binaural
Americanadjective
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having two ears.
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of, with, or for both ears.
binaural hearing; a binaural stethoscope.
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(of sound) recorded through two separate microphones and transmitted through two separate channels to produce a stereophonic effect.
adjective
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relating to, having, or hearing with both ears
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employing two separate channels for recording or transmitting sound; so creating an impression of depth
a binaural recording
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He records them with sensitive binaural microphones, which have the ability to pick up sounds exactly the way you’d hear them if you were in that place yourself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026
On a recent Saturday in January, with binaural beats playing softly in the background, Simpson threaded her loom using a boat shuttle and shared how the repetitive art form has changed her life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2025
I believe in this message and this method so much that this song has become one of my rare meditation soundtracks that’s not a binaural beat.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2023
But Apogee, the company that co-developed Sennheiser’s curious and cool Ambeo 3D headphones with binaural mics, has pretty much solved all of the issues for me.
From The Verge ● Apr. 4, 2019
Again, it is generally asserted that binaural hearing is of great importance for the recognition of the direction of sound.
From Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students by Hans Gustav Adolf Gross
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