Enhancing Virtual Audio Immersion Using Binaural Mesh

Binauralization of sound sources has become a dominant form of virtual spatialization in arts, entertainment, and industry. One of the greatest challenges associated with binauralization of virtual sources has been balancing scalability with fidelity. In the following paper the author presents a novel approach to binauralizing virtual sound sources using D4 library's Binaural Mesh. The paper presents the rationale for the Binaural Mesh, outlines its newfound affordances, including Motion Blur, Spatial Mask, as well as ultradirectionality and a capacity for improved spatial image. Further, the paper offers a feasibility study focusing on Binaural Mesh's potential to scale by optimizing computational overhead in source rich environments that exceed the capacity of the existing high-fidelity HRTF-based counterparts.