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Home / Audio / Get Your Virtual Haircut and Other Auditory Illusions

Get Your Virtual Haircut and Other Auditory Illusions

John P.

May 13, 2007 By John P.

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.

Select the PLAY button to listen

The Virtual Haircut (Download Zip):
Virtual Haircut

The Holophonic Matchbox (Download Zip):
Holophonic Matchbox

A Woman’s Voice (Download Zip):
Woman’s Voice

Blow Drying (Download Zip):
Hairdryer

Tuning Fork (Download Zip):
Tuning Fork

Shears (Download Zip):
Shears

Dogs Running (Download Zip):
Dogs Running

Dogs Barking (Download Zip):
Dogs Barking

Loud Frogs (Download Zip):
Loud Frogs

Sexy Woman’s Invitation (Download Zip):
Sexy Woman’s Invitation

Jazz Band (Download Zip):
Jazz Band

Flutes in Singapore (Download Zip):
Flutes in Singapore

Digital Vivaldi (Download Zip):
Digital Vivaldi

Crumpling Bag (Download Zip):
Crumpling Bag

By the way, I was contacted by the guys who actually made the Virtual Haircut, and they have a new 3D Audio game coming that uses the same technology here: www.EarGames.com Check it out!

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Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Audio, Cool, Featured, Illusion, Jazz, Popular, Sexy, Virtual-Haircut, Woman

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Comments

  1. jay says

    February 29, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    Please please please upload A lot of virtual audio , I am waiting

  2. Jayesh Raninga. says

    February 1, 2016 at 4:50 am

    Oh Thank you so much buddy….

    I am a music freak.. luved these mp3s…
    Thanks a million.

  3. vnyk says

    January 29, 2016 at 11:40 am

    Its awesome,,upload more such sounds,,,and waiting for such games….

  4. habib says

    May 23, 2015 at 12:13 am

    Thanks for sharing. Its gooooooood

  5. Yash says

    April 4, 2014 at 2:30 pm

    thanx for sharing the list similar to virtual barber shop…………………stumbled it the moment i arrived here!!

  6. Lykke says

    March 25, 2014 at 5:02 am

    Wow, amazing. Can’t wait until we get this for games and movies!

  7. Mel says

    March 17, 2013 at 9:59 am

    as a women with long hair, I found the virtual hair cut very frighting. The shaver was too realistic for comfort :P

  8. Anthony says

    March 11, 2013 at 7:11 am

    Now that’s out there!

  9. Chun Min says

    February 19, 2013 at 12:17 am

    Great post. Could I ask where, when “Flutes in Singapore” was gotten? Very curious! :{O

  10. Arjun says

    December 17, 2012 at 8:50 am

    This is awesome…. I feels like … everything is happening around me…. :)
    Cool…

  11. felskie felcen says

    November 24, 2012 at 12:13 pm

    really cool…

  12. Poly says

    November 11, 2012 at 6:44 pm

    It doesn’t sound that amazing. Maybe my headset is not good enough.

  13. Amree says

    October 7, 2012 at 6:45 am

    The woman’s voice really creeped me out X.X
    I really felt her whisper whisper in my ears, and I was really scared when she approached me XD.

    The holophonic matchbox is amazing! I can really feel the nonexistent matchbox around me!

  14. Jay says

    September 11, 2012 at 9:36 pm

    I *really* need some holophonic microphones.

  15. Matt John Canty says

    August 30, 2012 at 5:05 am

    Cool! I only have played the virtual haircut and it was crazy! Really amazing and is better if you have a good headset. Thanks for sharing the other recordings.

  16. ankit says

    August 28, 2012 at 1:04 pm

    Virtual hair barber shop is awesome..nthing lke anythng

  17. Jacob says

    August 9, 2012 at 2:36 am

    3D sound is pretty amazing, especially when a good headset is used.

    Thanks for compiling this neat little list, ive only heard the haircut and the matchbox before.

    Thanks for sharing John

  18. aditiazaman says

    July 26, 2012 at 9:43 am

    so nice…haha..get it all…thanks

  19. MADHURYYA says

    July 19, 2012 at 1:49 pm

    VERTUAL HAIRCUT is amazing.

  20. Shrajay says

    July 10, 2012 at 10:10 am

    the worst ones ever listened to XD
    i spit on this site

  21. Leochaves says

    May 30, 2012 at 10:11 am

    NICE POST

  22. Mohammad Irfan says

    May 23, 2012 at 1:47 pm

    Very nice sound.

