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> if the layout is fixed, sound isn't coming from anywhere in particular, so you need to search around for who's talking. I’ve wondered about this - why aren’t
by vosper 7y ago
> if the layout is fixed, sound isn't coming from anywhere in particular, so you need to search around for who's talking.
I’ve wondered about this - why aren’t individual speakers (people) each placed somewhere different on the stereo plane? Is it because the video is in front of us and having people sound like there coming from the sides could be distracting, by drawing our attention away from the screen?
It must have been tried - why doesn’t it work?
- mh- 7y agoDolby Voice [1] provides this, and BlueJeans has support [2] for it. I've only been on one call with it, but as someone who (even before current circumstances) spends 4-6 hours/day on video calls.. I'm very intrigued by the idea. If you want to google more, the term generically is 'positional audio'. Dolby calls theirs 'Voice Placement'. 1: https://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/products/dolby-voice-room-demo.html#audio https://www.dolby.com/us/en/professional/products/dolby-voic... (ctrl-f for 'voice placement') 2: https://www.bluejeans.com/products/rooms/dolby-voice-conference-room https://www.bluejeans.com/products/rooms/dolby-voice-confere...
- DarkWiiPlayer 7y agoTeamspeak (although that's audio only) allows you to place other speakers around you in 3D; I haven't tried it much, but I imagine it could be quite useful on certain situations.