neumann ku100 this is a microphone. there are 2 microphones, each embedded in the dummy head's ear, the function of this mic is to emulate a human's hearing environment, to capture a 3d hearing experience. hearing the materials recorded in this mic in headphones feels so itchy! i've listened to scissors flipping through the head just like real. as a "shameless" confession, i'd say i always go for the looks of a recording instrument! sometimes it's not the just the sound, the looks of the dummy head is so sexy, the black, the smoothness, touches the engineer at an emotional level. my engineer/producer idol, tchad blake, is a keen promoter for this recording method, binaural recording. someday, if i had the money, i'll get one, and record my voice on it, and it will bite your ears so itchy, sexy.
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