: holophonic sound

Came across this reference to something I had never heard about. It's a technique for recording sound called holophonic. That post recommends listening to these clips with headphones. You really get a 3d - holographic sense for where the sounds are coming from. I guess this is already happening in some form in surround sound systems, but this example shows it being done with just a simple set of headphones.  Check out the clips below.

Bag | Matchbox | Blow Dryer

Could really come in handy for creating digital experiences for the web, gaming and even more importantly for augmented reality type executions. For instance, could you project sound or advertising from a particular location to a consumer as they walked by a storefront? Creepy? Maybe. Still, its worth exploring, and I am sure someone already is.



For those of you more on the geeky side of things, Wave Field Synthesis is the title for the underlying approach to holophony technique. From Wikipedia - "WFS is a spatial audio rendering technique, characterized by creation of virtual acoustic environments." Go read some more.