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So what does Bilocation sound like?

Listening to the full 40 minute disc, on a home surround system, is a very intense experience. It evolves slowly; drawing you in to the richly detailed soundfield. The imaging is uncannily real. One top surround engineer described it as: 'The most immersive surround sound I've ever heard - and I've heard a lot!'

It takes some effort to listen to surround sound: for many people 'active listening' is a new and rewarding experience. Take some time to prepare. Check that both of your ears are working - you may not have noticed! Try to relax.
Closing your eyes, or dimming the lights, will help you to concentrate on only your sense of hearing and make the soundfield all the more focused.

If you've got stereo headphones, you can get a good impression of what Bilocation sounds like from the Bilocation MySpace page. There you'll find a special 5 minute binaural mix as streaming audio. You'll hear sounds all around you: when the helicopter hovers directly overhead you'll probably look up!

Also available here is a short excerpt from Bilocation in DTS 5.1 surround.
PLEASE don't download it unless you actually have a DTS-compatible surround system, and you've set it up exactly as outlined on this website. My bandwidth has been exceeded a couple of times already! The file must be burned to disc, and will only play on a DTS-equipped DVD player connected to a 5.1 system. It is actually a heavily compressed DTS bitstream, in WAV format, lasting a little over 3 minutes.

Download the file to your temp folder, or wherever you like. Then burn it to a normal CDR as a CD AUDIO DISC. I know it sounds nuts, but it works. If you save the file as data it won't work. When you put the disc into your DVD player, a digital flag tells the player to get ready for DTS 5.1. It works!

DOWNLOAD DTS 5.1 SAMPLE OF BILOCATION (36MB)

NEW! mp3 surround version of Bilocation demo for FREE download.
Fraunhofer, developers of the original mp3 format have now introduced a surround version. All you need is a 5.1-enabled soundcard and speakers - the software can be dowloaded for free.

DOWNLOAD MP3 SURROUND SOFTWARE: FRAUNHOFER SITE

The January 2008 edition of Sound on Sound magazine contains a detailed article, all about mp3 surround - written by Steve Marshall.

Mp3 surround is a great format. Admittedly, the sound quality is not as totally wonderful as DTS, but it sounds extremely good and the file sizes are tiny by comparison. A 5.1 mp3 surround file is only 10% bigger than a stereo mp3 file!

If you have a PC or Mac with a 5.1 soundcard, down the software from Fraunhofer. When you're sure that your mp3 surround system is working properly, you can try playing this 3 min demo mix of Bilocation. It's exactly the same mix as the DTS file (above). Download the DTS version as well and you can compare the two systems for yourself.

DOWNLOAD mp3 surround SAMPLE OF BILOCATION (4.8 MB)

There is now yet another version of Bilocation available for free download - a special stereo mix made in 2004 for Shane Quentin's CRMK radio show The Garden of Earthly Delights. A homage to the Stereo Test Records of the 60's & 70's, this 45 minute mix contains some of the original binaural recordings used on Bilocation, mixed with other material - mostly from old vinyl. It is designed to be played on speakers - preferably small and close together (computer speakers, or a boom box). Use of RSS and Q-Sound means that some sounds will then magically appear to come from outside of the speakers!

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DOWNLOAD - SPACE GARDEN MIX

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