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- the present invention relates to an audio content generation device, an audio content generation method, an audio content reproduction device, an audio content reproduction method, an audio content reproduction program, an audio content providing device, and an audio content distribution system, and in particular, audio information and vibration information.
- the present invention relates to generation, reproduction, provision and distribution of included audio contents.
- Patent Document 1 discloses a sensory presentation device that presents sensory information including tactile information to a user in association with the acquired video content.
- a predetermined subject is selected from among the subjects included in the program content based on the state of the user who views the program content, and video information, audio information, and vibration information corresponding to the selected subject are selected.
- video information is displayed on a screen such as a monitor or a display
- the voice information is output from a speaker or an earphone
- the vibration information is output to a voice coil motor, an eccentric motor, a linear resonance actuator, or the like.
- Patent Document 1 a program content (multi-modal content) of a tennis game relay is explained as a specific example. That is, when creating program content, the vibration sensor provided on the player's racket, the vibration sensor provided on the player's shoes, the vibration sensor provided on the spectator's seat, the vibration sensor provided on the ball, the net, etc. Vibration information is acquired using a provided vibration sensor or the like, and each subject (person, ball, racket, net, etc.) and vibration information are associated and stored in the storage unit. Then, while the program content created in this way is being viewed by the user, the user's state (line of sight) is detected from the image captured by the camera, and vibration information associated with the subject being watched is presented. .
- Patent Document 2 discloses a vibration generation device capable of generating vibration in accordance with the reproduced sound of music.
- the sound data corresponding to the range of the reproduced sound of the bass and the sound data corresponding to the range of the reproduced sound of the drum are calculated from analog music information in which sounds of a plurality of musical instruments are mixed. And is extracted by a bandpass filter, and a drive pulse having a low frequency is generated within a data section in which the sound data of the bass sound is equal to or higher than a predetermined level, while the sound data of the drum sound is equal to or higher than a predetermined level.
- the vibration is generated in accordance with the reproduced sound of music.
- the music information is reproduced from either the speaker or the earphone, and the vibration information is supplied to the vibrating body of the vibrating mechanism section.
- Patent Document 3 discloses an information transmission system of a portable device that can transmit necessary information to a user by vibrating without disturbing music reproduction or interrupting music reproduction.
- the information transmission system described in Patent Document 3 includes a vibrator-equipped earphone worn by a user on the ear, and a vibration driving device provided between the portable information terminal and the vibrator-equipped earphone, and a voice signal of music.
- the mobile information terminal outputs a voice vibration synthesis signal obtained by synthesizing the vibration signal and the vibration signal.
- the audio signal and the vibration signal are frequency-separated, and the audio signal is supplied to the speaker of the earphone with the vibrator, while the vibration signal (for example, information that informs the pace allocation of exercise such as jogging, cycling, and walking) is transmitted.
- the vibration signal for example, information that informs the pace allocation of exercise such as jogging, cycling, and walking
- Supply to the vibrator of the earphone with vibrator Since the vibration of the oscillator is not output as sound, it is said that it does not interfere with music playback.
- the voice information is the main content, and the vibration information is only auxiliary and appropriate timing. It is an intermittent thing that occurs in.
- the sound is output from the speaker or the earphone, and the vibration is output from the vibration generator other than the speaker.
- vibration is considered to be an obstacle (noise) to music reproduction, and how to apply vibration so as not to interfere with music reproduction is an issue. Most of them are devised to solve the problem.
- a chattering phenomenon is generated by suppressing the frequency band of a vibration waveform in the frequency band of a voice waveform (a phenomenon in which a casing resonates due to voice output from a speaker, which causes abnormal noise or sound distortion). Etc., which is a cause of impairing sound quality). It can be said that the technique described in Patent Document 4 is exactly how to suppress the chattering phenomenon caused by the vibration on the assumption that the vibration is an obstacle to the generation of abnormal sound in music reproduction.
- the technique described in Patent Document 4 although the generation of abnormal noise due to the chattering phenomenon can be suppressed, since the processing for suppressing a part of the frequency band of the voice waveform is performed, the reproduced voice itself does not deteriorate in sound quality. There is a problem that it will occur.
- Patent Document 5 a sound reproducing device (portable sound reproducing player) capable of reproducing a comfortable and realistic audio signal by outputting a high-pitched sound and a low-pitched vibration.
- a DSP Digital Signal Processor
- the low frequency component that is generated is extracted and an MBS (Mobile Body Sonic) signal is generated.
- MBS Mobile Body Sonic
- the audio playback device described in Patent Document 5 is used by connecting a headphone plug to the jack.
- the headphone plug has an Lch connection terminal section for inputting an Lch signal, an Lch connection terminal section for inputting an Rch signal, an MBS connection terminal section for inputting an MBS signal, and a GND connection terminal section for inputting a GND signal.
- the connection terminal has a four-terminal structure.
- the Lch signal, the Rch signal, and the MBS signal input to the headphone plug from the LR amplifier and the MBS amplifier of the audio reproduction device are output to the Lch speaker, the Rch speaker, and the transducer, respectively.
- the MBS signal is converted into mechanical vibration by a transducer attached to the user's clothes or the like.
- Patent Document 5 a low-frequency vibration signal (MBS signal) is generated from a sound signal during music reproduction, and vibration is continuously output together with sound.
- MBS signal low-frequency vibration signal
- Patent Documents 1 to 3 and 5 are common in that the sound is output from the speaker while the vibration is output from the vibration applying body. It is considered that this is based on the conventional technical common sense that voice and vibration cannot be output together (vibration interferes with voice).
- headphones equipped with a plug of a four-terminal structure are used, and at the expense of not being able to use commercially available headphones for general purposes.
- vibration that is output at the same time becomes an obstacle (noise) of the voice.
- vibration has been configured to present vibration through a vibration imparting body different from the voice output unit, as a supplement to voice. Therefore, for example, as in Patent Documents 2 and 5, even if the user is presented with the vibration generated based on the audio signal of the music in accordance with the music to be played, the part (ear) where the user feels the sound.
- the part where vibration is felt part of the body other than the ear
- the present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and allows a user to experience voice and vibration as a more integrated body, the vibration does not disturb the voice, and the vibration does not affect the voice. It aims to provide epoch-making audio content that has never existed so far, which directly and directly gives a synergistic effect.
- the vibration information is converted into the vibration information.
- the processing is performed so that the voice generated based on the voice information is masked by the voice generated based on the voice information, and the processed voice information and the vibration information are mixed to generate the acoustic content including the voice information and the vibration information. I have to.
- acoustic content including audio information and vibration information which is processed so that the audio generated based on the vibration information is masked by the audio generated based on the audio information Content can be generated.
- a voice output unit such as a speaker, an earphone, or a headphone
- a voice and a vibration are generated from the same voice output unit, so that the user may experience this as an integrated one. it can.
- the vibration information included in the audio content appears as a voice
- the voice generated based on the vibration information can be heard by the user by the masking effect by the sound generated based on the voice information included in the same audio content. It's difficult.
