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

[Ganesha]

Umm... Is there something special about Atmos music? Is it any different from Apple or something?

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Umm... Is there something special about Atmos music? Is it any different from Apple or something?

Hey, welcome!
Dolby Atmos is the latest (and greatest) surround format from Dolby. Where as 5.1 and 7.1 (and quad) before it are focused on channel based output, instead, Dolby Atmos focuses on objects, moving each individual sound (such as a guitar, vocals, drums, etc) as an “object” in a 3D space. Then, on playback, Atmos will map each object to the closest available speaker.

Apple Music offers Dolby Atmos encoded music (and so does Tidal and Amazon Music HD), under their “spatial audio” label, but despite the new name, it’s the same thing as Dolby Atmos. What makes Atmos special and appealing to Apple is because it’s not channel based, but rather object based, it folds down to headphones better than older formats could.

This thread focuses on posting new releases and archival releases with new mixes, but a good starting point if you’re curious might be the Best Streamed Atmos Titles! thread which focuses on the best of the best.

 

[MrSmithers]

I wonder if Frank Filipetti did this one? I'm trying "Careless Whisper" and the mix approach seems similar to the George Michael solo albums, not much up top but there are some isolated synths and backing vocals in the sides and/or rears. There's also some fun ping-ponging with the vocals in "Everything She Wants".

Looks like Fantastic from Wham! has joined in Atmos. Sounds good, Club Tropicana has a pretty nice mix... This completes the George Michael discography I think? Last Christmas came out last year. Who else has a Netflix doc coming up?

 

[marpow]

I started watching the Wham doc on my phone at work yesterday, going to finish on the (telly is this how the Brits spell it) at home later.
Ripping a disc now and listening to streaming ATMOS Hootie And The Blowfish, not a giant Atmos mix, but I do like the tunes.
I vote for @PurpleMoustache to be the best explainer of streaming music, I always learn something when he explains.

 

[PurpleMoustache]

I started watching the Wham doc on my phone at work yesterday, going to finish on the (telly is this how the Brits spell it) at home later.
Ripping a disc now and listening to streaming ATMOS Hootie And The Blowfish, not a giant Atmos mix, but I do like the tunes.
I vote for @PurpleMoustache to be the best explainer of streaming music, I always learn something when he explains.

I do my best! Thanks for the kind words!

 

[humprof]

A couple of the Neil Young catalog titles that new member @Bungalow68 alerted us to in the Neil Young thread:

 

[humprof]

A couple of the Neil Young catalog titles that new member @Bungalow68 alerted us to in the Neil Young thread:

More:

 

[himey]

Hello cowgirl in the sand!

 

[~dave~~wave~]

Mirror Ball, Neil + Pearl Jam

 

[channelar]

Mirror Ball, Neil + Pearl Jam

A couple more Neil Young…

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Safe money is Neil being tomorrow’s featured artist… wonder just how many will be up then

 

[LennonCobain]

The Atmos mix of Harvest never made its way to Tidal, and it would be a shame if the rest of the catalog remains an Apple Music exclusive.

 

[Naught66]

A remix album from London Grammar is soon to be released. 3 tracks available as of now. I hope it means that their first two albums will be available in atmos soon. They certainly have a great potential.

Having issues accessing this on AM in the US. Like the tiny bit I was able to hear so will RETRY later, as prompted

 

[AYanguas]

The Atmos mix of Harvest never made its way to Tidal, and it would be a shame if the rest of the catalog remains an Apple Music exclusive.

Maybe Neil Young is still suspicious since his refusal to keep his albums on Tidal MQA

 

[perzon57]

Great mix of a great (and overlooked) album.

I listened to some songs last night, and I was not impressed by the mix. I'll take the FM mixes over this any day.

 

[madscot]

I’ve had amazon unlimited for three days now, have to say i’m underwhelmed, i’ve been randomly choosing atmos tracks and 9 out of 10 are no more than double stereo, the best i’ve found is the latest matchbox twenty album, but there’s only one song in atmos, the others claim ultra hd but are playing at 16-bit / 44.1 Khz which is cd quality and i’m finding that with a load of stuff, i’m glad it’s free for 4 months cos if I paid for this i’d be pretty upset.
Can anyone point me in the direction of some decent discrete sounds on amazon?
I’m listening with a firestick 4k in case anyone is wondering
EDIT i’m now listening to the matchbox twenty album More than you think you are and it’s all in atmos and sounds like somebody has actually put some effort into it, best so far

 

[PurpleMoustache]

New releases:

 

[Oldschoolsoundengineer]

Disclosure and Coltrane are also released on Tidal today:
https://tidal.com/album/303900067
https://tidal.com/album/303655369

 

[beerking]

Time to Spice up your life...

 

[Cheezmo]

New releases:

"The detail and balance are remarkable for a one-microphone test recording discovered by chance in the New York Public Library some half a century later."

A one-microphone test recording. Now in Dolby Atmos.