Listening to in Dolby Atmos Streaming, via Tidal/Apple/Amazon

[dabl]

I noticed major volume differences between tracks on the two INXS releases on Tidal. I get there will be volume differences between albums but not sure why they'd allow such wild swings in volume within an album.

This has been a chronic problem on Tidal with Atmos tracks since the very beginning.

The encode step to Dolby E-AC-3 JOC (presumably post mix and any mastering done on the lossless Atmos files) where Dolby Dialnorm values are applied may be where things can go very wrong.

Since QA of album playback post Dolby E-AC-3 JOC encode seems to be non-existent these problems are not noticed except by the poor end users. Writing to Tidal about it has proved useless.

The same Atmos mixes/files on Apple Music typically don't have these kinds of occasional gross volume difference problems between tracks since they use Dolby MAT for delivery which apparently helps mitigate them and also the typical gross difference in volume between Atmos and Stereo tracks in general seen on Tidal.

 

[sjcorne]

I went to play Tom Petty's Mary Jane's Last Dance yesterday and it was only available in stereo. Tried to find American Girl, and the same, stereo only. Are they gone from Apple? I hate that $h*t.

The 4 tracks linked below are still in Atmos for me.
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...s-streaming-via-tidal-apple.31491/post-648527

 

[LennonCobain]

The 4 tracks linked below are still in Atmos for me.
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...s-streaming-via-tidal-apple.31491/post-648527

Back to lossless for me too. I was listening to the Atmos tracks yesterday afternoon.

 

[Franck]

Two quadraphonic albums released in Atmos from my favorite Electronic Music pioneers:

Pity that the last Jean Michel Jarre that was performed as an immersive piece was only released in Binaural.
https://www.mixonline.com/live-sound/jean-michel-jarre-debuts-immersive-live-project-oxymore
I also released a few tracks/albums too:

and preparing some more...

 

[humprof]

So thrilled to share that The Beths new album is in atmos!

Drums up front, background vocals and guitar overdubs in the back.
Singer Liz Stokes really nails the chest voice to falsetto switch. Fantastic rock singer. Inventive production and slick melodies. From New Zealand.

They've got a great sound, @popshop. Thanks for the tip.

 

[fripppp]

Hey, does anyone see Lord Huron's 'Long Lost' in Atmos? I last heard it on Tidal around a year ago and recently I heard a song of theirs on the radio so decided to relisten, only to NOT find it on either Apple Music or Tidal??? At least not in the US...
Is it available for anybody??

This is what always scared me about streaming; another case of here today, gone tomorrow. It was a pretty good mix too if memory serves correctly.

 

[humprof]

The middle 3 are just lossless, but…

Unfortunately it's the WEA fake-Atmos all-channel stereo that we've come to know and hate. Always good to have an excuse to listen to classic Coltrane, though.

 

[riskylogic]

Hey, does anyone see Lord Huron's 'Long Lost' in Atmos? I last heard it on Tidal around a year ago and recently I heard a song of theirs on the radio so decided to relisten, only to NOT find it on either Apple Music or Tidal??? At least not in the US...
Is it available for anybody??

This is what always scared me about streaming; another case of here today, gone tomorrow. It was a pretty good mix too if memory serves correctly.

The Atmos mix was deleted for some reason. I’m very bummed.

 

[beerking]

Well my Sunday afternoons are normally spent watching footy...but games got cancelled due the Queens funeral tomorrow.

So I've been skimming through what's currently available through Atmos.

Here's one ...

 

[beerking]

And this one...

Like to mix it up.

 

[beerking]

And now for American Football..Buccs v Saints

While listening to this one..

 

[beerking]

Finally...as I'm on an Electronica fix today.

This one has a superb mix

 

[beerking]

I fibbed...one more ...another good mix.

 

[J. PUPSTER]

I fibbed...one more ...another good mix.

Thanks, love me some good Electronic Mikey
*very active little title cover as well.

 

[fredblue]

I fibbed...one more ...another good mix.

oh you big Fibonacci sequencer of Spatial Audio, you!!!

 

[beerking]

oh you big Fibonacci sequencer of Spatial Audio, you!!!

I almost said 'That's All Folks'....

But in the current Warners climate I decided it would be in bad taste...

 

[beerking]

Thanks, love me some good Electronic Mikey
*very active little title cover as well.

You n me both Pups.

It's the category I search more than any other...the music is good and lends itself to a better Atmos mix than many other ones.

 

[Ephi82]

Back to lossless for me too. I was listening to the Atmos tracks yesterday afternoon.

Only lossless here too. What’s going on?

 

[Audiowannabee]

Only lossless here too. What’s going on?

Playing here 4 first Atmos 6:49 pm est.
??? Dont know how servers work

 

[Bretho72]

I don’t recall these being posted before, I don’t expect them to be good.