If anyone needs, I have 100 WM62APC capsules that I bought a while back when i was making/selling my 3d binaural mics. They are unused and most will probably go unused.
For a fun project try this. Get a pair of jabra eargels (designed for cell phone earpieces) and hot glue or silicone mount the capsules inside the eargels with the wire extended out the top. Make sure the diaphragm is about the same position as the diaphragm of an in ear type headphone.
Insert the mics into the ears and attach them to a suitable recorder (use at least 9v power source for good headroom) and record.
Try not to talk while recording, and try to keep the head straight and avoid moving it much. Whatever you record will also be recorded with the head related transfer function and when played back will be in amazing 3d.
The effect is far more accurate and profound than surround sound, or even that created by the Neumann dummy head mic. In fact, if you sit in the exact same position as the recording was made I challenge you to tell the difference between live and recorded sound. You will be able to tell which direction (up, down, in front, behind) the sound is coming from, and actually be able to hear the distance of the source.
In other words, if you were at a bar and did such a recording you would hear cars outside, people shooting pool behind you, the fan squeaking above you. You would even hear people shouting from across the street as though the sound was actually emananting from across the street.
If you have never experimented with this effect there is much fun to be had. The realism is frightening!
Be sure to use the omni capsules, and make sure they are inserted snugly into the ears. the more you talk or move your head during the recording the more you will compromise the effect. I did this at a party once and had people flipping out. We had someone sitting in one room with the mics, and let people in the next room listen live. Then everbody had a good time whispering and making interesting sound effects to the person wearing the mics. The best was when we blew the hair dryer on the person wearing them. In headphones, in the next room the realism was so amazing you could actually feel the heat on your neck. Very cool!
Shane
