Audio and Video Description of 3 Binaural Techniques

This is a really great side by side comparison of 3 variations of binaural recording techniques. The first method with the manikin is similar to my ultra hi-fi setup while the other 2 mimic the biology of humans less and less. Listening to the short video allows you to quickly understand what binaural is by hearing the moving ringing phone sound source while seeing its location in reference to the microphones. Great thanks for this video go to Bird vs. Alligator and Rafael Sentoma. I put it permanently in my "What is Binaural?" section. Check it out:

Binaural Technique Demo - Rafael Sentoma from Bird vs. Alligator on Vimeo.

Aaron

Comprehensive Description of Binaural Recording

John Sunier provides a clear and thorough description of what binaural recording is and covers its history in this article.

Of course, I think hearing binaural recordings with headphones, is still the most readily tangible description.

If you breakdown the word "binaural" you can see that it is simply the combination of "binary" and "aural" which, when put together mean "hearing with two ears".

Aaron