Stereo vs Binaural

[Tonokus]

can you make the song fully binurial? that would be great :)

[quentinbf]

@orrinaleron And again i recall ,

to compare Audio recordings they have to be at the SAME VOLUME !!!!

Otherwise our brain always prefer the louder one (unless too loud causing pain)

So here the Volume of the stereo version should be lowered to compare with the binaural version

in order to hear the plain difference of perception between stereo vs. Binaural ,

even if it is binaural process here.

[quentinbf]

@orrinaleron The Proof should be your ears ! Experience Real binaural vs. Algorythm binaural Process , Once experienced you should hear the one here sounds stereo processed to make some binaural like , and that sounds much less natural and beauty than Real binaural made with right mics in a dummy head to record a real preformance.

[MrSilvertale]

wow that's a really big difference!

[gargatua]

Vaya, eso no parece binaural.

[Madman0000001]

hehe fail :D

[21fretsalute]

Did you just add crossfeed to a stereo recording?

[quentinbf]

This is NOT REAL BINAURAL !!!!

The "Binaural" parts are made with the Stereo more effect added to make it Binaural Like ,

But it doesn't sound as good as a Real Binaural Recording.

And the Volume of the "Binaural" part should be set

at the same level of the Stereo part to make a fair comparison.

Thanks for the effort anyway.

[malgam8music]

This is pure crap. This isnt ae just used effects

[jmatisha]

hola me podrias decir el nombre del tema o el nombre de la cantantante por favor....muchas gracias!

[pgo22422]

@jmatisha you raise me up

[jmatisha]

hola como va? disculpame pero tenes idea de como se llama la cancion? y quien es la cantante...te lo agradeceria muchisimoo!!

[Proyectolm]

Pues no se pero el Sonido Stereo se refiere a las 2 vias de audio, yo no se que diferencia existe, puesto que las dos comparaciones de la cancion que pones son en estereo, o sea, estan compuestas por 2 vias de sonido, y la sensacion de 3D se hace con 2 vias, o sea estereo. No se a que se refieren con Binaural, o mas bien., esl bianural es una rama del sonido stereo nada mas. Y sonido stereo se refiere a dos vias mono, una por izquierda y otra por derecha!

[romeosafadi]

FAIL. This is both the same recording, but with different effect.

To me, it's seems like he added some "binaural reverb unit" on that ;)

[bruceleeC64]

Binaural= 3Dstereo

[god0fgod]

Sounds the same. When done properly it should sound like the sounds are coming from outside of the head.

[albertoj]

Dude, that's Lisa from Celtic Woman!!

[IngushKing]

binaural is good but 3d binaural is the best

[choorex]

@IngushKing you do understand it's the same thing?

[IngushKing]

binaural is much more realistic

[IngushKing]

Binaurral is better

[saltious]

stereo wins here but binaural is still a great concept.

[DjVinnie91]

@saltious Binaural wins if you actually know what it sounds like when it's used to its full capacity

[aloneandimmortal]

binaural should be the new standard in audio

[TheShorty0ne]

parece que en estereo el sonido es mas brillante que el binaural que como es logico se nota distante del punto de grabacion, pero este ultimo sin embargo suena muchisimo mas agradable, como si el abanico entre ambas bandas fuera mayor y mejor ubicado en el espacio

[rootsragga7]

eso no es binaural, usas una pista de un track de musica para hacerlo binaural??, ahi solo se escuha mas reverb algun tipo de desfase

[freakstupid11]

how did you process the song with binaural?

[Amcguigan874]

hghfoiseoiyf

[Mik3Anix]

stereo is alot better for this song... hovewer binarualsomethis is gonna be awesome for movies

[randomnumber42]

This doesn't sound like stereo vs. binaural, it sounds dry vs wet. Something is wrong with this recording.

[DevilsExperiment]

@randomnumber42 You right, this isn't binaural, it sounds like reverb & a low pass filter on the eq.

Listen to the virtual barber shop for proper binaural sound.

[andremw1]

what's this music name?

[moleman1961]

@andremw1  "you raise me up" By Celtic Women.

[abzset]

binaural and stereo are the same except binaural has added reverb and delay. and sounds like poop.

