SoundShape - Headphone Transfer Function Database

• Autorzy: Jasiński Szymon , Mróz Bartłomiej , Kostek Bożena

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.24425/ijet.2025.153610

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This article introduces the SoundShape database, which contains measured headphone transfer functions (HTFs). Details of the various stages of SoundShape’s implementation, including project assumptions, software used, and the measurement environment, are shown. The measurement process is explained. Moreover, the construction and processing of signal files within SoundShape are discussed. The AKtools script in MATLAB is employed to derive the HpTF functions. Analyses of selected audio signal samples from the database highlight similarities and differences among the three headphone models tested. The paper concludes with a summary of the results, including recommendations on how the database can be utilized. The presented SoundShape HpTF database is publicly available from https://doi.org/10.34808/4wya-z425

Słowa kluczowe

EN

SoundShape; Headphone Transfer Function; HpTF; 3D sound

• Wydawca: Polish Academy of Sciences, Committee of Electronics and Telecommunication
• Czasopismo: International Journal of Electronics and Telecommunications
• Rocznik: 2025
• Tom: Vol. 71, No. 3
• Strony: 3
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 27 poz., rys. tab.

Twórcy

autor

Jasiński Szymon

• Department of Multimedia Systems, Gdańsk University of Technology

autor

Mróz Bartłomiej

• Department of Multimedia Systems, Gdańsk University of Technology

autor

Kostek Bożena

• Audio Acoustics Laboratory, Gdańsk University of Technology

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).