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Reference system. The most commonly used reference system for locating a sound source in three-dimensional space is the polar coordinate system. The reference system is centered on the listener and divides space according to two angular coordinates (azimuth in the horizontal plane, elevation in the vertical plane) and one linear coordinate (distance or depth), as shown in the figure.
