If anyone is curious what the story behind this is. There is a now defunct company called QSound Labs that were pioneers in the 3d audio space back in the 90s. They made both hardware and software integrations of their tech which found it's way into arcade games and movies (Capcom was a customer of theirs). They made this particular audio clip in 1996 for one of their customers, Starkey Labs. Starkey was using an implementation of the 3d tech to produce hearing aids that would allow the wearer to tell what direction sound was coming from. Previous hearing aids had one mic and one speaker per hearing aid, meaning that they just amplified whatever sound was coming in. You'd be able to tell left from right as the volume would be different in each ear, but you couldn't tell if a sound was coming from behind or in front of you. In human hearing we are able to tell front from back due to the shape of our ears. The cartilage that makes up the external part of your ear is obviously more prominent on the back side of your ear, this causes a muffling of sounds from behind that has a specific frequency signature, our brain interprets this as things behind us. This recording was created as an ad of sorts for Starkey's new Cetera hearing aids that featured an algorithmic system that would add these frequency changes to allow the wearer to better pick up direction of the sounds they were haring. They have this recording and more on their site www.qsound.com/demos/binaural-audio.htm
How is this almost two decades old and still one of the most realistic sounding binaural videos? I remember listening to this in like 2009 and it completely blew my mind and I expected it to have aged poorly but it's still impressive
I’ve thought about that too. It’s weird how well this holds up. Was this incredibly far ahead of it’s time, or is there really just no reason for anyone to make other audios like this?
@@AquaMelon Its a microphone Technique called Binaural. This is when there is usually a dummy head with 2 small directional microphones inside the dummy ear canals. With the microphones emulating how the human ear would pick up this sound creating this cool effect for playback.
Time passes and it’s still one of the best youtube “videos”. I remember I was in my first year of college when I first found it and made all my classmates hear it. Great old youtube times. ❤️
@@cargoreaper3019 maybe the cables are the wrong way around, i have the same buds and they work fine. If you have a mic on the cable, it should connect to the right earbud
I agree with you... The first time that I heard that I thought: Maaaannn that's going to be the future, maybe some time ahead it will have movies recorded like that and we're going to use headphones in the cinema.... But, eleven years later, unfortunately it haven't happened.
@@thedestroyer2052 ASMR isn't always to relax the person, It's more of a term with a stereotype attached to it, So yes. This IS ASMR, Just not what you're used to.
They record things like this by sticking two microphones stuck into the side of dummy head, with ear lobes and everything. This lets the recording emulate the way sound changes as it goes around your ear lobes, the difference between your left and right ear picking up the same sound, relative positioning, etc. Basically, it was recorded using a setup that simulates ears.
@@SeedSnatcher its more than that, as they say it used an audio processing algorithm and i feel like it's doin most of the magic here... still think that over 90% of asmr does not even come close even with the fancy ears and so on. to be fair most asmrtists fail to do the right mix for my ears and everything just sounds flat even if the spacial aspect is there. The depth is missing for the most part - might also be due to at times tiny recording rooms
The quality is really great even in today's modern times for how old this video is from what devices and technology they were limited to when this came out. Very impressive!!!
@@enderpea5251 Actually it’s not that hard with technology, just the programming must’ve been hell. This idea is older than the 80s, but this program was the first public ones.
Been getting a haircut here for 11 years, it's an amazing experience especially Manuel's guitar skills and Luigi's haircutting techniques. Thank You Starkey Setera Barber Shop 👍 Edit: Most likes ever thanks!
because white 3dio is overprised piece of ****. Worse sound quality that 10$ lav mic. I think you can equalize the sound when editing, but youtubers never do that.
@@cauasousa8227 its really how you use the mic. A lot of UA-camrs have really expensive mics but they sound terrible because they record in a room with bad acoustics and noise. If you learn how your mic functions and understand how to get the sound you envision, that's the best mic. Differnet mics react to different sounds and environments.
@@tjl2836 I get it, I don't know anything about microphones so this information is very interesting. Does sound editing also count? Is there a way to edit or improve a "3D" sound like this?
@@cauasousa8227 Yes, editing the audio is very important to make the full potential of the mic. For example, you can equalize the audio (change the volume of specific frequencies) to emphasize different parts of the audio. In this case, you could increase lower mid frequencies to make the guitar louder or reduce treble to make the crinkly bag quieter. For more control when editing you would record each part of the audio separately with the same mic and "Mix" them together. Similar to how photos need to be edited to bring out all the possible contrast and detail and convey the right impression, audio needs to be edited. The audio that comes directly out of most mics is going to be uncolored and flat and is meant to be edited. In the unfortunate case where you have too much echo or noise, there are ways to reduce them but ideally you shouldn't rely on them. Noise reduction, whilst very impressive, can reduce clarity and give it a weird effect especially for 3D audio since the levels of clarity are different between the ears. To reduce reverb or echo, there's also no solid way to remove it. Some noise reduction algorithms can reduce reverb but as mentioned before they reduce quality. edit: the tech is improving though, especially with the advancements in AI processing
I literally remember being 6 years old when my cousin stuck earphones into my ears and told me to close my eyes, and I remember how absolutely terrified I was listening to this, I really thought someone was putting a bag over my head and I genuinely could not believe what I was hearing. I was so scared I would suffocate. I'm now 20 years old and listening back I am STILL impressed with this! DAMN!
