Spatial Audio - Binaural Audio

Sound doesn't have to come from speakers - it can exist all around you. Spatial and binaural audio recreate the way we naturally perceive sound, allowing listeners to experience depth, direction, distance, and movement through headphones or multi-speaker environments. Whether you're exploring immersive music, preserving authentic acoustic spaces, or studying the science behind human hearing, these recordings offer a listening experience that goes far beyond traditional stereo. This collection showcases Lowell's work and research in capturing sound as it exists in the real world: three-dimensional, dynamic, and remarkably lifelike.

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Binaural Audio Examples (headphones recommended)

Binaural Audio Explanations

Binaural recording (Wikipedia)

Binaural recording is a method of recording sound that uses two microphones, arranged with the intent to create a 3D stereo sound sensation for the listener of actually being in the room with the performers or instruments.

Binaural Audio Production

Dr. Lowell Lybarger

Lowell Lybarger is a lifelong explorer of sound. A soundmaker, archivist, preservationist, and ethnomusicologist dedicated to capturing music in all its forms. He’s spent decades documenting, restoring, and creating audio that might otherwise be lost to time. This site is the hub of his ongoing work and curiosity.