Anyway it seems its all just a gimic and a marketing ploy.

[formulanerd]

@abzset reverb and delay? are you kidding? binaural means 2 micrphones are placed in a simulated human head (in the ears) and normal audio is recorded how the human ears HEAR it, it's played back as standard 2 channel audio, with zero processing done to it..... no gimmick, no marketing ploy.

[abzset]

@formulanerd in this situation it is you cant change a stereo track to binaural

[danielFallus55]

I think this is not really a binaural, its like a reverb in a large environment, you can really hear the source of the sound and its direction,

But infaireness, the singer is really good,

Exelent voice quality

Thanks for posting

[ILikeJuice]

@danielFallus55 And the binaural recording is a LOT mellower and less harsh.

[tacsmoker]

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[ivanosky76]

no me parece binaural...

[riki696]

this is is not binaural it's just a effect added on the same song .effect like hall or ball room but anyway not a good example

[mesasone]

@riki696 Certainly doesn't sound like it

[timnmnangers]

Get better headphones. The difference in distance and directionality is quite clear.

[youzapme]

Hey, it's you raise me up love that song!

[maricotsmarques]

que musica mais linda *-*

[Lucialfonso90]

me encanto!

esta d+ el sonido binaural

me puedes desir como se llama esa cancion y quien la canta? porfaa

[juancarlos85i]

La cancion es de Celtic Woman y se llama You Raise Me Up

[kingspam1]

i have used good headphones to listen to this do the binaural bits have loads of reverb on them?it sounds like it

[100PercentGreen]

Good Video......hey you guys, you're supposed to use headphones for binaural, otherwise you won't notice the difference.....don't leave negative comments until you make sure your cans are on your head.....

[dmgmx1]

Que bonita cancion, quien canta?

[juancarlos85i]

La cancion es de Celtic Woman y se llama You Raise Me Up

[rnp1thx]

Its all a matter of the "centeredness" within your head. That is what you should focus on!

[djonlinemoscow]

Idiots, first and second audio is mono.

not stereo or binaural.

Open your hears.

[ekpa]

hahaha dude you need to fix your head! something's wrong in there! ahhahaha

[macnolon]

Open yours.

[b00bideeb00b]

LOL you must be using mono headphones.

[soccerlover1598]

wait so which is better? stereo is louder and closer....binaural sounds live (which is nice but not always wanted =/)

[gbj222]

The most dramatic binaural effect is for close sounds.

Loudspeakers can't give you the same realism.

[benjyboba]

Loudspeakers can't give you the same realism.

Thats what you think, I've heard a pair of loudspeakers which made even the most high end pair of headphones listening to these sort of recordings sound crap in comparison. Believe me, Loudspeakers can make things so relistic, it's actually spooky and frightening. Unfortuanately, not many people have heard a proper set up, high end systems that have been made to do the job properly. I promise you speakers can sound much much better than u think.

[shaggydaplaya]

all this binaural does is add echo, its adds the effect of depth which you don't get from stereo because you are singing directly into a mic.

[maraboshi]

It's mono, what the hell are you all talking about? :-D

[Totemika]

errm...i don't think its binaural

[rindolphus]

This binaural sounds like a bad recording.

[hfd269]

get the free trial of srs audio sandbox and you get surround sound in everything you listen to its really cool. its only a 14 day trial though im thinking of buying it

[diogoboufleur]

Fake, this is not binaural, it's only equlization!

[ffenyx]

But binaural sounds so much diferent feels like riping the sound. Or bad equalization.

[KidFoxxx]

Damn - as stereo sounds in your head, binaural sounds in your heart. :O

[jessie120386]

I know! its beautiful!

[montuzumasviper]

Its shocking what proper imageing can create.

[Dynamics18]

sounds kinda like a dreamlike music. or like bad acoustics.

[KarlsruheCrime]

OMFG AMAZING

btw Whats the name of the song??

[WhiteElvenDragon]

You Raise Me Up. This version was by Celtic Woman.

[chaplare]

Half Right, its Hayley Westenra who sang with the various Celtic women singers...

