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This chapter describes the physical aspects of HRTFs in the median plane and sound image localization by reproducing these HRTFs. Cues for vertical localization, which are included in HRTFs, are also discussed.
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Iida, K. (2019). HRTF and Sound Localization in the Median Plane. In: Head-Related Transfer Function and Acoustic Virtual Reality. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-9745-5_3
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