Demonstration of spatial hearing where binaural recordings obtained using the Neumann KU100 dummy head microphone are periodically manipulated by summing the sounds in the left and right ears to minimize binaural cues.
- • Spatial hearing is demonstrated by periods when the binaural recordings are unaltered and the video frame is broad.
- • Spatial hearing is minimized when the same sounds are played in both ears and the video frame is narrow.
Ocean waves at Saint Augustine Beach, Florida, December 28, 2016, where binaural recordings obtained using the Neumann KU100 dummy head are periodically summed to eliminate most auditory spatial cues. 🎧 required
- • During times when the video frame is broad and the recordings are binaural, one should hear multiple auditory ‘images’ or a single broad ‘image’ as individual waves roll onto the beach, as one normally hears at a beach.
- • During times when the video frame is narrow and the recordings are the same in both ears, one should hear a single ‘compact’ auditory image from a frontal direction.
- • Interaural time and level differences obtained for the same recordings can be found here.
- • Modeled neural representations obtained for a 6 second, binaural, clip can be found here.