within a hypothetical space may he provided. As shown in Fig. 110, a process
11000
for simulating a multi-dimensional sound signature for a second location
within a
hypothetical space in accordance with various embodiments of the present
invention
may be provided.
[001416] The process 11000 starts at step 11001. At step 11003, a computer
processor may be utilized for simulating the sound from one or more location
within
the hypothetical space. Subsequently, measurements of more than one dimension
may be performed at a particular location in the hypothetical space using the
computer processor.
[001417] At step 11005 of the process 11000B, the computer processor may
initiate that sound at the first location, and the measurement of more than
one
parameter may be performed at one or more locations.
1001418] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, the more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
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dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001419] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001420] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-late sound index, an
early lateral
energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level (G), an integrated energy,
a sound
pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy ratio, and the like.
[001421] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001422] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001423] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to
sound
reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may
associate a
timing range for each incidence direction following reflection relative to a
time in
which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define a
preferential timing for reception of sound from multiple incidence directions.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
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signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about the
tonal
distribution of sound reaching multiple locations from multiple incidence
directions.
In embodiments, the tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off
that
may be greater than the masking effect of air.
[0014241 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
10014251 In embodiments, the parameters of the initiated sound may be
varied over time. In embodiments, the sound may be initiated using a speaker,
a
subwoofer, a speaker and a subwoofer, a tetrahedron speaker, a tetrahedron
speaker
and a subwoofer, a speaker system with at least as many sides as a
tetrahedron, a
speaker system with at least as many sides as a tetrahedron as well as a
subwoofer, a
dodecahedral speaker, a dodecahedral speaker and a subwoofer, a microphone, a
directional microphone, and the like.
[001426] In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated but may be a sound
source inherent to the space. In embodiments, the sound may not be initiated
but may
be generated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space. In
embodiments,
the sound may be initiated by one or more sound sources inherent to the space.
[001427] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001428] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001429] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
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the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[0014301 In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[0014311 In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[0014321 In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001433] At step 11009, the measurements of the resulting sound may be
stored in the storage medium. The measurement may be utilized to form a multi-
dimensional sound signature for the second location in the hypothetical space.
In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in
a
database.
[0014341 The process 11000 may end at step 11011.
[001435] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 111, methods and systems for
storing the multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided. As shown in
Fig.
111, a process 11100 for storing the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.
10014361 The process 11100 starts at step 11102. At step 11104, a multi-
dimensional sound signature for a location within a space may be determined by
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measuring the multi-dimensional sound signature. The measuring may include
measuring more than one dimension of the sound at a location in the space
resulting
from the inherent ambient sound of the space to form the multi-dimensional
sound
signature for such location.
[001437] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001438] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
10014391 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001440] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
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[001441] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
1001442] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001443] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, and occupied by material approximating an audience and the
like.
[001444] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001445] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001446] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001447] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
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[001448] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001449] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[001450] At step 11108, the multi-dimensional sound signature using a
storage medium may be stored.
10014511 The process 11100 may end at step 11110.
[0014521 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 112, methods and systems for
storing the multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided. As shown in
Fig.
112, a process 11200 for storing the multi-dimensional sound signature in
accordance
with another embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
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[001453] The process 11200 starts at step 11212. At step 11214, the inherent
ambient sound of a space may be preserved. At step 11218, more than one
dimension
of the sound at a location in the space may be measured. At step 11220, the
measurements may be stored in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional
sound
signature for the location in the space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the
incidence
of sound at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial
dimensions
and including the time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality
of
sound vectors, each representing the incidence of sound at the second location
from a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions and each the time lag and
loudness from
the direction. Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined
by
three spatial dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than
one
dimension may include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial
dimensions.
[0014541 In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001455] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001456] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
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[001457] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001458] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001459] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001460] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001461] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001462] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001463] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag,
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10014641 In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for .a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001465] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[001466] The process 11200 may end at step 11222.
[001467] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 113, methods and systems for
storing the multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided. As shown in
Fig.
113, a process 11300 for storing the multi-dimensional sound signature in
accordance
with yet another embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
[001468] The process 11300 starts at step 11324, At step 11328, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be created for a space by
determining a
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multi-dimensional sound signature for each of multiple locations in the space.
Each
multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at each of the multiple locations in the space
resulting from
the inherent ambient sound of the space.
[0014691 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of
sound at the
second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and
including the
time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001470] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001471] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[0014721 In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
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[001473] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001474] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001475] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001476] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001477] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
10014781 In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001479] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
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[001480] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a data record, a table, and the like. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to sound reaching each location without
reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to a time in which the sound was created. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential timing for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define an
amplitude range for each incidence direction. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include
information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple
locations from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from a multiple incidence directions. The
tonal
distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that may be greater than
the
masking effect of air.
