Category: Music

Dulby Atmost

About a week ago, I posted YouTube videos where the movement of an overly active musician playing a clarinet was audible in a recording. It was characterized as being a problem, but what if musical instruments flying around the room, even overhead, is done intentionally? Last night’s PBS NewsHour had this infomercial for Dolby Atmos.

In One Ear, In the Other

With an apology to the hearing-impaired, headphones are required for this audio recording quiz.

I heard the effect in the recording before he pointed it out, but with the expectation there was a technical problem, I assumed a microphone was out of phase with the other mics. This is his follow-up entry.

DOuG pRATt in high school with a Pioneer SX-440 receiver, Garrard 40B turntable with Shure M91ED cartridge, Pioneer SE-20 headphones, and Realistic MC-1000 speakers.