- the user can experience the voice and the vibration as a more integrated body, the vibration does not disturb the voice, and the vibration directly gives a synergistic effect to the voice. It is possible to provide epoch-making sound content that does not exist at all until now.
- FIG. 1 It is a block diagram which shows the functional structural example of the audio content production
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the audio content generation device according to the first exemplary embodiment. It is a block diagram showing an example of functional composition of an audio contents reproducing device concerning one embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structural example of the audio content production
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of an audio content generation device according to the first embodiment.
- the audio content generation device 10 includes a voice information acquisition unit 11, a vibration information acquisition unit 12, a processing unit 13, and a mixing unit 14 as its functional configuration.
- the processing unit 13 includes a voice information processing unit 13A and a vibration information processing unit 13B.
- Each of the functional blocks 11 to 14 can be configured by any of hardware, DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and software.
- DSP Digital Signal Processor
- each of the functional blocks 11 to 14 is actually configured by including a CPU, a RAM, a ROM of a computer, and a program stored in a recording medium such as a RAM, a ROM, a hard disk or a semiconductor memory. Is realized by operating.
- the voice information acquisition unit 11 acquires voice information.
- the voice information acquired here relates to, for example, music, speech, sound effects, alarm sounds, and the like. Note that the examples given here are examples, and any information can be used as long as the information is such that a voice is output from a voice output unit such as a speaker, an earphone, or headphones. In the following, a case of using audio information of music will be described as an example.
- the audio information acquisition unit 11 acquires audio information desired by the user, that is, desired audio information for which it is desired to generate acoustic content together with the vibration information, in response to a predetermined selection operation by the user.
- an external device in which audio information is stored for example, a personal computer, a server, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a removable storage medium, etc.
- the audio information acquisition unit 11 is selected by a user operation.
- the obtained voice information is acquired from the external device.
- the audio content generation device 10 may store audio information in an internal storage medium
- the audio information acquisition unit 11 may acquire audio information selected by a user operation from the internal storage medium.
- the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition unit 11 is recorded on any one or a plurality of tracks prepared in advance in the audio content generation device 10.
- the voice information includes voice information of various parts such as voices of a plurality of musical instruments, vocal voices, and chorus voices.
- the audio information of each of these parts belongs to different frequency bands.
- the audio content generation device 10 can record the audio information by dividing it into a plurality of tracks for each of several frequency bands. Of course, it is also possible to record all the frequency bands as one audio information on one track. It is also possible to record the audio information for each part by dividing it into a plurality of tracks.
- the audio information is stereo audio consisting of two channels
- the vibration information acquisition unit 12 acquires vibration information including a part of the frequency band included in the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11.
- the frequency band included in the vibration information is preferably a relatively low frequency band in the audible frequency band of 20 to 20 kHz, for example, a frequency band of 100 Hz or less.
- vibration information having a frequency band of 20 to 80 Hz, preferably 30 to 60 Hz, and more preferably 35 to 50 Hz.
- acoustic content including the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition unit 11 and the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12 is generated.
- this audio content is supplied to a voice output unit such as a speaker, a voice is generated not only from the voice information but also from the vibration information.
- the sound generated based on the vibration information can be masked by the sound generated based on the sound information to make it difficult for the user to hear.
- the vibration information in the frequency band it is possible to further enhance the masking effect.
- the acoustic content is generated by using the vibration information in the frequency band having sufficient energy to transmit the vibration to the user and in the frequency band in which the masking effect is easily obtained.
- the above-mentioned frequency band is an example of a frequency band in which a masking effect is easily obtained, and is not limited to this.
- vibration information other than the above-mentioned frequency band may be used.
- the vibration information acquisition unit 12 acquires the vibration information desired by the user, that is, the desired vibration information for which it is desired to generate the audio content together with the audio information, in response to a predetermined selection operation by the user.
- the vibration information acquisition unit 12 acquires the vibration information selected by the user operation from the external device.
- the acoustic content generation device 10 may store vibration information in an internal storage medium, and the vibration information acquisition unit 12 may acquire vibration information selected by a user operation from the internal storage medium.
- the vibration information desired by the user is, for example, vibration information that can be used as an information transmission medium developed by the inventor of the present application (see, for example, the description in WO2018 / 217167). That is, an example of the vibration information used in the present embodiment is vibration information having a unique haptic effect derived from the tactile feature amount specified based on the strength of the vibration waveform and the length of the divided section. For example, various kinds of vibration information having different properties such as one with a fast (or slow) tactile sensation and one with a large variety of tactile sensations (or small) are prepared in advance, and the vibration desired by the user can be selected from the vibration information. It is possible to select and use information.
- vibration effects expected to be given to a user who receives vibration various kinds of vibration information having different physical or psychological effects are prepared in advance, and the user selects desired vibration information from them. It is also possible to use. What physical effect or psychological effect the vibration information exerts is determined according to a combination of tactile parameters (strength of vibration waveform, length of divided section) that determines the tactile feature amount.
- the strength of the vibration waveform and the length of the divided section used as tactile parameters can be said to be parameters indicating the degree of opposing tactile (hereinafter referred to as tactile pair) such as ⁇ hard-soft> and ⁇ rough-smooth>.
- the strength of the vibration waveform can be used as the tactile parameter for the tactile pair ⁇ hard-soft>.
- the length of the divided section of the vibration waveform as a tactile parameter for the tactile pair ⁇ coarse-smooth>. In this case, the longer the divided section is, the smoother it is. The shorter the value, the coarser it is.
- vibration information having any physical or psychological effect For example, vibration information that has a physical effect that gives a "fluffy” feel, vibration information that has a physical effect that gives a “soft” feel, vibration information that has a psychological effect such as "security” or “relaxation”, It is possible to prepare various types of vibration information such as vibration information having psychological effects such as “excitement” and “motivation up” in advance, and the user can select and use desired vibration information from the vibration information. is there.
- the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12 is recorded in any one or a plurality of tracks prepared in advance in the audio content generation device 10.
- the track on which vibration information is recorded is a track different from the track on which audio information is recorded.
- the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12 may be recorded in one track.
- one vibration information is frequency-separated to be divided into a plurality of pieces.
- the tracks may be recorded separately.
- the vibration information of the frequency band of the unpleasant sound is separated and recorded in one track. Good.
- the processing of the voice information and the vibration information by the processing unit 13 described below can be performed for each track.
- the processing unit 13 processes at least one of the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11 and the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12.
- the voice information processing unit 13A processes the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11.
- the vibration information processing unit 13B processes the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12.
- the processing unit 13 processes at least one of the voice information and the vibration information so that the voice generated based on the vibration information is masked by the voice generated based on the voice information. I do.
- ⁇ Masking is a phenomenon in which when two sounds overlap, one sound is drowned out and the other becomes inaudible. In other words, masking is a phenomenon that humans cannot perceive even though it is a sound that physically exists.
- the processing unit 13 supplies the processed (or unprocessed) vibration information to the audio output unit as a sound generated when the processed (or unprocessed) vibration information is supplied to the audio output unit. At least one of the voice information and the vibration information is processed in such a manner as to be masked by the voice generated in some cases.
