Because of physics.
Your phone microphone is not stereo. It's a single mic.
With one mic you can only measure amplitude. To determine a direction you'd need to measure the phase difference between two (or more) mics.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Tue 28 Sep 2021, 15:19,
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hmm second microphone maybe via an otg adapter though there'd probably be too much delay between the two
paper on the problem
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A wider distance between your two mics would improve your spatialisation, as the phase difference would be greater.
Also the wider your ears/mics the lower the frequencies you can determine the direction of. We find it hard to determine the direction of bass because the wavelength is greater than the ear to ear distance. Elephants and whales could locate a tb303 with pinpoint accuracy.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Tue 28 Sep 2021, 16:42,
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What about indicating signal strength, likely to be strongest when pointed at the source?
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Tue 28 Sep 2021, 17:58,
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Yes it would be best to be a silently hovering sphere covered in ears.
Which is now my new dj name.
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brb man-child cuck corporate supplicant fuck, Tue 28 Sep 2021, 18:54,
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Providing the best aural around.
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FeralCatMan Long ads need comments sections, Tue 28 Sep 2021, 21:43,
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not sure if Vic would walk around wearing a sphere covered in ears, though he might hold it aloft on the end of a stick
Bob Mortimer might wear it, need to use his arm as a pointer though
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