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I sort of expected this sort of thing to be a nice use for VR, since it already needs to do the tracking. But VR generally didn’t seem to catch on, so…
by bee_rider 2y ago
I sort of expected this sort of thing to be a nice use for VR, since it already needs to do the tracking. But VR generally didn’t seem to catch on, so…
- PaulHoule 2y agoI have a home theater which is 5.1 which is great for movies [1] and some music [2]. There are 'virtual surround' systems based on [3] of which Airpods are the most famous. Most of those don't work for me except in the sense that I learn 'sounds like I have a cold' means 'the sound is supposed to be above me'. The exception is my Hololens where if I use the web browser to play music and turn around it really sounds like the music is coming from behind me. I have yet to be impressed by spatial audio on my Meta Quest 3. [1] Oddly the surround sound soundtracks that impress me the most are old VHS tapes encoded with Dolby Pro Logic [2] let's see... Close to the Edge by Yes, Supernature by Goldfrapp, Maximum-Minimum by Kraftwerk [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-related_transfer_function https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Head-related_transfer_function