[randlemcmurphi]

como le hiciste para subir musica en estereo aqui? aparte de meterle el flash... ya que yo intento y no lo consigo.

[HEYLON96]

i think stereo is worse binaural

[starbreez3]

Binaural sounds more deep... it's like a 3d dimension place... stereo is closer to you and binaural is away and if you concentrate trying to get it you can just omg dunno how to call it but like *travel* *_* it's just amazing thanks.

[jessie120386]

OMG! its AMAZING!! its almost as you can 'see' the music!!!! I've been reading SO much about binaural & u can find different types, with different purposes... weight loss, fighting against depression, Meditation, Lucid dreaming, or sleeping problems! its awesome!

[COMALiteJ]

Jessie, what you're talking about is "binaural BEATS," which is different from binaural AUDIO. Binaural Beats is an allegedly psychoactive form of sound that can supposedly have effects on the brain similar to those of various psychoactive drugs, but without chemicals and their side effects.

There may well be something to that. We do know that certain sounds can trigger physical symptoms such as nausea and even epileptic seizures (used in riot control gear, for instance).

[jessie120386]

CMALiteJ, Thanks for explaining that.. i figured it was the same thing but... I guess i'll look up the binaural audio to clarify a little better...

[VergaBoss]

amazing

where can I find binaural music?

[jonnyvue]

aw man, why are the binaural sounds only on the singning? i wanna hear it during the violins too.

[insanepanda]

OH WOW

The difference between Stereo and Binaural is incredible! Honestly, I was always curious to as how paying $100+ for headphones would be worth it, but now I realize how great of a choice I made.

Need more!

[Torsten1]

Why does it sound like with binaural effect is a "lower" bitrate or less quality? Doesn't give the sharp notes as with stereo?

[Darklero]

I was exactly the same thinking.

Indeed, it appears that the stereo version is more naturaly and realy than the binaural version, Is there any explanation for that, like my Headset is crap or something like that, or depends it on my taste?

[LuminaryGames]

As far as I understand, I am by no means an expert. Stereo uses volume and amplitude to provide clues for the brain to determine direction of sound. Where's Binaural uses frequency and slight offset to give a much more real representation of what you would actually hear.

[bigdaddybrazil]

Can you upload the MP3 of both stereo and binaural? Would be much appreciated. Thanks!

[cwkcafe]

want it to hear with "vide cor meum"

[cwkcafe]

celtic women - you raise me up, i think!

[d3cib3L]

Now, I've come to understand that to recreate true binaural sound, you have to record the sound-source from a human perspective. This includes building a dummyhead with mic's placed where the eardrums are located. The whole outer ear needs to be recreated - as the rest of the head. Nose, Cheeks - Everything..

Now.. On this post, something isn't right. You need to record the same thing at the same time with both standard mic's and the dummyhead to be able to do the comparison like this.

[jcavuoti2]

They just put it during pauses in the voice, but where the tempo is the same.

[ax900]

como puedo subir un video en sonido estereo los videos k yo subo antes de subirlos tienen calidad de sinido estereo pero ya cuando los subo los convierte a mono como lo hago para subirlo en sonido estereo?

[rolmopsss]

name of the song? :p

[mikenike504]

"You Raise Me Up"... Josh Groban performed the song for his CD Closer.

[TimpBizkit]

I didn't notice much difference apart from the binaural is quieter and more echoey. i find it hard to tell between a sound in front of me and one that's by my ears on headphones.

I like the song

[COMALiteJ]

With stereo headphones playing stereo audio, the center sound (the solo singer in this case) sounds like it's INSIDE YOUR HEAD. This never happens with binaural. She sounds like she's in front of you, like she would actually be in real life. She would NOT be INSIDE your head.

[benjyboba]

I prefer them on a proper stereo system. Nothing wrong with either. Stereo has depth that isnt revealed on 99% of marketed HiFi systems. Ive heard proper stereo system and i know most people would get a shock on how 3d stereo really is. I got no comment to which is best listening by you tube and by headphones and also my speakers that not producing it properly. The stereo sound i heard with 2 speakers is still 10 times better than any surround system ive heard ever. So real i was there.

