Tidal Adds Dolby Atmos Music

[CINERAMAX]

I concur with your plan of action Eric.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

Apple has not indicated any plans for Atmos, however they are having two tiers of lossless.

Lossless (up to 24/48)
High-res Lossless (up to 24/192)

AFAIK Apple has kept all the CD quality masters they have been sent for everything so everything will be lossless. Hopefully.

 

[alansanchez86]

https://www.apple.com/apple-music/
Hear sound all around you with Dolby Atmos.2

 

[humprof]

Apple has not indicated any plans for Atmos, however they are having two tiers of lossless.

Lossless (up to 24/48)
High-res Lossless (up to 24/192)

AFAIK Apple has kept all the CD quality masters they have been sent for everything so everything will be lossless. Hopefully.

https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/apple-joining-the-atmos-streaming-game.30499/
From their FAQ:

• How can I listen to Dolby Atmos music?
  All Apple Music subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV7 can listen to thousands of Dolby Atmos music tracks using any headphones. When you listen with compatible Apple or Beats headphones,8 Dolby Atmos music plays back automatically when available for a song. For other headphones, go to Settings > Music > Audio and set Dolby Atmos to Always On. You can also hear Dolby Atmos music using the built‑in speakers on a compatible iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, or HomePod,9 or by connecting your Apple TV 4K to a compatible TV or audiovisual receiver.

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/apple-joining-the-atmos-streaming-game.30499/

And I'm wrong.
Good to know!

 

[EricKalet]

This could be key - if you have an Apple TV 4K then could get the full Atmos experience. I’m gonna sign up for Apple Music and see what happens. If it’s as good or better than Tidal then I’ll be saying goodbye to Tidal.

 

[bracelis]

I appoint you Sir Bracelis as the offical Tidal Atmos list keeper!

Too late for that, now that we're switching to Apple.
We'll still have to see if Apple has a better search functionality, and they don't have the low volume issue.

 

[beerking]

Think we need to start a new thread....

Now looking at Apple TV 4K....

2021 Apple TV 4K (32GB): Amazon.co.uk

Interesting Times

And this is the monthly cost here in the UK

Apple Music - Apple (UK)

 

[César]

This could be key - if you have an Apple TV 4K then could get the full Atmos experience. I’m gonna sign up for Apple Music and see what happens. If it’s as good or better than Tidal then I’ll be saying goodbye to Tidal.
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Do you have any idea about how expensive Apple Music is? I'd need someone to subscribe and check how much Atmos music is in there before discontinuing my Tidal subscription

 

[CINERAMAX]

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/05/apple-music-announces-spatial-audio-and-lossless-audio/

 

[perzon57]

Think we need to start a new thread....

Now looking at Apple TV 4K....

2021 Apple TV 4K (32GB): Amazon.co.uk

Interesting Times

And this is the monthly cost here in the UK

Apple Music - Apple (UK)

Please start a new thread on this topic,this is the Tidal Atmos tread not a place for Apple music.

 

[humprof]

Please start a new thread on this topic,this is the Tidal Atmos tread not a place for Apple music.

That would be here:
https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/apple-joining-the-atmos-streaming-game.30499/

 

[EricKalet]

Do you have any idea about how expensive Apple Music is? I'd need someone to subscribe and check how much Atmos music is in there before discontinuing my Tidal subscription

$10/month

 

[temporaryhuman]

https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/apple-joining-the-atmos-streaming-game.30499/
From their FAQ:

• How can I listen to Dolby Atmos music?
  All Apple Music subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV7 can listen to thousands of Dolby Atmos music tracks using any headphones. When you listen with compatible Apple or Beats headphones,8 Dolby Atmos music plays back automatically when available for a song. For other headphones, go to Settings > Music > Audio and set Dolby Atmos to Always On. You can also hear Dolby Atmos music using the built‑in speakers on a compatible iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, or HomePod,9 or by connecting your Apple TV 4K to a compatible TV or audiovisual receiver.

Headphones? LOL

 

[César]

Going back to track to discuss what's in Tidal, I'm really impressed with St. Vincent's album mix. It's a very very adventurous mix, fully discreet and with crazy panning and swirling and all too gimmicky. Really does justice to the quirkiness of the music.

 

[salsdali]

so I got suckered back in to a $2 for 2 months re-activation deal to Tidal Hi-Fi via email and yup, low sound volume still sucks (are you kidding me, they haven't fixed this simple issue yet?).

Next, I'm only interested in 1-10% of the atmos songs but hey, if those 10% are good then it'll be worth $2 and then I'ma move my ass to Apple in 2 months because I suspect Apple will stream in a higher bitrate than Tidal.

I'm assuming Apple will have completely different albums and tracks with different under contract mixers than Tidal has so that will be worth the price of a free months trial lol

 

[Mr. Afternoon]

so I got suckered back in to a $2 for 2 months re-activation deal to Tidal Hi-Fi via email and yup, low sound volume still sucks (are you kidding me, they haven't fixed this simple issue yet?).

Next, I'm only interested in 1-10% of the atmos songs but hey, if those 10% are good then it'll be worth $2 and then I'ma move my ass to Apple in 2 months because I suspect Apple will stream in a higher bitrate than Tidal.

I'm assuming Apple will have completely different albums and tracks with different under contract mixers than Tidal has so that will be worth the price of a free months trial lol

It's a long shot: but I'm hoping Apple will make their Atmos offerings lossless.

 

[salsdali]

It's a long shot: but I'm hoping Apple will make their Atmos offerings lossless.

When I watch Netflix, I prefer it on my Apple TV because the PQ just seems so much better. I suspect the same is for the audio.

For all that I hate apple, they always seem to provide the best audio/visual quality of any platform/app/streaming service/thing.

 

[salsdali]

I am enjoying John Lennon's mixes though, really though just because I enjoy this albums content

but, of course, they are just truncated mirrors of his disc release which is such higher quality (bitrate, etc)

https://www.quadraphonicquad.com/forums/threads/lennon-john-plastic-ono-band-blu-ray-audio.30387/

 

[salsdali]

Oh, and The Eagles Those Shoes atmos

God knows you're lookin' good enough
But you're so smooth and the world's so rough
You might have somethin' to lose
Oh, no pretty mama
What you gonna do in those shoes?
Got those pretty little straps around your ankles
Got those shiny little chains around your heart
You got to have your independence
But you don't know just where to start
Desperation in the singles bars
All those jerkoffs in their fancy cars
You can't believe your reviews
Oh, no you can't do that
Once you started wearin' those shoes

They give you Tablets of Love