I did this to my friends little brother when he was maybe 8 or 9 and we tickled his head and ears at the parts where it sounds like someone is there and he was soooo impressed with the video, said it felt so real. I never told him I was touching him at all 🤣
imagine a horror audio book with this seriously it would be too scary when he whispered in my ear i felt a chill going down my spine thats when it got too disturbing are their any more of these? i loved it
The audiobook of Stephen King’s horror novel _The Mist_ was recorded with actors basically doing an audio play of the book, not just someone reading it. It was recorded using Holophonics® technology, which, like Starkey®’s Cetera® technology used in this video, is (at least allegedly in the case of Holophonics, which may be a scam) a digital enhancement of binaural (which most ASMR videos use, basically using two microphones in mock-ups of human ears [in more expensive rigs, a mock-up of a full human head or even head-and-shoulders {not to be confused with anti-dandruff shampoo}] and placed where the eardrums would be, and which is a really old technology predating even stereo). I’ve not listened to that audiobook myself, but I hear that it’s pretty amazing. Several later-uploaded versions of this video have claimed in the title that it’s Holophonics, and this one claims that it’s Q-Sound in the text slide, but it’s neither. Starkey is a maker of hearing aids for the hearing impaired. In the past, hearing aids couldn’t replicate the natural sound location ability most people with good hearing in both ears have. There were attempts to address this by treating the hearing aids as binaural, but the presence of the hearing aid pickups in the ears tended to distort the results. Starkey invented a technology they named “Cetera,” which, as “Luigi” mentions towards the end of this video, digitally negates the effect of the presence of the pick-ups in the ear, and fully restores the audio differences allowing the brain to do its proper sound location detection. This audio was created by Starkey to demonstrate the Cetera technology, and was done by directly recording the output of an actual pair of Starkey Cetera hearing aids worn by someone sitting in a barber-like chair in a room designed to acoustically resemble a real barber shop (for all I know, it may have been recorded in an actual barbershop), with actors portraying “Luigi” and “Manuel” walking around the person wearing the hearing aids, and saying their lines and doing their things. The audio was copied by a number of websites before *LovelyVirus* put it to a text slide and uploaded it to UA-cam all those years ago. One of them was the Q-Sound website, from where *LovelyVirus* apparently got it, which is presumably why the text falsely says that the technology is Q-Sound Labs. Or maybe (I need to check into this) Q-Sound helped Starkey develop Cetera, and Cetera is actually a variation or specialized derivation of Q-Sound.
I remember coming across this video 11 years ago and I genuinely thought it was the most wonderful thing I'd ever heard. Now ASMR is so popular and common and the audio equipment is much more accessible but this video will always give me chills.
Aqono Luna the people that made this video have a channel search 'listeningpoint' they only have like 20k subs which is crazy to me considering how good they are
This is a technique called Binaural Audio. It's been a round a while but has become more popular with the rise of virtual reality. You basically use a fake head with a microphone in each ear and send each microphone input to the correct stereo output. It's a really fun method to play with and what's great about it is it doesn't require the listener to own specialist equipment.
This video is 15 years old and still the best one so far. He did it when nobody even knew what was ASMR. Today, in every ASMR video they just whisper and crackle. This guy was a genius.
This was actually never intended to be an ASMR/relaxing video. This was an advertisement/audio test for a hearing aid company that was recorded in 1996. The term ASMR was invented in 2010, 3 years after this video was even uploaded, and almost 2 decades after this audio was recorded. The plan was for Qsound to show off the new technology of their binaural audio algorithm named Cetera, however, after the company went out of business this audio was uploaded to youtube and gained popularity in the "proto-asmr" community due to the fact ASMR as a concept was beginning to be understood more.
There wouldn't really be a way to make it "sound better" nowadays, considering that the original is already mixed very well. What could be done nowadays that it is rendered with real-time headtracking (requires hardware). In this way you'd be able to turn freely turn your head while listening, which helps to further improve the spatial impression and increase immersion.
@@mars.1081 Actually a sound proof room would probably be worse for this, because it wouldn't capture the natural reverb of a room and it's ambience that makes you feel more present in it
@@hanneshelmholz2665 they're not talking about re-recording it. they just want it reuploaded with the modern youtube codec, not the 14 year old one that's probably 32 kbps lol. Basically they want an HD reupload too, which I agree with. This one sounds so compressed.
cameron seitz as someone who’s experiencing balding, this is a nightmare. I’d do it myself but when i do my dermatitis explodes. So i’m basically turning into a monster day by day. Soon i’ll be shot on sight for scaring the locals.
This video from 11 years ago is still better than a lot of the 360/ASMR stuff that's available now in 2018. Like I'm so interested in knowing how this was created.
It's a lot better than the ASMR stuff because most of the ASMR stuff is done super close to the microphone with very high gain. You dont get a sense of space when something is within 15 cm of your head whispering. Try listening to the thing the verge made with the 3Dio.
This is what introduced me to ASMR. Even after so many years it sounds great. Strangely not even the most popular ASMRtists can bring about this quality.
You're right, most modern asmr video made me question if asmr was even real, but this one proved that way before i knew what asmr even was...lol I can literally feel the tingling sensation up my spine and back of my head with this one..!!! Most modern asmr don't even come close to that..Best i get from them is a feeling of slight satisfaction. But not to this level..
The binaural audio algorithm used in this recording was created by QSound Labs for a hearing aid company, unfortunately the technology is patented and not available to the public so we are stuck with subpar ASMR for now.
It is real life. If you're reading this, you've been in a coma for almost 20 years. We're trying a new technique. We don't know where this message will end up in your dream, but we hope we're getting through. Please wake up.
this video is the reason I realized I like ear-to-ear tingles and then discovered asmr videos later. I was so excited and shocked at how wonderful this video was and still is, when I first heard it.
The nosleep podcast had an episode where the sound was pretty binaural and as a guy was stalking you and you finally made eye contact with him there was silence then he started whispser shouting "imwatchingyouiseeyouimwatchingyouiseeyou" over and over again right in your ear and I actually jumped
Luigi: - Puts plastic bag over head - Luigi: - Takes it off- Luigi: Why did I do that? Well because all of the fancy barber shops are doing it! *are you s u r e*
Suspend your disbelief for the sake of this dope video pls k they just couldnt find any other reasonable explanation as to why a barber is putting a plastic bag over your head, other than it sounding pretty cool lol
The video is 17 years old and to this day, no ASMR video can replicate the feeling of hearing this. What many people don't know is the audio is MUCH older. The original audio was made in 1996 (link in description), I was 2! And the first time I hears this was maybe 10ish years ago. I hope the creators of this demo know what an impact this made. I don't think ASMR would be where it is today without it.
