binaural
adjective
bin·au·ral
(ˌ)bī-ˈnȯr-əl 
(ˌ)bi-
1
: of, relating to, or involving two or both ears
2
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While some of the stats improved on the control, perhaps most impressive was more than 50% of study participants trying the binaural beats fell asleep quicker (higher sleep latency).
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New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
On a recent Saturday in January, with binaural beats playing softly in the background, Simpson threaded her loom using a boat shuttle and shared how the repetitive art form has changed her life.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Originally launched in May of 2023, APL Virtuoso software has been built on 10 years of research into binaural audio and spatial sound, giving users the ability to mix and monitor immersive audio without needing complex loudspeaker setups.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The ear-to-ear link also enables binaural audio signal processing, which can enhance the wearer’s ability to hear speech in a noisy environment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2018
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New Atlas, 23 Jan. 2025
On a recent Saturday in January, with binaural beats playing softly in the background, Simpson threaded her loom using a boat shuttle and shared how the repetitive art form has changed her life.
—Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Originally launched in May of 2023, APL Virtuoso software has been built on 10 years of research into binaural audio and spatial sound, giving users the ability to mix and monitor immersive audio without needing complex loudspeaker setups.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 Oct. 2024
The ear-to-ear link also enables binaural audio signal processing, which can enhance the wearer’s ability to hear speech in a noisy environment.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Aug. 2018
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binaural
adjective
bin·au·ral
(ˈ)bī-ˈnȯr-əl
1
: of, relating to, or used with both ears
a binaural stethoscope
2
: of, relating to, or making up sound reproduction using two separated microphones and two channels to get a stereophonic effect
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binaural
adjective
bin·au·ral
(ˈ)bī-ˈnȯr-əl
(ˈ)bin-ˈȯr-
(ˈ)bin-ˈȯr-
: of, relating to, or involving two or both ears
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