Isfahan - Iran

Naqsh-e-Jahan Square

Listening to Isfahan

Auralization of a Walk-through in Isfahan Naqsh-e-Jahan Square

For VR and Spatial Audio

Impulse Response Measurement

source

receiver

Composition

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Instrument:

Ney

Instrument:

Compositional idea is based “Daramad in Nava” (introduction in “Nava”)

Nava is one of the seven Iranian “Dastageh” and know to have a spiritual narrative and mood

The underlying poem says:

“Where is sensible action, and my insanity whence?

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See the difference, it is from where to whence”

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“Where is sensible action, and my insanity whence?

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See the difference, it is from where to whence”

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Hafiz

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Source 01

Source 02

Source 03

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Source n

16 channel 3rd order ambisonic encoder

Soundscape

(1st order ambisonic)

Impulse response

(1st order ambisonic - 4 channels)

1-16

3rd order BUS

16 ch.

ch 1/2

convolution

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16 ch

ch 3/4

convolution

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16 ch

1-4 ch.

Spatialization

Routing / Setup

1st & 3rd order

Sound Source

location/movement

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Listener

location/movement

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Acoustical properties of the space

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Musical Narrative

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Spatial Audio