AKARSH SHEKHAR
WILL DOLBY ATMOS LEAD THE WAY FOR MIXING IN THE FUTURE ?
Dolby Atmos has become very popular recently . Major music streaming services have also started adopting Dolby Atmos . Let ’ s find out more about it and why it will shape the future of mixing .
This is Dolby Atmos
After the successes of Dolby Surround and Dolby Digital , Atmos is the latest audio format that Dolby should secure its prominent position in the cinema market :
• Dolby Atmos is an immersive audio format that promises the listener even more involvement in the sound .
• Dolby Atmos is currently battling Auro-3D , DTS : X and 22.2 for audio supremacy in cinemas . Above all , the height dimension comes into focus .
• The format relies on object-oriented audio coding : many cinemas have twenty or more loudspeakers . Nevertheless , all speakers on the left wall only play the “ L ” channel , while the right ones play the “ R ” channel .
• With new hardware and software , Dolby Atmos makes it possible to control all cinema speakers individually . It also provides speakers on the ceiling .
• In addition to the standardized loudspeaker setup , each cinema can adapt the sound individually to the room .
• Dolby is aiming to combine Dolby Atmos with your Dolby Vision video system , which can already be seen on Netflix and Amazon Prime Video . The Dolby website provides information on this .
• Since 2012 , many blockbusters have been produced in Dolby Atmos or processed for Dolby Atmos . You can find a list of the movies on Dolby ’ s official website .
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