In Reply to: The transducer paradox posted by Analog Scott on February 28, 2024 at 16:34:25:
Your right this is where it gets more complicated and especially so when considering how we hear a live 3d image based on two ears worth of input and then, how best to capture that image.
Reality is most recordings have a 100% artificial stereo image based on the principal that IF the signal reaching the right and left ears is identical, then one perceives the sound as coming from directly in front of you AKA the mono phantom image.
Now this doesn't require anything more than one signal or one microphone to capture and does reveal a loudspeaker property most never think about. The majority of loudspeakers radiate enough extra information that with ones eyes closed, it is easy to identify about how far away they are while producing the phantom image and the phantom image is what's in front of you and also the loudspeakers as obvious sources.
It is possible to have loudspeakers producing that same phantom image but now, your not aware of the speakers as sources because they do not radiate the information that says "here i am", only the input signal uniformly which is an illusion.
Some video guys asked me some questions about this very thing a while back for the recording studio area and might be of interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tE8yVtw1-o
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