Abstract: A spatialized audio presentation system selects, based on an orientation of an avatar with respect to a virtual sound source, a head-related impulse response from a library of head-related impulse responses corresponding to different potential orientations of the avatar with respect to the virtual sound source. The spatialized audio presentation system applies the selected head-related impulse response to a sound that is generated by the virtual sound source and is to be presented to a user associated with the avatar. Additionally, the spatialized audio presentation system applies an additional effect to the sound that is to be presented to the user. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: An exemplary microphone capture simulation system accesses a captured set of audio signals captured by a plurality of directional microphones disposed at a plurality of locations on a perimeter of a capture zone of a real-world scene. The system identifies a location within the capture zone that corresponds to a virtual location at which a user is virtually located within a virtual reality space that is based on the capture zone. Based on the captured set of audio signals and the identified location, the system generates a simulated set of audio signals representative of a simulation of a full-sphere multi-capsule microphone capture at the identified location. The system processes the simulated set of audio signals to form a renderable set of audio signals configured to be rendered to simulate full-sphere sound for the virtual location while the user is virtually located at the virtual location.

Abstract: A spatialized audio presentation system selects, based on an orientation of an avatar with respect to a virtual sound source, a head-related impulse response from a library of head-related impulse responses corresponding to different potential orientations of the avatar with respect to the virtual sound source. The spatialized audio presentation system applies the selected head-related impulse response to a sound that is generated by the virtual sound source and is to be presented to a user associated with the avatar. Additionally, the spatialized audio presentation system applies an additional effect to the sound that is to be presented to the user. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

Abstract: An exemplary microphone capture simulation system accesses a captured set of audio signals captured by a plurality of directional microphones disposed at a plurality of locations on a perimeter of a capture zone of a real-world scene. The system identifies a location within the capture zone that corresponds to a virtual location at which a user is virtually located within a virtual reality space that is based on the capture zone. Based on the captured set of audio signals and the identified location, the system generates a simulated set of audio signals representative of a simulation of a full-sphere multi-capsule microphone capture at the identified location. The system processes the simulated set of audio signals to form a renderable set of audio signals configured to be rendered to simulate full-sphere sound for the virtual location while the user is virtually located at the virtual location.

Abstract: A spatialized audio presentation system identifies an orientation of a virtual avatar, associated with a user engaged in a virtual experience, with respect to a virtual sound source within a virtual space. Within the virtual space, the virtual sound source generates a sound to be presented to the user while the user is engaged in the virtual experience. Based on the identified orientation of the virtual avatar, the system selects a head-related impulse response from a library of head-related impulse responses corresponding to different potential orientations of the virtual avatar with respect to the virtual sound source. The system then generates respective versions of the sound for presentation to the user at the left and right ears of the user by applying, respectively, a left-side component and a right-side component of the selected head-related impulse response to the sound. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.