I was really waiting for some cool example of binaural sound.

Needs better white balance

Congrats on doing a video about binaural audio without actually featuring any binaural audio.

funny lighting, anyone?

didnt even mention asmr :'(

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3:45 Thanks for the nightmares, Linus.

In the 60's and 70's a lot of Rock bands experimented with binaural sound. Bands like Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and others took advantage of the new Quadraphonic sound systems for the home and for head sets.

For those interested, you can find a lot of binarual audio in the ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) community as well. HeatherFeather is a great example. There are a few binaural music selections as well. Pink Floyd experimented with it some on tracks like On The Run, as well as a few others. I have a few songs from an Album called PowerCut Volume 3 that was done in binaural as well.

One thing also that I've heard about with binaural sound is how sounds coming from behind you get slightly muffled by your head and ears being there. It's a pretty important part of the realism of it all.

So glad you made this video Linus! I do most of my spoken audio recordings with in-ear binaural microphones.

Hey Linus my first comment. Been following you for a while, I have to say this was really well explained you have me really exited for the future of binaural audio! PS can you do a build on a really hardcore music recording machine. Thunderbolt interfaces when recording high-res audio in multiple channels with the daw running all sorts of effects and other fancy stuff takes a lot of power. It would be cool to see what you would build to do such a thing! The deeper I get into making my home recordings I really see how limited I am and can only imagine the potential of a build like that. Keep up the good work !

5min of vid. I remember 1 thing: 1:39 Bibedi bobedi

Thanks a lot for this priceless clip. Enjoyed profoundly and you have one more subscriber.

2:15 That was epic... and unexpected at the same time. Whoever put that on there, you are my hero :D

Thanks Linus for this informative video. I didn't know about Binaural sound until I watched this

I've actually been in a room that was setup to use a surround sound system as a binaural experience. I could actually hear things moving around me virtually in space. Bose has it in some of their stores.

I love the editing of these videos.

I love this channel so much.

Hellblade Senua's Sacrifice features binaural sound prominently. Definetely an experience worth checking out!

Binaural Audio with no Binaural Audio in it. come on.. do i really have to go to an other video just to hear how it would have sounded?

No example? :(

Asmr......... that is all lol i listen to it all the time. Its relaxing and pretty much every video of Asmr is binaural. Its pretty cool stuff though! The Blue Yeti is a cheap mic that a bunch of people have and that is capable of doing audio that way :D

This is used on almost all of Yamaha’s high end digital pianos.

ASMR best binaural experience. Surprised you didn't mention them when talking about youtube communities.

Sponsor spot on the new set! :P

My car stereo did Binaural. Years ago the Alex Bennet show in San Francisco said they were wiring a 'head' shaped microphone into the board and they would give us a demo in a few minutes. They cut to some commercials and I changed freeways and forgot. Then suddenly they came back and it sounded like someone had materialized in my passenger seat. I almost ran off the road when I jumped.

It would be nice to have binaural level audio on video games in general, not just VR. After all many are already using headphones and in first person games it would be great benefit in many aspects.

I was like wait this is old technology then realized the video was 3 years old 😂

Nice job, Linus. Do you mind if I use your "minute" sample @1:05 in one of my mixes? IDK what it is but I can't help rewinding to 1:05 :D

The virtual hair cut is super cool. Also Pearl Jam's Binaural album takes advantage of the this tech.

Who needs headphones, i'll just stick the speakers to my head with duct tape.

is there any website/forum about binaural recordings and equipment? also how much would a budget setup cost?

You know what is missing in a techquichie about binural audio? Binural fucking audio. Seriously, how hard was it to lease these microphones for one episode?

Sounds great!

Thanks for explaining Binaural. People often confuse this concept with Stereo, while they are related, they are NOT the same. All "binaural" IS "stereo", Not ALL "stereo" is Binaural.

binaural and oculus .... omg!

There is a KZfaqr that does audio speaker reviews using binaural mic so you can get a feel of how the sound might sound with that...it's pretty cool

Last audible ad was recorded in the new office. LinusTechTips AAAhaan

I expected to hear your voice Linus, in ASMR .. 😂😂😂😂😂

the new studio light looks good

For recordings, binaural is great. But remember, for real time audio simulation, it takes more in a real time, dynamic, game environment. You need to simulate the bounces sounds make around you to hit your ears, as well as passing through materials.

I make binaural recordings, have done for 20 years: it is completely possible to hear binau recordings using speakers. You just place the speakers facing each other and sit in the middle.

i dont think anyone color corrected this xD

Hellblade - Senua's Sacrifice is a binaural sound experience masterpiece

any regular stuff I can listen to with this? any time I search it all I get is the standard "lucid dreaming sound track" "peace of mind buy me jewelery" kinda crap :/

I use ASMR every night, have done for 2 years 😋

0:15 Command and conquer generals china command center music? or the red guard noise?

Okay, the airhorns had me laughing like crazy!

Do i activate surround sound on my headphones when using this or keep it in stereo?

Once I heard a binaural YT-video with bees, tickeling my ears and I felt a hair-dryer blowing in my hair. Amazing

You should really look up the Virtual Barber Shop video. It's amazing.

