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2 unusual facts about binaural recording


Binaural

Binaural recording, a method of recording audio which uses a special microphone arrangement

The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz

The Cabinet of Dr. Fritz was a 1984-85 binaural radio drama series produced by Thomas Lopez and the ZBS Foundation for NPR.


Amber Rubarth

A new live recording "Sessions from the 17th Ward" featuring solo cellist Dave Eggar was released October 2012 on audiophile label Chesky Records and features HD Binaural recording.

Balanced audio

If a stereophonic or other binaural signal is plugged into such a jack, one channel (usually the right) will be subtracted from the other (usually the left), leaving an unlistenable L − R (left minus right) signal instead of normal monophonic L + R. Reversing the polarity at any other point in a balanced audio system will also result in this effect at some point when it is later mixed-down with its other channel.

Holophonics

Holophonics is a binaural recording system created by Hugo Zuccarelli that is based on the claim that the human auditory system acts as an interferometer.

Ruby Vroom

This was in keeping with Tchad Blake's spirit of maverick experimentation, which included sticking a binaural head-shaped microphone in front of Yuval Gabay's drumkit, sticking a mic in a car muffler, called "the Bone" and sticking that in the drum booth as well, and having Doughty improvise wild, yelling ad-libs on "Casiotone Nation", singing into a cheap amplification system called an Ahuja that Blake bought in India.


see also

Holophonic

Holophonics, a binaural recording system created by Hugo Zuccarelli