- the mixing unit 14 mixes the voice information and the vibration information processed by the processing unit 13 to generate acoustic content including the voice information and the vibration information. That is, the mixing unit 14 includes one or a plurality of audio information recorded in one or a plurality of tracks (processed as necessary by the audio information processing unit 13A) and one or a plurality of tracks different from the audio information track. By mixing the vibration information recorded on the track (the information processed by the vibration information processing unit 13B as necessary), one audio content is generated.
- the audio content generated by the mixing unit 14 is recorded as information of one or more tracks (channels). For example, when generating monaural audio content, the mixing unit 14 performs a process of tracking down the audio information and the vibration information recorded on a plurality of tracks to one track, so that the monaural audio consisting of one channel is generated. Generate content.
- the audio content of one channel includes audio information and vibration information.
- the mixing unit 14 when generating stereo audio content, performs a process of tracking down the audio information and the vibration information recorded on a plurality of tracks to two tracks, so that the stereo audio of two channels is generated.
- the first channel includes audio information and vibration information of the L channel.
- the second channel includes audio information and vibration information of the R channel.
- the vibration information included in each of the two channels may be the same or different.
- the vibration information for each channel is generated by processing by the vibration information processing unit 13B.
- the vibration pressure or the vibration amount of the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12 has a frequency equal to the frequency band of the vibration information in the frequency band of the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11. At least one of the processing of voice information and the processing of vibration information is performed so as to be lower than the sound pressure or volume in the band.
- the vibration pressure or the vibration amount of the vibration information can be restated as the sound pressure or the volume of the vibration information.
- sound pressure or “volume” is also used for vibration information.
- the sound pressure is the pressure of the sound, and is expressed in decibel [dB] using a sound pressure level that represents how loud the sound is with respect to a reference value, according to the human auditory characteristics. It was done.
- the volume means the volume of sound set by the so-called volume. Both are almost equivalent as representing the strength of sound, and will be described below by using "sound pressure".
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing frequency-sound pressure characteristics (hereinafter, simply referred to as frequency characteristics) representing sound pressure for each frequency for each of voice information and vibration information.
- FIG. 2A shows frequency characteristics of voice information
- FIG. 2B shows frequency characteristics of vibration information. It is assumed that the frequency characteristic shown in FIG. 2 shows the frequency characteristic at one point in time of time-series voice information and vibration information.
- the frequency characteristic is schematically shown as an envelope shape.
- the horizontal axis represents frequency and the vertical axis represents sound pressure.
- the maximum value of sound pressure is VP in the entire frequency band of vibration information.
- the minimum value of the sound pressure in the frequency band equivalent to the frequency band of the vibration information among all the frequency bands of the audio information shown in FIG. 2A is MP.
- MP it is assumed that MP ⁇ VP.
- the processing unit 13 sets the maximum sound pressure VP of the vibration information to be smaller than the minimum sound pressure MP of the sound information in a frequency band equivalent to the frequency band of the vibration information (hereinafter, referred to as a specific frequency band).
- a specific frequency band hereinafter, referred to as a specific frequency band.
- the processing method for setting MP ′> VP ′ is 3
- the third pattern is a method of processing voice information to increase the minimum sound pressure MP and processing vibration information to decrease the maximum sound pressure VP (VP ' ⁇ VP, MP'> MP). In this embodiment, any of the first to third patterns may be applied.
- FIG. 3 shows that by processing both the voice information and the vibration information by applying the third pattern, the maximum sound pressure VP ′ of the processed vibration information is the minimum sound in the specific frequency band of the processed voice information. It is a figure which shows the frequency characteristic as a result of making it smaller than pressure MP '.
- the vibration information processing unit 13B processes the entire frequency band of the vibration information to reduce the maximum sound pressure VP before processing to the maximum sound pressure VP ′ after processing. .
- the voice information processing unit 13A processes only the specific frequency band of the voice information, and changes the minimum sound pressure MP before processing and the minimum sound pressure MP after processing in the specific frequency band. 'Has been raised.
- MP '> VP' The relationship of MP '> VP' is one aspect of the "predetermined relationship" in the claims.
- vibration information is recorded in one track for all frequency bands
- audio information can be recorded in multiple tracks for each frequency band.
- the audio information in the frequency band that completely matches the frequency band of the vibration information is not always recorded in any one track.
- the audio information processing unit 13A processes, for example, the audio information of the track in which the frequency band closest to the frequency band of the vibration information is recorded.
- the audio information of the plurality of tracks may be processed.
- the frequency band of the voice information including the frequency band of the vibration information, which does not completely match the frequency band of the vibration information is also the “frequency band equivalent to the frequency band of the vibration information”.
- a specific frequency in the audio information is set.
- the sound pressure in the band needs to be raised with a relatively large amount of change.
- the sound quality may change so much that the user hears the difference in the sound quality of the audio information before and after the processing.
- the second pattern does not change the sound quality because the sound information is not processed, but the sound pressure of the vibration information must be lowered with a relatively large amount of change in order to satisfy MP '> VP'. Cases can happen. In this case, there is a possibility that the vibration gives the user a small feeling.
- the third pattern has an advantage that both the amount of change in voice information and the amount of change in vibration information can be suppressed to the necessary minimum.
- any one of the first to third patterns may be appropriately applied depending on how much the amount of change in sound pressure is required and how much importance is attached to sound quality or vibration.
- the audio information processing unit 13A processes the specific frequency band of the audio information as shown in FIG. 3A.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the voice information processing unit 13A may process the entire frequency band of voice information.
- the vibration information processing unit 13B sets the sound pressure of the frequency band of the vibration information as shown in FIG. 3B.
- the vibration information processing unit 13B sets a frequency band larger than a predetermined frequency in the frequency band of the vibration information as shown in FIG. It may be processed.
- the lower the frequency of the masked voice the higher the masking effect. Therefore, even if the sound pressure is not lowered particularly in the vibration information in the low frequency region in the frequency band of the vibration information, the low frequency sound generated from the vibration information in the low frequency region is generated by the sound generated based on the sound information. May be effectively masked. Therefore, when the vibration information is also recorded in a plurality of tracks, the sound pressure may be reduced by targeting only the vibration information in the higher frequency band. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the sound based on the vibration information from being perceived by the user by the masking effect without reducing the overall sound pressure of the vibration information as much as possible.
- the minimum sound pressure MP 'of the voice information is processed to be smaller than the maximum sound pressure VP' of the vibration information, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- the maximum sound pressure of the voice information may be used instead of the minimum sound pressure of the voice information.
- an intermediate value between the minimum sound pressure and the maximum sound pressure of the audio information may be used.
- the minimum sound pressure of the voice information is used, the sound pressure of the vibration information is smaller than the sound pressure of the voice information over the entire frequency band of the vibration information, which is advantageous in that the masking effect is easily obtained. Have.
- the processing characteristics of the sound pressure are explained by showing the frequency characteristics at time points of the time-series audio information and vibration information, but the frequency characteristics at other points are different.