TrueAudio already had the feature with "you turn around, but the sound source remains in it's initial position" and many FPS has this technology built-in, even old ones like DOOM3 and CSS.

Wh... "Beenarul"? I've only ever heard it as "Buy-nor-ul"

The virtual barbershop is very...creepy. It actually sounds like they're cutting your hair and I was afraid of cutting my finger if I tried to stop the virtual barber. I really recommend that video to everyone.

"Now imma Audio file" broke me lmfao

Back in the 80s JVC had a technology called Biphonic to enable you to use binaural recordings with speakers. As I remember anyway.

So main reason I looked up a video about this and what is this kind of audio is this is because my girlfriend got me a video game called hellblade senua's sacrifice and it has this type of audio in it because she has voices in her head it's so grippy and cool to play I'm only five minutes into it and wow

technically you could have binaural audio with speakers. but you would need a set of 2 of a special kind of speaker called a parametric speaker. point one at one ear and the other at the other ear then put binaural (or stereo as it is more widely known) music on

So... What does sound processing like with AMD TrueAudio have to do with this? I still don't know what TrueAudio does that distinguishes it from traditional sound processing.

Holy shit the video looks brilliant for some reason

I knew about this thing for a long time now I just didn't know the name of it..... Thanks! (If you want examples of this in songs Try borgore - kiss my lips and david guetta - where them girls at)

I think my sound card does this to all the stuff i listen to on my headset, it uses virtual 3d audio and is supposed to be 7.1 and it's cool cause it works with everything ^^ from yt to video games XD

Screeeeeech... (Agrresive driver hits the breaks) IF YOU UPMIX this binaural mix to let's say, Dolby Atmos, DTS X, or Auro 3D, yes, you will enjoy it. Not exactly like when using headphones but, it'll be a nice experience. (I've tested it at home) (Aaand thanks for reading this ridiculously honest comment)

BEST BINAURUAL PLAY - Search 'THE INTERROGATION CHAMBER'. You are VERY welcome. as stated in video, you do need headphones

360° recording is just necessary for movies etc., in games you could just generate this effect live, in fact even some old sound cards can do it already.

Instead of using only headphones what about using some directional speakers like the TurtleBeach - HyperSound found in the Call of Duty thing at Best Buys? Just wish they had a cheaper more open to the public option for them available.

0:02 ahh yes! F.A.P Fast As Possible!

A quick note: Actual binaural recordings must include some sort of baffle like the false head (or even a real head in a pinch). Otherwise, all you're left with is an ORTF pickup pattern, which sounds completely different than binaural.

Linus, it is actually possible to correctly reproduce binaural recording on a pair of speakers. The process is a bit more complicated (you need the binaural recording and a Blackbox that processes the audio), but doable since the 70s I guess. I can give you the paper if you want 😁

3:32 - shot of Asus Vulcan headset. Nice!

Capacitive and pressure touch as fast as possible.

Painting Linus' car!!! Can't wait!

I am surprised you did not mention Q-Sound which was very popular in the early and mid-1990's it was supported by SEGA on the SEGA CD and Saturn. A lot of artist like Madonna used it on their albums as well.

every time I listen to binaural audio (especially music) I always here it only from behind, like 180° at the back of my head... my ears might be a bit broken

You can duplicate the effect on studio monitors if they are set up properly. Headphones work better though.

omg the virtual barbershop lol. so great.

Neo 6 DTS does a nice job playing Binaural footage on 6 speakers.

i swear... this girl at 3:00 is in soooooooooo many ads sooo fucking many >.> i nearly feel stalked

Theres no replacing an awesome 5.1 system

Nice!

3:41 Nightmare fuel right there...

MAKE A VIDEO FOR HOW TO PROTECT YOU ELECTRONIC GOODS LIKE WHICH SURGE PROTECTION TO USE OR UPS OR VOLTAGE STABLIZER OR VOLT GUARD OR PROTECT FROM CURRENT

If you haven't tried the virtual barbershop you really should it's incredibly cool

It's gonna be hard to sell that car later on.

4:07 Holy color correction batman.

The colour grading wasn't matched on the Audible segment as the rest of the vid. Also, the keying looks a different in the Audible segment.

You want a binaural audio game? Corpse Party. I can basically guarantee you're going to turn your head instinctively while playing.

Why don't you record videos in binaural sound?

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Why did you switch shirts just for the promo at the end?

I am assuming that they have their workstations setup in the new office since these videos is coming 1 right after another

2:30 "you don't need super (...) powered by some exotic tube amplifier to enjoy the [binaural] effect." Correct me if I'm wrong, but *tube amplifiers* objectively *distort the sound*, so it is not appropriate if you need any kind of precision reproduction of sound. I presume it is probably just a figure of speech. Liked the video, good explanation.

Binaural audio means theres no crosstalk between left and right channels when listening. That's it. Headphones are binaural, a pair of speakers is stereo.

Gotta love bin-oral sounds...

Basics of pixel types. TN, IPS, Whatever Quantum dot is, etc... Just a pros/cons type to simplify things. #NewAFAP

type in virtual barber shop. it's an oldie but a goodie

that last frame...

Some of these sound files can actually get you high.

Linus, can you quickly explain why recorders are recording -db instead of +db?