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Binaural recordings for headphones to download

Reply #50 –
You might also want to try this source: http://www.binaural.com/.    John Sunier has been promoting good sound, and binaural sound for a long, long time.  Binaural is "way cool."        B)

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Binaural recordings for headphones to download

Reply #51 –
That is a neat site.. i heard my first binaural stuff on there years ago.. never actually got anything from it... I must of mentioned earlier in this thread but its on my page too.. quietamerican.com is a good one.. a huge amount of stuff to get.. and from really nice exotic locations.

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Reply #52 –
I finally got my last recording put online.. its been a while... i have been busy but also i wanted to do it properly... Following Citay's suggestion below (above) I took a camera out with me and took shots of the places i was recording in... I've built up a timed picture sequence to play simultaneously with the audio tracks so that they should roughly sync up giving you pictures of what you are hearing... its done in powerpoint so you need to have that to watch it.. may look for a free powerpoint show viewer..

Anyways check it out

http://jimtreats.crosswinds.net/MyTreats/Binaural/

As i say on there.. comments would be really appreciated... i would like to know how people find the mix of images and audio...

Binaural recordings for headphones to download

Reply #53 –
Ohh sod it.. I am putting everything online today whilst i have time.. I've been thinking about trying to put up samples in monkeys audio format too.. just so they're lossless and just for other people (not on HA) to have a chance to experience it.. a lot of visitors to my site are learning about MPC for the first time on there.. I figured Monkeys should make a debut too..

Obviously download sizes are prohibitive download time wise (and my upload time too, my server can be arkward sometimes) but also for my webspace which is no longer unlimited and has a fixed limit... I may go through and put occasional lossless ones online..

So if you want that give it a look

Binaural recordings for headphones to download

Reply #54 –
i want to say "thank you" for ur work too like the others

Go on ...

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Reply #55 –
ok its been a very long time since i've uploaded any new recordings but its now time to start putting up some recordings from summer... i've finally got my broadband back too so i can actually upload such large files... by now you should know what to expect, if not read the previous posts of the threads

http://jimtreats.crosswinds.net/MyTreats/B...aural/index.htm

I've yet to verify this, am currently downloading it as we speak.. I'll post again when its confirmed that the file is definately valid.. if anyone beats me to it (as i have to sleep soon) please post to say that the download was ok and worked..

For now enjoy a taste of a summers day as we head into the cold of winter...

Binaural recordings for headphones to download

Reply #56 –
COOL!  I've been anxious to hear the new recordings.

edit: WOW!  This is your best one yet.  The only problem is that I was listening to it with the window open and some damn bug came in and kept buzzing around my head.  I'm also wondering when they installed that thoroughfare in my kitchen.  I didn't think my apartment was zoned for that.

To anyone who owns a pair of headphones, you owe it to yourself to check these out.
I am *expanding!*  It is so much *squishy* to *smell* you!  *Campers* are the best!  I have *anticipation* and then what?  Better parties in *the middle* for sure.
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Reply #57 –
Wow! I like those recordings very much! Thanks for your work!! As soon as my new headphones arrive, I'll take some hours time and listen to some samples, exploring your landscape.

Binaural recordings for headphones to download

Reply #58 –
Thanks for the replies guys.. I would love more discussion on them, good to know it IS worth the effort it takes to record them and put them online... well to put them online anyways as i'd record them for my own enjoyment and experimentation (if thats even a word

ANyways i take it from your comments that you successfully downloaded it... the one in the garden!? I tried my verify download last night and it was corrupt... i kind of expected it but basically if you use a file manager you seem to be very likely to get corrupt files off them.. I'd gladly move ISP to fix it but no one else offers the space they do...

Anyways I'll update you guys as soon as there are more on there... as ever though, any thoughts, ideas, requests etc. and i'll gladly try to give them a go..

Laters

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Reply #59 –
I'm dying to hear some of these, after reading this thread.  I've heard of binaural recording before, but never heard one (the proper way, with headphones, anyway).

I'm downloading the dummy head demo MPC that Citay provided now with my pitifully slow dial-up.   

I'll edit this post with my impressions as a first-timer.

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Edit: Argh...the dummy head demo is so quiet I can barely hear anything.  I thought it was blank at first (with volume at normal), but then I cranked the volume on my sound card all the way up and I could just barely make out a woman's voice to my left, but it was as if she was speaking very quietly and far away from me.  This is a volume setting on my sound card that would make me deaf and/or damage my equipment with my normal, wavegained music files.

