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Ghost Binaural Audio Demo

2010-03-05T13:38:00.000-08:00

Headphones are REQUIRED! HD also recommended for best sound, so you may need to go to YouTube directly.

Ghost Binaural Audio is a real-time 3D audio SDK for video games and virtual reality applications. For developers, it's extremely easy to integrate into your source code. Simply point to your mono source audio files, update each with 3D positional vectors every frame and you're good to go. Optional control parameters also give you detailed control over things like air absorption, volume, pitch, looping etc...

Ghost Binaural Audio runs with a high level of efficiency, allowing you to have 5, 10, or even up to 20+ simultaneous audio files playing at the same time with realistic positional sound (depending on your hardware).

Be warned, Ghost will completely change the way you design audio for games. But you will never go back to the boring, flat audio you've used before. There's just no comparison, period. Take your games to the next level of audio immersion and realism!

The Ghost Binaural Audio SDK will be available shortly. Stay tuned or contact us for more details.
info@actionreactionlabs.com

"Aves"- iPhones first fully Binaural 3D game, now available!!

2009-09-19T14:58:00.000-07:00

Dear Binaural Friends, I am pleased to announce the release of my first real-time dynamic binaural video game for the iPhone. It's called "Aves" and it's now available on the App Store for only $0.99. Tell all your friends and please give it really good ratings!

Here's the link to the game website: ActionReactionGames.com

Here's a demo of the actual game, so put on your best headphones.

I co-created the game with a long time friend, Omar Ahmad, who has done a brilliant job with all of the graphics and his revolutionary BioReplicants. That's his Frankenstein...

Jeff's Top 5 Favorite Things

2009-06-24T18:52:00.000-07:00

Jeff's Top 5 Favorite Things from Bird vs. Alligator on Vimeo.

This is what I've been working on for the last year (on and off). Enjoy!

Attention iPhone users!

2009-03-10T11:53:00.000-07:00

This is not a binaural related post, but since I have a voice on-line, I'm going to use it to shamelessly self promote anything I can sell. I recently finished my first iPhone App. It's called "Life of the Party!". It's only $0.99!

It's a conversation starter type of App. You can use it to quickly find relevant discussion topics for virtually any social situation. Filter by category, or just pick any random question. Over 200 questions with more to come! The more people buy it, the more binaural stuff I can post, so there's some incentive for you. I'd appreciate lots of downloads and lots of 5 star reviews! Thanks! Tell your friends!

You can download it on the App Store:

The Ghost

2009-01-10T01:51:00.000-08:00

To watch in full screen HD, go here: The Ghost from Bird vs. Alligator on Vimeo.

My latest binaural multimedia creation. Headphones Required.

Binaural audio technology provided by Ghost LLC

Build Your Own Binaural Dummy-Head!

2008-10-08T16:11:00.000-07:00

Long time no post! That's because I've been busy with a lot of binaural goodies. I will soon have a new music video which has taken me more time to plan out than actually create...

The reason for this post, however, is to let y'all know about a tutorial I just posted on building your own binaural dummy-head! Yep, I show you the easiest and cheapest way I know to get started with a good looking, and sounding head. Take a look for yourself:

Dummy-Head Tutorial

I hope you have fun with it and please, please let me know if you find anything that I can improve on.

Matchbox, My Way

2008-06-20T23:21:00.001-07:00

Here's another shot at duplicating the localization precision of Zuccarelli's matchbox.

matchbox.mp3

W Interview

2008-06-11T16:45:00.000-07:00

This is just a funny binaural interview with our president. I was bored and invited him over to ask some questions. Headphones required. Actually, it works best with earbuds, so Earbuds Required.

W Interview.mp3

Pullman, WA

2008-05-22T11:30:00.001-07:00

To watch in full screen HD, go here: Pullman, WA from Bird vs. Alligator on Vimeo.

A walk down main street 99163. Headphones Required.

iPod/iPhone download: Pullman.mp4 (20.1 Mb)

shaker test

2008-05-15T16:41:00.000-07:00

this is my shaker based interpretation of Hugo Zuccarelli's matchbox recording. Also a test of my new ear design.

shakerBVA.mp3

experimental binaural

2008-05-15T01:23:00.000-07:00

this is an experimental mix of binaural audio. Can you hear the seams??

whisper.mp3

Paper Trail

2008-04-28T23:36:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'm working on improving the up/down localization for my "ears". Thanks to the help of Rich at binaural.com, I'm focusing on the Pinna Effect (that's the reflection of sound off of your outer ear). It makes sense that sounds coming from above would reflect off the inner bottom cup of your ear and invert phase. The problem I have is that my "ears" are made of soft silicon rubber. I imagine they absorb too much of that needed directional information.

While I wait for some harder material to make new ears, I decided to test the localization ability at a close proximity. I moved closer into the head with a softer sound (paper wavering). This is the best way to accentuate the shadow of the head and ears. It seems to provide much better localization, especially around the back. That is pretty much what I expected, but I'm still hoping for better distance detail. All in good time I guess... Anyway, check it out:

paper trail.mp3

letting you in...

2008-04-20T00:16:00.000-07:00

...to my creative world. This is the first draft of a new song I came up with the last two nights. I'm calling it "Let it Roll" for now. It's raw, but it might help pass the time. 48 hours old.

Let it Roll.mp3

just out for a walk

2008-04-16T00:09:00.000-07:00

for all you binaural folks, here's a test I made of walking around the mics in my backyard. Let me know what direction you think I'm walking (clockwise or counter).

...and it has such a dramatic ending...

Outside.aif

Converge, the Domino Effect

2008-04-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

To watch in full screen HD, go here: Converge, the Domino Effect from Bird vs. Alligator on Vimeo.

iPod/iPhone download: Converge.mp4 (51.9 Mb)

revolt

2008-04-12T21:46:00.000-07:00

To watch in full screen HD, go here: Revolt from Bird vs. Alligator on Vimeo.

My first binaural music video. The song is the acoustic version of Revolt. Not the final version of the song, but an interesting presentation and a learning experience for me to create.

iPod/iPhone download: Revolt.mp4 (22.3 Mb)