Anyone with headphones listen to this

[Phil]

http://www.noob.us/entertainment/amazing-digital-surround-sound-virtual-barbershop/
This is really cool, you must hear it to believe it

digital surround sound.

[duncan]

Absolutely amazing!!! Sounds so real you can picture every bit of it.
Cheers:lol::thumbsup:

[MrB]

Waiting for it to download (dialup :( )
I'm guessing that they've used one of the 'dummy' heads with a wig on it for the recording.
Saw a program about this, the heads are constructed to be as close to a real human head as possible as they have found that for true surround sound reproduction with only two sources(headphones, speakers etc) they need the head to be made with as close to the same densities as bone/skin/brain etc. Even cavities(like nasal passages, throat etc) and hair, the size of the nose etc have an effect on imaging quality. Ever noticed how loud noises(jets, drag cars etc) sound different if your mouth is open/closed?
The microphones are placed where you would expect... at the end of the ear canal which is also faithfully reproduced with its twists and ribs etc, not just a 'tube'.
Even then, because everyone is different, exact reproduction is not possible unless it's your head that they've modelled, but it's close enough to produce amazing results.

[MrB]

Found a website that confirms that it was recorded that way, also found the correct term for it, Binaural Recording (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_recording), and, well... Dummy Head Recording(:rolleyes:) so get Googling, looks like there's plenty to listen to out there :)

[rogerg]

Stunning! Absolutely amazing! :eyepop:

So realistic. You have to open your eyes to be sure someone hasn't walked in the room behind you....

:rofl:

[Jen]

:2thumbs::2thumbs:
that was soooo cool
:face:
i had my eyes shut while i was listening to it and when he whispers in ya ear at the end well that just freaked me out LMAO i wanna hear more please

[Phil]

Cool hay. I could not believe what i was hearing.
Phil

[reddiablo]

Thats awesome.:eyepop:

All I needed was a shave at the end!

[erick]

Download and try this one:-

http://www.holophonic.ch/archivio/testaudio/Cereni%20-%20Holophonic.mp3

[DJVege]

I was actually looking behind me... :)

[erick]

Does anyone hear the sound move to directly in front? I can only fix the sound either directly over the top of my head, or perhaps off to the left or the right, say up to 30 deg toward the front (of the axis of the ears). Anything behind the axis of the ears I can position well over the whole rear hemisphere.

Or is it just my ears and brain that are old and tired? :(

[vindictive666]

anyone know of any music to download ?

[erick]

Some Pearl Jam:-

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binaural_(album)

[erick]

Some drums:

http://throughmyears.blogspot.com/2008/05/venice-beach-drum-circle-52508.html

[MrB]

Can't remember anytime in a barbershop or hairdressers where the barber has moved between me and the mirror....