Dolby Atmos can be replayed on a traditional surround system or even with a pair of headphones thanks to technologies like Dolby Virtual:X and Dolby Headphones. While the biggest change in the cinema was the addition of height channels, Atmos soundtracks can work with many different systems, no height speakers required.

While this format, also known as 'immersive,'was originally designed for movie theaters, it is now used as a new way to remix and listen to music from the likes of The Beatles and Ariana Grande. What not many people realize is that this particular branch of the technology has been with us for quite a few years, where it has been, and still is, known as Dolby Atmos.ĭolby Atmos is a popular surround-sound format, a competitor to DTS:X, and it's found in everything from the biggest commercial cinemas to home theater systems - and now on mobile phones. The $200 Amazon Echo Studio is a Dolby Atmos-compatible speaker.Īt its WWDC 2021 conference last week Apple announced 'spatial audio' for its Apple Music service, and company exec Eddy Cue said it was like the transition to HD for television.

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