[001481) At step 11330, the multi-dimensional sound signatures may be
stored for each of the multiple locations using a storage medium to form the
multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for the space.
[001482] The process 11300 may end at step 11332.
[001483] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 114, methods and systems for
storing the measurements for each location may be provided. As shown in Fig.
114, a
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process 11400 for storing the measurements for each location in accordance
with an
embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
[001484] The process 11400 starts at step 11434. At step 11438, the inherent
ambient sound of a space may be preserved. At step 11440, more than one
dimension
of the resulting sound may be measured at multiple locations in the space. At
step
11442, the measurements for each location may be stored in a storage medium to
form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the space. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound
vectors,
each representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a
direction
defined by three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness at
a
frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence
of sound
at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions
and
including the time lag and loudness from the direction. Further, more than one
dimension may include direction defined by three spatial dimensions, time lag
and
amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include loudness
amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[0014851 In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[0014861 In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001487] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
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relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001488] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001489] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like,
[001490] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001491] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001.492] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001493] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001494] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
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may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound, In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001495] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location.
[001496] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may be a data record, a table, and the like. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In embodiments, the
multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to sound reaching each location without reflection. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
may associate a timing range for each incidence direction following reflection
relative
to a time in which the sound was created. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential timing for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define an amplitude range for each incidence
direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential order for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include information about
the
tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple locations from a multiple
incidence
directions. The tonal distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that
may be
greater than the masking effect of air.
[001497] The process 11400 may end at step 11444.
[001498] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 115, methods and systems for
storing the multi-dimensional sound signature may be provided. As shown in
Fig.
115, a process 11500 for storing the multi-dimensional sound signature in
accordance
with yet another embodiment of the present invention may be provided.
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[001499] The process 11500 starts at step 11548. At step 11550, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite may be created for a space by
determining
multiple multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location in the space. Each
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined by measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at the location in the space resulting from the
inherent
ambient sound of the space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence
of sound
at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions
and
including the time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality
of
sound vectors, each representing the incidence of sound at the second location
from a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and
loudness
from the direction. Further, more than one dimension may include direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than
one
dimension may include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial
dimensions.
[001500] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001501] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressureõ an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001502] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
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relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001503] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001504] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001505] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001506] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[0015071 In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001508] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[0015091 In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
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may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001510] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a data record, a table, and the like. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to sound reaching each location without
reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to a time in which the sound was created. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential timing for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define an
amplitude range for each incidence direction. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include
information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple
locations from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from a multiple incidence directions. The
tonal
distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that may be greater than
the
masking effect of air.
[001511] At step 11552, the multi-dimensional sound signatures may be
stored using a storage medium to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space.
[001512] The process 11500 may end at step 11554.
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[001513] In embodiments, referring to Fig, 116, methods and systems for
storing the measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for
the space may be provided. As shown in Fig. 116, a process 11600 for storing
the
measurements to form a multi-dimensional sound signature composite for the
space,
in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, may be
provided.
[001514] The process 11600 starts at step 11658. At step 11660, more than
one dimension of the sound may be measured at a location in a space resulting
from
the inherent ambient sound of the space. At step 11662, the measurements may
be
stored in a storage medium to form a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite
for the space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may
consist of
a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence of sound at the
second
location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions and including
the time
lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each
representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a direction
defined by
three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness from the
direction.
Further, more than one dimension may include direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension
may
include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
10015151 In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001516] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
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[001517] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001518] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001519] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001520] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001521] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001522] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001523] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001524] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
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represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001525] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a data record, a table, and the like. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to sound reaching each location without
reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to a time in which the sound was created. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential timing for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define an
amplitude range for each incidence direction. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include
information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple
locations from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from a multiple incidence directions. The
tonal
distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that may be greater than
the
masking effect of air.
[001526] The process 11600 may end at step 11664,
[001527] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 117, methods and systems for
storing the multi-dimensional sound signatures may be provided. As shown in
Fig.
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117, a process 11700 for storing the multi-dimensional sound signatures, in
accordance with another embodiment of the present invention, may be provided.
[001528] The process 11700 starts at step 11768. At step 11770, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite for a space may be created. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space may be created by
determining multiple multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location in the
space.
Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by measuring more
than
one dimension of the sound at the location in the space resulting from the
inherent
ambient sound of the space. Following this, a multi-dimensional sound
signature for
each of multiple locations in the space may be determined. Each multi-
dimensional
sound signature may be determined by measuring more than one dimension of the
sound at each of the multiple locations in the space resulting from the
inherent
ambient sound of the space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence
of sound
at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions
and
including the time lag and loudness at a frequency from the direction. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality
of
sound vectors, each representing the incidence of sound at the second location
from a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and
loudness
from the direction. Further, more than one dimension may include direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than
one
dimension may include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial
dimensions.
