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Abstract

Sound reproduction according to the present disclosure integrates an additional sound field, direct surround sound, to existing diffuse or ambient surround sound systems. Direct surround sound permits point source sounds to be located in an ambient or diffuse surround field and or to be moved within the surround field with control of the sound timbre. Sound mixing equipment may include two or more direct surround channels to permit sound designers and engineers to add, locate and move point source sounds within the surround field. The inclusion of two or more point source loudspeakers improves the surround array by providing direct sources that may be localizable and timbre matched to the screen channel speakers. This in turn provides filmmakers and other content creators a new tool they can use during the creation of content such as movie soundtracks. In another aspect of the present disclosure, a hybrid speaker may receive diffuse surround sound input and direct surround sound input and reproduce both sound fields from a single apparatus.

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