- the relationship between the minimum sound pressure in the specific frequency band of the voice information and the maximum sound pressure of the vibration information is taken into consideration at each time point (at a predetermined sampling period) from the start point to the end point of the voice information and the vibration information.
- individual processing may be performed by doing so, this makes the processing complicated. Therefore, for example, for sound information, the minimum sound pressure (or the maximum sound pressure or an intermediate value) in a specific frequency band from the start time to the end time is obtained, and the vibration information also has the maximum sound pressure from the start time to the end time.
- the pressure may be obtained, and in consideration of the relationship between the minimum sound pressure of the voice information and the maximum sound pressure of the vibration information thus obtained, uniform processing may be performed from the start point to the end point.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing time-series waveform information of voice information (FIG. 6 (a)) and time-series waveform information of vibration information (FIG. 6 (b)) in specific vibration information.
- voice information and the waveform information show a part of the whole.
- the horizontal axis represents time and the vertical axis represents amplitude.
- the waveform information shown in FIG. 6 is a display (not shown) included in the audio content generation device 10 when the user performs an operation of designating a track using an operator (not shown) included in the audio content generation device 10. Can be displayed on. That is, FIG. 6A shows waveform information displayed when a track on which audio information in a specific frequency band is recorded is designated, and FIG. 6B shows a track on which vibration information is recorded. This is the waveform information displayed when specified.
- the amplitude of the time-series waveform information substantially indicates the volume of sound at each time point, that is, the sound pressure. Therefore, by displaying the waveform information shown in FIG. 6 on the screen, it is possible to confirm the change in the sound pressure at each time point for the audio information and the vibration information in the frequency band of the designated track.
- the user can process at least one of the sound pressure of the voice information and the sound pressure of the vibration information by operating the operation element provided in the audio content generation device 10 while visually observing the waveform information.
- the waveform of the voice information has a large amplitude at the time when a sound is generated, and the amplitude gradually decreases with the passage of time.
- the minimum sound pressure from the start time point to the end time point of the audio information can be defined as the minimum value of the amplitude at the time when the sound is generated with respect to the repeatedly generated sound, for example.
- MP min is the minimum sound pressure.
- the maximum sound pressure from the start time point to the end time point can be grasped for the vibration information by checking the waveform information displayed on the screen.
- the waveform information in FIG. 6B indicates that vibrations whose amplitude does not change significantly are continuously applied.
- the maximum sound pressure from the start point to the end point of the vibration information is VP max .
- the user operates an operator provided in the audio content generation device 10 to process at least one of the sound pressure of the sound information shown in FIG. 6A and the sound pressure of the vibration information shown in FIG. 6B.
- the maximum sound pressure VP max of the vibration information is set to be smaller than the minimum sound pressure MP min in the specific frequency band of the sound information.
- the amplitude of the vibration information is greater than the amplitude of the audio information during the period in which the amplitude of the audio information gradually attenuates between the occurrence of one sound and the occurrence of the next sound. Can also grow.
- the sound pressure is adjusted at different compression rates for each of the plurality of divided sections.
- the sound pressure may be uniformly reduced in the entire compression period from the start time to the end time, and the sound pressure may be reduced at an exceptionally different compression ratio only in a specific section.
- the sound pressure may be adjusted for each section, but if the sound pressure adjustment rate is changed too much for each section, the sound quality may be affected. It is preferable that the adjustment rate of sound pressure does not change significantly.
- FIG. 7 shows that by processing both the voice information and the vibration information with respect to the waveform information shown in FIG. 6, the maximum sound pressure VP max 'of the processed vibration information becomes a specific frequency band of the processed voice information.
- 6 is a diagram showing waveform information obtained as a result of being smaller than the minimum sound pressure MP min 'in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, the vibration information processing unit 13B uniformly reduces the sound pressure at the same compression rate in the entire period from the start time point to the end time point of the vibration information, so that the maximum sound pressure before processing is increased. The pressure VP max is reduced to the maximum sound pressure VP max 'after processing.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing waveform information obtained as a result of being smaller than the minimum sound pressure MP min 'in FIG. That is, as shown in FIG. 6B, the vibration information processing unit 13B uniformly reduces the sound pressure at the same compression rate in the entire period from the start time point to the end time point of the vibration information, so that the maximum sound pressure before processing
- the voice information processing unit 13A uniformly raises the sound pressure at the same rate of increase in the entire period from the start point to the end point of the voice information, so that the minimum sound level before the processing is changed.
- the pressure MP min is raised to the minimum sound pressure MP min 'after processing.
- the user operates the operator of the audio content generation device 10 to display the waveform information of the voice information and the vibration information on the screen, and the user can visually observe the waveform information and the audio content generation device.
- An example in which the sound pressure relating to at least one of the voice information and the vibration information is adjusted by operating the operator of 10 has been described, but this may be automatically performed as the process of the audio content generation device 10.
- the voice information processing unit 13A detects MP min as the minimum sound pressure from the start time point to the end time point for the voice information in the specific frequency band.
- the vibration information processing unit 13B detects the maximum sound pressure VP max from the start time point to the end time point of the vibration information. Then, the processing unit 13 determines whether a MP min ⁇ VP max, if that is the MP min ⁇ VP max, together with the audio information processing unit 13A pulls the sound pressure of the audio information, the vibration The information processing unit 13B lowers the sound pressure of the vibration information so that the adjusted sound pressure becomes MP min '> VP max '. For example, the process is performed by gradually increasing the sound pressure of the voice information and decreasing the sound pressure of the vibration information as step processing, and ending the step processing when MP min '> VP max '. It is possible to
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation example of the audio content generation device 10 when the processing unit 13 automatically performs the processing.
- the audio information acquisition unit 11 acquires the audio information selected by the user by operating the operation element of the audio content generation device 10 (step S1).
- the vibration information acquisition unit 12 acquires the vibration information selected by the user by operating the operation element of the audio content generation device 10 (step S2).
- the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12 is recorded on one track.
- the voice information processing unit 13A detects MP min, which is the minimum sound pressure from the start point to the end point, for the voice information in the specific frequency band (step S3). Further, the vibration information processing unit 13B detects the maximum sound pressure VP max from the start point to the end point of the vibration information (step S4). Then, the processing unit 13 determines whether MP min ⁇ VP max (step S5). If MP min ⁇ VP max is not satisfied, the process of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 ends.
- the voice information processing section 13A raises the sound pressure of the voice information by x [dB] (step S6).
- the amount x of increasing the sound pressure can be set in advance as an arbitrary amount. That is, the voice information processing unit 13A raises the sound pressure of the voice information so that the value of the adjusted minimum sound pressure MP min 'is (MP min ' + x).
- the vibration information processing unit 13B lowers the sound pressure of the vibration information by x [dB] (step S7). That is, the vibration information processing unit 13B reduces the sound pressure of the vibration information so that the value of the adjusted maximum sound pressure VP max 'is (VP max'- x).
- the sound pressure increase amount of the voice information and the sound pressure decrease amount of the vibration information are the same x [dB] here, they may be different amounts.