[001529] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001530] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
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a path length, an integrated energy, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), a sound
pressure, an early decay time, an early to late arriving sound energy ratio,
and the like.
[001531] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001532] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
10015331 In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001534] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
10015351 In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001536] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall, In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001537] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
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interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001538] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001539] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location, In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a data record, a table, and the like. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to sound reaching each location without
reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to a time in which the sound was created. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential timing for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define an
amplitude range for each incidence direction. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include
information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple
locations from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from a multiple incidence directions. The
tonal
distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that may be greater than
the
masking effect of air.
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[001540] At step 11772, the multi-dimensional sound signatures may be
stored using a storage medium to form the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite for the space.
[001541] The process 11700 may end at step 11774,
[001542] In embodiments, as shown in Fig. 118, block diagram 11800
depicts the multi-dimensional sound signatures being stored for a plurality of
locations within the space. As shown in the block 11878, the multi-dimensional
sound signature composite may store the multi-dimensional sound signatures for
multiple locations within the space in respect of in respect of the inherent
ambient
sound of the space.
[001543] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
for a space may be created by determining multiple multi-dimensional sound
signatures for a location in the space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature
may
be determined by measuring more than one dimension of the sound at the
location in
the space resulting from the inherent ambient sound of the space. Following
this, a
multi-dimensional sound signature for each of multiple locations in the space
may be
determined. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by
measuring more than one dimension of the sound at each of the multiple
locations in
the space resulting from the inherent ambient sound of the space In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound
vectors,
each representing the incidence of sound at the second location from a
direction
defined by three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and loudness at
a
frequency from the direction. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature
may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing the incidence
of sound
at the second location from a direction defined by three spatial dimensions
and
including the time lag and loudness from the direction. Further, more than one
dimension may include direction defined by three spatial dimensions, time lag
and
amplitude. In embodiments, more than one dimension may include loudness
amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial dimensions.
[001544] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
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sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001545] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an early decay time (EDT), an early-to-
late sound
index, an early lateral energy fraction (LF), a total relative sound level
(G), an
integrated energy, a sound pressure, an early to late arriving sound energy
ratio, and
the like.
[001546] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001547] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001548] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[0015491 In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001550] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
10015511 In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
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embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[001552] In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001553] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. in embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[001554] In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a data record, a table, and the like In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to sound reaching each location without
reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a. timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to a time in which the sound was created. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential timing for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define an
amplitude range for each incidence direction. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include
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information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple
locations from
multiple incidence directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include info A ___________________________ illation
about the tonal distribution of sound
reaching the multiple locations from a multiple incidence directions. The
tonal
distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that may be greater than
the
masking effect of air.
[0015551 In embodiments, as shown in Fig. 119, block diagram 11900
depicts the multi-dimensional sound signatures being stored for a location
within the
space. As shown in the block 11982, the multi-dimensional sound signature
composite may store the multi-dimensional sound signatures for a location
within the
space in respect of in respect of the inherent ambient sound of the space. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite for a space may
be
created by determining multiple multi-dimensional sound signatures for a
location in
the space. Each multi-dimensional sound signature may be determined by
measuring
more than one dimension of the sound at the location in the space resulting
from the
inherent ambient sound of the space. Following this, a multi-dimensional sound
signature for each of multiple locations in the space may be determined. Each
multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined by measuring more than one
dimension of the sound at each of the multiple locations in the space
resulting from
the inherent ambient sound of the space. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound signature may consist of a plurality of sound vectors, each representing
the
incidence of sound at the second location from a direction defined by three
spatial
dimensions and including the time lag and loudness at a frequency from the
direction.
In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may consist of a
plurality of
sound vectors, each representing the incidence of sound at the second location
from a
direction defined by three spatial dimensions and including the time lag and
loudness
from the direction. Further, more than one dimension may include direction
defined
by three spatial dimensions, time lag and amplitude. In embodiments, more than
one
dimension may include loudness amplitude and time lag defined by three spatial
dimensions.
[001556] In embodiments, the dimension may be the difference in the timing
of arrival of sound at the second location from different directions, the
timing of
arrival of reflected sound versus sound traveling directly from the first
location to the
second location, the difference in the amplitude of the sound arriving at the
second
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location from different directions, the difference between the amplitude of
reflected
sound versus sound traveling directly from the first location to the second
location
and the like.
[001557] In embodiments, the dimension may be a direction; the direction
may be defined by three spatial dimensions, an intensity, an amplitude, an
attenuation,
a frequency, a frequency distribution, a pitch, a time, a time lag, a delay, a
loudness at
a frequency, a clarity, a definition, a timbre, an arrival time, an azimuth,
an elevation,
a path length, a reverberation time, an integrated energy, a sound pressure,
an early
decay time, an early to late aniving sound energy ratio, and the like.
