The EMPAC High-resolution Modular Loudspeaker Array for Wave Field Synthesis
In order to explore the perceptual potential and limitations of Wave Field Synthesis (WFS) for artistic productions, a WFS array was built with loudspeakers placed as closely together as possible. Knowing from experience, that the high-frequency noisy components found in consonants of speech and transients of instrumental sounds are important for sound localization, the question arose if their coherent presentation through WFS with a higher spatial aliasing frequency affects the localization.