[COMALiteJ]

Benjyboba, just curious: does your "proper stereo system" have any sort of Stereo Wide, SRS, Q-Sound, Sensaura, or other "stereo enhancers"? If so, it's no longer true stereo.

Stereo alone is 1-dimensional (monaural being 0-dimensional). It cannot convey front-back or up-down, only left-right. Surround adds another dimension.

But in all such cases, stereo and surround both only use relative volume (panning). Our sound directional sensitivity is based on far more than just that.

[benjyboba]

Hi, no it had none of the pointless enhancement shit. Stereo is a 3d enviroment from 2 sound sources creating a single phantom 3d image in height,width,depth when "frequency balanced". Volume stereo is the cheap and nasty way of making stereo which isnt real stereo. real stereo can convey front-back and with the right speaker design also give full up and down of imageing. You can sit anywhere in the room and still hear the sound from the right direction even when you move.

[COMALiteJ]

Really? I'm pretty knowledgeable about audio engineering (I use this same handle on audio engineering and digital music forums — Google it), and this is the first I've heard of this. The very word "stereo" denotes a PALE MIMICKING of depth from two inputs, such as a stereo photograph (as opposed to a true hologram).

Volume stereo is the only stereo used in the vast majority of stereo RECORDINGS, so it wouldn't matter what you're playing them BACK with.

[benjyboba]

Without complicating matters. We have 2 ears and we can hear left,right,up,down etc. The original idea for stereo was to recreate the same as what was recorded(2 mics) and reproduce(2 speakers), so that the listener could hear just like they was really there. Quite possible that most recordings are not recorded properly any more. Ive heard many say that stereo is left or right speaker and has no sound from the middle. Untrue it can be anywhere between and also depth from the speakers to ears.

[COMALiteJ]

"Without complicating matters. We have 2 ears and we can hear left,right,up,down etc. The original idea for stereo was to recreate the same as what was recorded(2 mics) and reproduce(2 speakers), so that the listener could hear just like they was really there."

No, that's the original idea of BINAURAL, which PREDATES stereo by DECADES.

Stereo is an attempt to reproduce SOME OF the effect of binuaral in such a way that SOME OF the effect can be had with loudspeakers instead of headphones.

[COMALiteJ]

For stereo to mimic what we hear with our ears, we need to guarantee that the left ear hears ONLY the left channel, and the right ear hears ONLY the right channel. Speakers could not do that until very recently, and even now the separation isn't perfect.

Stereo is simple volume panning. If there are any other positional audio cues, then you're not dealing with stereo, but something else: be it binaural, holophonics, or HRTF (Head-Reference Transfer Function) systems such as SRS, Q-Sound, etc.

[COMALiteJ]

Again, try the fan experiment: find a constant sound source near you that you can easily perceive the direction to (say, your computer fan or hard drive), and position yourself so that the source is to one side or the other of you.

IF stereo were enough, then covering the ear closest to the sound would cause you to perceive the sound to be coming from the opposite side of you. Try it for yourself: NOTHING HAPPENS to the perceived position of the sound source!

[benjyboba]

This is where everyone gets diverted from the truth of real stereo. There is so much named crap of different enhancements. Not one of them focuses the sound in a proper linear way. Left and right speakers ARE heard on opposite ears. Its to hard to explain how it works without listening to it for yourself. Let me just say that most systems are like a camera lens thats out of focus. When in focus the sounds will come from the proper position. You can get exactly the same imageing all over the room

[benjyboba]

The thing that ruins and can also fix imaging to perfection is accoustics. Let me just ask you, have you heard STEREO sound playing and paning from side to side but also coming out of the speakers torwards you, no matter where you are in the room and from the center too. Also i have heard a pair of speakers more than 20 years ago that would make anything in production sound like complete crap. The design principles in modern systems design are wrong and thats why no one can hear it.

