Patent ID: 7572971

Claim:
A system for producing a sound field, the system comprising: a plurality of reproduction modules comprising: a first set of one or more speakers configured to receive one or more audio signals, and to generate sounds based on the received one or more audio signals, the sounds generated by the first set of one or more speakers emanating from the plurality of reproduction modules in a lobe; and a second set of one or more speakers that are separate from the first set of one or more speakers, the second set of one or more speakers being configured to receive one or more audio signals, and to generate sounds based on the received one or more audio signals, the sounds generated by the second set of one or more speakers emanating from the plurality of reproduction modules in a lobe that is different from the lobe in which sounds generated by the first set of one or more speakers emanate; a processor configured to obtain a plurality of separate audio signals that represent a captured sound field that emanated outwardly from a sound source with a directivity pattern, wherein the plurality of separate audio signals comprise: a first audio signal representing sounds in the sound field that emanated from the sound source in a lobe; and a second audio signal representing sounds in the sound field that emanated from the sound source in a lobe that is different from the lobe in which the sounds represented by the first audio signal emanated from the sound source; the processor being further configured to drive the plurality of reproduction modules to generate a sound field that corresponds to the obtained sound field such that the sounds associated with the sound field generated by the plurality of reproduction modules emanates outwardly from the plurality of reproduction modules with a directivity pattern that represents the directivity pattern of the obtained sound field, wherein driving the plurality of reproduction modules comprises providing the first audio signal to the first set of one or more speakers and providing the second audio signal to the second set of one or more speakers.