Very realistic Stereo 3D audio

[mick thompson]

Okay you must get headphones for this to work correctly and put them up at a decent volume (around half way) - if you use normal speakers it kills the idea of the human head in the centre - the haircut & womans voice are both very realistic i think

Lighting a match and shaking the box

Getting a haircut

Hair Dryer (i think)

A woman talking to you close to your ear

EDIT: FOUND SOME MORE



Really turn the volume up for this one and close your eyes - you'll get into it in about 1 minute
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http://www.holistiks.com/downloads/amphiotik/demos/rock_3d_audio_for_headphones.mp3

 

[ahjteam]

its called binaural audio and it is used in some more expensive hearing aids, the virtual barbershop is an advertisement for Cetera:

 

[Yhanthlei]

Not really new, has been posted a few times... But I'd really like someone to do Binaural IR's, Like a real "in the room" amp sound or something

 

[_Brutalism_]

Am I the only one getting a tingly sensation whenever the sound is in close proximity wherever it moves?

I think they're awesome. Heard the barber one a while ago, but I think it's fantastic.

Can anyone iron out what must be done to capture and pan sounds in such a manner to create this effect? I'm guessing careful panning and movement between sound source and mic to capture the effect of varying distances?

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

Am I the only one getting a tingly sensation whenever the sound is in close proximity wherever it moves?

I think they're awesome. Heard the barber one a while ago, but I think it's fantastic.

Can anyone iron out what must be done to capture and pan sounds in such a manner to create this effect? I'm guessing careful panning and movement between sound source and mic to capture the effect of varying distances?

For proper binaural recording, you need to actually mimic human hearing with a dummy head or similar. One of the most common products for this, AFAIK, is the Neumann KU-81.

 

[ahjteam]

For proper binaural recording, you need to actually mimic human hearing with a dummy head or similar. One of the most common products for this, AFAIK, is the Neumann KU-81.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording

You can also make a cheap mans binaural recording with ORTF or OSS micing techniques.

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording

You can also make a cheap mans binaural recording with ORTF or OSS micing techniques.

...and NOS, but NOS and ORTF don't deliver quite the same result as a dummy head.

OSS is a bit more suitable, but the problem is that while the Jecklin disk mimics a human head between the microphones, the ears' effect on the aural image (which is pretty critical as far as I know) is not captured. But it's easy as hell to make one, so it's a nice technique to experiment with.

 

[mick thompson]

would you need to add in a doppler effect at parts of movement? or would that come naturally?

 

[Erkan]

Very cool sensation!

 

[Trevoire520]

Does anyone else think the whole experience is ruined by the ridiculous noise floor btw?

We did some binaural recording when I was at college. Had a couple of in ear mic's and walked around college with a DAT recorder. When we were done I put on some headphones to listen back to it and promptly shat myself when I heard my friends voice sounding as if he was right over my shoulder! I turned around to find him sitting at the other side of the studio. As you'll have already guessed, he had spoke to me at the start of recording and that is what I was hearing. Very, very realistic.

I imagine a binaural recording of a drum intro to a song would be amazing!

 

[Trevoire520]

Btw, you can actually do a binaural recording of your own by plugging a set of earphones into a pair of preamps. Doesn't sound as good as using binaural mic's though.

 

[Morgan C]

I think its more 2d than 3d.. front/back doesn't really work with these. But up and down works, which is crazy and awesome.

 

[mick thompson]

I think its more 2d than 3d.. front/back doesn't really work with these. But up and down works, which is crazy and awesome.

i've found its 2.5d-ish - i hear left / right & rear but no front

 

[mick thompson]

bump - found 3 more if anyone wants to listen - 2 videos and 1 audio up at the top of the page

 

[Jarkko Mattheiszen]

i've found its 2.5d-ish - i hear left / right & rear but no front

Yup, this is pretty much how I feel. Somehow the sounds coming from the front really aren't that obvious.

 

[Morgan C]

i've found its 2.5d-ish - i hear left / right & rear but no front

True, but the 'rear' sorta replaces 'inside the head'. Things can't just go left to right, they have to go left->behind->right.

There's an AMAZING one I had lying around, I'll try to find it. Something shaking up and down, and its just incredible.

 

[plague_rider]

Am I the only one getting a tingly sensation whenever the sound is in close proximity wherever it moves?

I did when i first heard the barber one, got the same tingling sensation in my neck as when i was a kid and they got too close to my ear with the clippers...

could be awesome to hear this sort of panning on a professional live recording of a band who's vocalist likes a wander...

 

[kaomao]

A woman talking to you close to your ear

Mi avvicino, mi avvicino, mi avvicino, sono molto vicino lol

 

[exoslime]

its called binaural audio and it is used in some more expensive hearing aids, the virtual barbershop is an advertisement for Cetera:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUDTlvagjJA

omg!!!
i really got frightend in the first second, i thought someone was trying to unlock the door, haha


damn...

 

[mick thompson]

how would you implement that? if you stuck in binaural mics into the vox's hears you'd hear the stage mix - it can be done manually but you need to constantly be at the desk swapping the L/R fader as the vocalist moves