Abstract: A method for localizing and analyzing sound emissions, wherein the position of the sound emission source is determined by incoming sound pulses at various measuring locations. The arrival time of a pulse or of a pulse characteristic is measured in three or more adjacent portions of each measuring location whose width is smaller than the expected sound field diameter. From this, the propagation time difference for the portion of each measuring location is determined and the sound arrival direction is determined from these propagation time difference values for each measuring location. Subsequently, the position of the sound emission source is determined from these direction values and the position coordinates of the measuring locations.The device for carrying out this method has three or more separate converter elements (1) for each receiver measurement head (E) whose total width is smaller than the expected sound field diameter.