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Microsoft Project Acoustics
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ProjectAcoustics as Wave-based Multi-Channel RIR Simulator #81

Closed schmiph2 closed 2 years ago

schmiph2 commented 2 years ago

Hi everyone

Thanks for providing this fantastic audio engine! I am an audio researcher looking for an easy to use, fast, wave based room impulse simulator. Most simulators out there are either very slow or based on the image source method. In contrast, this engine seems like it would be perfect for me. I found out that Nikunj Raghuvanshi's work on the adaptive rectangular decomposition method probably led to this engine. Hence my question: Is this engine based on the ARD method and therefore purely wave based? Can I use it to simulate binaural multichannel RIRs with correct phase relationships (e.g. for beamformer applications)?

Thank you for a short comment.

MikeChemi commented 2 years ago

"I found out that Nikunj Raghuvanshi's work on the adaptive rectangular decomposition method probably led to this engine"

Even better, this engine is @nikunjragh 's ARD. We don't have any support for IR export at this time, only the perceptual acoustic parameter fields.

schmiph2 commented 2 years ago

Oh wow, even better! Do you have any plans to support IR export at the moment?

nikunjragh commented 2 years ago

Hi @schmiph2 -- Not at the moment, no. But, potentially in the future depending on many internal factors that we cannot commit on currently. You're not alone in asking for this and these requests certainly factor into our roadmap. May I ask if you want to use this for purely academic purposes, or for potential commercial application?

schmiph2 commented 2 years ago

@nikunjragh first of all, thank you for developing and publishing the ARD method. And thanks for your comment, I hope the IR export will be implemented soon. Currently our project is still purely academic research. But we have a commercial application for an industrial partner in mind.

nikunjragh commented 2 years ago

Thanks for your response @schmiph2, closing the issue for now -- we're always super happy to see interest in the tech. I've noted your response and we'll factor it in our future planning.