Surround Sound With Headphones?? | HRTF & Binaural Audio Explained

Is it possible to listen to surround sound in headphones? The short answer is "yes". The psychoacoustic principles behind binaural technology are fascinating! In this video, you'll learn about ILDs, ITDs, and HRTFs - the sound localization cues that form the foundation of immersive audio!

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[seankayll]

I made my own binaural mic using a pair of Behringer C2 mics and a pair of silicone acupuncture practice ears (plus some other bits). Cost about £100. Works great!

[moulimarur]

This is about the best explanation of this whole complex realm. Thanks a ton.

[knp]

Got a bit better understanding about those mics being used in asmr videos. Never thought of the actual mechanisms behind it. Much appreciated!

[risheyrsp]

Excellent Video Again! Quite informative.
Thanks Kyle and the team!

[IrorogheneOdafejirorosua]

Wow.
This video had me blown away when you went behind the mic 🔥

[martinbladelvan]

Thank you so much for this content, the Sennheiser plugin is just what I was looking for!

[BydSteve]

Fabulous video - I really love your content. Thanks, you've taught this 50+er so much.

[jobaecker]

Great information as it applies to real-world sound creation, experiencing and recording!

[flavours-music]

Amazing video so helpful and interesting thanks for sharing :)))

[RedRanger-llhx]

Thank you for this explination, this one is the best explainations and demonstrations I've seen when reserching into this topic

[dewaadrian]

This is it!. 😉 Thanks Kyle. Next video: all about Dolby Atmos, maybe?

[shinvergil]

A very important video and info. Thanks.

[srd-microphones]

Dont forget the SR3D
We place the capsules behind the Tragus for a more realistic and natural sound, other microphones tend not to do this.
Indeed the ears are very important for the audio to have notch filtering and reflections that give binaural audio.
Our mics are probably the cheapest on the market, and very popular with ASMR artists and field recordists

[gnagyusa]

3:40 : that was pretty interesting. I saw you in front of me, but the sound was coming from behind me.

[invendelirium]

Cool! Are you planning on covering ambisonics as well?

[emiel]

Great ❤ video, Kyle. I own a Sennheiser Ambeo headset. It has two outer facing binaural mics (L & R), has a built-in audio interface from Apogee, has a dedicated app and works on iPhone and iPad only. I understand the differences between a standalone mic and a headset like mine when recording. But it’s lots of fun to experiment with! Made some awesome recordings this year. Like a thunderstorm above my city when I was at home. It’s awesome. I’ve also got some plug-ins for binaural effects and the Dolby Atmos features in Logic Pro on my Mac 🖥️

[Nirossen]

It didn't sound like you were behind me as much because the L/R was swapped. If you are behind me and come up to my right ear I should hear it as so. I feel like because you were in front the whole time and the L/R was normal, when you turned the ears around the audio should have also reversed channels, but for some reason when you walk up to the device's "right" ear, I hear it in the headphone's left ear.

[jonesaleroy]

For anyone that truly enjoys hifi sounds and care about accurate sound reproduction need to watch this channel. I install very high fidelity car audio where the perfect Environmental is far from attainable. But with proper techniques and tuning using fundamentals I've learned here I've been able to experience alost a perfect studio sound environment with explosive transient attacks and live recordings with detail I've never experienced before. Definitely worth a watch. Also sign up for the news letter. Great stuff in there for the true audiophiles.

[daveon]

Dolby Atmos (when listened through binaural headsets) is still a form of stereo. I’ve yet to hear sounds appear as though they come from in front, above or behind me. That said, I am listening on headphones with a generalized head related transfer function. Are there any companies out there that make relatively flat sounding headphones based on your exact head related transfer function?

[simplyputviewstv]

Brilliant relaying of key principles as asual...tho I can't see myself spending $5k on a microphone...that's an entire studio for me lol💯👊