  23. Akash says

    April 21, 2012 at 3:19 am

    Thanks for sharing this sounds. Now I am going to download all these illusionary sounds :)

  24. Ben says

    April 17, 2012 at 9:26 pm

    Thanks John for sharing these awesome soundtracks! I bought 200 dollar expensive beats solo just two days ago, typed head phone test in YouTube, found the haircut thing and was SO AMAZED!
    I am glad to find several more tracks and can’t wait to listen to them. The sad thing is that I am on my iPod touch right now and can’t download me. Are they on YouTube? Is there any way to listen to em?

    Thanks John!!!

    • JoeyHenderson says

      October 17, 2012 at 8:47 pm

      Congrats on your over priced pieces of junk. But hey, at least they have a rapper’s name on them and have some sick bass boosting built right in! Seriously.

      You do have to give Dr. Dre credit though, he’s a genius when it comes to marketing. He knew that if he slapped his name on a lower middle end pair of headphones he could charge whatever he wanted and the mindless masses would be too dumb to actually research anything before running out to buy them.

      Good for him.

  25. i-doser says

    April 9, 2012 at 12:40 pm

    very good …..

  26. nbkhbkj says

    March 28, 2012 at 7:35 pm

    Binaural*

    You’re welcome.

  27. Viknesh says

    March 24, 2012 at 8:12 am

    Extremely outstanding… very happy hearing these and i want you to add lot more holophonic sounds like this… continue your great work!!

  28. Jonna says

    March 8, 2012 at 4:05 am

    It would be great to hear the mosquito-sound. I mean it would be awful :D I can imagine me slapping my ears like in real summer evening, haha..

  29. alvin says

    September 25, 2011 at 3:18 am

    I LIKe tHIs :) ILLUSION

  30. ameen thala says

    August 20, 2011 at 3:06 am

    really sounds are natural …………………. nice
    i want more virtual sounds like this ……………………………………………..

  31. eunice says

    May 10, 2011 at 9:45 am

    my hair at the back stands, when he whisphered in my ear… somewhat it was all real… different sounds i hear from my left and right ear… nice work guys…

  32. Sexi Gal says

    May 2, 2011 at 5:02 am

    i rearly like the barbers shop :D

  33. SpookyMe says

    April 23, 2011 at 3:58 am

    wow.. creepy!!!

  34. Rajesh Deshmukh says

    April 14, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Very nice collection, Haircut made me thrilled and jump out of the bed :)

  35. David says

    January 22, 2011 at 4:39 am

    Great!

  36. Adam says

    January 16, 2011 at 11:54 pm

    I would be keen to hear like a virtual murder one..one that puts u in the position of the victim..the virtual haircut one gave me the idea when he put the plastic bag over my head and i felt like i was suffocating..If any1 can make this let me know?

  37. Lindsey says

    January 11, 2011 at 1:20 am

    Flutes in Singapore is incredibly relaxing. I could fall asleep to it easily.

  38. Gavin says

    January 4, 2011 at 10:29 am

    The reason i do that is…. all of the fancy barbershops do that :L

  39. archit says

    January 2, 2011 at 9:10 am

    sira hai bai………..

  40. hayaletti says

    December 23, 2010 at 6:03 am

    Verry Good :)

  41. jesse smith says

    December 14, 2010 at 7:34 am

    THIS WAS SO GOOD! wow! im amazed at how good this stuff sounds! I JUST GOT A HAIRCUT YESTERDAY THOUGH :::::((((((((((((((( so now i cant get the virtual one! im so bummed! OH WELL, GREAT MATERIAL!

    adios senoritas!

    jflo :-*

  42. fateh.rawkey says

    November 27, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    hey..its great

  43. JACK says

    November 12, 2010 at 11:54 pm

    Yes,I heard that~It’s so amazing .I heard the sounds around me and it’s so authentic.I could recognize where the sounds come from.Really a different taste for me . Thx for your sharing .

  44. LuLu says

    November 7, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    Totally kool! Loved it!

  45. Brian Friel says

    September 28, 2010 at 9:07 am

    WOW! That is what people are really looking for when they buy all of this surround sound equipment for their home. You spend tons of money to make these “home theaters” and they don’t even come close to what you just heard on this vitual hair cut. How is this recording process different from what they use in movie recordings? Is it a completely different recording process?

