Get Your Virtual Haircut and Other Auditory Illusions

Holophonic RecordingMy buddy Hrafn over at Think Artificial found this fantastic audio recording that sounds exactly like you’re getting a haircut. I thought it was so cool that I had to do some research.

These are called Holophonic sounds and are made to be listened to with headphones. They are recorded with a dummy head that has two microphones, one in each ear. The shape of the head and ears must be similar to a human head.

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The Virtual Haircut (Download Zip):

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The Holophonic Matchbox (Download Zip):

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A Woman’s Voice (Download Zip):

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Blow Drying (Download Zip):

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Tuning Fork (Download Zip):

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Shears (Download Zip):

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Dogs Running (Download Zip):

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Dogs Barking (Download Zip):

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Loud Frogs (Download Zip):

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Sexy Woman’s Invitation (Download Zip):

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Jazz Band (Download Zip):

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Flutes in Singapore (Download Zip):

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Digital Vivaldi (Download Zip):

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Crumpling Bag (Download Zip):

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Comments

  1. dngloz says:

    hehe nice, was wondering if they have one which does the drilling sound of the dentist =0P this way people can practise before going to the dentist!

  2. fusion says:

    hahaha dngloz… I really need the sound of the dentist :P

  3. Fozzy says:

    The haircut and the matches are excellent, the womans voice is really spooky.

  4. Melissa says:

    Great, Now I wont sleep…That womans voice has put ugly scary thoughts in my head…

  5. Worm says:

    srsly, that blow dryer scared me half to death!

  6. Steve says:

    Nice one, I already had the haircut and searched for more but couldn’t find any, all brilliant.

  7. luigi says:

    I thought the womans voice was sexy as hell..

  8. Snowzinger says:

    The woman sounded like she was part of a perfume commerical

  9. Man with tail says:

    Outstanding audio quality… you need to have more locales with lots of varying audio sources; my bet would be for Grand Central Station, NYC.

    The woman’s voice… I could swear I felt her hot breath, and was expecting a tongue in my ear!

  10. tikka says:

    the match made me feel warmth, weird

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