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diff --git a/utils/MIT_KEMAR.def b/utils/MIT_KEMAR.def
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--- a/utils/MIT_KEMAR.def
+++ b/utils/MIT_KEMAR.def
@@ -12,26 +12,26 @@
# It is copyrighted 1994 by MIT Media Laboratory, and provided free of charge
# with no restrictions on use so long as the authors (above) are cited.
#
-# This definition is used to generate the internal HRTF table used by OpenAL
+# This definition is used to generate the default HRTF table used by OpenAL
# Soft.
# The following are the data set metrics. They must always be specified at
-# start of a definition file, but their order is not important.
+# the start of a definition file, but their order is not important.
# Sampling rate of the HRIR data (in hertz).
rate = 44100
+# The channel type of incoming HRIR data (mono or stereo). Mono channel
+# inputs will result in mirroring to provide the right ear HRIRs. If not
+# specified, this defaults to mono.
+type = mono
+
# The number of points to use from the HRIR data. This should be a
# sufficiently large value (to encompass the entire impulse response). It
# cannot be smaller than the truncation size (default is 32) specified on the
# command line.
points = 512
-# A list of the number of azimuths measured for each elevation. There must
-# be at least 5 elevations covering the 180 degrees for the data set to be
-# viable.
-azimuths = 1, 12, 24, 36, 45, 56, 60, 72, 72, 72, 72, 72, 60, 56, 45, 36, 24, 12, 1
-
# The radius of the listener's head (measured ear-to-ear in meters). The
# makehrtf utility uses this value to rescale measured propagation delays
# when a custom head radius is specified on the command line. It is also
@@ -41,62 +41,83 @@ azimuths = 1, 12, 24, 36, 45, 56, 60, 72, 72, 72, 72, 72, 60, 56, 45, 36, 24, 12
# default). At the moment, radius rescaling does not adjust HRIR coupling.
radius = 0.09
-# The distance between the source and the listener (in meters). This does
-# have to match the data set, but it's effect is minimal at the moment due to
-# the coupled nature of OpenAL Soft's HRTF model.
+# A list of the distances between the source and the listener (in meters) for
+# each field. These must start at or above the head radius and proceed in
+# ascending order. Since the MIT set is single-field, there is only one
+# distance.
distance = 1.4
-# Following the metrics is the list of source HRIRs for each elevation and
-# azimuth pair. They don't have to be specified in order, but the final
-# composition must not be sparse. They can however begin above a number of
-# elevations (as typical for HRIR measurements).
+# A list of the number of azimuths measured for each elevation per field.
+# Elevations are separated by commas (,) while fields are separated by
+# semicolons (;). There must be at least 5 elevations covering 180 degrees
+# degrees of elevation for the data set to be viable. The poles (first and
+# last elevation) must be singular (an azimuth count of 1).
+azimuths = 1, 12, 24, 36, 45, 56, 60, 72, 72, 72, 72, 72, 60, 56, 45, 36, 24, 12, 1
+
+# Following the metrics is the list of source HRIRs for each field,
+# elevation, and azimuth triplet. They don't have to be specified in order,
+# but the final composition must not be sparse. They can however begin above
+# a number of elevations (as typical for HRIR measurements).
#
-# The elevation and azimuth indices are used to determine the resulting polar
-# coordinates following OpenAL Soft's convention (-90 degree elevation
-# increasing counter-clockwise from the bottom; 0 degree azimuth increasing
-# clockwise from the front).
+# The field index is used to determine the distance coordinate (for mult-
+# field HRTFs) while the elevation and azimuth indices are used to determine
+# the resulting polar coordinates following OpenAL Soft's convention (-90
+# degree elevation increasing counter-clockwise from the bottom; 0 degree
+# azimuth increasing clockwise from the front).
#
-# More than one HRIR can be used per source, in which case the average
-# magnitude response of all references for that source is used.
+# More than one HRIR can be used per source. This allows the composition of
+# averaged magnitude responses or the specification of stereo HRTFs. Target
+# ears must (and can only be) specified for each source when the type metric
+# is set to 'stereo'.
