Immersive Audio Remixing of Mono Recordings of the 1950s and 1960s: Rediscovering Musical Treasures from the Past

<p><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE</strong></p> <p>The song&nbsp;<em>B-A-B-Y</em>&nbsp;was written by Isaac Hayes and David Porter, then also arranged by Booker T. Jones and Steve Cropper, and performed by Carla Thomas in 1966.</p> <p>The following binaural sound remixes of&nbsp;<em>B-A-B-Y</em>&nbsp;have been performed in a research context, with four various HRTF profiles coming from the Listen HRTF Database by Ircam, for the AES research paper &ldquo;Immersive Audio Remixing of Mono Recordings of the 1950s and 1960s: Rediscovering Musical Treasures from the Past&rdquo;, presented at the 156th AES Convention on June 15-17, 2024, in Madrid, Spain.&nbsp;</p> <p>I, the undersigned Jean Viardot, the first author of this paper, testify that nothing about the composition, the arrangement, or any element of the musical content of the song, has been manipulated to obtain this remix. Only the sound rendering of a digitalized version of the original master has been manipulated and modified to address the research questions being stated in the abovementioned paper.</p> <p>To date (5/11/2024), I have not made any profit with this remix, and I forbid anyone to publish it without my permission. For any intention to publish, broadcast, or market this remix, please contact me beforehand.</p>