- the processing unit 13 determines whether or not the sound pressure of the voice information and the vibration information adjusted in steps S6 and S7 is MP min '> VP max ' (step S8). If MP min '> VP max ', the process returns to step S6 to continue adjusting the sound pressure of the voice information and the vibration information. On the other hand, when MP min '> VP max ', it means that the adjustment of the sound pressure has been completed, so the processing of the flowchart shown in FIG. 8 ends. In the determination of step S8, a predetermined amount of margin ⁇ may be provided to determine whether MP min ′> VP max ′ + ⁇ .
- FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing an example of the functional configuration of the audio content reproduction device 20 that reproduces the audio content generated by the audio content generation device 10 configured as described above.
- the audio content reproduction device 20 for example, a smartphone, a portable music reproduction player, a personal computer, or the like can be used.
- the audio content reproduction device 20 may be incorporated in any device.
- the audio content reproduction device 20 of this embodiment includes an audio content acquisition unit 21 and an audio content supply unit 22 as its functional configuration.
- Each of these functional blocks 21 and 22 can be configured by any of hardware, DSP, and software.
- each of the functional blocks 21 and 22 is actually configured by including a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc. of a computer, and a program stored in a recording medium such as RAM, ROM, hard disk or semiconductor memory. Is realized by operating.
- the audio content acquisition unit 21 acquires the audio content generated by the audio content generation device 10 shown in FIG.
- the audio content generation device 10 is connected to the audio content reproduction device 20, and the audio content acquisition unit 21 acquires the audio content selected by the user operation from the audio content generation device 10.
- the audio content generation device 10 has generated a plurality of types of audio content.
- an external device that stores a plurality of types of audio content generated by the audio content generation device 10 is connected to the audio content reproduction device 20, and the audio content acquisition unit 21 outputs the audio content selected by the user operation to the external device. May be acquired from.
- the external device may be one directly connected to the audio content reproduction device 20 by wire or wirelessly (for example, a personal computer, a mobile terminal such as a smartphone, a removable storage medium, or the like), It may be a server device configured to be connectable to the audio content reproduction device 20 via a communication network.
- the audio content acquisition unit 21 can acquire the audio content from the server device in a streaming manner and provide the audio content to the audio content supply unit 22.
- the acoustic content reproducing apparatus 20 stores a plurality of types of acoustic content generated by the acoustic content generation apparatus 10 in an internal storage medium, and the acoustic content acquisition unit 21 is selected by a user operation.
- the audio content may be acquired from an internal storage medium.
- the audio content acquisition unit 21 outputs the audio content from a server device configured to be connectable to the audio content reproduction device 20 via a communication network. May be downloaded and stored in an internal storage medium.
- the server device when the server device is configured to be able to download the audio content to the audio content playback device 20, or when the server device is configured to be able to stream the audio content to the audio content playback device 20, the server The device corresponds to the audio content providing device in the claims. That is, the server device in this case stores the audio content generated by the audio content generation device 10 and provides the audio content to the audio content reproduction device 20 in response to a request from the audio content reproduction device 20. Further, the system in which the server device and the audio content reproduction device 20 are configured to be connectable via a communication network constitutes the audio content distribution system in the claims.
- the audio content stored in the server device may be generated by the audio content generation device 10 'described in the second embodiment.
- the audio content supply unit 22 supplies the audio content acquired by the audio content acquisition unit 21 to the audio output unit 100 without separating the audio information and the vibration information included in the audio content.
- the audio output unit 100 may be a stationary or portable speaker, an earphone, or a headphone. These audio output units 100 are wired or wirelessly connected to the audio content reproduction device 20. Further, the audio output unit 100 may be a speaker built in the audio content reproduction device 20.
- the audio content supply unit 22 performs general D / A conversion, amplification processing using an amplifier, waveform shaping processing, and the like on the audio information and the vibration information of the audio content acquired by the audio content acquisition unit 21. It may include that the audio signal processing is performed and then the information after the signal processing is supplied to the audio output unit 100.
- the diaphragm included in the audio output unit 100 causes the audio based on the audio information and the audio based on the vibration information. And will occur.
- the sound pressure of the voice information and the sound pressure of the vibration information are adjusted so that the voice based on the vibration information is masked by the voice based on the voice information, the sound based on the vibration information is the voice based on the voice information. It is wiped out by the user and hard to hear in the user's ear.
- the vibration information does not exist, but the vibration information that is strictly present is transmitted to the diaphragm of the audio output unit 100, so that vibration unique to the vibration information is generated.
- the voice of the music generated based on the voice information is transmitted to the user while maintaining the sound quality without being disturbed by the voice generated based on the vibration information, and the vibration based on the vibration information is simultaneously transmitted to the user from the same diaphragm. It becomes possible.
- the processing is performed so that the sound is masked by the sound based on the sound information, and the processed sound information and the vibration information are mixed to generate the acoustic content including the sound information and the vibration information. Then, the audio content generated in this manner is supplied to the audio output unit in a state where the audio information and the vibration information included in the audio content are not separated.
- the audio content including the audio information and the vibration information is processed so that the audio generated based on the vibration information is masked by the audio generated based on the audio information.
- Audio content can be generated.
- the audio content generated according to the first embodiment is supplied to the audio output unit 100, sound and vibration are generated from the same audio output unit 100, so that the user can experience this as a unit.
- the vibration information included in the audio content appears as a voice
- the voice generated based on the vibration information can be heard by the user by the masking effect by the sound generated based on the voice information included in the same audio content. It's difficult.
- the user can experience the voice and the vibration as a more integrated body, the vibration does not disturb the voice, and the vibration directly gives a synergistic effect to the voice. It is possible to provide such epoch-making sound content that does not exist at all until now.
- the vibration unlike the related art in which the vibration based on the vibration information is generated from the vibration imparting body different from the sound output unit, the vibration is generated from the diaphragm of the same sound output unit 100.
- the generated vibration directly gives a synergistic effect to the sound, so that it is possible to provide the user with the sound with vibration in which the acoustic depth, thickness, or stereoscopic effect is increased.
- the vibration information having the predetermined tactile effect and the vibration information having the predetermined physical effect or the psychological effect as described above, it is possible to expect a synergistic effect with the audio information as an information transmission medium.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration example of an audio content generation device 10 ′ according to the second embodiment. It is to be noted that, in FIG. 10, those denoted by the same reference numerals as those shown in FIG. 1 have the same function, and therefore, duplicated description will be omitted here.
- an audio content generation device 10 ′ has a processing unit 13 ′ in place of the processing unit 13 as its functional configuration.
- a vibration information processing unit 13B ' is provided instead of the vibration information processing unit 13B, and the method of processing the vibration information is different from that in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a specific functional configuration example of the vibration information processing unit 13B '.
- the vibration information processing unit 13B ' includes a feature extraction unit 131, a weight information generation unit 132, a weight processing unit 133, and a vibration adjustment unit 134 as its functional configuration.
- the feature extraction unit 131 extracts a plurality of feature points that can be distinguished from other points in the waveform information of the specific frequency band in the frequency band of the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11. For example, the feature extraction unit 131 extracts, in the waveform information of the audio information, a location where the amplitude value becomes larger than the predetermined value during the predetermined time as a feature location.
