Apparent sound source positioner, apparent sound source moving device and audio signal reproducing device

PURPOSE: To provide an apparent sound source positioner or the like with which a sound image can be exactly located and an apparent sound source position can be smoothly faded during action (panning) such as shaking the head from side to side. CONSTITUTION: Corresponding to plural panning signals, a positioner 38 forms plural range output signals and unrange output signals from an input signal through a variable signal scaler. Corresponding to the panning signals, azimuth placement filters 32 and 34 form left and right output signals for determining the apparent sound source position from the unrange output signals. Corresponding to the panning signals, an azimuth placement filter 36 forms left and right output signals for determining the apparent sound source position from the range output signals. Signal adders 76 and 78 couple the respective left and right output signals and form left and right signals for the left and right transducers of headphone.