#
# Source specification is of the form (~BNF):
#
-# source = '[' ev_index ',' az_index ']' '=' source_ref [ '+' source_ref ]*
+# source = ( sf_index | mf_index ) source_ref [ '+' source_ref ]*
+#
+# sf_index = '[' ev_index ',' az_index ']' '='
+# mf_index = '[' fd_index ',' ev_index ',' az_index ']' '='
+# source_ref = mono_ref | stereo_ref
#
+# fd_index = unsigned_integer
# ev_index = unsigned_integer
# az_index = unsigned_integer
-# source_ref = ref_spec ':' filename
+# mono_ref = ref_spec ':' filename
+# stereo_ref = ref_spec ':' filename ear
#
-# ref_spec = ( wave_fmt '(' wave_parms ')' [ '@' start_sample ] ) |
-# ( bin_fmt '(' bini_parms ')' [ '@' start_bytes ] ) |
-# ( bin_fmt '(' binf_parms ')' [ '@' start_bytes ] ) |
-# ( ascii_fmt '(' asci_parms ')' [ '@' start_elements ] ) |
-# ( ascii_fmt '(' ascf_parms ')' [ '@' start_elements ] )
+# ref_spec = ( wave_fmt '(' wave_parms ')' [ '@' start_sample ] ) |
+# ( bin_fmt '(' bini_parms ')' [ '@' start_byte ] ) |
+# ( bin_fmt '(' binf_parms ')' [ '@' start_byte ] ) |
+# ( ascii_fmt '(' asci_parms ')' [ '@' start_element ] ) |
+# ( ascii_fmt '(' ascf_parms ')' [ '@' start_element ] )
# filename = double_quoted_string
+# ear = 'left' | 'right'
#
-# wave_fmt = 'wave'
-# wave_parms = channel
-# bin_fmt = 'bin_le' | 'bin_be'
-# bini_parms = 'int' ',' byte_size [ ',' bin_sig_bits ] [ ';' skip_bytes ]
-# binf_parms = 'fp' ',' byte_size [ ';' skip_bytes ]
-# ascii_fmt = 'ascii'
-# asci_parms = 'int' ',' sig_bits [ ';' skip_elements ]
-# ascf_parms = 'fp' [ ';' skip_elements ]
-# start_sample = unsigned_integer
-# start_bytes = unsigned_integer
-# start_elements = unsigned_integer
+# wave_fmt = 'wave'
+# wave_parms = channel
+# bin_fmt = 'bin_le' | 'bin_be'
+# bini_parms = 'int' ',' byte_size [ ',' bin_sig_bits ] [ ';' skip_bytes ]
+# binf_parms = 'fp' ',' byte_size [ ';' skip_bytes ]
+# ascii_fmt = 'ascii'
+# asci_parms = 'int' ',' sig_bits [ ';' skip_elements ]
+# ascf_parms = 'fp' [ ';' skip_elements ]
+# start_sample = unsigned_integer
+# start_byte = unsigned_integer
+# start_element = unsigned_integer
#
-# channel = unsigned_integer
-# byte_size = unsigned_integer
-# bin_sig_bits = signed_integer
-# skip_bytes = unsigned_integer
-# sig_bits = unsigned_integer
-# skip_elements = unsigned_integer
+# channel = unsigned_integer
+# byte_size = unsigned_integer
+# bin_sig_bits = signed_integer
+# skip_bytes = unsigned_integer
+# sig_bits = unsigned_integer
+# skip_elements = unsigned_integer
#
# For bin_sig_bits, positive values mean the significant bits start at the
# MSB (padding toward the LSB) while negative values mean they start at the
# LSB.
+# Even though the MIT set is provided as stereo .wav files, each channel is
+# for a different sized KEMAR ear. Since it is not a stereo data set, no ear
+# is specified. The smaller KEMAR ear (in the left channel: 0) is used.
[ 5, 0 ] = wave (0) : "./MITfull/elev-40/L-40e000a.wav"
[ 5, 1 ] = wave (0) : "./MITfull/elev-40/L-40e006a.wav"
[ 5, 2 ] = wave (0) : "./MITfull/elev-40/L-40e013a.wav"