Advanced Panning

 

The Acoustic Mirror plug-in allows you to use head-related transfer functions (HRTF) to apply advanced panning to your files.

Best results are achieved when using headphones and when the original file is monaural. You should first convert the file to a stereo format by replicating the mono channel to two tracks.

Sound Forge Pro idea Advanced PanningYou can also use the HRTF impulses as channel-dependent equalization.

The TBD\HRTF folder includes a collection of impulse files containing directional cues. The files included are separated into Left and Right folders. The two numbers in each file name indicate the elevation (up or down) and azimuth (left or right) angles in degrees. For example:

File Name

Description

0E000L

Straight ahead

0E090L

Far Left

0E090R

Far Right

90E000L

Completely above your head

0E180L

Behind you

-20E120L

A bit below you, behind you, and to your left

Sound Forge Pro idea Advanced PanningTo create your own HRTF impulse files, use a dummy head with a microphone in each ear. Rotating a loudspeaker around the dummy head and create different impulse response files for various loudspeaker locations.

Advanced Panning