My setup is:

player : Winamp 5.0 alpha
decoder : Musepack plugin 0.98
output : DirectSound output 2.2.6
card : Echo Indigo
cans : Sennheiser HD-590
amp : Xin Super Mini (not connected, yet)

Winamp, Indigo software console and WinXP volumes are all at maximum.  I control the output volume with the analog control on the Indigo.

I can always break out my headphone amplifier and max it out too, but I'm really wary of listening to sounds using hardware and software settings that would otherwise make my head explode.      I'll try downloading more files to see if anything comes through a little louder for me.

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Reply #60 –
I'm downloading via broadband, and the download is going as slow as a dialup connection!    Looks like a possible case of server overload (?).

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Reply #61 –
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I'm downloading via broadband, and the download is going as slow as a dialup connection!  Looks like a possible case of server overload (?).


Possibly.. i've had a lot of problems before... as i've said before though i know of no where else that does unlimitied (now i think 2gig) of space for $3.99 per month or something like that

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the dummy head demo is so quiet I can barely hear anything


Yes the recordings are generally quite quiet... most of my recordings are all normalised now so at some point it will hit the peak of those 16bits... that recording was left untouched... i suggest you use mppdec to get a wave out and normalise it in a package... or get foobar2000 and perhaps try replaygain-ing it!??!

These recordings use the entire dynamic range available in my equipment.. its only about 50-60db i guess as there is self mic noise, preamp noise etc... sitting down in the mix...

I may have to put some oggs online, or maybe even AAC HE for those with little bandwidth, i dont want to lose any of the effect or they just become normal recordings... any suggestions on format/bitrate would be appreciated.. i would only put a selection on there NOT all of them, it takes me long enough as it is...

Binaural recordings for headphones to download

Reply #62 –
@CiTay I just listened to the artificial head file... can you tell me when it was recorded?

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Reply #63 –
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the dummy head demo is so quiet I can barely hear anything


Yes the recordings are generally quite quiet... most of my recordings are all normalised now so at some point it will hit the peak of those 16bits... that recording was left untouched... i suggest you use mppdec to get a wave out and normalise it in a package... or get foobar2000 and perhaps try replaygain-ing it!??!

Thanks... I haven't had the chance to gain-adjust the dummy head recording yet, but I will when I find a moment.

I did listen to the bus shelter recording, and it played at a good nominal volume.  The sound is amazing indeed.  People have commented on the wind noise, but actually that was one of the most impressive parts to me.  The footsteps sounded amazingly "live" and very directional as well.  But when the wind picked up, it sounded to me just like real wind does in my ears.  I played it back without any equalization, crossfeed or other DSP effects, and the natural sound quality is very impressive.  It really is like "being there".

I can't wait to hear more when I get the chance to download some more of the samples.  Thanks for the effort you put into recording and posting these!

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Reply #64 –
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@CiTay I just listened to the artificial head file... can you tell me when it was recorded?

I have no idea. ff123 should know it, though. My guess is 1999.

Did you like it?

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Reply #65 –
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@CiTay I just listened to the artificial head file... can you tell me when it was recorded?

I have no idea. ff123 should know it, though. My guess is 1999.

Did you like it?

I'll look it up when I get home tonight.  It's from the Stax Space-Sound CD which is probably at least 10 years old (I bought it for $50 back then).

The A-Train sample, used on both Roberto's and my listening tests, also came from this CD.

ff123

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Reply #66 –
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I can't wait to hear more when I get the chance to download some more of the samples.


ScorLibran, whilst most of my recordings have some good in them some of the earlier ones suffer from certain things.. basically i had no idea what recordings were going to sound like.. its only when you make a recording thinking you've captured something great only to end up finding out that its been destroyed by something (i've had the recorder switch off at one point v annoying) ... that you start to shape how you record...

Give the new years eve one ago I really think they come out VERY well... fireworks sound pretty sweet... there is a point where i manage to master what my equipment can do, and also normalise them all reasonably well... there is a fairly big jump in quality at this point, at least in how they've been recorded.. I feel the pain of you downloading over slow connection.. unfortunately most people seem to struggle downloading much faster than you.. I wish i could find a better ISP... again i will try to get a collection of my favourite sounding ones and will reencode them as smaller files... just not sure what to use... probably ogg to be honest but am afraid of it being so messed up that a lot of the effects is lost... doesn't low rate oggs significantly fiddle with stuff like the stereo presentation of the signal!??

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Reply #67 –
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@CiTay I just listened to the artificial head file... can you tell me when it was recorded?

