Apple's Spatial Audio/Dolby Atmos Is Not Missing Anything

[RAMROD 109,330]

So what's so different with it, well it is different from stereo audio.

If stereo audio is like this

 

Spatial audio works more like this

 

if you ever been watching movies in cinema that got Dolby Atmos sound system, you will already familiar how it is like.

This new feature in Apple Music are really great if you got hardware that actually supports it. By that I mean a legit audiophile quality headphones or sound systems. You certainly nit gonna catch anything so different if you are using $50 Skull Candy or Sony headsets, sorry to say....

Apple said it themselves on their press release that you will need at least AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 (airpods 2, airpods pro, airpods max), or W1 chip (Beats X, Beast Solo3 Wireless, Beats Studio3 Wireless, and Apple AirPods), as well as the built-in speakers in the latest versions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac to enjoy this feature.

So if you hearing like some channels is missing, it is not the song or mixes, it is just your earphones, or if you own these audiophile grade hardware and it still sounds like nothing, perhaps it is your ears. Because not everyone have that kind if ears. There are studies for it. Like, say, this one:

https://online.berklee.edu/takenote/high-fidelity-music-streaming-can-you-tell-the-difference/

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk
 

[Benji 20,113]

I’m listening with AirPods Pro and can confirm it’s only Chromatica and Applause I’m having an issue with.  Shallow and other artists sounds fine but for example, 911 is literally just the FX, some backing vocals and one single distorted drum.

[bionic 49,911]

2 minutes ago, Benji said:

I’m listening with AirPods Pro and can confirm it’s only Chromatica and Applause I’m having an issue with.  Shallow and other artists sounds fine but for example, 911 is literally just the FX, some backing vocals and one single distorted drum.

IDK about you Benji but I honestly think the AirPod Pros are pretty terrible for casual listening when compared to the regular AirPods. Don't understand any of the stuff in OP but if the AirPod Pro spatial audio setting is anything to go by I am not excited

[Benji 20,113]

Just now, bionic said:

IDK about you Benji but I honestly think the AirPod Pros are pretty terrible for casual listening when compared to the regular AirPods. Don't understand any of the stuff in OP but if the AirPod Pro spatial audio setting is anything to go by I am not excited

Dolby Atmos is way, way better than spatial audio.  There’s just been some weird mix up either at Apple or on Gaga’s side with Chromatica and a handful of tracks, every other artist I’ve listened to with Dolby sounds great.

[RAMROD 109,330]

7 minutes ago, Benji said:

Shallow and other artists sounds fine.

ASIB does not come with spatial, it does come with lossless though

also only some albums that currently got dolby atmos. It will be added gradually as per apple press release.

Some other albums you can try are: 

- The Weeknds - After Hours, My Dear Melancholy

- Taylor Swift - folklore, evermore, fearless (Taylors Ver), 

- Ariana - TUN, positions, sweetener

- Olivia Rodrigo - Sour

- Billie Eilish - No Time To Die, Therefore I Am

- St.Vincent - Daddy's Home

- Cardi B - Up!

- Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

- J Balvin - Colores

[Benji 20,113]

Just now, RAMROD said:

ASIB does not come with spatial, it dies come with lossless though

also only some albums that currently got dolby atmos. It will be added gradually as per apple press release.

Some other albums you can try are: 

- The Weeknds - After Hours, My Dear Melancholy

- Taylor Swift - folklore, evermore, fearless (Taylors Ver), 

- Ariana - TUN, positions, sweetener

- Olivia Rodrigo - Sour

- Billie Eilish - No Time To Die, Therefore I Am

- St.Vincent - Daddy's Home

- Cardi B - Up!

- Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour

- J Balvin - Colores

Shallow and Always Remember you do, go check

[RAMROD 109,330]

2 minutes ago, Benji said:

Shallow and Always Remember you do, go check

It's Dolby Audio, not Dolby Atmos. It's different 

 

 

[Benji 20,113]

Just now, RAMROD said:

It's Dolby Audio, not Dolby Atmos. It's different 

 

 

Ahh so it’s just the Atmos tracks that sound awful 

[BleepBloop 10,316]

13 minutes ago, Benji said:

I’m listening with AirPods Pro and can confirm it’s only Chromatica and Applause I’m having an issue with.  Shallow and other artists sounds fine but for example, 911 is literally just the FX, some backing vocals and one single distorted drum.

ARTPOP isn’t even part of the Dolby Atmos programme lol?

[Benji 20,113]

2 minutes ago, Sneaky said:

ARTPOP isn’t even part of the Dolby Atmos programme lol?

In literally sat listening to Applause with it now

[FATCAT 60,008]

19 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

So what's so different with it, well it is different from stereo audio.

If stereo audio is like this

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk
 

Then give us 5-channel headphone recommendations, motha****a

 

[BleepBloop 10,316]

1 minute ago, Benji said:

In literally sat listening to Applause with it now

WAIT, I just checked and it also suddenly says Dolby Atmos I gor set up

[FATCAT 60,008]

REPLAY REALLY IS THAT BITCH

[Benji 20,113]

9 minutes ago, RAMROD said:

It's Dolby Audio, not Dolby Atmos. It's different 

 

 

Thought I’d check, I am listening to Shallow with Atmos

 

and to confirm, sounds really good and well mastered unlike Chromatica and Applause.

[RAMROD 109,330]

2 minutes ago, Benji said:

In literally sat listening to Applause with it now

that is so fancy.

brb listening Aura-Venus back to back

 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Then give us 5-channel headphone recommendations, motha****a

 

 

 

well for affordable ones try Sennheiser HD-600, Audio Technica ATm-M50X