I was just thinking this! ASMR is great, but this video has remained undefeated in my eyes (ears?). I've tried to find other videos like this but none of them reach the level of this one
ya I'm wondering too why no ASMR video sounds as good as this one either, especially the ones that use the 3d dio, nothing compares to this video so far :/
It felt so real yet it wasn't. I literally felt the first snip from the scissors on the hairs behind my right ear, I'm just shocked. Thank you Dankpods since I definitely would have never listened to this otherwise.
This video exposed me to asmr so long ago, its become a big part of my life and helps soothe headaches migraines. Crazy to come across it again soo many years later.
BOBCAMO H.A.F. I do agree with you somewhat but I feel like this quality and intensity of surround may get distracting in a game. Or it may be totally immersive. I feel like it would be hit or miss and hard go get perfect.
Check out the Spatial Audio Game Engine for Doom 3 (If you have Doom 3, if not check out a walkthrough). It's for free on the New Audio Technology website and it does a really good job. This Game Engine simulates a 50.2 Surround Sound system and decodes it into 3D Headphone Surround Sound, wich you can easily perceive via every common headphones.
I guess that has to do with that fact that this isn't strictly ASMR, this is just binaural audio, so it tells a story, sets up a scene, has layers (the guitar on the back, Luigi's voice and then the scissors up front), and doesn't rely on mindless whispers and senseless noises
FACTS! I'm fine with having a bald head, and have saved a ton of money from not going to the barber since I shave my head. But, I do miss the relaxation and experience of a barber!
Many old games come sorta close to this, if you use the right sound card and set them up correctly. You can use any Creative X-Fi model sound card and activate CMSS-3D in its control panel under game mode, and play games that use DirectSound3D or OpenAL for sound, or an old Aureal Vortex 2 sound card for games that use A3D for sound. It was pretty impressive, sadly this tech has not been used in most newer games, but now with the advent of VR, this might return, Nvidia is already working on their Nvidia VRWorks Audio tech which works similarly to the old A3D tech.
I'm using headphones I normally don't use. I was listening to binaural ASMR vids claiming to be in 3D and 4K and all this stuff, but I wasn't hearing any differentiation between the left & right audio. So I came here to test if my headphones can do this and it worked perfectly. These newer videos don't hold a candle to this one.
"Hold still a second, I put this bag over your head."
It was at this moment I realised this was a mafia business, and that I was about to die.
My anxiety lol
You obviously haven't been to a fancy barbershop
Same
I was high my heart ❤️ raise to 100
Wakes up with one kidney
Luigi: "I will now put this bag over your head."
Me: *Starts violently shaking as if Luigi is about to kill me.*
I was so confused 😂
Haha
Luigi takes out a electric razor: "i'll bring it closer to your right ear"
me: ahh shit...
"All of the fancy barber shops do that!"
Haha I freaked out and had to turn it off here!
If anyone is curious what the story behind this is. There is a now defunct company called QSound Labs that were pioneers in the 3d audio space back in the 90s. They made both hardware and software integrations of their tech which found it's way into arcade games and movies (Capcom was a customer of theirs).
They made this particular audio clip in 1996 for one of their customers, Starkey Labs. Starkey was using an implementation of the 3d tech to produce hearing aids that would allow the wearer to tell what direction sound was coming from. Previous hearing aids had one mic and one speaker per hearing aid, meaning that they just amplified whatever sound was coming in. You'd be able to tell left from right as the volume would be different in each ear, but you couldn't tell if a sound was coming from behind or in front of you. In human hearing we are able to tell front from back due to the shape of our ears. The cartilage that makes up the external part of your ear is obviously more prominent on the back side of your ear, this causes a muffling of sounds from behind that has a specific frequency signature, our brain interprets this as things behind us.
This recording was created as an ad of sorts for Starkey's new Cetera hearing aids that featured an algorithmic system that would add these frequency changes to allow the wearer to better pick up direction of the sounds they were haring.
They have this recording and more on their site www.qsound.com/demos/binaural-audio.htm
Great info, thanks!
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Thank you for sharing this info. This is amazing!
Why thank you for this info
@@Agent-ie3uv Sounds like a you problem
How is this almost two decades old and still one of the most realistic sounding binaural videos? I remember listening to this in like 2009 and it completely blew my mind and I expected it to have aged poorly but it's still impressive
Another comment said it was recorded in 1996, so technically it’s pushing 30 years old!
Better than most asmr
I’ve thought about that too. It’s weird how well this holds up. Was this incredibly far ahead of it’s time, or is there really just no reason for anyone to make other audios like this?
this is still impressive as hell in 2021
Facts💯💯
Yeah I’m curious to what microphone they used
@@AquaMelon they use a 360 mic where sound can be heard from one side to the other.
@@AquaMelon Its a microphone Technique called Binaural. This is when there is usually a dummy head with 2 small directional microphones inside the dummy ear canals. With the microphones emulating how the human ear would pick up this sound creating this cool effect for playback.
yup
This is the grandpa of ASMR.
Grandfather.
@@rosswilliams5740 Grand dad?!?!?!?!
Fleentstones????????
I would say uncle as bob ross is the grandfather
@@Theproclaimed Maybe both. This guy has the 3D audio, Bob Ross has the soft speaking
@@MarkH bob ross would be the traditional, gentle but strong person while this is like the techy uncle who keeps up to date
2 alternatives here:
> mario and luigi are giving you a weird haircut
> the italian mafia is torturing you in a very gentle way
Yes
Alternative means a different one. So are you saying there's 3 possible scenarios or did you just mean scenarios
@@desbugfan8429 shut up nerd
@@taznixx1126 make me
@@backup13 is this video accurate in testing/checking positional footsteps in shooter games?
I'm bald, so I come here often to pretend I have hair for a few minutes.
Underrated Comment 😂
Lmao... Self satisfaction .... 😂 "Virtually"
Damn, lovee this comment 😂😜👌
lmao same
So lovely comment
“I’ll put this bag over your head.”
This went from virtual haircut
To virtual mafia interrogation
Nothing like attempted suffocation
The slamming door at the beginning scared the fuck outta me, it came from where my actual door is lol
Not really.. pretty common practice in almost every fancy barber shop.
