Virtual Haircut

Chillhouse · 09-09-2009

Get Your Virtual Haircut and Other Auditory Illusions - One Man's Blog
Go ahead. It's all the rage right now. You need headphones. I promise it isn't a screamer.

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My buddy Hrafn over at Think Artificial found this fantastic audio recording that sounds exactly like you’re getting a haircut. I thought it was so cool that I had to do some research.

These are called Holophonic sounds and are made to be listened to with headphones. They are recorded with a dummy head that has two microphones, one in each ear. The shape of the head and ears must be similar to a human head.

HypnoToad · 09-09-2009

I loled at the "Put the bag over your head," part.

WizardDetective · 09-09-2009

No headphones. Sound hillarious though!

Point Blanch · 09-09-2009

Sexy Woman’s Invitation (Download Zip):

You bet I will.

Not.

Do that.

Trevor · 09-09-2009

I remember the haircut audio was linked at TBDL. Brilliant stuff!

Dawes · 09-09-2009

This is a great trick to use. Amazing trick, actually. One of the reasons? So insanely easy to reproduce.

When my band recorded our first demo for our never-completed concept album, we used this for interview segues with the characters we portrayed. It's crazy to sit down and hear people walk around you while sharpening knives, flicking lighters, whispering in your ear, hollaring from the stairs, slamming doors around you. We eventually began to associate certain sounds around the room in different segues so that way the listener could get a "visual" of the room (an old radio in one corner, a door in the upstairs to the left, a phone behind). Then, throughout some of the songs, we'd incorporate parts that used those real-sound elements to draw the listener back into the theme. It was a blast, easy to do, and amazingly effective.

I would love it if people did radio dramas (seriously, why did radio dramas vanish?) like this.

Chillhouse · 09-09-2009

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Originally Posted by Dawes

I would love it if people did radio dramas (seriously, why did radio dramas vanish?) like this.

Radio dramas are still around, though none of them use this technique. It'd be pretty sweet.

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HypnoToad Warning: May Contain Nuts Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maine, USA Age: 19 Posts: 737 Threads: 16 Gallery Uploads: 11 Wiki Edits: 5 Blog Entries: 9 Reputation: 24	I loled at the "Put the bag over your head," part.

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WizardDetective Regular Join Date: May 2009 Location: Texas Age: 20 Posts: 52 Threads: 4 Blog Entries: 1 Reputation: 0	No headphones. Sound hillarious though!

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Point Blanch Regular Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Arizona, USA Posts: 1,940 Threads: 34 Gallery Uploads: 4 Wiki Edits: 134 Blog Entries: 12 Reputation: 65	Sexy Woman’s Invitation (Download Zip): You bet I will. Not. Do that.

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Trevor Enunciate! Donor Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Seattle, WA USA Posts: 1,112 Threads: 23 Gallery Uploads: 1 Wiki Edits: 7 Blog Entries: 2 Reputation: 64	I remember the haircut audio was linked at TBDL. Brilliant stuff!

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Dawes Nummer Wun Hound Dog Donor Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Maryland, USA Age: 26 Posts: 1,513 Threads: 28 Blog Entries: 8 Reputation: 135	This is a great trick to use. Amazing trick, actually. One of the reasons? So insanely easy to reproduce. When my band recorded our first demo for our never-completed concept album, we used this for interview segues with the characters we portrayed. It's crazy to sit down and hear people walk around you while sharpening knives, flicking lighters, whispering in your ear, hollaring from the stairs, slamming doors around you. We eventually began to associate certain sounds around the room in different segues so that way the listener could get a "visual" of the room (an old radio in one corner, a door in the upstairs to the left, a phone behind). Then, throughout some of the songs, we'd incorporate parts that used those real-sound elements to draw the listener back into the theme. It was a blast, easy to do, and amazingly effective. I would love it if people did radio dramas (seriously, why did radio dramas vanish?) like this.