I want to achieve a virtual surround sound, how should I do, what is the implementation principle, there is a source reference.
There seem to be many different implementations. They generally use frequency dependent delays. Mostly is is marketing hype.
There’s some info on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_surround
Yeah… There are some “tricks” but there’s no reliable way to make it seem like the sound is coming from behind when it’s not.
You can search for a virtual surround plug-in or a stereo widening plug-in. Most of these can have weird side-effects and some will mess-up mono playback so keep that in-mind if you ever want to play the file on a phone-speaker or some other mono system.
Then, it depends on if you’re starting-out with a stereo or 5.1/7.1 source and if you are listening on headphones/speakers.
With a stereo source and stereo speakers (not headphones) you can try something simple to start with - [u]Split the stereo track[/u]. (That simply allows you to edit the left & right channels separately.) Then select one track and [u]Invert[/u] one channel. That creates a “spacey” effect when certain frequencies cancel in the air, depending on head position and room reflections. Unfortunately with music the bass gets canceled.
For surround-sound tracks (i.e. mostly games & movies) and headphones there is [u]Dolby Headphone[/u] and some other-similar effects. Some people get the full-surround effect, but the illusion doesn’t work for me… I don’t hear sounds coming from behind. (Dolby doesn’t actually claim that you’ll hear sounds coming from behind.)
Oh, there is one thing that probably works with surround tracks and headphones… Head-tracking headphones that adjust the sound depending on the position of your head… I’ve never had a chance to try them. Normally (without headphones) you locate sounds by moving your head to get “multiple readings” to triangulate the source of the sound as your ears pick-up loudness & timing differences between the left & right ears. The movement may be slight and subconscious as you sometimes look around to see where the sound is coming from.
Thanks for Steve’s reply, may I ask if there is any code to implement virtual surround sound in audacity’s source code
Thanks for DVDdoug’s reply. May I ask if there is any code to implement virtual surround sound in Audacity’s source code
No there isn’t. There’s just an option to export files with multiple channels (Advanced Mixing Options - Audacity Manual), but you need to handle what audio is in each channel.
Thank you very much!!!