Patent ID: 8620009

Claim:
A method for determining an output of at least two loudspeakers comprising: designating a first loudspeaker location for a first loudspeaker with respect to a location of a listener; designating a second loudspeaker location for a second loudspeaker with respect to the location of the listener; designating a virtual sound source location for a virtual sound source within a virtual environment with respect to a virtual location of the listener within the virtual environment; determining an output for the first loudspeaker based upon the designated first loudspeaker location and the designated virtual sound source location, comprising: determining an intensity of one or more sounds to be emitted from the first loudspeaker comprising determining a gain of intensity according to G=cos((Ï†Â±Î¸)Ï€/4Ï†), G representing the gain of intensity, Ï† representing a first offset angle of the first loudspeaker relative to the listener, and Î¸ representing an offset angle of the virtual sound source relative to the virtual location of the listener; and determining an output for the second loudspeaker based upon the designated second loudspeaker location and the designated virtual sound source location.