    Brian

  46. HeartandSpirit says

    September 2, 2010 at 3:53 am

    I just listen to Digital Vivaldi and Wow….forgot to mention….one must close the eyes to fully get the most out the experience.

  47. HeartandSpirit says

    September 2, 2010 at 3:50 am

    The flutes in Singapore and then the Virtual Haircut were my favorites. I wish I heard the world so clearly everyday! Keep doing what you are doing, some of us crave even a daily dose of such fine audio stimulation!

  48. rachhendra khand says

    August 29, 2010 at 8:26 am

    Yea>>>>cool…can you make better than…thiss…i mean more full of illusion>>>>heee

  49. helen says

    August 21, 2010 at 11:47 pm

    i am trying to download the virtual hair cut to my mobile phone and i am unable to do this can anyone help pls

  50. Juno says

    August 3, 2010 at 12:23 pm

    Really amazing ! Sound like a 3-D movie !
    I like it very much !
    I think if 3-D movies use this technology , maybe become more real !
    Oh, wow!!
    WE can enjoy good music , too .

  51. Joanne says

    August 1, 2010 at 10:53 pm

    AMAZING!!!!

  52. Steven Jones says

    June 27, 2010 at 12:40 am

    that was by far the most amazing thing i have ever heard in my life… ya’ll should keep it up who knows the right person hearing all this this kind’a stuff is future stuff mann if this stuff was but into movie theaters and people had to wear wireless earphones that would be awesome

  53. odracir says

    June 17, 2010 at 1:18 am

    wow!!!!
    It’s so AZTIG…….

    PInoy touh^^

    Hahahahahahaah….

  54. Rockey ssr says

    June 14, 2010 at 5:19 am

    WÖW man its awesome plz add more cheers… :-D

  55. easingchin says

    June 9, 2010 at 12:45 pm

    Ears of the feast, really feel!

  56. kate says

    June 4, 2010 at 9:51 am

    i like them so much, they’re amazing

  57. Jing says

    May 28, 2010 at 5:18 am

    that is sooo amazing~I mean the virtual haircut it’s like the man just stand behind me…

  58. lyla says

    May 15, 2010 at 1:46 pm

    I think it’s really great. I don’t know why, but I want to cry. It’s a incredible work. Great!~ please try more.

  59. elaine says

    May 11, 2010 at 9:12 pm

    very interesting, i like it very much

  60. Robbins says

    April 16, 2010 at 10:00 am

    hey, buddy this is a great sounds nd u guys r doing a great job. try to make it more in future.

  61. krishanu says

    February 18, 2010 at 11:03 pm

    Its gr8 work keep it up buddy…thanks

  62. eishenae goldsby says

    February 16, 2010 at 8:58 pm

    when you make more i am truly going to check it out keep up the good work man that could be a great job to do in the future dude peace out bro.

  63. eishenae goldsby says

    February 16, 2010 at 8:54 pm

    that was cool it actually sounded like some one was in the room with me nice job dude. :D

  64. JB Owens says

    December 30, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    I like these alot, amazing quality. Are there any more?

  65. Seth says

    December 22, 2009 at 11:42 pm

    This is the way all music should be recorded.

  66. Guildford says

    December 21, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    i like the The Virtual Haircut, its wonderful and some of the others are difficult to listen.

  67. RDNZL401 says

    December 13, 2009 at 7:46 am

    Carl, did you try listening to them with your eyes shut? If you were staring at your screen, or anywhere else in your room, I suspect the incoming visual information was overriding the subtle auditory cues, and rather than concluding that there was an invisible source of sound passing across your line of sight (as suggested by the sounds alone), your brain automatically arrived at the best guess that the sounds were behind you, or otherwise just out of sight. Cognitive dissonance averted.

    I found the matchbox to be the most compelling, circling my head. But with my eyes open, and no visual cues to confirm the presence of a matchbox in front of me, it felt rather as if it was passing just above my eyes, in front of my forehead, though I’d guess that the recording was made circling the head at eye-level.

    • josh emick says

      August 26, 2010 at 11:24 pm

      i disagree, i was lying in my bed with the labtop shut but my eyes open and it was more convincing like i could point to were the sound was truely coming from, it’s simply amazing

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