Spatial Reinforcement and Immersive Audio

Different techniques are used for spatial audio on its different scales such as binaural headphone, home theatre, and auditoria. The large scale is particularly challenging, and the development and deployment of effective processing calls on understanding the nature of not just the sound signals, but also how the brain interprets the signals and associated cues such as visual. This paper reviews the progress which has led to state-of-the-art techniques used for large venue acoustics. It is in tutorial style as seen primarily by practitioners rather than from a pure academic viewpoint.