Pirates of
the Caribbean
The Binaural
Recording
Download Pirates MP3 recording (15 MB)
To listen to
it, play it with the Winamp program (or any other MP3 player, like Microsoft's
Media Player), available from the above link. Preferably, you should listen
to it on headphones, for the best stereo recreation from the way it was
recorded. Crank up the sound pretty loud until it sounds "realistic", then
sit back and enjoy the ride. If you close your eyes, it's pretty easy to
feel like you're back in the Bayou.
The binaural mics are two condenser mics I bought from Core Sound, which I attached to the left and right side of the headphones I was wearing (yes, I was in full geek mode this day), sticking out away from my ears. They in turn capture the sound I heard in my ears, at approximately the same location and with the same reference echoes and obstructions (like my head, body, walls around me) that I heard with my own ears when making the recording. The result (especially on headphones), is a you-are-there realism in sound recording that makes it easy to picture yourself back in a boat once again.
Questions? Comments? Email me at sleekgeek@geocities.com