- the place where the amplitude value becomes larger than the predetermined value during the predetermined time is typically each generation time point of a plurality of sounds that are repeatedly generated from the start time point to the end time point of the time-series audio information.
- the weight information generation unit 132 generates weight information whose value changes with time in the time interval between the feature locations based on the plurality of feature locations extracted by the feature extraction unit 131. For example, the weighting information generation unit 132, based on the plurality of feature points extracted by the feature extraction unit 131, has a value that changes with time from the time when one feature point is extracted to the time when the next feature point is extracted. The weight information that becomes gradually smaller is generated.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram for explaining the processing contents of the feature extraction unit 131 and the weight information generation unit 132.
- FIG. 12A shows a part of the waveform information in the specific frequency band of the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11.
- FIG. 12B shows a state in which the weight information generated by the weight information generation unit 132 is schematically superimposed on the waveform information of the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12.
- the waveform information of the audio information shown in FIG. 12 (a) is the same as that shown in FIG. 6 (a).
- the feature extraction unit 131 determines a plurality of feature points F 1 , where the amplitude value becomes greater than the predetermined value during a predetermined time (for example, 0.1 seconds). Extract as F 2 , F 3 , .... That is, the feature extraction unit 131 extracts a location where the amplitude value of the waveform information of the voice information suddenly increases as a feature location F 1 , F 2 , F 3 , ... This corresponds to extracting a portion where the amplitude sharply increases at the time when the sound is generated, as described with reference to FIG.
- the weighting information whose value gradually decreases with time from the time when () is extracted to the time when the next feature point F i + 1 is extracted is generated.
- This weight information is information in which the weight values (both are positive values) range from the minimum value to the maximum value, and are schematically shown as a sawtooth wave in FIG.
- the weight value becomes maximum at the time when one feature point F i is extracted, and the value gradually decreases linearly or stepwise from there, and the next feature point F i
- the weight information is generated so that the weight value becomes maximum again at the time when i + 1 is extracted.
- the weight information generation unit 132 determines that the weight value becomes maximum at the time when one feature point F i is extracted and that the weight value is just the minimum value at the time when the next feature point F i + 1 is reached. Such weight information is generated.
- FIG. 12B shows an example in which the weight value linearly gradually decreases at a constant rate, but the next characteristic point F i + 1 is extracted from the time when one characteristic point F i is extracted. Until such time, the weight information may be generated such that the value gradually decreases in a curve according to a predetermined quadratic function or logarithmic function.
- the ratio in which the weight value gradually decreases may be the same in all sections.
- the weight value reaches a minimum value before reaching the next feature point F i + 1.
- the weight information generation unit 132 generates weight information such that the weight value is fixed to the minimum value, for example, after the weight value reaches the minimum value until the next feature point F i + 1 .
- the maximum value and the minimum value of the weight values may not be fixed values, but may be variable values that vary according to a predetermined condition.
- the maximum weight value may be variable according to the magnitude of the amplitude value at the characteristic location.
- the weight information generation unit 132 sets the weight information such that the larger the amplitude value at one characteristic point F i, the larger the weight value, and gradually decreases from that point to the next characteristic point F i + 1. To generate. With this configuration, a larger weight value is set as the amplitude value of the characteristic location F i is larger among the plurality of characteristic locations F i whose amplitude value is greater than the predetermined value during the predetermined time.
- the weight processing unit 133 processes the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12 with the weight information generated by the weight information generation unit 132. For example, the weight processing unit 133 processes the vibration information of the vibration information by multiplying the amplitude value of the waveform information of the vibration information by the weight value of the weight information.
- the weighting unit 133 has the same amplitude value at each time of the waveform information of the vibration information shown in FIG. 12B, but at each time schematically shown as a sawtooth wave in FIG. 12B. Multiply the weight values.
- FIG. 12B the waveform information of the vibration information and the weight information are shown in a superimposed manner to clearly show the correspondence relationship between the amplitude value of the waveform information at each time and the weight value to be multiplied. This is because.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the waveform information of the vibration information processed by the weight processing unit 133 together with the waveform information of the voice information.
- 13A shows waveform information of the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11 in a specific frequency band
- FIG. 13B shows waveform information of the vibration information processed by the weight processing unit 133. ing.
- the waveform information of the audio information shown in FIG. 13A is the same as the waveform information of the audio information shown in FIG.
- the vibration information of FIG. 13B processed in this way is the amplitude value of the waveform processed by the weight information in which the weight value fluctuates in a manner in synchronization with the characteristic portion in the waveform information of the voice information. Therefore, the vibration information processed by the weight processing unit 133 changes in amplitude in a manner in synchronization with the change in amplitude of voice information. That is, as shown in FIG. 12A, if the vibration information before processing is such that the amplitude value does not largely change with time, a sound is generated in the voice information by processing this with the weight information described above. It is possible to obtain vibration information having a waveform in which the amplitude increases at a time point and the amplitude gradually decreases by the time when a sound is generated next time.
- the vibration adjusting unit 134 adjusts the sound pressure of the vibration information processed by the weight processing unit 133 so that the sound pressure of the adjusted vibration information becomes smaller than the sound pressure of the sound information in the specific frequency band. To do.
- the process of the vibration adjusting unit 134 is the same as the process described in the first embodiment, and thus the detailed description will be omitted. Further, as described in the first embodiment, it is possible that only the voice information processing unit 13A processes the voice information and the vibration information processing unit 13B ′ does not process the vibration information. is there. Alternatively, regarding the processing of the vibration information, it is possible that the weight processing unit 133 is processed but the vibration adjustment unit 134 is not adjusted.
- the plurality of characteristic points extracted from the waveform information of the voice information by the characteristic extraction unit 131 is not limited to the example described above.
- the feature extraction unit 131 may extract, in the waveform information of the audio information, a location where the amplitude value is a predetermined value or more as a feature location.
- the waveform information of the voice information may be frequency-analyzed for each time, and the portion where the included frequency component changes abruptly may be extracted as the characteristic portion.
- the weight information generation unit 132 generates weight information such that the value gradually decreases from the time when one feature point F i is extracted to the time when the next feature point F i + 1 is extracted.
- the present invention is not limited to this.
- the feature extraction unit 131 extracts a location where the amplitude value sharply decreases in a predetermined time in the waveform information of the voice information as a feature location, and the weight information generation unit 132 determines that one feature location F i is Weighting information may be generated such that the value gradually increases from the time of extraction to the time of extraction of the next characteristic point F i + 1 .
- the audio content reproduction apparatus 20 shown in FIG. 9 can be used also when reproducing the audio content generated by the audio content generation apparatus 10 'according to the second embodiment configured as described above.
- the vibration information whose amplitude is increased or decreased in a manner synchronized with the increase or decrease of the amplitude in the time-series waveform information of the audio information is obtained, and such vibration information is obtained.