[001558] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be
associated with a timing range for each incidence direction following
reflection
relative to sound reaching each location without reflection or relative to a
time in
which the sound was created.
[001559] In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature may define
a preferential timing or a preferential order for reception of sound from a
plurality of
incidence directions.
[001560] In embodiments, the sound may be audible, inaudible, a multi-
frequency sound, characterized by a single frequency and the like.
[001561] In embodiments, the space may be unoccupied, occupied, occupied
by an audience, occupied by material approximating an audience, and the like.
[001562] In embodiments, the space may include a stage and an auditorium,
a performance location and a performance observation location, a stage and the
first
and second locations on the stage, only a stage, only a performance location,
and the
like. In embodiments, the space may be less than all the volume of the
structure
housing the space and/or a subset of the structure housing the space and the
like.
[001563] In embodiments, the space may be a great hall. In embodiments,
the dimensions of the great hall may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60
feet high.
In embodiments, the space may be a jewel box. In embodiments, the dimensions
of
the jewel box may be 52 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 26 feet high. In
embodiments,
the space may be a music salon. In embodiments, the dimensions of the music
salon
may be 26 feet wide, 36 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space
may
be a ballroom. In embodiments, the dimensions of the ballroom may be 26 feet
wide,
62 feet long, and 16 feet high. In embodiments, the space may be an oratorio.
In
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embodiments, the dimensions of the oratorio may be 26 feet wide, 62 feet long,
and
40 feet high.
[0015641 In embodiments, the space may be an ante room, a choir box, a ball
court, an organ church, a Bach organ church, a basilica, a baroque opera
house, an
opera house, a cathedral, an amphitheater, a conference room, an office, a
gymnasium, a movie theater, a vehicle interior, an automobile interior, an
aircraft
interior, a train interior, a marine interior, a public space, an airport, a
train station, a
subway station, a hospital and the like.
[001565] In embodiments, the measured values may be represented by a
vector diagram. In embodiments, the length of the vector in the vector diagram
may
represent loudness. In embodiments, the direction of the vector in the vector
diagram
may represent the incident angle of the incoming sound. In embodiments, the
color of
the vector in the vector diagram may represent time lag.
[0015661 In embodiments, the sound signature may be represented as time
series of distinct sound waves representing initial arrival of reflected sound
from
different directions. In embodiments, a preferred multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be determined by defining acceptable timing and amplitude ranges for a
series of
sound waves arriving at a location. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may be a data record, a table, and the like. In
embodiments, the
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be stored in a database. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to sound reaching each location without
reflection. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may associate a timing range for each incidence direction
following reflection relative to a time in which the sound was created. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signatures in the multi-dimensional
sound
signature composite may define a preferential timing for reception of sound
from a
plurality of incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define an
amplitude range for each incidence direction. In embodiments, the multi-
dimensional
sound signatures in the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may define
a
preferential order for reception of sound from a plurality of incidence
directions. In
embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may include
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information about the tonal distribution of sound reaching the multiple
locations from
multiple incidence directions. In embodiments, the multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may include information about the tonal distribution of
sound
reaching the multiple locations from a multiple incidence directions. The
tonal
distribution may include a high-frequency drop-off that may be greater than
the
masking effect of air.
[001567] In embodiments, referring to Figs. 120 and 121, methods and
systems for data manipulation action of combining two or more multi-
dimensional
sound signature composites may be provided. As shown in Fig. 120, a process
12000
for data manipulation action of combining two or more multi-dimensional sound
signature composites, in accordance with various embodiments of the present
invention, may be provided.
[001568] The process 12000 starts at step 12002. At step 12004, the multi-
dimensional sound signature for a first space may be created. In embodiments,
the
first space multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a single source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple locations, multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature composite; and the
like.
[001569] At step 12008, a multi-dimensional sound signature for a second
space may be created. In embodiments, the second space multi-dimensional sound
signature composite may be a single source multi-dimensional sound signature
composite; a multiple source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
multiple
source, multiple locations, multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a
hypothetical multi-dimensional sound signature composite; an ambient multi-
dimensional sound signature composite; and the like. In embodiments, the first
and
second spaces may share similar acoustic properties and may be used for the
performance of the same genre of music. In embodiments, the sounds initiated
in the
first and second spaces may be similar.
[001570] At step 12010, the multi-dimensional sound signature composites
for the first and second spaces may be combined into a single multi-
dimensional
sound signature composite. In embodiments, the range of values for each
dimension
may include the values for each of the first and second space. In embodiments,
the
acoustic properties represented by the single combined multi-dimensional sound
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signature composite may be superior to those of any of the individual spaces.
In
embodiments, for a given purpose, the acoustic properties represented by the
single
combined multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be superior to those
of
any of the individual spaces. In embodiments, the first and second spaces may
share
similar geometric properties. In embodiments, the room dimensions of the first
and
second spaces, Great Hall or Basic Room, may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long,
and 60
feet high. In embodiments, there may be an extension of the room dimensions of
first
and second spaces from the Basic Room on the entire long sides, 11 feet up
from the
floor extending 40 feet up, and extending 8 feet outward from the basic room.
