[Max Minimum]

Here's a VERY interesting article about the difference between left and right ears and the way sound coming from them is processed. What do you think might come of it?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...0910082553.htm

 

[enzoferrari650]

very interesting.

 

[null]

wow. some good stuff there.

 

[StevieDvd]

We've known that for years. To balance the input between them place a flat bladed screwdriver in your belly button and adjust accordingly!

Remove excess earwax first of course.

 

[DanT]

Hmm, It make me remember a tread where someone were using a different opamp for each ear. Everybody were telling him that it would be weird not hearing the same thing from both ear maybe he was into something.

EDIT: Here some tread
The XP-7, assymetric opamps ...
Assymetric Opamp roll for the XP-7...
both by bobjew

 

[Max Minimum]

Actually, maybe the real question is, "How could this discovery affect production?". Maybe voice information (and possibly percussion?) would be easier to resolve if there were some (probably slight) level of bias to the right side while there was also some level of bias to the left for melodic instruments in the mix.

 

[Geise]

Hmm, a tweak at the biological level

Still, I'd rather let both my ears listen to the same amp...probably would sound more natural like that anyway.

 

[halcyon]

Probably it will affect design of monoaural monitors. That is, right ear looks like the ear for which speech monitors (mono) should be designed for primarily.

But for stereo, I don't think there's necessarily a reason to do anything. That is, if one wants natural reproduction of sound.

After all, the natural acoustic environment doesn't in any way filter the sounds differently to the right or the left ear. In this regard both ears are on level and equal.

That is also the way our hearing is taught (the way it learns). Now, altering this natural balance by having different feed coming to left and right ear would probably sound unnatural, because it differs from natural stimuli.

However, as so often in sensory studies, nothing is for sure. It could just as well be that something comes out of this for stereo headphones as well. I'm guessing somebody will try to make hyper-realisting music/speec reproduction headphones, which while not being natural will provide enhanced accuracy of tonal and speech perception. Something for the accuracy freaks in all of us

Thanks for the interesting article link, btw!

 

[HiWire]

That is a fascinating article. I would still prefer balanced production and output - let our ears do the processing.