Find out what the 8D audio hype is all about and how you can experience it.

Appearing recently out of nowhere, 8D audio is suddenly all over YouTube. But what is this mysterious audio format and why do you need headphones to hear it?

8D audio is essentially an effect applied to a stereo track where songs have been edited with spacial reverb and mixing to make it seem like the audio moving in a circle around your head.

8D audio music is trending right now on YouTube and TikTok, and you're going to want to hear this. The #8daudio hashtag has, at time of writing, garnered 649.3m viewers on TikTok, predominantly ...

The audio – identified as "8D technology" and being passed around among friends on the app – is a clip of a song that is an example of a technique that has become increasingly popular on other ...