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

[fredblue]

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/juno-deluxe/1626372407
let it never be said we didn't try out all sorts of.. music.. in the pursuit of hearing new sounds in Atmos!!

the mix is, well, its not bad, i guess.. its not "getting my pussy wet" just yet though.. dear Lord.. whatever next!! get back Honky Cat! all is forgiven!!

 

[fredblue]

ahh.. now.. no disrespect to Remi Wolf and her wee wet Honky Cat but this feels like it may be slightly more my cuppa tea, i think.. nice bass and feeling of spatial-audio-ness so far.. its almost like being in the club! (not that i can remember what that was like its been so long!)

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-start-of-no-regret/1593051666

 

[fredblue]

yep, we've hit the jackpot!
gorgeous..

https://music.apple.com/gb/album/inside-problems/1616749519

 

[AYanguas]

Yes.

"Space Oddity" 360 mix bounces around the countdown (mainly on the rear part in my room). Also it has more active channels/speakers than the rest of tracks.
"Unwashed And Somewhat Slightly Dazed" 360 mix is a little bad for me. It looks like "all channels stereo" with just 5.1 speakers.
And all the rest of tracks 360 mixes, although sound immersive, they look like a 4.0 transcription, with only that 4 speakers active.

The Atmos mix is different... and perhaps much better for me as I can use more speakers. Specially the Wides in my 9.1.4. This Atmos mix use a lot the wides with the acoustic rhythm guitar and part of the vocals imaging.

I like a lot how the vocals is mixed in Atmos. Some front, but others front/height using mainly the fronts, wides and Top Front speakers, all for the Bowie voice. Also the central speaker contains vocals, but the whole vocals sound spread around the room, even with some echoes in the surround and back surround speakers.

In other tracks, like "Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud" Atmos, the main vocals are only in the Wides and Surround speakers, giving an imersive envelope of vocals but in a location more behind and not so frontal.

As I am retired, and like to mess around, I have plot in the following picture the Locations of the “Space Oddity” Countdown of the 360RA mix.

The countdown starts (“ten”) at Surround Right, circles around the room, but from the floor side/rear to the ceiling Top Front right. The circle plotted tries to show it.

The locations are aprox. as some of them are imaged with several speakers.

It is interesting that the final “Lift Off” (near the Central speaker) is then repeated (echoes) going up to the tops/heights.

Atmos mix is also good, but the whole countdown is “tied” to the Surround Back Left. The first minute of the song, should be much more interesting in the 360RA mix. It's really a pity that there isn't a hdmi-player-decoder for 360RA for AVRs yet.

 

[MrSmithers]

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That’s a piece of art! Very good…

 

[J. PUPSTER]

As I am retired, and like to mess around, I have plot in the following picture the Locations of the “Space Oddity” Countdown of the 360RA mix.

The countdown starts (“ten”) at Surround Right, circles around the room, but from the floor side/rear to the ceiling Top Front right. The circle plotted tries to show it.

The locations are aprox. as some of them are imaged with several speakers.

It is interesting that the final “Lift Off” (near the Central speaker) is then repeated (echoes) going up to the tops/heights.

Atmos mix is also good, but the whole countdown is “tied” to the Surround Back Left. The first minute of the song, should be much more interesting in the 360RA mix. It's really a pity that there isn't a hdmi-player-decoder for 360RA for AVRs yet.

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NICE JOB!!!!
https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/brand/news/MX123-Sony-360-Reality-Audio

 

[César]

As I am retired, and like to mess around, I have plot in the following picture the Locations of the “Space Oddity” Countdown of the 360RA mix.

The countdown starts (“ten”) at Surround Right, circles around the room, but from the floor side/rear to the ceiling Top Front right. The circle plotted tries to show it.

The locations are aprox. as some of them are imaged with several speakers.

It is interesting that the final “Lift Off” (near the Central speaker) is then repeated (echoes) going up to the tops/heights.

Atmos mix is also good, but the whole countdown is “tied” to the Surround Back Left. The first minute of the song, should be much more interesting in the 360RA mix. It's really a pity that there isn't a hdmi-player-decoder for 360RA for AVRs yet.

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Hey, how are you playing the 360RA mix?

 

[AYanguas]

NICE JOB!!!!
https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/brand/news/MX123-Sony-360-Reality-Audio

Yes, I knew it.

