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Head-Related Transfer Function

The Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) describes how the human head, ears, and torso filter sound from different directions. HRTFs capture the acoustical changes that occur as sound travels around the head to reach each ear, enabling the perception of sound location in 3D space. Measured or modeled HRTFs are essential for creating convincing 3D audio through headphones in virtual reality, spatial games, and immersive audio applications.

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Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) for 3D Spatial Audio
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / applied-physics
  • Wightman, F. L., & Kistler, D. J. (1989). Headphone simulation of free-field listening. I: Stimulus synthesis. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 85(2), 858-867. · DOI 10.1121/1.397557
  • Blauert, J. (1997). Spatial Hearing: The Psychophysics of Human Sound Localization. The MIT Press. · ISBN 978-0-262-52432-9
  • Møller, H., Sørensen, M. F., Hammershøi, D., & Jensen, C. B. (1995). Head-related transfer functions of human subjects. Journal of the Audio Engineering Society, 43(5), 300-321. · URL
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