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Figure 37 — MultiScape add speaker object dialogue
Speaker Pan Mode
THE SIMULATION TOOLS
3. Type the number of speakers in the array into the Speaker
number box. The speaker box will expand to accommodate
up to 12 speakers.
Each speaker must be given a location in terms of its physical
location in meters from the X,Y,Z origin point (and the location
of the listener) at 0,0,0.
4. For each speaker in the array;
• Edit the X location of the speaker in the left-hand speaker
location box.
• Edit the Y location of the speaker in the middle speaker
location box.
• Edit the Z location of the speaker in the right hand speaker
location box.
5. Check Input if the Speaker object will have an input to the
system (for example, the user of the array is using a
microphone). If input is checked, an appropriate patch point
will appear in the MultiScape patch panel in the Patch Bay.
6. Type the Sensitivity of the listener. This value given in dB
specifies how sensitive the real world listener is to sound. A
high number indicates a low sensitivity and the gain of
sound sources will be scaled upwards accordingly. A value
of 100 is normal sensitivity.
7. Select a Mode for the speaker array to operate in. Speaker
arrays in MultiScape can be configured to operate in three
modes:
• The first is as a Speaker Panner, which will pan virtual
sound objects about the speaker array.
• The second is as a B-format decoder that decodes B-format
sound and plays it to the appropriate speakers in the array.
• The third mode encodes sound object movements and
outputs them as B-format sound.
When Speaker Pan mode is selected, further panning options
will appear. These options are:
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