In
embodiments, the room dimensions of the first and second spaces may be 52 by
36 by
26 in height for the Jewel Box. In embodiments, the room dimensions of the
first and
second spaces may be 26 by 36 by 16 in height for the Music Salon. In
embodiments,
the room dimensions of the first and second spaces may be 26 by 62 by 40 in
height,
for the Oratorio. In embodiments, the room dimensions of the first and second
spaces
may be 26 by 62 by 16 in height for the Ballroom.
[001571] The process 12000 may end at step 12012.
[0015721 In embodiments, referring to Fig. 121, methods and systems for
combining two or more multi-dimensional sound signature composites may be
provided. As shown in Fig. 121B, a process 12100 for combining two or more
multi-
dimensional sound signature composites, in accordance with various embodiments
of
the present invention, may be provided.
[001573] The process 12100 starts at step 12114. At step 12118, multi-
dimensional sound signature composites may be created for a number of spaces.
At
step 12120, the multi-dimensional sound signature composites may be combined
into
a single multi-dimensional sound signature composite. In embodiments, the
single
multi-dimensional sound signature composite may represent the range of values
for
each dimension that may be included in the multi-dimensional sound signature
composites for the plurality of spaces.
[001574] In embodiments, the acoustic properties that may be represented by
the single combined sound signatures may be superior to those of any of the
individual spaces. In embodiments, for a given purpose, the acoustic
properties that
may be represented by the single combined sound signatures may be superior to
those
of any of the individual spaces. In embodiments, the first and second spaces
may
share similar geometric properties. In embodiments, the room dimensions of the
first
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and second spaces, Great Hall or Basic Room, may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet
long, and
60 feet high. In embodiments, there may be an extension of the room dimensions
of
first and second spaces from the Basic Room on the entire long sides, 11 feet
up from
the floor extending 40 feet up, and extending 8 feet outward from the basic
room. In
embodiments, the room dimensions of the first and second spaces may be 52 by
36 by
26 in height, plus for the Jewel Box. In embodiments, the room dimensions of
the
first and second spaces may be 26 by 36 by 16 in height for the Music Salon.
In
embodiments, the room dimensions of the first and second spaces may be 26 by
62 by
40 in height for the Oratorio. In embodiments, the room dimensions of the
first and
second spaces may be 26 by 62 by 16 in height for the Ballroom.
[0015751 The process 12100 may end at step 12122.
[0015761 In embodiments, referring to Fig 122, methods and systems for
data manipulation action of decomposing a multi-dimensional sound signature
composite into two or more multi-dimensional sound signature composites may be
provided. As shown in Fig. 122, a process 12200 for data manipulation action
of
decomposing a multi-dimensional sound signature composite into two or more
multi-
dimensional sound signature composites, in accordance with various embodiments
of
the present invention, may be provided.
1001577] The process 12200 starts at step 12202. At step 12204, a multi-
dimensional sound signature composite that may include multi-dimensional sound
data corresponding to a number of locations may be created by combining two or
more multi-dimensional sound signature composites, and the like. In
embodiments,
the multi-dimensional sound signature composite may be a space; a hypothetical
space; a single source multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple
source
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a multiple source, multiple
locations,
multi-dimensional sound signature composite; a hypothetical multi-dimensional
sound signature composite; an ambient multi-dimensional sound signature
composite;
and the like.
[0015781 At step 12208, the multi-dimensional sound signature composite
may decompose into two or more multi-dimensional sound signature sub-
composites.
In embodiments, each sub-composite may correspond to at least one selected
location
in the number of locations. In embodiments, the at least one selected location
may
correspond to a space, a physical space, a zone of a space, a region of a
space, a range
of seats in a space, a stage contained in a space, an auditorium contained in
a space,
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and the like. In embodiments, the room dimensions of the first and second
spaces,
Great Hall or Basic Room, may be 43 feet wide, 92 feet long, and 60 feet high.
In
embodiments, there may be an extension of the room dimensions of first and
second
spaces from the Basic Room on the entire long sides, 11 feet up from the floor
extending 40 feet up, and extending 8 feet outward from the basic room. In
embodiments, the room dimensions of the first and second spaces may be 52 by
36 by
26 in height, plus for the Jewel Box. In embodiments, the room dimensions of
the
first and second spaces may be 26 by 36 by 16 in height for the Music Salon.
In
embodiments, the room dimensions of the first and second spaces may be 26 by
62 by
40 in height for the Oratorio. In embodiments, the room dimensions of the
first and
second spaces may be 26 by 62 by 16 in height for the Ballroom. In
embodiments,
the zone may be a direct sound zone, a diamond zone, a middle zone, a deep
development zone, and the like,
[001579] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 123, methods and systems for
modifying an existing space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound signature
may be
provided. As shown in Fig. 123, a process 12300 for modifying an existing
space in
light of a multi-dimensional sound signature in accordance with various
embodiments
of the present invention may be provided.
