Subject: Re: convolvotrons

From: Chris Hand <[email-masked]>
Date: 19 Mar 92 10:15

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> Interesting fact: similar to stereo depth vision, about 10% of people
> are effectively deaf to direction, and another 10% have no sense of
> binaural "elevation"!  They rely exclusivly on head movements to find
> sound sources.  Hmmm...
> 
> - Dave Stampe
> 

Does anyone have any references on this stuff?

Why do the VR headsets I've seen have *four* speakers in, one in
front of and one behind each ear?  I would have thought that
true "stereophonic" (hey, what a word!) sound would be simple enough
with one speaker per ear.

What about "binaural" recordings?  What is there to stop us synthesizing
a binaural signal though an ordinary pair of headphones?

Chris