Binaural recording equipment

I’ve been looking at several different techniques for binaural recording from budget ideas using acupuncture ears and inner ear microphones up to a 6.3k dummy head mic system.

Below you can see the budget system in action. I really like the sound of this and it appeals to the maker in me, putting the whole thing together, plus i am intrigued to see what acupuncture ears look like in real life!

 

This is the mid range kit which you can get from around £400 – £700

And this is the kick ass 6k Neumann rig:

 

 

 

 

 

Binaural recording examples

Here are a few great examples of how binaural recording has been used.

Please wear headphones to listen to these.

I found that whilst listening to some of these recordings I experienced a little queasiness/disorientation at points which I think comes from moving too quickly from one sound direction to the next, so I need to be aware of this in my recordings.

This effect could be used to great effect when brought in at the right times but shouldn’t be an unwanted side effect.