[001580] The process 12300 starts at step 12302. At step 12304, the multi-
dimensional sound signature may be determined for a location within a space.
At step
12308, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be compared with a known
multi-
dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound
signature may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature for a location in
another space, an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature, a multi-
dimensional
sound signature for a location in a hypothetical space, and the like. In
embodiments,
the known multi-dimensional sound signature may result from manipulation of
one or
more other multi-dimensional sound signatures.
[001581] At step 12310, the space may be modified such that the similarity
between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the location within the
modified
space and the known multi-dimensional sound signature may be increased. In
embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one dimension of the multi-
dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased
for
one or more dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound signature.
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[001582] In embodiments, the modification of the space may refer to altering
the design of the existing space. In embodiments, the existing space may be
modified
by adding fabric, removing fabric, moving fabric, adding concrete, removing
concrete, moving concrete, adding wood, removing wood, moving wood, adding
scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located on a stage, moving
scenery
located on a stage, or adding, removing and/or moving some other material. In
embodiments, the space may also be modified by the construction of fixtures
designed
to create reflections of sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and
direction.
In embodiments, the space may be modified by adding, removing and/or moving
fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a defined range of
time,
amplitude and direction. The range for all the above stated embodiments may be
defined based on a preferred, multi-dimensional sound signature.
[001583] The process 12300 may end at step 12312.
[001584] In embodiments, referring to Fig. 124, methods and systems for
modifying a hypothetical space in respect of a multi-dimensional sound
signature may
be provided. As shown in Fig. 124, a process 12400 for modifying a
hypothetical
space in light of a multi-dimensional sound signature in accordance with
various
embodiments of the present invention may be provided.
[001585] The process 12400 starts at step 12402. At step 12404, a multi-
dimensional sound signature for a location may be determined within a
hypothetical
space. At step 12408, the multi-dimensional sound signature may be compared
with a
known multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the known multi-
dimensional sound signature may be an actual multi-dimensional sound signature
for
a location in another space, an idealized multi-dimensional sound signature, a
multi-
dimensional sound signature for a location in a hypothetical space, and the
like. In
embodiments, the known multi-dimensional sound signature may result from
manipulation of one or more other multi-dimensional sound signatures.
[001586] At step 12410, the hypothetical space may be modified such that
the similarity between the multi-dimensional sound signature for the location
within
the modified hypothetical space and the known multi-dimensional sound
signature
may be increased. In embodiments, the similarity may be increased for one
dimension of the multi-dimensional sound signature. In embodiments, the
similarity
may be increased for one or more dimensions of the multi-dimensional sound
signature.
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10015871 In embodiments, the modification of the hypothetical space may
refer to altering the design of the hypothetical space. In embodiments, the
hypothetical space may be modified by adding fabric, removing fabric, moving
fabric,
adding concrete, removing concrete, moving concrete, adding wood, removing
wood,
moving wood, adding scenery located on a stage, removing scenery located on a
stage, moving scenery located on a stage, or adding, removing and/or moving
some
other material. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may be modified by the
construction of fixtures designed to create reflections of sound within a
defined range
of time, amplitude and direction. In embodiments, the hypothetical space may
be
modified by adding, removing, and moving fixtures designed to create
reflections of
sound within a defined range of time, amplitude and direction. The range for
all the
above stated embodiments may be defined based on a preferred, multi-
dimensional
sound signature.
[0015881 The process 12400 may end at step 12412.
1001589] The methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part
or in whole through a machine that executes computer software, program codes,
and/or instructions on a processor. The present invention may be implemented
as a
method on the machine, as a system or apparatus as part of or in relation to
the
machine, or as a computer program product embodied in a computer readable
medium
executing on one or more of the machines. The processor may be part of a
server,
client, network infrastructure, mobile computing platform, stationary
computing
platform, or other computing platform. A
processor may be any kind of
computational or processing device capable of executing program instructions,
codes,
binary instructions and the like. The processor may be or include a signal
processor,
digital processor, embedded processor, microprocessor or any variant such as a
co-
processor (math co-processor, graphic co-processor, communication co-processor
and
the like) and the like that may directly or indirectly facilitate execution of
program
code or program instructions stored thereon. In addition, the processor may
enable
execution of multiple programs, threads, and codes. The threads may be
executed
simultaneously to enhance the performance of the processor and to facilitate
simultaneous operations of the application By way of implementation, methods,
program codes, program instructions and the like described herein may be
implemented in one or more thread. The thread may spawn other threads that may
have assigned priorities associated with them; the processor may execute these
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threads based on priority or any other order based on instructions provided in
the
program code. The processor may include memory that stores methods, codes,
instructions and programs as described herein and elsewhere. The processor may
access a storage medium through an interface that may store methods, codes,
and
instructions as described herein and elsewhere. The storage medium associated
with
the processor for storing methods, programs, codes, program instructions or
other type
of instructions capable of being executed by the computing or processing
device may
include but may not be limited to one or more of a CD-ROM, DVD, memory, hard
disk, flash drive, RAM, ROM, cache and the like.
