Video and Binaural Audio

Markr041 wrote:

Victor Engel wrote:

Markr041 wrote:

burkek wrote:

The Roland CS-10EM binaural earbuds - which I believe is what was used for this video - are far from ideal in representing binaural sound. The mics are outside the ear instead of at the bottom of an ear canal, which is where they should be. Also, the mic preamp on the Hero 11 is, well, consumer. This Hero + Roland solution is portable, yes, but you get what you pay for. The audio is basically stereo, and the video is akin to smartphone video.

You seem to have missed the point about video - it should be interesting. Action cams open up possibilities for interesting shots that cannot be produced by even the best professional cameras. Congratulations on having posted the most boring video probably ever in this forum - 15 minutes of flowing water!

Relatedly, you criticize not how a video looks or sounds but criticize the equipment used as not being ideal. Nevermind the content.

Umm - what is the thread about? Isn't it about binaural recording equipment? Content interest is irrelevant. It's the sound quality that's relevant.

No, it's about binaural equipment *for video.* This is a video forum. The sound equipment has to be suitable to the video that is taken. The equipment touted by the guy is not suitable for any video but static one-shot video.

Well, that can be debated. One could also say that iMax cameras are not suitable for filming activity in fighter jet cockpits. But they did it in Top Gun.

It requires either two people to carry the equipment if moving around or one if the aim is simply set up one long shot. Binaural dummy head mics could not be used for any of the posted videos in this thread, for which I was the OP. Sound for video, not just sound.

I get your point, but there are other videos besides just your videos. Just like cameras can be moved around on dollies, so can sound recording equipment. Is it more cumbersome? Sure. But videographers can come up with creative ways to get what they need.

Well, this guy posts a 15-minute static clip of a river and says the audio is better than the multi clip moving camera videos of people, trains, cars, etc. because he is using a 10-pound mounted mic array. Gee.

I did point out in another post that the comparison was not really valid because one was static and the other moving around with the camera.

And I pointed out the irrelevance of his audio equipment for most video, in particular the posted videos in this thread, but of course more generally.

Maybe someone will come up with a rig that's cobbled together from one of those head mounted rigs, but putting headphones on the head side. That way, a person could wear the mic-embedded ears like headphones and also use them as monitors.
One down side I see about binaural recordings for video is that the viewer needs to keep his head pointed straight at the screen. If he's going to move his head around, regular stereo is better.