How to Use binaural in a Sentence

binaural

adjective
  • With Vermont Ave, though, the use of binaural audio is less the sizzle, more the steak.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 June 2021
  • One of these, shaped like a human head, is binaural, and the source of much of the audio magic worked by Mr. McBurney.
    Ben Brantley, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2016
  • This third sound is what people often refer to as the binaural beat.
    Nicole Dellert, Allure, 21 Feb. 2023
  • That, in turn, rendered the echoes binaural, meaning 3D.
    Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2021
  • There are two videos: one stereo, and one binaural and immersive -- the latter is best watched with headphones.
    Julia Buckley, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
  • Some of the popular binaural beats uploads have tens of millions of plays.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2022
  • But, of course, more research is needed to understand what binaural beats can and cannot do.
    Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Over time, the design was modified to a binaural design, with two ear pieces — which is the type that continues to be used today.
    Allison Futterman, Discover Magazine, 3 Dec. 2021
  • It’s a superior spatial and binaural sound that flows around the listener and fills any space.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 3 May 2022
  • There was this microphone — a binaural headset — that records sound in a 360 way, kind of how a human would experience it.
    Samuel Hyland, Rolling Stone, 29 Apr. 2021
  • Ahead, Phan talks skin rituals, her love of soothing binaural beats, and a comforting take on chicken noodle soup.
    Ying Chu, Marie Claire, 11 Feb. 2021
  • This is an auditory trick called a binaural beat, sort of like an optical illusion for your ears.
    Troy Farah, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2019
  • Challenging the Status Quo Importantly, Maddox’s intent was not to test the science of binaural beats.
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The app offers binaural beats, which stream tones with slightly different frequencies into each ear.
    Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2020
  • More recently, binaural recordings and mixes, designed to simulate that 3-D feel, have been a delight.
    Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2023
  • Using binaural tricks, Cardboard will be able to simulate those details.
    Tim Moynihan, WIRED, 17 Jan. 2016
  • Talman has made effective binaural recordings of other pieces to be listened to through headphones in which your head seems to expand into its own imposing dome.
    Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2019
  • Throughout the walks, using special binaural recording techniques, the artists pit highly realistic sound coming through earphones against the noise of the actual world.
    Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The whittling of the line between the listener and the protagonist’s interiority is the central mechanic of the piece, one that Kim and Iskra sought to realize by leaning hard on binaural recording.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 22 June 2021
  • That makes sense; there's a whole cult-like following around podcasts and videos that use binaural microphones to produce surround sound and a tingly feeling in the ears, known as the autonomous sensory meridian response, or ASMR.
    Sarah Wells, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2021
  • Different types of binaural beats may have different effects.
    Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2022
  • Using binaural headphones, a piece of recording tech meant to generate three-dimensional audio, Kim and Iskra focus on whittling away the wall between the protagonist and the listener.
    Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2021
  • Another emerging area of interest in sleep sounds is the use of binaural beats, which involves playing a slightly different sound frequency into each ear through headphones to create the perception of a single new tone, Buenaver said.
    Allyson Chiu, Washington Post, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Go to another room and do something relaxing, perhaps some light stretching or listening to meditation music or binaural beats.
    Naz Beheshti, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • The Met used binaural technology, which incorporates multiple microphones for a more three-dimensional sound, to record the segments.
    Brenda Cronin, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Listening to binaural beats has been found to have real benefits for increased focus, attention, cognition and memory.
    Serena Poon, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2021
  • Blindness features no actors and instead has theatergoers wear binaural headphone technology, creating the sensation that a narrator is whispering in your ear or just over your shoulder.
    Keaton Bell, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2021
  • The effect is especially noticeable when listening to binaural recordings.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 15 Nov. 2021
  • There’s strong evidence that listening to binaural beats can enhance certain brain waves, strengthening electrical activity and leading to neural benefits.
    Haley Weiss, Time, 6 Jan. 2023

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