The revenge of audio
the awakening of binaural sound in the age of podcasts and radio narratives
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https://doi.org/10.14195/2183-5462_36_7Keywords:
Radio, Binaural sound, PodcastAbstract
Abstract
Three-dimensional sound, namely binaural sound, is not a recent technology. Since the late XVIIIth century, early experiments have given rise to continual attempts to perceive sound as human beings hear it. The latest innovations, particularly in the XXth century, have enabled the improvement of this type of technology and the possibility of applying it to various industries, such as cinema or video games. Radio has not escaped this trend and binaural sound is used in both entertainment and journalism. In this article, we want to highlight the role of audio and counter the premise that “video killed the radio star”. We begin by addressing the concept of binaural sound and then focus on analyzing the uses that have been made of this technology in the field of journalism and radio entertainment, underlining how we have witnessed the revitalization of the importance of audio.
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