LMAOOOO
The guys fittingly have Italian names and speak with Italian accent 😂
The first ASMR, older than the term itself.
the ultimate OGs remember Facebook groups that called it AIHO
It's called binaural not asmr
maybe if the term wasnt made like 200 years ago......
And the only one I can enjoy. Literally all other ASMR stuff feels really uncomfortable.
@@its_elkku135 soo Much is centered around weird lip smackin sounds and I hate it
"Let me finish washing my hands here" good job Luigi, good job
A hero...
after intense masturbation...
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1K likes with 4 comments lmao
At the end it scared me
Time passes and it’s still one of the best youtube “videos”. I remember I was in my first year of college when I first found it and made all my classmates hear it.
Great old youtube times. ❤️
I WAS SCREAMING WHEN HE WHISPERED ON MY LEFT EAR. IT FELT SO REALISTIC.
I felt his breth
same
I swear I felt his breath
@@the_amazing_uncle_stan yeh same
@@sebharris1944
bro I did too
Damn you, Dankpods! This WAS a ride.
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Dayum dude
using the kz pro dirtybuds that he recommended, and when the dude says hes on my right the sound is on my left. weird, but they sound awesome
@@cargoreaper3019 maybe the cables are the wrong way around, i have the same buds and they work fine. If you have a mic on the cable, it should connect to the right earbud
@@jochemzandbergen9446 nah no mic. But I think you may be right. For some reason I thought they couldn’t get switched around lmao thanks
Why 12 years later, no ASMR video can equals this masterpiece??! I would pay for a part two!
I agree with you... The first time that I heard that I thought: Maaaannn that's going to be the future, maybe some time ahead it will have movies recorded like that and we're going to use headphones in the cinema.... But, eleven years later, unfortunately it haven't happened.
@@Darththorn haha no
@@thedestroyer2052 your the piece of shit
@@thedestroyer2052 get the fuck out of here you clown go be a piece of shit somewhere else.
@@thedestroyer2052 ASMR isn't always to relax the person, It's more of a term with a stereotype attached to it, So yes. This IS ASMR, Just not what you're used to.
Why is this recording so good compaired to most modern attempts? I've not heard any that can put someone in front of me like this recording.
They record things like this by sticking two microphones stuck into the side of dummy head, with ear lobes and everything. This lets the recording emulate the way sound changes as it goes around your ear lobes, the difference between your left and right ear picking up the same sound, relative positioning, etc. Basically, it was recorded using a setup that simulates ears.
@@SeedSnatcher its more than that, as they say it used an audio processing algorithm and i feel like it's doin most of the magic here... still think that over 90% of asmr does not even come close even with the fancy ears and so on. to be fair most asmrtists fail to do the right mix for my ears and everything just sounds flat even if the spacial aspect is there. The depth is missing for the most part - might also be due to at times tiny recording rooms
this video is 13 years old, and its better than some ASMR's today
The audio is actually from 1996. Lol
@@stoves92 huh 👁️👄👁️
@@stoves92 how?
@Garren Brooks no, just is it actually from then?
some ?? Asmr videos are shitty nowadays
The very first ASMR audio I've ever listened to and nothing has ever topped this.
This isn't my first, but arguably the best.
Same!!!💖💖
CHUU 💗
Same
Same, I'm so glad it's other people's first ASMR audio too!
Me getting my monthly haircut while in quarantine
Kadz yoooo chances of finding u here
Oh, you're here...
Ohh, yeah....
Yes all of you
Hahahaha
Sixteen years have passed, and this still stands as the paramount 3D sound experience ever!
more its from 1996
@@ysbrandd why aren't video games like this?
Still listening in 2022. Still the best binaural out there! Love it.
yes! My favourite ever since, replayed it so often and now I can even recite their dialogues lmao
Facts
damn 😔
SME
So true
Had to open my eyes at the end just in case this dude wasn’t in my room
I know right!!!!
Sameeee
Omg same lol
Same 🤣
Same
This videos been out for 14 years and it's still just as astonishing to listen to.
The audio is from 1996
@@rayhan_2k841 what's the original?
The quality is really great even in today's modern times for how old this video is from what devices and technology they were limited to when this came out. Very impressive!!!
@@enderpea5251
Actually it’s not that hard with technology, just the programming must’ve been hell. This idea is older than the 80s, but this program was the first public ones.
@@rayhan_2k841 even earlier then that. I remember they had this demo at the disney MGM studios back in 89 when they first opened up.
free luigi he was giving virtual haircuts on Dec 4 2024 from 5-8 am
PLSSS LMFAO
15 years later and this still gives me the best tingles.
i come here every once in a while just for that feeling, gets me every time
@@sweatynutsack23 Same for me!
@@sweatynutsack23 yeahh me too!
has it really been that long? i remember this like it was yesterday
It goes farther back in time, this recording was made back in 1996
"I'm gonna bring the Scissor closer to your ear"
Me: I'm gonna die-
Lmao
@Hasif Jauhar yes. He indeed is
Oh no the alt girls are coming 🙄
Hasif Jauhar *chop chop*
“I’m gonna bring the scissors closer to your ear”
Me who has been growing out my hair for a year: NO. NOOOOOO!
Luigi: And now we put the bag over your head
Me: Death?
Your profile picture is fantastic.
@@kidbasic2330 ty
@@kidbasic2330 Ikr, a meme
Deaf...
@@denisaljic ?
Legends are listening to this masterpiece art in 2024😮
im here 😁😁
Here
yessirrr
👏👍
End of the year, still here
Been getting a haircut here for 11 years, it's an amazing experience especially Manuel's guitar skills and Luigi's haircutting techniques. Thank You Starkey Setera Barber Shop 👍
Edit: Most likes ever thanks!
Irl place or not
PaceccaMusic LOL
@PaceccaMusic hair grows, I know it's weird.
@PaceccaMusic I assumed you weren't joking because you're probably the least funny person considering you have a Ugandan knuckles profile pic
@PaceccaMusic well if we continue arguing we'll both look like five year olds so I'm gonna stop here.
