Now that we've covered what equipment you need to listen to Apple's Apple Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos, let's talk about what it takes to create a Dolby Atmos mix. Want to check it out? Apple Music has curated a number of Dolby Atmos playlists to show off the new format, including some of the biggest hits of the last decade, and a dedicated playlist of songs made specifically for Spatial Audio. It's kind of like going to the movies-you can clearly hear sound coming from in front of you, from the sides, the rear and even above your head. Here's how it works: Apple applies directional audio filters to existing Dolby Atmos mixes, adjusting the frequencies of each element to place sounds around you in a virtual three dimensional space.
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Spatial Audio is currently available on supported iPhones, iPads, and Macs as well as Apple TV 4K.
With Apple Music, you can listen to more than 75 million songs in Dolby Atmos using any brand of headphones or earbuds. Thankfully, you don't need to spend a fortune on a state-of-the-art surround sound system to enjoy this immersive new format. But with Dolby Atmos, it actually feels as though the plane is flying around the room over your head. With a traditional surround sound system, the sound of the plane would simply move from the rear speakers to the sides and then the front to simulate the effect of movement. A great example is a plane flying overhead. Mixers can use audio beds to make it feel as though sounds are coming from different directions within the room, while the audio objects can be moved freely. Additionally, up to 118 sound objects can be placed throughout the virtual space and are not tied to any specific speakers or audio beds. Sounds can be assigned to individual speakers (referred to as "audio beds"), including left, right, center, side and rear surrounds, a pair of overhead speakers and one or more subwoofers. Dolby Atmos enhances the traditional 7.1 surround formats by adding stereo overhead speakers and “sound objects," which can be moved around the listener in three dimensions.
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Best of all, unlike traditional Dolby Atmos recordings, which require nine or more speakers for proper playback, you can listen to Spatial Audio recordings on Apple Music using your favorite headphones!īut what does that mean for musicians and producers? Will you have to learn how to mix in a whole new format? Don't worry-in this blog, you'll learn everything you need to know about Apple's new Spatial Audio format, including what is Dolby Atmos, what hardware and software you need to mix in Dolby Atmos, as well as a few tips and tricks for creative immersive Atmos mixes.ĭolby Atmos is an immersive surround sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories in 2012. Spatial Audio gives listeners the opportunity to experience their favorite songs like never before. In early June, Apple introduced Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos for Apple Music, enabling subscribers to listen to more than 75 million songs in an exciting, fully-immersive format.