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Head-Related Transfer Function and Acoustic Virtual Reality

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This introductory chapter describes the motivation for writing this book. Then, head-related transfer functions (HRTFs) are defined, and the coordinate system used in this book is described. Finally, recent advancements in HRTF research are briefly summarized.

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  • 04 November 2021

    The book was inadvertently published with errors in chapters 1, 5 and 7.

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    There is another way to define the HRTF, in which the receiving point is the ear drum rather than the entrance of the ear canal (Wightman and Kistler 1989a, b). However, it is not easy to place a miniature microphone just before the ear drum to measure the HRTF. Moreover, the transfer function of the ear canal does not depend on the direction of the sound source (Møller 1992). As such, most of studies measure HRTFs using a miniature microphone located at the entrance of the ear canal.

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Iida, K. (2019). Introduction. In: Head-Related Transfer Function and Acoustic Virtual Reality. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9745-5_1

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