I have no idea. ff123 should know it, though. My guess is 1999.

Did you like it?

I'll look it up when I get home tonight.  It's from the Stax Space-Sound CD which is probably at least 10 years old (I bought it for $50 back then).

The A-Train sample, used on both Roberto's and my listening tests, also came from this CD.

ff123

Ok, the CD is dated 1987/1988 by Audio Electronics
AXCD91101, Limited First Edition (No. 0179), AudioStax

All recordings made with Dummy Head KU 81i.

ff123

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Reply #68 –
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Ok, the CD is dated 1987/1988 by Audio Electronics
AXCD91101, Limited First Edition (No. 0179), AudioStax

Wee, i was way off  Next time i'll leave the guessing up to the fortuneteller.

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Reply #69 –
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doesn't low rate oggs significantly fiddle with stuff like the stereo presentation of the signal!??

Only below a certain nominal bitrate, I think.  I normally use -q 4.25 (136kbps nom) and I tested it on several (regular music) tracks and found it to be transparent to my ears, checking it against source (PCM WAV) for stereo anomalies, among other types of artifacts (though I have been able to hear only a few types of artifacts in test samples, so I'm no "golden ear" type).  Channel coupling in Vorbis is lossless at -q 6 and up, and is lossy below that level (IIRC), but the point at which stereo effects becomes ABXable with Vorbis is another matter (one I haven't yet encountered).

But I don't think the MPC downloads are too big anyway, even for dial-up.  I usually get several downloads going at once and then come back later to check on the results.  My only issue has been finding a moment when I wasn't doing nine things at the same time, that's all.      Thanks for the consideration, though.

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Reply #70 –
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Lou Reed's Street Hassle album was recorded binaurally. Does anyone know of other commercial releases using binaural recording?

-Jim K.

Psychic TV - Dreams Less Sweet - 1983 - Industrial (more or less)

it was recorded with a system called "Zuccarelli Holophonic" Recording Device. Don't ask me how it looks like or how it works. According to a review of the album the '"Zuccarelli Holophonic" sound, which you can impress your hi-fidelity friends with as the only non-biaural 3D sound system in the world!' Hmm, non-binaural but still 3D? Well all it sounds cool anyways... if you like creepy Psychic TV, harhar!

BTW, I think A LOT of musicians used binaural 3D sound in the past. I can hear 3D sounds in some music from the 80s occasionally. Heh, since the digital recording age sound experiments in music became boring anyway.

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Reply #71 –
Yes, I did like it, it's a bit funny, if you understand german. And the way Mr. Theile talks sounds like 10 or 20 years ago, but the kissing (at the beginning) and joking sounds like 90's.

Regards, fileman.

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Reply #72 –
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That is a neat site.. i heard my first binaural stuff on there years ago.. never actually got anything from it... I must of mentioned earlier in this thread but its on my page too.. quietamerican.com is a good one.. a huge amount of stuff to get.. and from really nice exotic locations.

Link

http://jimtreats.crosswinds.net/MyTreats/B...ng%20fields.zip

is dead at least for me.
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Reply #73 –
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Link

http://jimtreats.crosswinds.net/MyTreats/B...ng%20fields.zip

is dead at least for me.


I've just downloaded this and verified that its downloaded correctly..

Bizarrely (i use download mage, tho not on crosswinds downloads because as i've mentioned before any download manager seems to corrupt those downloads) Internet explorer was struggling to open it with alt held down (to bypass download mage) ... I switched to opera and downloaded via that and its come down fine...

By default download mage could see it fine too just IE being wierd...

So its still there.. sorry for the troubles... if possible try firebird or some alternative browser

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Link

http://jimtreats.crosswinds.net/MyTreats/B...ng%20fields.zip

is dead at least for me.


I've just downloaded this and verified that its downloaded correctly..

Bizarrely (i use download mage, tho not on crosswinds downloads because as i've mentioned before any download manager seems to corrupt those downloads) Internet explorer was struggling to open it with alt held down (to bypass download mage) ... I switched to opera and downloaded via that and its come down fine...

By default download mage could see it fine too just IE being wierd...

So its still there.. sorry for the troubles... if possible try firebird or some alternative browser 

May be the path is too long for someting in the path from Your server to my
browser. This can be virus checker, proxies, etc.
I checked the problem again, and I found out that it is impossible to download
the file and -- I got no error message. It don't happen anything.
This is really different from broken links.

May be a shorter additional alias name helps.

? ? ?
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