[benjyboba]

Hi, If you play two frequencys on a speaker at different volumes. Do they arrive at the same time ?. Or does it depend on the listening angle(also frequency-its time). Also Left and right can reach opposites but crosstalk to a different frequency. With the right playback miricles can be performed. Just a clue for you, left and right are played on opposite speakers. Some parts cancel and some of it makes the correct frequency to the ear. The illusion is priceless, whether it be stereo or binaural

[COMALiteJ]

Yes, left and right are played on opposite speakers. However, the sound from EACH speaker is heard by BOTH ears. You do NOT hear the sound from the left speaker with ONLY your LEFT ear, with absolutely ZERO PERCENT of the LEFT speaker's sound reaching your RIGHT ear.

Headphones do provide that level of separation, or very nearly so. Earbuds even more so.

I've heard of "beam speakers" that can project sound in very narrow beams, targeting the individual ears of the listeners.

[benjyboba]

Hi again, I guess I never explained properly but it's a tricky thing to explain anyway. The sound from the left speaker is heard at the right and the right is heard at the left. There is a way to play back the frequencys, so that what is heard at the ears is crosstalk but altered crosstalk and also the frequency we originally desire. A simpler explaination is, it don't matter where the sound comes from, What the ear hears is what matters. It's an illusion, it also means the sweetspot is infinite

[KureriannXanimeXgirl]

yes i prefer binaural because it makes me feel like she is in front of me and close to me although it may be for this song because maybe for a death metal song it wont be appreciated but i like binaural!!...well i guess ill be fine as long as im not death :)

[rohan4]

I think I will stick to stereo for music. In the binaural mode, there seems to be a complete loss of timbre/tone of the instruments. Everthing sounds thin and in some cases has phasing. For sound effects binaural is wonderful.

[algogoku]

El sonido binaural no deja de ser esa opción que tienen algunos aparatos de musica o reproductores (incluso la playstation la tiene) que permite escuchar una canción como si la cantara en un estudio, en un local pequeño, en un escenario, en un estadio, etc... De ahi, el sonido hueco de la canción.

[idbar]

No, el tipo de grabacion es distinta. Lastimosamente para musica, el biaural produce un efecto de reberveracion (como el que menciona). Pero el mercado es distinto y el efecto que se logra es diferente. Busque por "virtual barbershop" en youtube. Para ver un mejor demo.

[algogoku]

Ya lo vi antes de ver este vídeo. Quizá para voz queda muy bien pero para música suena como dije antes.

[idbar]

Depende como se haga. Como digo, si se toma la musica de un estudio, posiblemente no se sienta la diferencia. Si se toma la musica de un concierto, se va a escuchar el efecto que dice, pero bien hecho creo que puede resultar mejor. Si ya vio el del barbero, entonces puede buscar por "Revolt Ether Hour". Es un ejemplo no solo de grabacion, sino grabacion bien hecha.

[pgo22422]

Escucha para que me des tu opinion al respecto las siguientes piezas:3D Binaural Audio: Snakecharmer-O ttmar Liebert ,3D Binaural Audio: Trio Pa-Jazz (Usar audifonos) ,3D Binaural Audio: El Colibrí (Usar Audifonos) . La primera esta grabada en estudio por el mismo artista con microfonos KU100 de Neumann y las otras se realizaron hace mucho tiempo en Tampico, Tam. Mx con otros microfonos binaurales.

[Ofir]

Hi, what is the name of the song? it's amazing.

[pgo22422]

You raise me up by Celtic Woman.

Use Headphones.

[Ofir]

Thank you!

I uploaded it to everyone can enjoy it.

upload-il . com/?d=D86D3C672

[o0CoLeY0o]

i prefer the stereo sound tho, good work

[WGPmetallica]

To each his own, I prefer the binaural because of the extreme depth to the sound although at some times the amount of reverb is way too excessive giving it a way to wet of an overall tone. Stereo is much more direct as far as overall sound goes, giving a much dryer tone.

[idbar]

The market is different. The stereo works good with studio recorded music. However, concerts and realistic 3d sound will reproduce better in a different scenario. Unluckily, this demo is not great to show the differences, but perhaps looking for "virtual barbershop" in youtube, come up with a better demo of binaural.

[CPYKOmega]

This is proof Binaural beats work! Thank you for demonstrating it in such a great manner. :)

[pgo22422]

You raise me up

[tiamaria13]

This is such a great soong!! =)

[carlitoswey2008]

que cancion es??