6 Feb
2005
6 Feb
'05
9:18 p.m.
Hi Arnold,
That is very close to Andrew's original question about "out of the
head" sound from CD's.
There are headphone amplifiers that *attempt* to produce binaural sound
from normal stereo recordings. There may be software, but I haven't
seen any. I ran some tests with my own software, but was very discouraged
with the resulting sound. It's almost impossible to recreate a true
binaural image from two-channel stereo because a lot of signal is
duplicated in both channels. Binaural listening requires a very clean
separation between the two channels and very precise phase differences.
It seems far better to do it right from the beginning.
I have the same thought as you: That *some* improvement might popularize
the method and turn the tide. However, there are also a lot of people with a
vested interest in keeping things as they are. As long as the general
populace is kept in the dark, nothing will change.
Dave.
7 Feb
7 Feb
1:58 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] head phones processor
On Monday 07 February 2005 12:18, davidrclark(a)earthlink.net wrote:
There are headphone amplifiers that *attempt* to
produce binaural sound
from normal stereo recordings. There may be software, but I haven't
seen any. I ran some tests with my own software, but was very discouraged
with the resulting sound. It's almost impossible to recreate a true
binaural image from two-channel stereo because a lot of signal is
duplicated in both channels. Binaural listening requires a very clean
separation between the two channels and very precise phase differences.
It seems far better to do it right from the beginning.
For those of us who are ignorant, could you point at a source of a demo
of this? Ideally, a normal stereo and binaural version of the same thing?
Thanks,
Anthony
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4:52 a.m.
New subject: [linux-audio-user] head phones processor
Hi David,
On Monday 07 February 2005 02:18, davidrclark(a)earthlink.net wrote:
There are headphone amplifiers that *attempt* to
produce binaural sound
from normal stereo recordings. There may be software, but I haven't
seen any. I ran some tests with my own software, but was very discouraged
with the resulting sound. It's almost impossible to recreate a true
binaural image from two-channel stereo because a lot of signal is
duplicated in both channels. Binaural listening requires a very clean
separation between the two channels and very precise phase differences.
It seems far better to do it right from the beginning.
Okay, let me rephrase it: There seem to be some fans (and creators) of IR's on
this list. And at least you seem to be a fan of binaural. So maybe someone
could combine these two and produce a stereoset of IR's of the following
scenario:
- A normal-to-good studio room with reasonable acoustics.
- A pair of studio-speakers (which most of you seem to have) and a
binaural-recording-mic in the optimal stereo-listening position.
The resulting sound (after feeding this IR into jack_convolve, etc.) should
(from my experience and understanding) be as if you are listening the music
in the studio...
Thats what I wish, perhaps someone has the resources to create this.
Thanks in advance,
Arnold
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