When listening to audio we hear it either in stereo or mono. I know that we already have 5.1 surround sound for films & music.
What is 3D Audio? This is where you can hear 3 Dimensional sounds through stereo headphones/ earpods. You may hear sounds from: above, below or behind etc.
To do this you can use a technique called Binaural Recording. This is where you use to 2 microphones, often using a 'Dummy Head' (this is where a mannequin is fitted with 2 microphones in each ear).
What does 3D audio sound like? There are a few places on the internet where you can gear 3D audio:
- youtube
- Soundcloud
- 'Propeller Seeds'- IMOGEN HEAP (Taken from her new album 'Sparks')
- ' The Death of Bunny Munro'- NICK CAVE (Audio Book)
- Various websites
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