# SofaMyRoom: a fast and multiplatform "shoebox" room simulator for binaural room impulse response dataset generation

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2106.12992 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2106.12992/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 7 of its 36 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 24 Jun 2021.

## Builds on (most cited first, 7 of 7)

- [Deep Convolutional Neural Networks and Data Augmentation for Environmental Sound Classification](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1608.04363/) (2016)
- [Machine learning in acoustics: theory and applications](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1905.04418/) (2019)
- [Broadband DOA estimation using Convolutional neural networks trained with noise signals](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1705.00919/) (2017)
- [Acoustic Space Learning for Sound Source Separation and Localization on Binaural Manifolds](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1402.2683/) (2014)
- [Mirage: 2D Source Localization Using Microphone Pair Augmentation with Echoes](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1906.08968/) (2019)
- [Hearing in a shoe-box : binaural source position and wall absorption estimation using virtually supervised learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1609.09747/) (2016)
- [VAST : The Virtual Acoustic Space Traveler Dataset](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1612.06287/) (2016)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [HRTF Estimation using a Score-based Prior](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2410.01562/) (2024)

## Abstract (arXiv)

This paper introduces a shoebox room simulator able to systematically generate synthetic datasets of binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs) given an arbitrary set of head-related transfer functions (HRTFs). The evaluation of machine hearing algorithms frequently requires BRIR datasets in order to simulate the acoustics of any environment. However, currently available solutions typically consider only HRTFs measured on dummy heads, which poorly characterize the high variability in spatial sound perception. Our solution allows to integrate a room impulse response (RIR) simulator with different HRTF sets represented in Spatially Oriented Format for Acoustics (SOFA). The source code and the compiled binaries for different operating systems allow to both advanced and non-expert users to benefit from our toolbox, see https://github.com/spatialaudiotools/sofamyroom/ .