33. The Full-Sphere Sound Field of CBT Loudspeaker Arrays – Full-Sphere Sound Field of CBT

AES Convention: 114 Paper Number:5746
Publication Date: 2003-03-06

The full-sphere sound radiation pattern of the CBT circular-wedge curved-line loudspeaker array exhibits a 3D petal-shaped sound radiation pattern that stays surprisingly uniform with frequency. Oriented vertically, it not only exhibits the expected uniform control of vertical coverage but also provides significant coverage control horizontally. The horizontal control is provided by a vertical coverage that smoothly decreases as a function of the horizontal off-axis angle and reaches a minimum at right angles to the primary listening axis. This is in contrast to a straight-line array that exhibits a 3D sound field that is axially symmetric about its vertical axis and exhibits only minimal directivity in the horizontal plane due to the inherent directional characteristics of each of the sources that make up the array.

This paper discusses the Full-Sphere Sound Field of CBT and its implications for audio technology.

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Keele, Jr., D. B. (Don); 2003; The Full-Sphere Sound Field of Constant Beamwidth Transducer (CBT) Loudspeaker Line Arrays [PDF]; Harman / Becker Automotive Systems, Martinsville, IN; Paper 5746; Available from: https://aes2.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=12568