- sound pressure can be processed. This allows the amplitude of the vibration information to be significantly larger than the amplitude of the voice information during the period in which the amplitude of the voice information gradually decreases between the generation of one sound and the generation of the next sound. It is possible to avoid this. Therefore, the effect of masking the sound based on the vibration information by the sound based on the sound information can be further enhanced.
- the vibration information processing unit 13B 'shown in FIG. 14 includes an envelope generation unit 135 and a weight information generation unit 132' instead of the feature extraction unit 131 and the weight information generation unit 132 shown in FIG.
- the envelope generation unit 135 generates an envelope waveform for the waveform information in the specific frequency band of the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11. For example, the envelope generation unit 135 generates the envelope waveform of the audio information by performing low-pass fill processing on the waveform information in the specific frequency band of the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition unit 11.
- the weight information generation unit 132 ′ generates weight information whose value changes so as to synchronize with the amplitude of the envelope waveform generated by the envelope generation unit 135. For example, the weight information generation unit 132 'generates weight information whose value changes in the same curve as the envelope waveform. In this way, the vibration information whose amplitude increases and decreases in a manner that more closely matches the amplitude increase and decrease in the time-series waveform information of the audio information is obtained, and the sound pressure is processed for such vibration information. It can be carried out. This allows the amplitude of the vibration information to be significantly larger than the amplitude of the voice information during the period in which the amplitude of the voice information gradually decreases between the generation of one sound and the generation of the next sound. This can be avoided more effectively. Therefore, the effect of masking the sound based on the vibration information by the sound based on the sound information can be further enhanced.
- the vibration information processed by the configuration of FIG. 11 or 14 may be acquired from the vibration information acquisition unit 12. That is, in the first embodiment, the vibration information acquisition unit 12 is a time section between a plurality of characteristic points that can be distinguished from other points in the waveform information in the specific frequency band of the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition section 11. It is also possible to acquire the vibration information obtained by processing the predetermined vibration information by the weight information whose value changes with time for each time. Alternatively, the vibration information acquisition unit 12 is configured to process the predetermined vibration information by weight information whose value changes so as to be synchronized with the amplitude of the envelope waveform in the specific frequency band of the audio information acquired by the audio information acquisition unit 11. The vibration information may be acquired.
- At least one of the processing of the voice information and the processing of the vibration information may be performed so that the relationship between the sound pressure of the vibration information and the sound pressure in the specific frequency band has a predetermined relationship.
- the frequency of the vibration information minimum frequency or maximum frequency of the frequency band
- the sound pressure difference when the masking effect appears the difference between the sound pressure of the voice information and the sound pressure of the vibration information, the former case is larger , And the latter case may be included
- the result is stored in the audio content generation device 10 or 10 ′ as table information or a learning model of machine learning.
- the sound pressure difference in this case corresponds to the above “predetermined relationship”.
- the processing units 13 and 13 ′ refer to or utilize the above-mentioned stored information so that the sound pressure difference is obtained from the stored information. At least one of voice information and vibration information is processed.
- the minimum sound pressure difference is associated with the frequency of the vibration information and stored in the table information.
- the maximum sound pressure difference among the sound pressure differences when the masking effect appears is stored in the table information in association with the frequency of the vibration information.
- the learning model in this case can be, for example, a model in which the parameters are adjusted so as to output the sound pressure difference having the relationship described in the above table information. Also in this case, the masking effect can be obtained with the sound pressure of the vibration information being as large as possible.
- the table information and learning model described here are examples, and the present invention is not limited to these.
- the present invention is not limited to this. Not limited.
- the vibration information when the sound pressure of the vibration information is reduced by a predetermined amount from VP to VP ′ and the processed sound pressure VP ′ is larger than the threshold sound pressure VP ′′, the vibration information The limit processing may be performed so that the sound pressure does not exceed the threshold sound pressure VP ′′.
- the threshold sound pressure VP ′′ can be set to a predetermined value.
- a minimum sound pressure value in a specific frequency band of processed or unprocessed audio information or a value smaller than the minimum sound pressure value by a predetermined value. May be set as the threshold sound pressure VP ′′.
- the maximum sound pressure after the decrease of the vibration information is smaller than the minimum sound pressure of the processed or unprocessed sound information in the specific frequency band. It is not essential to bring it down.
- the vibration information acquisition unit 12 may acquire vibration information of a low frequency (for example, 100 Hz or less) whose sound pressure at the center frequency is lower than 0 dB.
- the reproduced sound tends to be muffled.
- the low-frequency vibration information whose sound pressure at the center frequency is 0 dB or less is added to the voice information, the sound pressure of the voice information in the middle-high frequency region decreases, so that the entire frequency range from the low-pitched part to the high-pitched part is reduced. You can obtain a well-balanced playback sound. As a result, it is possible to reproduce at a high volume without causing sound cracks, and there is an advantage that the reproduced sound at that time becomes clear.
- the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11 is recorded in one or a plurality of tracks, and the vibration information acquired by the vibration information acquisition unit 12 is set to one.
- the information is recorded on a plurality of tracks and the audio information and the vibration information are processed in track units, but the present invention is not limited to this.
- both the voice information and the vibration information may be recorded regardless of the track, or may be recorded in one track so that an arbitrary frequency band can be designated and processed.
- the vibration information acquisition unit 12 may acquire the vibration information by separating the vibration information included in the voice information acquired by the voice information acquisition unit 11.
- the vibration information having a relatively large amplitude included in the voice information is separated and extracted, and the processing described in the above embodiment is applied to the vibration information, so that the vibration information that may originally cause annoyance is changed to comfortable vibration information. It is possible to generate the audio content in the state.
- each of the first and second embodiments described above is merely an example of the embodiment for carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limitedly interpreted by these. It does not happen. That is, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the gist or the main features thereof.
