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A S!RA"!: This paper sets out to uncover possible future developments in audio/sound technology and ill put forth idealistic designs! characterised by the hich deliver a beam of sound past #A$D%O SPO!&%G'!(" #Audio spotlight$ is that

unsuspecting ears directly into the target%s ear by stimulating a narro stream of air" #A beam of light can be controlled in many ays$ & it can be aimed at one person in the cro d! spread to fill a room! or pro'ected to create distant! rich imagery" (e can no do these very same things ith sound" #Audi) *+)t,i-.t( and the #'y+er*)ni/ *)und *y*tem( use technology based on the acoustic principle of ultrasonic sound aves" )oth systems use sound at higher fre*uencies than human hearing to enable sound to bypass a certain distance but later becoming audible due to ultrasonic fre*uency interaction ith air molecules" The loudspea+ers available in the mar+et have one thing in common, they directly move the air to create the audible sound struggled for a centaury to produce spea+er design hypersonic sound technology" The audio spotlights hold the promise of replacing conventional spea+ers in future" capability of human hear and it is named as audio spotlight aves" Engineers are hich is designed by ith the ideal -. /0 to -.!... /0

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/I12I spea+ers range from pie0oelectric t eeters to various +inds of mid range spea+ers and *uality sound! oofers! hich generally relay on circuits and large enclosures to produce hether it is dynamic !electrostatic or some other transducer &based

design" 3onventional loud spea+ers suffer from amplitude distortion! harmonic distortion! phase distortion! crossover distortion4 etc" The distortions and mechanical natures of loud spea+ers affect the *uality of their sound" In other electronics! spea+er technology still has its limits" /ypersonic sound technology provides significant departure from conventional spea+ers and remar+able approach to the reproduction of sound" 5/ypersonic5 also means 5much faster than sound5"It produces sound in the air indirectly and provides greater control of sound placement and volume" Audio spotlight uses the technology of hypersonic sound" ords! inspite of the advancement in

DE0%N%!%ON: #Audi) *+)t,i-.t( and the #'y+er*)ni/ *)und *y*tem( use technology based on the acoustic principle of ultrasonic sound aves" )oth systems use sound at higher ith air molecules" /ence! fre*uencies than human hearing to enable sound to bypass a certain distance but later becoming audible due to ultrasonic fre*uency interaction target%s ear by stimulating a narro stream of air" 'O1 DOES %! 1OR23 /ypersonic sound uses a property of air +no n as 6nonlinearity"% A normal sound ave is a small pressure sound ave" ave is a pressure ave that travels through the air" As the pressure goes up and do n! the 6nonlinear% nature of the air itself slightly changes the Audio spotlight can deliver a beam of sound past unsuspecting ears directly into the

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/ypersonic sound technology precisely provides linear fre*uency response ith virtually no distortion associated ith conventional spea+ers" :hysical si0e no longer defines fidelity" The faithful reproduction of sound is freed from bul+y enclosures" There are no oofers! t eeters or crossovers" An important byproduct of these techni*ue is that sound may be pro'ected to 'ust about any desired point in the listening environment" This provides outstanding fle7ibility! hile allo ing for an unprecedented manipulation of sound source points" /ypersonic technology is analogous to the beam of light from a flash1light "If you stand to the side or behind the light4 you can 6see% the light only hen it stri+es a surface" This technology is similar in that you can direct the ultrasonic emitter to ards a hard surface! a all of instance! and the listener perceives the send as coming from the spot on the all" The listener does not perceive the sound as emanating from the face of the transducer! but only from the reflection of the all"

Sy*tem")m+)nent*: The Audio Spotlight e*uipment consists of a transducer 8spea+er9! amplifier and coa7 cable connecting the t o" Standard sound devices are used to create the source signal! such as ;<;! 3; or computers" The short sound pro'ects straight from the transducer produce this beam of sound! the avelengths contained in the ultrasound beams! ma+e the beam perform more li+e one of light than sound! so the ithout spreading out to fill the room" To ill reflect off a hard hole system must be used 8amplifier! coa7 cable and

transducer9" The beam of sound is actually so focused that it surface! li+e a beam of light coming from a mirror" !ran*du/er (S+ea4er) P)*iti)nin-:

In the Master )rands booth! =- Audio Spotlight transducers 8spea+ers9 ere mounted very discreetly on poles =>% above the ground" 2or the ma7imum volume 8sound level9 that trade sho use demands! it is recommended that the Audio Spotlight spea+er! more accurately called a transducer! is mounted no more than ? meters from the average listeners ears! or =@% in the air" The mounting hard are is constructed ith a ball 'oint so that the Audio Spotlights are easily aimed herever the sound is desired" !ran*du/er, The Audio Spotlight transducer is very discreet! at only A$ thic+" The transducers come in t o standard si0es =B$ round or ->$ he7agonal" The cover of the Audio Spotlight is produced using sublimation printable Cycra" 2or an additional fee! this Cycra cover can be printed to loo+ li+e anything that e can ta+e a digital picture of! ma+ing integration into an e7isting display or trade sho environment even easier" This Cycra cover can be produced ith an elastic edge so that it is easily interchangeable" The transducer emits an ultrasound beam" There is no light involved! so there is no ay to +no that you are stepping into the beam of sound! unless the e7hibit builder integrates a sign or signal into the environment"

