Great to hear! 🙂

That’s an interesting point.

Thanks! Very cool trick, need to try that.

Thanks!

You’re very welcome!

Good point! VR content requires metadata.

Thank you! 😍

My comment is meant more as a matter of principle. Binaural recreates a spatial representation when listened through headphones. Having said that, there is nothing wrong with using it as an effect. In the end, whatever sounds good to you is the way to go. Just be aware that the representation cannot be accurate when played through anything else but headphones.

Not at the moment as this would be a conflict of interest with my day job. But never say never. ;)

Not yet. The price is a bit of a turnoff tbh. But definitely looks interesting!

Looking at the manual. They give you access to the SOFA file which is interesting. It means you can import your Aural ID measurements into most other binaural rendering plugins. Still, 490 Euro is steep. The process is very similar to what Apple is doing with their personalized spatial audio approach.

@@michaelgwagner it really is interesting! But the Genelec system seems much more accurate and even if not, allows you to tweak and adjust the settings. I am very tempted to try it! It only really costs 50 EUR to try it out and you can cancel after the first month is over. Bu you do not get the personal HRTF if you do not pay for the year. If nothing else, Dolby renderer might update their generic HRTF or other tweaks and it would change your monitoring system. With going the Genelwc rute, it seems a bit safer to change. Thank you Michael for your amazing content! Im a big fan!

In next weeks video I talk about a couple of topics I have not yet had a chance to make a video about. And I ask to make suggestions what I should cover next. This is one of those topics. ;)

That’s primarily because HRTFs remain extremely coarse approximations, even if the system is based on ear geometry. There are ways to capture binaural audio directly through in-ear microphones. If that is done, the results are supposed to be extremely good (have no experience myself). But in general, I do agree that binaural audio is somewhat overhyped.

@@michaelgwagner yes, thats what I do with this project with the munich philharmonics: kzfaq.info/love/FenFfBIYuULMRYB-2bUN6Q binaural can be very powerful, it depends on how and what you do with it. Especially since headphones have become the reception standard. It seams to be more a dramaturgic (in a german function) question, than a technical one. you can probably unpack r. mauray schafer again for everyone.

Nice!!

I guess you could use a binaural renderer as an effect. However, if you want it to be accurate, it only works with headphones. If you play it back on speakers you are effectively adding cross feed twice, for example.

@@michaelgwagner First of all, thank you for the numerous videos on spatial audio! Is it fair to say that the following workflow would be suitable for mixing via headphones for Dolby Atmos on Cubase for example: - Setup ADM Authoring for Dolby Atmos (NOT via Setup Assistant) - Set the Downmix to binaural - Mix indiviual tracks and use the VST Multipanner accordingly - (Optional) Master using the HoRNet SAMP VST to -18 integrated LUFS - Export ADM File - Set Downmix to stereo - Perform stereo mastering to higher loudness levels (genre dependent i.e -10 LUFS) - Export Audio Mixdown on Stereo Out

That would work. I would be very careful relying on a binaural downmix for Atmos though. Binaural cannot really give you the full immersive experience.