When he whispered in my ear I never felt so scared in my life sent shivers down my spine.
and the laugh i freaked out it sounds so real 😭
It’s called asmr
SAME
I read your comment while watching the video thinking that you must be exagerating, you were not exagerating
BRO RIGHT
Not even the most popular ASMRtists have this quality
because white 3dio is overprised piece of ****. Worse sound quality that 10$ lav mic. I think you can equalize the sound when editing, but youtubers never do that.
@@mlsterlous what is a good asmr mic in your opinion? Just for curiosity
@@cauasousa8227 its really how you use the mic. A lot of UA-camrs have really expensive mics but they sound terrible because they record in a room with bad acoustics and noise. If you learn how your mic functions and understand how to get the sound you envision, that's the best mic. Differnet mics react to different sounds and environments.
@@tjl2836 I get it, I don't know anything about microphones so this information is very interesting. Does sound editing also count? Is there a way to edit or improve a "3D" sound like this?
@@cauasousa8227 Yes, editing the audio is very important to make the full potential of the mic. For example, you can equalize the audio (change the volume of specific frequencies) to emphasize different parts of the audio. In this case, you could increase lower mid frequencies to make the guitar louder or reduce treble to make the crinkly bag quieter. For more control when editing you would record each part of the audio separately with the same mic and "Mix" them together. Similar to how photos need to be edited to bring out all the possible contrast and detail and convey the right impression, audio needs to be edited. The audio that comes directly out of most mics is going to be uncolored and flat and is meant to be edited. In the unfortunate case where you have too much echo or noise, there are ways to reduce them but ideally you shouldn't rely on them. Noise reduction, whilst very impressive, can reduce clarity and give it a weird effect especially for 3D audio since the levels of clarity are different between the ears. To reduce reverb or echo, there's also no solid way to remove it. Some noise reduction algorithms can reduce reverb but as mentioned before they reduce quality. edit: the tech is improving though, especially with the advancements in AI processing
Sixteen years have passed, yet every time I listen to it, I'm still impressed.
I literally remember being 6 years old when my cousin stuck earphones into my ears and told me to close my eyes, and I remember how absolutely terrified I was listening to this, I really thought someone was putting a bag over my head and I genuinely could not believe what I was hearing. I was so scared I would suffocate. I'm now 20 years old and listening back I am STILL impressed with this! DAMN!
I think it's better than more asmrs bc there is no visuals just close our eyes
I did this to my friends little brother when he was maybe 8 or 9 and we tickled his head and ears at the parts where it sounds like someone is there and he was soooo impressed with the video, said it felt so real. I never told him I was touching him at all 🤣
mee too like i used to listen to this on my dad's keypad phone when i was like 6 or smthn nd i was obsessed with it. man so nostalgic
It's way too loud for me
I saw a comment EXACTLY like this 2 years ago
Why, after 14 years, is this still better than every ASMR I come across?
The original audio is from 1996
@@Aki_the_unaware what's the original?
@@Aki_the_unaware please, tell us its so interesting!!!
It's so good because of the tech he mentioned at the end. I wonder if we can find more made using it.
@@bstmiguel7543 unfortunately i don't know much about it, but i will try to find something
The part with the plastic bag over my “head,” feels so real
Plot twist: The headphones weren't connected
Totally, i can't believe nobody else is talking about that-
@@PlayerHalf AHHHHH-
Ikr
AND SO DID THE PHONE RING
Damn! I didn't know Luigi was cutting hair before he was shooting CEOs!
Thank you once again Mr. Dankpods for showing me a wonderful listening experience.
ah yes
He's the reason why I'm here as well and am having my mind blown.
@@stevetischler2426 saaaame
Yeeees
Eyo
bruh i know his name is luigi and i can’t stop myself from seeing a man with a mustache and green hat with overalls
*help*
Same
I'm imagining Super Mario Super Show Luigi
now i cant unsee it
Me too bhahahah and wen he said seterea or something in my ear i started to lose it💀💀💀
Same
imagine a horror audio book with this
seriously it would be too scary when he whispered in my ear i felt a chill going down my spine thats when it got too disturbing are their any more of these? i loved it
Haha I found you again, I seriously see you everywhere :P
New House Production Studios i've been told
The audiobook of Stephen King’s horror novel _The Mist_ was recorded with actors basically doing an audio play of the book, not just someone reading it. It was recorded using Holophonics® technology, which, like Starkey®’s Cetera® technology used in this video, is (at least allegedly in the case of Holophonics, which may be a scam) a digital enhancement of binaural (which most ASMR videos use, basically using two microphones in mock-ups of human ears [in more expensive rigs, a mock-up of a full human head or even head-and-shoulders {not to be confused with anti-dandruff shampoo}] and placed where the eardrums would be, and which is a really old technology predating even stereo).
I’ve not listened to that audiobook myself, but I hear that it’s pretty amazing.
Several later-uploaded versions of this video have claimed in the title that it’s Holophonics, and this one claims that it’s Q-Sound in the text slide, but it’s neither. Starkey is a maker of hearing aids for the hearing impaired. In the past, hearing aids couldn’t replicate the natural sound location ability most people with good hearing in both ears have. There were attempts to address this by treating the hearing aids as binaural, but the presence of the hearing aid pickups in the ears tended to distort the results. Starkey invented a technology they named “Cetera,” which, as “Luigi” mentions towards the end of this video, digitally negates the effect of the presence of the pick-ups in the ear, and fully restores the audio differences allowing the brain to do its proper sound location detection.
This audio was created by Starkey to demonstrate the Cetera technology, and was done by directly recording the output of an actual pair of Starkey Cetera hearing aids worn by someone sitting in a barber-like chair in a room designed to acoustically resemble a real barber shop (for all I know, it may have been recorded in an actual barbershop), with actors portraying “Luigi” and “Manuel” walking around the person wearing the hearing aids, and saying their lines and doing their things.
The audio was copied by a number of websites before *LovelyVirus* put it to a text slide and uploaded it to UA-cam all those years ago. One of them was the Q-Sound website, from where *LovelyVirus* apparently got it, which is presumably why the text falsely says that the technology is Q-Sound Labs. Or maybe (I need to check into this) Q-Sound helped Starkey develop Cetera, and Cetera is actually a variation or specialized derivation of Q-Sound.
