Meaning & use
binaural
Relating to or involving both ears, especially in recordings designed to create a realistic three-dimensional sound.
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The podcast used binaural audio so listeners felt surrounded by sound through headphones.
Binaural hearing allows the brain to judge the direction that a sound is coming from.
A note on using this word
Binaural recordings use two separate channels matched to each ear, unlike ordinary stereo, which is not designed to mimic natural hearing.
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