User-friendly HRTF

[Matthew Paul Thomas]

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Tiago Matono wrote on 20/05/14 21:16:
> 
> Hi. So today I tried the openal HRTF. It works wonderfully! All my 
> games and movies play with awesome 3d sound through my headphones.
> To activate it I simply ran "echo "hrtf = true" >> ~/.alsoftrc " in
> the terminal as explained here: 
> http://www.bitoutsidethebox.com/shabda/hrtf-info/
> 
> Why is this so easy-to-implement function not included somewhere
> in ubuntu through a simple checkbox?

Probably because no-one has yet had the combination of interest,
ability, and time to do it.

If you're trying to recruit someone to do it, I suggest being more
specific about what it would achieve. Even the Wikipedia article is
heavy on jargon and rightly says "[example needed]".

> Can this be implemented? Maybe a simple checkbox under "sound
> settings" that would only appear and be activateable when
> headphones are connected. I think this is an awesome and easy to
> implement feature.
> 
> ...

Settings are useful only as much as people can make an informed
decision about them. So before we could design a checkbox like that,
we would need to answer the question: Who would want HRTF turned off,
and why? Or to put it another way, why not just have it turned on for
everyone?

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