Holy shit
It’s 3am and when he whispered in my ear I flipped
Everytime I have new audio gear, I always come back to this place 😂
4:39 true sir, been like that with me for a decade. Dunno which part of the globe though are, but it's the same human feeling
I remember coming across this video 11 years ago and I genuinely thought it was the most wonderful thing I'd ever heard. Now ASMR is so popular and common and the audio equipment is much more accessible but this video will always give me chills.
Sar *u n c o m f o r t a b l e*
That’s exactly what I was thinking. I remember receiving these chain emails But this one was different.
I’ve never heard ASMR quite like this. I’ve been searching, but I never seem to find it.
Aqono Luna the people that made this video have a channel search 'listeningpoint' they only have like 20k subs which is crazy to me considering how good they are
Sar there’s another video like this but way more intense. It’s called the interrogation chamber.
(puts bag over head) *aLL tHe fANcY BArbEr sHopS dO tHaT*
Potato Dabber I think he wanted to suffocate me lol
lol
The fact that it is 13 yrs old really amazes me
It was actually recorded in like ‘97
@@StickDropper516 wait how
This is a technique called Binaural Audio. It's been a round a while but has become more popular with the rise of virtual reality. You basically use a fake head with a microphone in each ear and send each microphone input to the correct stereo output. It's a really fun method to play with and what's great about it is it doesn't require the listener to own specialist equipment.
@@fintanbeirne7261 bro how do you know anything
@@balkanskiitadori4324 I’m a a technical theatre student specialising in sound engineering and design.
I don’t know how many times I’ve listened to this! It’s still the best and brings me back to my childhood! 💈🎧
This video is 15 years old and still the best one so far. He did it when nobody even knew what was ASMR. Today, in every ASMR video they just whisper and crackle. This guy was a genius.
This was actually never intended to be an ASMR/relaxing video.
This was an advertisement/audio test for a hearing aid company that was recorded in 1996.
The term ASMR was invented in 2010, 3 years after this video was even uploaded, and almost 2 decades after this audio was recorded. The plan was for Qsound to show off the new technology of their binaural audio algorithm named Cetera, however, after the company went out of business this audio was uploaded to youtube and gained popularity in the "proto-asmr" community due to the fact ASMR as a concept was beginning to be understood more.
Incredible, every single word you said was wrong
Try 1996 actually
derp
This has never triggered my ASMR
Oh god when he whispered in my ear I could literally feel his breath
69tH liKe 🤭
same
@Nicholas McLaughlin same dude that's wierd af
I could literally feel him pull away lol
ikr
Let’s be honest. This isn’t the first time you’ve seen this. Anyway how are the new headphones?
Pretty good thanks :)
Meh.
Update 1: Buy some new ones and they work great, the ones I had before were rubbish
Pretty good
A definite steal
Pretty good but they’re hard to sleep in!
Even new remakes can't make the same tingles as this, I remember my brother showing me this when I was like 7 :)
why are the mario bros giving me a haircut
AND WHY IS YOUR PROFILE DIO!
Why is mario called manuel
@@arbeloliveros5284 because why not, and because i like jojo
Wrrryyyy
He said ariverderci at the end
Man, I really want a remastered version of this using modern audio encoding.
whats weird is all the ones that ARE with new equipment do not sound nearly as good.
There wouldn't really be a way to make it "sound better" nowadays, considering that the original is already mixed very well. What could be done nowadays that it is rendered with real-time headtracking (requires hardware). In this way you'd be able to turn freely turn your head while listening, which helps to further improve the spatial impression and increase immersion.
@@mars.1081 Actually a sound proof room would probably be worse for this, because it wouldn't capture the natural reverb of a room and it's ambience that makes you feel more present in it
@@hanneshelmholz2665 they're not talking about re-recording it. they just want it reuploaded with the modern youtube codec, not the 14 year old one that's probably 32 kbps lol. Basically they want an HD reupload too, which I agree with. This one sounds so compressed.
@@hanneshelmholz2665 currently listening w airpod pros using spatialised audio, does exactly what your talking about
10 years ago, this was my first ASMR. And I never looked back from there.
Isn’t this comment literally you looking back?
The first asmr and still the only one i got tingles…
@Anti-Islam What is your username wtf ? Change that shit
@@saranjann damn he really did change it into something better
@@Chiquitito1201 what was it before Anti-Islam
coming back to this video to see the comments that say “who here in (insert year here)” EVERY YEAR is my New Year’s tradition
I had my Focal headphones on and thought I closed YT. When I heard this start playing I literally jumped out of my chair.
focal is a good brand
Same, but I wasn't using Focals
Lol
Lol
which focals?
Did anyone else feel the bag?
Yrp
Yes
Lil Criket yeh
YES
I felt it on my head 🤪
14 years ago? It’s incredible. I can’t even imagine what it would be like if this was recorded now.
it was actaully recorded in 1996
@@wokk9543 wow, even more impressive.
@@wokk9543 where are you getting this fact?
it would actually be pretty similar. microphone technology hasn't been hugely improved in the last couple decades.
@@walpang8968 not much has changed with microphones but the digital distortion is pretty distracting
please never stop creating and never stop bragging about this masterpiece you made
Anyone else just need a haircut during the quarantine
cameron seitz as someone who’s experiencing balding, this is a nightmare. I’d do it myself but when i do my dermatitis explodes. So i’m basically turning into a monster day by day. Soon i’ll be shot on sight for scaring the locals.
Me....
Yeah bro
Me
Meee
This video from 11 years ago is still better than a lot of the 360/ASMR stuff that's available now in 2018. Like I'm so interested in knowing how this was created.
It's a lot better than the ASMR stuff because most of the ASMR stuff is done super close to the microphone with very high gain. You dont get a sense of space when something is within 15 cm of your head whispering. Try listening to the thing the verge made with the 3Dio.