[0015901 A processor may include one or more cores that may enhance
speed and performance of a multiprocessor. In embodiments, the process may be
a
dual core processor, quad core processors, other chip-level multiprocessor and
the like
that combine two or more independent cores (called a die).
[001591] The methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part
or in whole through a machine that executes computer software on a server,
client,
firewall, gateway, hub, router, or other such computer and/or networking
hardware.
The software program may be associated with a server that may include a file
server,
print server, domain server, internet server, intranet server and other
variants such as
secondary server, host server, distributed server and the like. The server may
include
one or more of memories, processors, computer readable media, storage media,
ports
(physical and virtual), communication devices, and interfaces capable of
accessing
other servers, clients, machines, and devices through a wired or a wireless
medium,
and the like. The methods, programs or codes as described herein and elsewhere
may
be executed by the server. In addition, other devices required for execution
of
methods as described in this application may be considered as a part of the
infrastructure associated with the server.
1001592] The server may provide an interface to other devices including,
without limitation, clients, other servers, printers, database servers, print
servers, file
servers, communication servers, distributed servers and the like.
Additionally, this
coupling and/or connection may facilitate remote execution of program across
the
network. The networking of some or all of these devices may facilitate
parallel
processing of a program or method at one or more location without deviating
from the
scope of the invention. In addition, any of the devices attached to the server
through
an interface may include at least one storage medium capable of storing
methods,
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programs, code and/or instructions. A central repository may provide program
instructions to be executed on different devices. In this implementation, the
remote
repository may act as a storage medium for program code, instructions, and
programs.
[001593] The software program may be associated with a client that may
include a file client, print client, domain client, internet client, intranet
client and other
variants such as secondary client, host client, distributed client and the
like. The client
may include one or more of memories, processors, computer readable media,
storage
media, ports (physical and virtual), communication devices, and interfaces
capable of
accessing other clients, servers, machines, and devices through a wired or a
wireless
medium, and the like. The methods, programs or codes as described herein and
elsewhere may be executed by the client. In addition, other devices required
for
execution of methods as described in this application may be considered as a
part of
the infrastructure associated with the client.
[001594] The client may provide an interface to other devices including,
without limitation, servers, other clients, printers, database servers, print
servers, file
servers, communication servers, distributed servers and the like.
Additionally, this
coupling and/or connection may facilitate remote execution of program across
the
network. The networking of some or all of these devices may facilitate
parallel
processing of a program or method at one or more location without deviating
from the
scope of the invention. In addition, any of the devices attached to the client
through an
interface may include at least one storage medium capable of storing methods,
programs, applications, code and/or instructions. A central repository may
provide
program instructions to be executed on different devices. In this
implementation, the
remote repository may act as a storage medium for program code, instructions,
and
programs.
[001595] The methods and systems described herein may be deployed in part
or in whole through network infrastructures. The network infrastructure may
include
elements such as computing devices, servers, routers, hubs, firewalls,
clients, personal
computers, communication devices, routing devices and other active and passive
devices, modules and/or components as known in the art. The computing and/or
non
computing device(s) associated with the network infrastructure may include,
apart
from other components, a storage medium such as flash memory, buffer, stack,
RAM,
ROM and the like. The processes, methods, program codes, instructions
described
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herein and elsewhere may be executed by one or more of the network
infrastructural
elements.
[0015961 The methods, program codes, and instructions described herein and
elsewhere may be implemented on a cellular network having multiple cells. The
cellular network may either be frequency division multiple access (FDMA)
network
or code division multiple access (CDMA) network. The cellular network may
include
mobile devices, cell sites, base stations, repeaters, antennas, towers, and
the like. The
cell network may be a GSM, GPRS, 3G, EVDO, mesh, or other networks types.
[0015971 The methods, programs codes, and instructions described herein
and elsewhere may be implemented on or through mobile devices. The mobile
devices may include navigation devices, cell phones, mobile phones, mobile
personal
digital assistants, laptops, palmtops, netbooks, pagers, electronic books
readers, music
players and the like. These devices may include, apart from other components,
a
storage medium such as a flash memory, buffer, RAM, ROM and one or more
computing devices. The computing devices associated with mobile devices may be
enabled to execute program codes, methods, and instructions stored thereon.
Alternatively, the mobile devices may be configured to execute instructions in
collaboration with other devices. The mobile devices may communicate with base
stations interfaced with servers and configured to execute program codes. The
mobile
devices may communicate on a peer to peer network, mesh network, or other
communications network. The program code may be stored on the storage medium
associated with the server and executed by a computing device embedded within
the
server. The base station may include a computing device and a storage medium.
