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Karlheinz Brandenburg explained at Techfest how 3D audio creates grand illusions of sound
Brandenburg is the director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Digital Media Technology, Europe'sMIT Media Lab. At Techfest, he talked about the terrific advances sound engineering has made, in particular in 3D audio. "This is more advanced than 3D video, where we are only dreaming of real holography. In 3D audio, the equivalent effect is already there. You can get the illusion of singers at various locations around you, the illusion of a plane flying from one end to the other...
"At present, there are 50 3D audio installations around the world: in theatres in Los Angeles,Romania, South Korea. It will come to India too at some point in time." It was Brandenburg's deep interest in music that took him to audio engineering. "I was learning the recorder and the piano. Later, I took up the guitar so that I could sing along with people at campfires," he said. "I feel lucky that I could turn my love of music into my profession."
"At present, there are 50 3D audio installations around the world: in theatres in Los Angeles,Romania, South Korea. It will come to India too at some point in time." It was Brandenburg's deep interest in music that took him to audio engineering. "I was learning the recorder and the piano. Later, I took up the guitar so that I could sing along with people at campfires," he said. "I feel lucky that I could turn my love of music into my profession."
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