zhubajie
100+ Head-Fier
Quote:
Thanks for your reply.
1. Indeed. That's what I understand from all the reading I did and some of the replies I got.
I, and the people I let do this test too, however all experience the frontal sound as coming from above the forehead.
Never right from in front of me. And it's that what I want to find out now.
There are variations but so far I haven't heard of anyone who said "I clearly hear the sound coming from the front".
2. Yeah, I read about that but I'm into portable audio mostly so that won't help.
At home I have my 5.1 set and normal stereo set.
3. Yeah, I have loads of these files. They are binaural. This is a very good one.
However, here too the sound in the front is very good but it's still above the forehead and not right in front of you.
There must be a reason why that is.
It's not about the brain having problems distinguishing between front and rear. Otherwise there would be people that hear everything coming from the front very detailed but having problems with detail in the rear and hearing it as if the sound is above the back of their head.
So the quest goes on.
Oook. We've run-very- far away from the original question. But the point about your brain not getting the usual cues for positioning is the key- the brain expects and uses the mixing of the channels and phase differences to draw a spacial picture. You have none of that with headphones. Each brain will interpret the "unnatural" lack of channel mixing differently, perhaps explaining your funky positioning-interpretation.
So. You can make the cues artificially by using DSP. That's what the Dolby Headphone DSP is for. It's not perfect, but it's pretty decent. I use it for gaming, and it can be creepy good for that.
Also.. Linky. That's what 3D positioning is all about. Listen with headphones, of course. This creation requires specialised microphones (synthetic head) or sophisticated DSP to make. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXm6SuUigI
Listen to that. Do it now. And CLOSE YOUR EYES when doing so.
Crossfeed: Foobar plugins. Also, Fidelia with the DSP option. Fidelia with DSP is what I use for music, and Dolby Headphone for games.
Thanks for your reply.
1. Indeed. That's what I understand from all the reading I did and some of the replies I got.
I, and the people I let do this test too, however all experience the frontal sound as coming from above the forehead.
Never right from in front of me. And it's that what I want to find out now.
There are variations but so far I haven't heard of anyone who said "I clearly hear the sound coming from the front".
2. Yeah, I read about that but I'm into portable audio mostly so that won't help.
At home I have my 5.1 set and normal stereo set.
3. Yeah, I have loads of these files. They are binaural. This is a very good one.
However, here too the sound in the front is very good but it's still above the forehead and not right in front of you.
There must be a reason why that is.
It's not about the brain having problems distinguishing between front and rear. Otherwise there would be people that hear everything coming from the front very detailed but having problems with detail in the rear and hearing it as if the sound is above the back of their head.
So the quest goes on.