I Hear Bangalore3D: Capture and Reproduction of Urban Sounds of Bangalore Using an Ambisonic Microphone

Abstract

This paper describes the project, I Hear Bangalore3D, which is an attempt to capture and render 3D recordings of various iconic locations of the city of Bangalore. First order ambisonic recordings were done and processed so that they can be played back using a speaker array configuration through real time matrixing or using headphones through binaural renderings of the recordings. This project has both aesthetic and informational use to it. Coming off a sister project, I Hear NY3D, which took a similar route in Manhattan, this project also aims at comparing the noise levels and other information of different cities in different parts of the world.