But for me so far, it's only Denon, not yet looking for replacement.

BTW, does anyone know how the McIntosh MX123 can decode Tidal 360? Natively? Any player that could send Tidal 360 MPEG-H 3D to the MX123?

 

[sjcorne]

Hey, how are you playing the 360RA mix?

I'd guess using this method:
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...eils-sony-360-reality-audio.27285/post-560288

 

[AYanguas]

I'd guess using this method:
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...eils-sony-360-reality-audio.27285/post-560288

I can play up to FLAC 7.1 with my player DUNE (Oppo plays only FLAC 5.1) to my AVR.

I can only see the WAV 12 channels (7.1.4) with Audacity and play in the PC individual tracks (channels).

Interesting to check how the "downmix" to 7.1 is mapping the "Space Oddity" Countdown to the "nearer" speakers. It does the same way I was expecting.

 

[César]

I'd guess using this method:
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...eils-sony-360-reality-audio.27285/post-560288

Thanks, for any strange reason, I completely ignored that thread. Now I need to get my hands in that decoder...
What puzzles me is that someone took the effort and time to create two different mixes for Space Oddity, for example

 

[AYanguas]

What puzzles me is that someone took the effort and time to create two different mixes for Space Oddity, for example

That makes me think that the target consumer for 360RA (only with headsets) is different as other consumers of Dolby Atmos with full Home Theater speakers.

Perhaps the 360RA mix is intended to be more efective for the headsets?

In any case we have two different mixes for enjoy (when we can completely enjoy the 360RA). This diversification can benefit us

 

[Ephi82]

This new mix really has brought this album to new heights of enjoyment.

I suspect that David would really have loved what ATMOS does with his very creative music. Fantastic use of ATMOS by Visconti. Can’t wait for more!

 

[cdheer]

Stumbled across this randomly today:

https://music.apple.com/us/album/never-gonna-give-you-up/1626385105?i=1626385106

 

[Ephi82]

Actually, at first I've thought they're a generation or two older
And this EP ain't too bad either:
https://music.apple.com/cz/album/no-simple-thing-ep/1562732653Tidal: https://tidal.com/album/185553993
Plus a live album Live at Lee's (2022) in Atmos:
https://tidal.com/album/229501139https://music.apple.com/cz/album/live-at-lees/1624097456

The live recording really leverages ATMOS. IVE not heard a live ATMOS mix that sounds like this. It’s excellent, and the songs and performance are really good.

 

[sjcorne]

https://music.apple.com/us/album/12th-of-june/1615477174Just auditioned this one in 7.1.4 - I'm hearing mainly reverb in the heights, but lots of discrete elements in all seven floor channels. Drums & bass upfront, vocals in the center, guitars in the side surrounds, and horns/strings in the rears. Backing vocals sometimes use both the side and rear pairs. The album itself is interesting, side one seems to be jazz standards (with a full horn section!) while side two is acoustic folk/country more in the vein of Joshua Judges Ruth. I'd definitely get behind an SDE Blu-Ray release!

 

[Bretho72]

This says that there has been a Dolby Atmos mix been done but not available on physical so that means we need to watch out for it on Apple Music.
https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-beach-boys-the-sounds-of-summer-expanded-reissue/

 

[ted_b]

This says that there has been a Dolby Atmos mix been done but not available on physical so that means we need to watch out for it on Apple Music.
https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-beach-boys-the-sounds-of-summer-expanded-reissue/

https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/fo...-3cd-set-capitol-6-17-2022.32343/#post-625603

 

[LennonCobain]

Finally!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/shut-down-2021-stereo-mix/1617206809?i=1617207388https://music.apple.com/us/album/good-vibrations-2021-stereo-mix/1617206809?i=1617208601

 

[PurpleMoustache]

Finally!
https://music.apple.com/us/album/shut-down-2021-stereo-mix/1617206809?i=1617207388https://music.apple.com/us/album/good-vibrations-2021-stereo-mix/1617206809?i=1617208601

Oh man, that Good Vibrations mix is great. Can’t wait for the whole thing.

Also, if you’ve never seen it; check out the film Love and Mercy. The best music biopic ever made because it’s so untraditional. It focuses JUST on Pet Sounds/SMiLE and the Eugene Landy years. I’ll never not hear the powerfully fierce cello in GV thanks to the extended scene focusing on it.