On 31 Oct 2012, at 12:38, Martin Leese <martin.le...@stanfordalumni.org> wrote:
> Peter Lennox wrote: > >> Yes but...why not simply release stuff for mobiles in a generic binaural - >> skip the uhj altogether? > > Please, what is this "generic binaural"? Generic binaural is the equivalent of a dummy head microphone recording, which works rather well for most people. But to answer the question as to why not just release in that format: because it doesn't sound right when played over a regular stereo system. Maybe one could issue "special edition" albums, where if you buy the album you get all tracks in two versions, but that might confuse users and they may sync the wrong version to the mobile device, and even if the correct version is synced to the mobile device, many people use the iPhone/iPod simply as a storage device and hook it up to a stereo elsewhere (car, vacation home, etc.) So unless things are properly tagged and part of the eco system, that's not a user friendly solution, and once the mass market is willing to make such infrastructure adjustments, it's equally likely they may as well just binaural processing into the devices, particularly since iOS is based on OS X and Core Audio, and thus it's easy to provide the required software to the devices. Ronald _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