A lot of ASMRists don't travel around the mic even w/biaural mics. :/
Wow asmr hipster lookin add
Tru try the tucker zone too, honestly that and this are the best videos ever
They have a rook and they put a mic in the middle of the room...makes it sound likr rl
This is what introduced me to ASMR.
Even after so many years it sounds great. Strangely not even the most popular ASMRtists can bring about this quality.
I agree! This was most certainly done by very technically skilled professionals
The second best thing to this is the channel "rich asmr" the dude fucking does asmr on a tank, an rpg-7, and much much more
You're right, most modern asmr video made me question if asmr was even real, but this one proved that way before i knew what asmr even was...lol
I can literally feel the tingling sensation up my spine and back of my head with this one..!!!
Most modern asmr don't even come close to that..Best i get from them is a feeling of slight satisfaction. But not to this level..
Old good games are still good games but old, old good stuff will be still good stuff
The binaural audio algorithm used in this recording was created by QSound Labs for a hearing aid company, unfortunately the technology is patented and not available to the public so we are stuck with subpar ASMR for now.
Getting my hair cut by Luigi feels so weird after today’s news
I was hoping I’d be the first one to comment that haha
"Now, I will take THE bag THE off."
-Luigi (2008)
BAHAHA dead 💀💀💀
Lol
2007
“I’m tired of being in your shadows Mario”
1996*
This man invented asmr 13 years ago
No asmr was actually invented in 2001
Angelina Quiroga i think they meant like 3D audio youtube asmr xD
ASMR wasn't invented, it was discovered
@@Myrathosghost but this is 8d
Asmr was invented before this by a woman.
“I will put this bag over your head”
then your back will tingle
my skins literally moving
I couldn't breath and my brother paused the video right there *Amazing* 😌
I felt it on my shoulders.
@EdZ Their dumb If they don't know what tingles are. Asmr is like a addiction to me.
sooo true
still easily one of the best ones to make me feel tingle. i’ve been waiting for an asmrtist to remake this, it would be so cool.
14 years ago, and still the best binaural audio ever recorded. I've heard it many times and it's really fun!
tucker zone
"Let me just put this bag over your head"
Me: Wait wtf is this guy going to kill me
He's a murderer... xD
All of the fancy barber shops do that
IT'S A TRAP!
sweeney todd
I scared when he was clapping his fingers
Even after 15 years, this is still one of the best demos for 3D audio
@Shrofe Pittly Even more impressive
MWll's audio is scuffed
yeah, it's a shame the Cetera algorithm didn't become ubiquitous, it's clearly phenomenal
Can you believe that the audio was created in 1996, that's crazy
@@keel88Damn, they were actually ahead of time😮😮
How is this 17 years old and still best audio ever
I’m actually scared it sounds more like real life than real life
It is real life. If you're reading this, you've been in a coma for almost 20 years. We're trying a new technique. We don't know where this message will end up in your dream, but we hope we're getting through. Please wake up.
@@rebelfriend1818 these jokes r so overused i cant tell if its funny or not anymore
@@stayf0rtea_939 Humor is subjective so it's not really your place to say whether a joke is funny or not to anyone else but yourself
@@karma6970 i beleive the guy was saying that he doesn't find these jokes funny anymore.
@@karma6970 i thought the whole "i can't tell" part made that pretty clear, but alright discord mod :/
I feel like he gave me a bowl cut
Yes
It's a bowl cut but you have a stripe from your left to right ear on the top
Takuache cuh
🤣🤣🤣
same
MY DAD CAME INTO THE ROOM, I HAD MY EYES CLOSED AND HE TAPPED ME ON THE SHOULDER, I. POOED. MYSELF. I ACTUALLY SCREAMED.
BAHAHA
@@foreverxlilyy9807 its not funnyyyyy i was scaredd
Your a fricking pussycat
KitchenGun no u
@@chrimity who you on about? you talking to me?
this video is the reason I realized I like ear-to-ear tingles and then discovered asmr videos later. I was so excited and shocked at how wonderful this video was and still is, when I first heard it.
"you can get the same effect with the electric razor"
me: NO PUT IT DOWN
so me
Stefano .S *effect
Stefano .fkfkjvjvjvjjc
Stefano yessss
😐
I've come here so many times but I still get nervous everytime when he brings the scissor close to my right ear
love the profile pic
Force of habit
Ong
The nosleep podcast had an episode where the sound was pretty binaural and as a guy was stalking you and you finally made eye contact with him there was silence then he started whispser shouting "imwatchingyouiseeyouimwatchingyouiseeyou" over and over again right in your ear and I actually jumped
Luigi: - Puts plastic bag over head -
Luigi: - Takes it off-
Luigi: Why did I do that? Well because all of the fancy barber shops are doing it!
*are you s u r e*
HIS NAME IS LUIGI!
They don't
Suspend your disbelief for the sake of this dope video pls k they just couldnt find any other reasonable explanation as to why a barber is putting a plastic bag over your head, other than it sounding pretty cool lol
@@barnacleboi2595
It was a joke their buddy calm down
It's like that episode of FRIENDS where Joey finds out that's not how tailors measure pants.
The video is 17 years old and to this day, no ASMR video can replicate the feeling of hearing this. What many people don't know is the audio is MUCH older. The original audio was made in 1996 (link in description), I was 2! And the first time I hears this was maybe 10ish years ago. I hope the creators of this demo know what an impact this made. I don't think ASMR would be where it is today without it.
look up 3d sound studio, it sounds really similar to this in my opinion
but luigi there is a giant stripe going across the back of my head this isn’t what I paid for
BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Hes giving you a bowl cut
Im dead 😂💀
😂😂😂
Why is this after 13 years still the only good virtual audio? I really don’t understand with al the inventions over the years.
I was just thinking this! ASMR is great, but this video has remained undefeated in my eyes (ears?). I've tried to find other videos like this but none of them reach the level of this one
try the 'tour of nyc'
Have you tried the Tucker Zone?
ya I'm wondering too why no ASMR video sounds as good as this one either, especially the ones that use the 3d dio, nothing compares to this video so far :/
Try "the interrogation chamber", is by far my favourite!! TwT
A barber in my area has been arrested for being a drug dealer. I've been a customer for years now, and i didn't know he was a barber..
