Spatial Audio was born in the AirPods Pro.
“I also agree… that it makes more sense with multimedia experiences such as games and VR.”
We do all this with two ears and our brain.
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One element we all know about is the stereo part.
But we also rely on things like reverb to help distinguish distance.
All this can be added artificially to recorded sound to create a 3D sound space.
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Listening
This brings us back to the MacBook Pro.
Apple has been honing its psychoacoustic tech, along with its physical speaker designs, for years now.
The speakers themselves sound greatfor laptop speakers.
But compared to good headphones or proper studio monitor speakers, they fall far short.
At first, it just seemed like a great, clear recording and arrangement.
That might sound gimmicky, but the result is the audio seems more immersive and bigger.
It doesnt seem to be coming from those speakers down by the keyboard.
As they say, dont knock it until youve tried it.
Oh, and dont put your hand over one of the speakers because the whole illusion will fall apart.
