:: meanders ::
souvenirs from the space-time continuum

Holophonic.ch is per their website, a

3D audio recording system ... invented, developed and patented by Mister Umberto Gabriele Maggi, musical technician (former Nomadi base player) and developer of a variety of other sound technologies.

In the ’80s Maggi opened a small sound research center at the Umbi studios in Modena, where he worked together with his brother Maurizio Maggi (famous sound engineer) and other sound technicians. In 1983, after a period of experiments, Maggi and his crew were able to create the first working “holophone”, a special microphone able to capture 3D sound in all its dimensions and surroundings, over - under -behind.

Alas, their site has only ringtone samples. For the full effect, put on headphones and listen to this sample-- "audio so real, it's scary", found on digg. The 3onWeb.com intro-page riff (click on "Entra nel sito" is also very cool.

soundeffects.com has a few kiitchy samples (the Listen Now link), a kind of way-back-machine trip to the early quadrophonic sound effects (on vinyl).

...and then there is Cosmosis on Holophonic Records, while perhaps holophonic in name only, made some groovy psy-trance tracks.

Addendum: Here is a page of binaural sound recording clips, for the audiophiles, as only lovers of sound will appreciate recordings of running and barking dogs

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