Our eardrums move when our eyes move..

[Electric Moo]

Stumbled across this article about research on eye movement affecting eardrum orientation, which helps us focus on sound, directionally:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180123171437.htm
I guess it also ties into closing our eyes giving a more revealing soundscape: it's not just visual cues distracting us, but also influencing how our hearing mechanism targets different audio sources.

 

[zdjh22]

I already use head trackers for headphones (both with an A16 and using Virtuoso software). I suppose this means we’ll need eye trackers too for virtual spatial and/or immersive audio! IIRC there are some VR rigs that already track eye movements.

 

[kap'n krunch]

Stumbled across this article about research on eye movement affecting eardrum orientation, which helps us focus on sound, directionally:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180123171437.htm
I guess it also ties into closing our eyes giving a more revealing soundscape: it's not just visual cues distracting us, but also influencing how our hearing mechanism targets different audio sources.

maybe this will help me hear the height speakers better, thanks!

 

[jimfisheye]

Oh is this why I hate my perception bias so much?

 

[jamoke]

maybe this will help me hear the height speakers better, thanks!

Maybe sit on a Booster-Seat?

 

[Electric Moo]

It says in the article even when closed, eye movements affect the ear mechanism.

As for surround sound implications: I suppose there are many. Do we involuntarily move our eyes when listening to surround sound? Possibly, as we focus on different areas of the mix. Should we blindfold surround mix engineers? Is getting so wasted you can't move your eyes better for a surround listening experience?

Probably some good research fodder related to the subject.

 

[zdjh22]

I just know my Atmos speakers are going to yell at me now.

“Hey, what are you looking at? My emitters are up here!”

 

[Sonik Wiz]

I just know my Atmos speakers are going to yell at me now.

“Hey, what are you looking at? My emitters are up here!”

I love it, I love it, I love it. Superb.

 

[mandrix]

Is getting so wasted you can't move your eyes better for a surround listening experience?

Personal experience would indicate so. /s

 

[ar surround]

Stumbled across this article about research on eye movement affecting eardrum orientation, which helps us focus on sound, directionally:

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180123171437.htm
I guess it also ties into closing our eyes giving a more revealing soundscape: it's not just visual cues distracting us, but also influencing how our hearing mechanism targets different audio sources.

Makes so much sense. I know that my balance goes to heck while skiing if there is a total whiteout. I can't tell if my skis are on the ground, in the air, or whatever. So the coordination of the eyes with other senses is not surprising. JFK Jr got spacial disorientation and we know what happened with that.

 

[kap'n krunch]

Maybe sit on a Booster-Seat?

well, I already lowered the fronts and back rears about 6 inches, going against the Dolby suggestions of them being at ear level and pointing down about 20º and it helped a bit. I also have boosted the heights about 2 dB...

 

[jimfisheye]

And we blink involuntarily when we hear loud sounds!

 

[mandrix]

well, I already lowered the fronts and back rears about 6 inches, going against the Dolby suggestions of them being at ear level and pointing down about 20º and it helped a bit. I also have boosted the height about 2 dB...

I had to pick up my sides/rear surrounds a about 4 inches because two sit on a large oak table. I constructed little wooden boxes to put them on in my shop. The sound improved a lot, losing some of the reflection off the table seemed to do it. But they are still all basically at ear level.

I say experiment and do what you have to do, sooner or later you will see for yourself what sounds best.

...and I raised my desk chair a few inches. lol. built in booster seat!