3D Sound Design and Technology for the Sensory Environments Evaluations Project: Phase 1

Abstract

Our current sound solution is multifaceted. The system is comprised of "Pre-mixed stems", "Effects Sounds" triggered off the Linux Box, "Panned Sounds", and the rumble floor. These sounds require a large amount of hardware; in particular we make use of a complete 10.2 sound system (10 full range loudspeakers and two subwoofers), two TASCAMs, a USD, a Linux box with 3 SoundBlaster Sound Cards, a Macintosh G4 with 1 MIX and 1 FARM card connected to 4 888s, and a custom-built rumble floor. The Mac is the keystone of the whole system, since it is the only unit that can send sound to the loudspeakers. For this reason, all sound depends on the Mac. To achieve any sound output, the Mac must be up and running ProTools.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
AD1170705

Entities

People

  • Jacquelyn F. Morie
  • Ramy Sadek

Organizations

  • University of Southern California

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Crossbar Switches
  • Environment
  • Loudspeakers
  • Multichannel
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Surface Properties
  • Switches
  • System Software
  • Text Messaging
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transducers

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Database Systems and Applications