[Arny Krueger]

"Barry Mann" wrote in message

In , on
01/29/07 at 10:23 AM, "Trevor Wilson"

said:


"Barry Mann" wrote in message
.. .
In , on 01/28/07
at 08:48 PM, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
said:

[ ... ]

Unfortunately we have only two ears with which to
appreciate that lost 95%

When immersed in a concert setting we can easily feel
the bass content and view and smell other happy
listeners. Some of that "sound" will travel in
different materials at different speeds. You may end up
feeling the bass in your feet before you can hear the
direct sound.

**A bibaural recording, with the microphones
appropriately coupled to the floor, should restore most
of that issue. I've heard some VERY convincing binaural
recordings. Two channels which make 5.1 channels sound
like crap.

Binaural can be strikingly realistic under a fairly narrow set of
circumstances, and totally miss the boat under others. The independent
variable in binaural is the HRTF of the heads used for recording and
playback. The acoustics of people's heads and pinnae can vary quite a bit.
If you make the recording with small very flat omnis poked into your ear
canals, and play the recordings back with good IEMs, then the results can be
wonderful. As you step back from that degree of sameness, things fall apart.

Simple binaural recordings cannot react to simple head
position changes or supply energy to the feet.

....or provide energy to the gut. ;-)