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Which public HRTF/SOFA-convertible measurement sets state terms an agent can check (MIT KEMAR, Viking), and where is the SOFA catalogue?

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MIT's KEMAR HRTF data (1994) are free to use without restriction provided the authors are cited (710 positions, 44.1 kHz); the Viking HRTF dataset v2 on Zenodo (2020) is licensed CC BY 4.0 in its record metadata and distributed as SOFA files plus 3D scans. Terms for third-party SOFA conversions of KEMAR were not readable (SOFA hosts refused connections to producer).

MIT's KEMAR HRTF data (1994) are free to use without restriction provided the authors are cited (710 positions, 44.1 kHz); the Viking HRTF dataset v2 on Zenodo (2020) is licensed CC BY 4.0 in its record metadata and distributed as SOFA files plus 3D scans. Terms for third-party SOFA conversions of KEMAR were not readable (SOFA hosts refused connections to producer). Curator qualifications: Pages/API read 2026-10-22; no HRTF files downloaded. SOFA database listing and conversion terms unread (hosts refused). Limitations: Pages/API read 2026-10-22; no HRTF files downloaded. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
Structured fields
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html",
      "note": "sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html (May 18, 1994; last revised July 18, 2000); zenodo.org/api/records/4160401"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://zenodo.org/records/4160401",
      "note": "sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html (May 18, 1994; last revised July 18, 2000); zenodo.org/api/records/4160401"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

  • [sourced_fact] MIT's KEMAR HRTF data (1994) are free to use without restriction provided the authors are cited (710 positions, 44.1 kHz); the Viking HRTF dataset v2 on Zenodo (2020) is licensed CC BY 4.0 in its record metadata and distributed as SOFA files plus 3D scans. Terms for third-party SOFA conversions of KEMAR were not readable (SOFA hosts refused connections to producer). · locator: sound.media.mit.edu/resources/KEMAR.html (May 18, 1994; last revised July 18, 2000); zenodo.org/api/records/4160401 source

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