Bonzodog
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The Music Unfolds In Your Head
Headphone Surround is the next great disruptor in music. Composers, artists and producers are creating music that engages people with sound from all directions. Traditional stereo is no longer the only listening alternative. Now audiences of all ages can use standard headphones, ear buds or in-ear monitors plugged into their mobile devices, and experience songs, soundtracks and videos in immersive surround sound.
Situational awareness has become an important part of the listening experience in music and music video, as well as in movies, VR and gaming. It was something we had to leave out when recording was invented because we could not store the spatial information. The 70's saw the emergence of surround in the movies and then in home theaters. It was complex and expensive to deliver to consumers. With the advent of digital recording and the latest in-the-box technologies, these expensive mixing regimes and multi-speaker setups are no longer required. All that's needed for playback is a simple set of headphones!
I am currently mixing new music and soundtrack projects in Headphone Surround using a variety of systems, as you can see below. It’s important to understand what each different system has to offer and which best fits the project at hand.
This exciting new technology presents a viable opportunity to monetize 5.1 surround music titles that have been left languishing in your vaults. For a minimal investment, these surround mixes can be distributed through the usual digital music retailers such as iTunes, Apple Music, Amazon, Google, Tidal and Spotify because Headphone Surround music exists within a traditional stereo file.
Put on your headphones. And listen to HPS examples at my web site, www.robertmargouleff.com.
The music unfolds in your head. It will change you!
that's true. i just have listened samples on the site and haven't been impressed. albeit guiding voxSorry but wearing headphones is a losing proposition from the start.
I know Bob. He certainly has a deep knowledge and a resume that goes way back. I will call him and maybe we'll do lunch.
I think he was promoting a system called the Base system in the late 80s. I never heard much about it other than it also worked using two channels of information.
My opinion is we have now evolved to 5.1 without having to decode it from two channels. Right!
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