--- On Mon, 4/2/12, Eric Benjamin <[email protected]> wrote:
> In subsequent thinking about his question it occurs to me > that the plausibility, > not of the signals in the recording but of acoustic signals > that enter the > listener's ears, is an important indicator of whether the > listener finds the > reproduction to be realistic or not. If our ears receive a > large number of cues > that are wrong, or at least implausible, then the > reproduction is unrealistic. I would hasten to add visual cues as well. Seeing a small listening room and observing loudspeakers interferes with the creation of the illusion. Listening in a pitch black room (no light whatsoever!), as silly as it may seem, is imperative to create the suspension of disbelief. Try it! _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list [email protected] https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound