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以下、本発明の第1の実施形態を図面に基づいて説明する。図1は、第1の実施形態による音響コンテンツ生成装置の機能構成例を示すブロック図である。図1に示すように、第1の実施形態による音響コンテンツ生成装置10は、その機能構成として、音声情報取得部11、振動情報取得部12、加工部13およびミキシング部14を備えている。加工部13には音声情報加工部13Aと振動情報加工部13Bとが含まれる。
次に、本発明の第2の実施形態を図面に基づいて説明する。図10は、第2の実施形態による音響コンテンツ生成装置10’の機能構成例を示すブロック図である。なお、この図10において、図1に示した符号と同一の符号を付したものは同一の機能を有するものであるので、ここでは重複する説明を省略する。
11 音声情報取得部
12 振動情報取得部
13,13’ 加工部
13A 音声情報加工部
13B,13B’ 振動情報加工部
14 ミキシング部
20 音響コンテンツ再生装置
21 音響コンテンツ取得部
22 音響コンテンツ供給部
100 音声出力部
131 特徴抽出部
132,132’ 重み情報生成部
133 重み加工部
134 振動調整部
135 エンベロープ生成部
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- 音声情報を取得する音声情報取得部と、
上記音声情報が有する周波数帯域のうち一部の周波数帯域から成る振動情報を取得する振動情報取得部と、
上記音声情報取得部により取得された音声情報および上記振動情報取得部により取得された振動情報の少なくとも一方を加工する加工部と、
上記加工部により加工された音声情報と振動情報とをミキシングすることにより、音声情報および振動情報を含む音響コンテンツを生成するミキシング部とを備え、
上記加工部は、振動情報に基づき発生する音声が音声情報に基づき発生する音声によってマスキングされるように、上記音声情報の加工および上記振動情報の加工の少なくとも一方を行うことを特徴とする音響コンテンツ生成装置。 - 上記加工部は、振動情報の振動圧力または振動量と、音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域における音圧または音量との関係が所定の関係となるように、上記音声情報の加工および上記振動情報の加工の少なくとも一方を行うことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、振動情報の振動圧力または振動量が、音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域における音圧または音量よりも小さくなるように、上記音声情報の加工および上記振動情報の加工の少なくとも一方を行うことを特徴とする請求項2に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、上記振動情報に対する加工を行う場合、上記振動情報の振動圧力または振動量を所定量引き下げるとともに、下降後の振動圧力または振動量が閾値より大きい場合に、振動情報の振動圧力または振動量が上記閾値を超えないようにリミット処理することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記振動情報取得部は、所定周波数より低い低周波帯域から成り、かつ、中心周波数の振動圧力が0dBよりも小さい振動情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、上記音声情報に対する加工を行う場合、上記音声情報取得部により取得された音声情報の周波数帯域のうち、上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域を加工することを特徴とする請求項1~5の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、上記音声情報に対する加工を行う場合、上記音声情報取得部により取得された音声情報の周波数帯域の全体を加工することを特徴とする請求項1~5の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、上記振動情報に対する加工を行う場合、上記振動情報取得部により取得された振動情報の周波数帯域の全体を加工することを特徴とする請求項1~7の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、上記振動情報に対する加工を行う場合、上記振動情報取得部により取得された振動情報の周波数帯域のうち、所定の周波数よりも大きい周波数帯域を加工することを特徴とする請求項1~7の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、振動情報の振動圧力または振動量と、音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域における音圧または音量との関係が所定の関係となるように、上記音声情報および上記振動情報の双方に対して加工を行うことを特徴とする請求項2~9の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 上記加工部は、
上記音声情報取得部により取得された音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域の波形情報において、他の箇所と区別し得る複数の特徴箇所を抽出する特徴抽出部と、
上記特徴抽出部により抽出された複数の特徴箇所に基づいて、特徴箇所間の時間区間において経時的に値が変化する重み情報を生成する重み情報生成部と、
上記振動情報取得部により取得された振動情報を、上記重み情報生成部により生成された上記重み情報によって加工する重み加工部と、
上記重み加工部により加工された振動情報の振動圧力または振動量を調整することにより、調整後の振動情報の振動圧力または振動量と、上記音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域における音圧または音量との関係が所定の関係となるようにする振動調整部とを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1~10の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。 - 上記加工部は、
上記音声情報取得部により取得された音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域の波形情報に対するエンベロープ波形を生成するエンベロープ生成部と、
上記エンベロープ生成部により生成されたエンベロープ波形の振幅と同調するように値が変化する重み情報を生成する重み情報生成部と、
上記振動情報取得部により取得された振動情報を、上記重み情報生成部により生成された上記重み情報によって加工する重み加工部と、
上記重み加工部により加工された振動情報の振動圧力または振動量を調整することにより、調整後の振動情報の振動圧力または振動量と、上記音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域における音圧または音量との関係が所定の関係となるようにする振動調整部とを備えたことを特徴とする請求項1~10の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。 - 上記振動情報取得部は、上記音声情報取得部により取得される音声情報の周波数帯域のうち上記振動情報の周波数帯域と同等の周波数帯域の波形情報において他の箇所と区別し得る複数の特徴箇所間の時間区間ごとに経時的に値が変化する重み情報によって所定の振動情報が加工されてなる振動情報を取得することを特徴とする請求項1~10の何れか1項に記載の音響コンテンツ生成装置。
- 音響コンテンツ生成装置の加工部が、音声情報および当該音声情報が有する周波数帯域のうち一部の周波数帯域から成る振動情報のうち少なくとも一方を加工する第1のステップと、
上記音響コンテンツ生成装置のミキシング部が、上記加工部により加工された音声情報と振動情報とをミキシングすることにより、音声情報および振動情報を含む音響コンテンツを生成する第2のステップとを有し、
上記第1のステップにおいて、上記加工部は、振動情報に基づき発生する音声が音声情報に基づき発生する音声によってマスキングされるように、上記音声情報の加工および上記振動情報の加工の少なくとも一方を行うことを特徴とする音響コンテンツ生成方法。 - 音声情報と、当該音声情報が有する周波数帯域のうち一部の周波数帯域から成る振動情報とがミキシングされて成る音響コンテンツであって、振動情報に基づき発生する音声が音声情報に基づき発生する音声によってマスキングされるように調整された音響コンテンツを取得する音響コンテンツ取得部と、
上記音響コンテンツ取得部により取得された音響コンテンツを、当該音響コンテンツに含まれる音声情報と振動情報とを分離しない状態のまま音声出力部に供給する音響コンテンツ供給部とを備えたことを特徴とする音響コンテンツ再生装置。 - 音響コンテンツ再生装置の音響コンテンツ取得部が、音声情報と、当該音声情報が有する周波数帯域のうち一部の周波数帯域から成る振動情報とがミキシングされて成る音響コンテンツであって、振動情報に基づき発生する音声が音声情報に基づき発生する音声によってマスキングされるように調整された音響コンテンツを取得する第1のステップと、
上記音響コンテンツ再生装置の音響コンテンツ供給部が、上記音響コンテンツ取得部により取得された音響コンテンツを、当該音響コンテンツに含まれる音声情報と振動情報とを分離しない状態のまま音声出力部に供給する第2のステップとを有することを特徴とする音響コンテンツ再生方法。 - 音声情報と、当該音声情報が有する周波数帯域のうち一部の周波数帯域から成る振動情報とがミキシングされて成る音響コンテンツであって、振動情報に基づき発生する音声が音声情報に基づき発生する音声によってマスキングされるように調整された音響コンテンツを取得する音響コンテンツ取得手段、
上記音響コンテンツ取得手段により取得された音響コンテンツを、当該音響コンテンツに含まれる音声情報と振動情報とを分離しない状態のまま音声出力部に供給する音響コンテンツ供給手段
としてコンピュータを機能させるための音響コンテンツ再生用プログラム。 - 音声情報と、当該音声情報が有する周波数帯域のうち一部の周波数帯域から成る振動情報とがミキシングされて成る音響コンテンツであって、振動情報に基づき発生する音声が音声情報に基づき発生する音声によってマスキングされるように調整された音響コンテンツを記憶し、請求項15に記載の音響コンテンツ再生装置からの要求に応じて上記音響コンテンツを上記音響コンテンツ再生装置に提供する音響コンテンツ提供装置。
- 請求項15に記載の音響コンテンツ再生装置と、請求項18に記載の音響コンテンツ提供装置とが通信ネットワークを介して接続可能に構成された音響コンテンツ配信システム。
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