The
storage device may store program codes and instructions executed by the
computing
devices associated with the base station.
[001598] The computer software, program codes, and/or instructions may be
stored and/or accessed on machine readable media that may include: computer
components, devices, and recording media that retain digital data used for
computing
for some interval of time; semiconductor storage known as random access memory
(RAM); mass storage typically for more permanent storage, such as optical
discs,
forms of magnetic storage like hard disks, tapes, drums, cards and other
types;
processor registers, cache memory, volatile memory, non-volatile memory;
optical
storage such as CD, DVD; removable media such as flash memory (e.g. USB sticks
or
keys), floppy disks, magnetic tape, paper tape, punch cards, standalone RAM
disks,
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Zip drives, removable mass storage, off-line, and the like; other computer
memory
such as dynamic memory, static memory, read/write storage, mutable storage,
read
only, random access, sequential access, location addressable, file
addressable, content
addressable, network attached storage, storage area network, bar codes,
magnetic ink,
and the like.
10015991 The methods and systems described herein may transform physical
and/or or intangible items from one state to another. The methods and systems
described herein may also transform data representing physical and/or
intangible
items from one state to another.
10016001 The elements described and depicted herein, including in flow
charts and block diagrams throughout the figures, imply logical boundaries
between
the elements. However, according to software or hardware engineering
practices, the
depicted elements and the functions thereof may be implemented on machines
through computer executable media having a processor capable of executing
program
instructions stored thereon as a monolithic software structure, as standalone
software
modules, or as modules that employ external routines, code, services, and so
forth, or
any combination of these, and all such implementations may be within the scope
of
the present disclosure. Examples of such machines may include, but may not be
limited to, personal digital assistants, laptops, personal computers, mobile
phones,
other handheld computing devices, medical equipment, wired or wireless
communication devices, transducers, chips, calculators, satellites, tablet
PCs,
electronic books, gadgets, electronic devices, devices having artificial
intelligence,
computing devices, networking equipments, servers, routers and the like.
Furthermore, the elements depicted in the flow chart and block diagrams or any
other
logical component may be implemented on a machine capable of executing program
instructions. Thus, while the foregoing drawings and descriptions set forth
functional
aspects of the disclosed systems, no particular arrangement of software for
implementing these functional aspects should be inferred from these
descriptions
unless explicitly stated or otherwise clear from the context. Similarly, it
will be
appreciated that the various steps identified and described above may be
varied, and
that the order of steps may be adapted to particular applications of the
techniques
disclosed herein. All such variations and modifications are intended to fall
within the
scope of this disclosure. As such, the depiction and/or description of an
order for
various steps should not be understood to require a particular order of
execution for
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those steps, unless required by a particular application, or explicitly stated
or
otherwise clear from the context.
[001601] The methods and/or processes described above, and steps thereof,
may be realized in hardware, software or any combination of hardware and
software
suitable for a particular application. The hardware may include a general
purpose
computer and/or dedicated computing device or specific computing device or
particular aspect or component of a specific computing device. The processes
may be
realized in one or more microprocessors, microcontrollers, embedded
microcontrollers, programmable digital signal processors or other programmable
device, along with internal and/or external memory. The processes may also, or
instead, be embodied in an application specific integrated circuit, a
programmable
gate array, programmable array logic, or any other device or combination of
devices
that may be configured to process electronic signals. It will further be
appreciated that
one or more of the processes may be realized as a computer executable code
capable
of being executed on a machine readable medium.
[001602] The computer executable code may be created using a structured
programming language such as C, an object oriented programming language such
as
C++, or any other high-level or low-level programming language (including
assembly
languages, hardware description languages, and database programming languages
and
technologies) that may be stored, compiled or interpreted to run on one of the
above
devices, as well as heterogeneous combinations of processors, processor
architectures,
or combinations of different hardware and software, or any other machine
capable of
executing program instructions.
[001603] Thus, in one aspect, each method described above and
combinations thereof may be embodied in computer executable code that, when
executing on one or more computing devices, performs the steps thereof In
another
aspect, the methods may be embodied in systems that perform the steps thereof
and
may be distributed across devices in a number of ways, or all of the
functionality may
be integrated into a dedicated, standalone device or other hardware. In
another aspect,
the means for performing the steps associated with the processes described
above may
include any of the hardware and/or software described above. All such
permutations
and combinations are intended to fall within the scope of the present
disclosure,
[001604] While the invention has been disclosed in connection with the
preferred embodiments shown and described in detail, various modifications and
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improvements thereon will become readily apparent to those skilled in the art.
Accordingly, the spirit and scope of the present invention is not to be
limited by the
foregoing examples, but is to be understood in the broadest sense allowable by
law.
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