Virtual Barber Shop (Audio...use headphones, close ur eyes)

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aaomidi · 2021-06 · Recommendation

Because it adds another dimension to the sound you're experiencing and gives you a whole new appreciation for the medium. This combined with binaural audio should be the future of audio storytelling. Give this a try with any normal headphone: [VIDEO]

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kuschku · 2016-06 · Recommendation

> I wonder how much people can see in the dark through listening to sound sources by moving their heads for motion parallax. Listen to this with headphones: [VIDEO] It’s amazing how much you can geolocate just in even a recording.

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oberstein · 2015-11 · Recommendation

Here's a classic "OMG I can hear him moving around" recording that works with the cheapest of headphones: [VIDEO] Most of the audio experience quality comes out of the production phase, and artists can put as much or little effort into that as possible and consider several mediums of listening (headphones, TV, surround, concert, vinyl) and make tradeoffs for the medium's particular experience. I don't know about double blind trials but people do tests on their own. It's further complicated though because the hardware you use could be optimized for certain types of music, e.g. have a read through [LINK]

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