Am+,i5ier, The transducers are driven by a small ultrasound amplifier D"E@$ ( 7 -"-B$ / 7 ==$ ;" The amplifier receives the input signal from a standard audio source such as a computer! 3; player or ;<;" The amplifier can currently push the sound signal through a cable ==.% long being tested hich ithout any in1line signal amplification" ;evelopments are currently ill e7tend that distance a great deal" The amplifier runs on standard

==.< or --.< po er and is very easily adaptable to European or Asian versions of electricalpo er" Master )rands used audio trac+s hich consisted of ?. second narrative loops" /o ever! the sound trac+ can include either narration or music or a combination of both" As noted belo ! professional production of the sound trac+ is recommended" S)und !ra/4 Pr)du/ti)n 6 Pr)du/t Audi)Per5)rman/e: The Audio Spotlight does not currently reproduce bass belo ?@. /0 ell" As a result! the audio trac+ is produced & e*uali0ed and mi7ed to eliminate most of these tones" To create a more dynamic acoustic environment! the lo tones can be added bac+ into the space ith a sub oofer" Of course the sounds from a sub oofer ill not be directional! but luc+ily! bass heard by itself is very non1descript and thus! non1obtrusive" (e have found that sub oofers are a non1distracting ay to add the lo tones bac+ into the space ithout unnecessarily increasing the sound level or potential for audio related distraction" MODES O0 &%S!EN%NG: /ypersonic spea+ers can be operated in t o modes, ;irect and virtual"

D%RE"! MODE: ;irect mode re*uires a clear line of approach from the hypersonic sound system F/SSG unit to the point here the listener can hear the audio" To restrict the audio in a specific area! this method is appropriate

7%R!$A& MODE: This mode re*uires unbro+en lines of approach from the emitter of /SS! so the emitter is pointed at that spot here the audio is to be heard" This re*uires a surface suitable for reflecting the /SS"A virtual sound source creates an illusion of sound that emanates from a surface or direction here no physical loud spea+er is present"

APP&%"A!%ONS: 7irtua, ')me !.eater /o about ?"=1spea+er ;olby ;igital soundsH (ith hypersonic! you can eliminate the rear spea+ers in a @"= setup" Instead! you create virtual spea+ers on the bac+ all" !ar-etedAd8erti*in5Iet J= off your ne7t purchase of (heaties!5 you might hear at the supermar+et" Ta+e a step to the right! and a different voice ha +s 3runch )erries" S)und u,,et* Kac+ the sound level up to =>@ decibels! or @. times the human threshold of pain! and an offshoot of hypersonic sound technology becomes a no lethal eapon" they heads" disturbing none of the bathing beauties nearby" Di*/reetS+ea4er+.)ne (ith its ad'ustable reach! a hypersonic spea+erphone ouldnMt disturb your P)intedMe**a-e* 5LouMre out too far!5 a lifeguard could yell into his hypersonic megaphone! M)8in-M)8ie8)i/e* for heightened realism! an array of directional spea+ers could follo actors as al+ across the silver screen! the sound shifting subtly as they turn their

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AD7AN!AGES: 3an focus sound only at the place here you ant it" Nltrasonic emitter devices are thin and flat and do not re*uire a mounting cabinet" The focused or directed sound travels much farther in a straight lines than conventional loudspea+ers" ;ispersion can be controlled1very narro or ider to cover more listening area" Lou can reduce or eliminate feedbac+ from live microphones" 0$!$RE O0 SO$ND: Even the best loudspea+ers are sub'ect to distortion! and their omni1directional sound is annoying to people in the vicinity ho do not ish to listen" Ne Lor+ Times maga0ine stated """ Audio Spotlights may be the most radical technological development

in acoustics "It ill force people to rethin+ their relationship ith sound! as the arrivals of the phonograph! the telephone and the (al+man have done before"5 The hypersonic sound system holds the promise of replacing conventional Spea+ers "Nltrasonic emitters have super high impedance! po er amplifiers ma+ing them lighter in e7perience " sound system is going to shape the future of sound and hich allo s lo current in ith magical eight" It is *uite certain that the hypersonic ill serve our ears

"ON"&$S%ON: Throughout the or+ on this paper! from riting up! analysis and design! the

Audio Spotlight is a revolutionary new audio technology that creates sound in a narrow beam, just like light. Aim the flat, thin speaker disc to your desired listening area, and provide all of the sound with none of the noise. % %&OGRAP'9: ((("E2LMAI"3OM ((("AN;IOS:OTCII/TS"3OM ((("/OCOSONI3S"3OM

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