Sound, Radio & InformationAudio Engineering
The Phantom Singer
Two speakers can put a voice where there's no speaker at all
Two speakers stand left and right, yet the singer seems to stand in the empty space between them. Who put the voice there?
You'll find out
- How a brain finds a sound with two ears
- Why one step sideways breaks the spell
- The movie annoyance that started stereo
Why it matters
Songs, movies and games place sounds around you with this trick. Surround sound is the same idea with more speakers.
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