FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to the field of sound source recording, and more particularly to separating sound sources of interest for selection to record.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Many environments include multiple sounds sources, which seem to integrate and blend into an aggregate stream of indistinguishable sound. Aggregate sound streams can be found indoors, such as at large social gatherings with multiple simultaneous conversations ongoing. Outdoor aggregate sounds streams can also be found and can include combinations of natural sounds, such as wind, birds, rain, combined with man-made sounds, such as people playing, talking, and automobiles traveling. The multiple sound sources may seem to merge into an integrated background sound.

Identification of sound sources and sounds, in general, are affected by emitting of multiple simultaneous sounds. Determining the position of a sound source in three dimensions: azimuth, height, and distance. It is based on 3 types of cues: two binaural (interaural time difference and interaural level difference) and one monaural spectral cue (head-related transfer function). Sound localization is based on binaural cues (interaural differences), or differences in the sounds that arrive at the two detectors, such as one's ears, or dual microphones (i.e., differences in either the time of arrival or the intensity of the sounds at the right and left ears), or on monaural spectral cues (e.g., the frequency-dependent pattern of sound).

Augmented reality glasses are often used to include features and functions applied to a view of real surroundings. In some cases, augmented reality glasses can add images or indicators to a viewing screen that appears in addition to the view of surroundings in the direction the augmented reality (AR) glasses are directed. In other cases, the AR glasses include information associated with the direction of view of the surroundings, which may be in the form of text, symbols, or playing of audio.

SUMMARY

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a method, computer program product, and system for selectively recording one or more sounds separated from a multiple-sound environment. The method provides for one or more processor receiving on a personal device, a mixture of sounds within a sound stream from multiple sources. The one or more processors identifying one or more sounds of the mixture of sounds from multiple sources, based on a sound separation technique. The one or more processors displaying on a user interface of the personal device an icon corresponding respectively to a classification of the one or more sounds identified from the multiple sources. The one or more processors receiving a selection of a sound from the mixture of the multiple sounds, based on an action by a user of the AR glasses selecting the icon displayed on the user interface of the personal device, and the one or more processors recording the sound from the mixture of the multiple sounds selected by the user.

