Device and method for driving a sound system and sound system
US9955262B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 18, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 24, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 18, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04S2420/13
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A driving device for a sound system by loudspeaker signals, wherein the sound system has a wave field synthesis loudspeaker array and one or several supply loudspeakers arranged separate from the wave field synthesis array includes an audio input for receiving at least one audio signal from at least one sound source, a position input for receiving information on a position of the sound source, a wave field synthesis unit for calculating loudspeaker signals for the loudspeakers of the wave field synthesis loudspeaker array, and a provider for providing the loudspeaker signal for the one or the several supply loudspeakers. The driving device enables a sound system by means of which sound localization becomes possible for the audience and at the same time pleasant levels can be achieved also in the first rows of the audience.
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