Do I not get the joke or did you mean customer instead of costumer?
@@geyotepilkington2892 thankyou, i meant customer. I am Dutch so excuse me 😂👍
@@playlists1168 Its all good man! I was sleep deprived when I read your comment and it had my brain in shambles lmao, I get it now ;)
Playlists You just won the internet xD
they had us in the first half, not gonna lie
Hearing this in 2025 with spatial audio on the airpods pro is INSANE
me rn with immersive sound on Bose headphones
I did it to my friend and at the part with the plastic bag I placed a real one on his head and he almost died from shock
hahahha
lol
I m doing this
dude thats fucking awesome lol
+Kirby Gaming that's what friends do to each other.
It took 11 years to be recommended to me.
Same
Same xD !!
It felt so real yet it wasn't. I literally felt the first snip from the scissors on the hairs behind my right ear, I'm just shocked.
Thank you Dankpods since I definitely would have never listened to this otherwise.
which video does he mention this in?
@@aidanmurphree3279 The Sony XM4 vid
Not here from dankpods but had no idea he mentioned it in his vids. Always fun to see dankpods fans in random places
That’s why I’m here lol
i didn't have anything like that for the scissors, but i swear i felt the warmth and air from his breath when he whispered at the end
This video exposed me to asmr so long ago, its become a big part of my life and helps soothe headaches migraines. Crazy to come across it again soo many years later.
I started struggling to breathe when he put the bag over my ‘head’. My brain giving me that full package experience 💀
same i could feel the bag on my head
?? yall are weird
@@yoursleepparalysisdemon1828 nah ur headphones are weird or something
Everytime I buy new headphones, I test them with this.
True 100%
Yes I use it too 😁
Same.. haha here to test my new earphones 🤣🤣🤣
same here HAHAHAHAHA
It's the best audio test
He protecc
He atacc
But most importantly...
He send tingles down my bacc
Ikr
I though I was the only one
OMG yasss
The electric razor
ye I almost choked
not only is it old but it’s so tingly and REALISTIC
if only this kind of quality surround sound was used in games...
BOBCAMO H.A.F. I do agree with you somewhat but I feel like this quality and intensity of surround may get distracting in a game. Or it may be totally immersive. I feel like it would be hit or miss and hard go get perfect.
People are alredy trying to use this in virtual Realiti. Excuse my englisch im German
Check out the Spatial Audio Game Engine for Doom 3 (If you have Doom 3, if not check out a walkthrough). It's for free on the New Audio Technology website and it does a really good job. This Game Engine simulates a 50.2 Surround Sound system and decodes it into 3D Headphone Surround Sound, wich you can easily perceive via every common headphones.
BOBCAMO H.A.F. It's better in video games
Used in fortnite
I've seen literally TONS of ASMR videos but still nothing can compare to this one.
Jane Fabella tucker zone
Wow, so what's the conversion factor for megabits to tons?
I guess that has to do with that fact that this isn't strictly ASMR, this is just binaural audio, so it tells a story, sets up a scene, has layers (the guitar on the back, Luigi's voice and then the scissors up front), and doesn't rely on mindless whispers and senseless noises
@@DanHarkless_Halloween_YTPs_etc I wa wondering the same, engineer here
Check out the Listening Point channel. They basically parody this with a bunch of characters
2:20
manuel in the background on the phone "NO WE DONT DO NO STINKING PERMS" I WAS DEAD LMAO
lol
I read this as soon as I heard it 😂
LOL
@@frogman7737 same
I've heard this so many times. I never knew that was in there.
As a bald dude, I love this..
😂😂😅
200 mark
FACTS! I'm fine with having a bald head, and have saved a ton of money from not going to the barber since I shave my head. But, I do miss the relaxation and experience of a barber!
Omg 😮... 😂
lalson naulak oml
Is there anything that even comes close to this? Even the modern purpose-built ASMR videos can't touch this.
I feel the same! Nothing else is as good as this one!
keegan112099 i really wonder why!!
Many old games come sorta close to this, if you use the right sound card and set them up correctly. You can use any Creative X-Fi model sound card and activate CMSS-3D in its control panel under game mode, and play games that use DirectSound3D or OpenAL for sound, or an old Aureal Vortex 2 sound card for games that use A3D for sound. It was pretty impressive, sadly this tech has not been used in most newer games, but now with the advent of VR, this might return, Nvidia is already working on their Nvidia VRWorks Audio tech which works similarly to the old A3D tech.
Dan and phil's 3d audio trailer is even better than this one by far
Corkoth55 i've never got tingles in my life from asmr, apart from this. it's amazing to finally feel these legendary tingles...
Luigi: I'll put this bag over your-a head
Me: Am I bEiNg KiDnApPeD
“i WAs abOUt tO DIe''
😂
character development
I'm using headphones I normally don't use. I was listening to binaural ASMR vids claiming to be in 3D and 4K and all this stuff, but I wasn't hearing any differentiation between the left & right audio. So I came here to test if my headphones can do this and it worked perfectly. These newer videos don't hold a candle to this one.
Because this one was actually made by professional audio engineers, ASMRtists don't even remotely hold a candle to these guys.
Why is luigi tryna kill me with a trash bag
@katzenwurscht Ouch
Luigi is the dada of pennywise
“SETERA”
I FELT THE HEAT OF HIS BREATH ON MY EAR WHEN HE WHISPERED.
Me 2
I know right oh my god. the human brain is amazing
Sinnamonie same
Me too
Same
**puts plastic bag on head**
kill me
me
Llama God Sure I could kill this "me" for a price
my headphones were on a pretty high volume when they did that and dude that hurt
YAAAASSSSSS!!!!!!
same
A lossless version of this would be absolutely insane
When he whispered I died a little inside. It sounds so real.
+Brandon P. (The Wizard) Zedera.
+Firefox9788 It's Cetera (algorithm)
+markthaddeus Oh, thanks
When he whispered i was like.. WTF!!! AM I GONNA DIE TODAY
+Brandon P.
I hate the sound of the razor -_-