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What is Dolby Atmos / Spatial Audio?
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- title
- What is Dolby Atmos / Spatial Audio?
- description
- Let’s talk about how to mix in Dolby Atmos: the benefits, the challenges and the stuff I’m most excited for. Thanks to EngineEars for the certification course. Been fun getting to know this new way of mixing.
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- complete
- date
- 2022-09-13
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- solo
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- listenUrl
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovemusicmore/episodes/What-is-Dolby-Atmos--Spatial-Audio-e1npio5
- appleUrl
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-is-dolby-atmos-spatial-audio/id1567355195?i=1000579353857&uo=4
- spotifyUrl
- https://open.spotify.com/episode/10kGEYyBLqmenTtcWGbNlm
- topicsDiscussed
- Spatial audio
- Mixing
- Reverb and delay
- Effects
- Plugins
- Compression
- EQ
- Guitar
- Drums
- Music production
- hostNote
- Snapping between quasi-real-world environments in an instant is going to feel otherworldly. That's what drew me into Dolby Atmos, not the spec sheet, but what it opens up creatively. The idea that a guitar can start behind you and emerge into the left speaker, that a sound can literally fly over your head like an insect, means you're no longer thinking in two channels. I explain the basic re-conceptualization at the core of spatial audio: instead of routing to specific speakers, you place sound in object-based 3D space, and the renderer decides where it lands depending on what the listener has. That changes how you think about panning from a routing decision into something closer to staging. Fresh from a certification course, I also get into found sounds and natural ambience, one of the quieter trends Atmos is accelerating, and why the creative case for spatial is stronger than the technical one.
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- Introduction to Spatial Audio
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- 49
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- I introduce the concept of spatial audio and its significance in music production.
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- Understanding Dolby Atmos
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- 141
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- An overview of how Dolby Atmos changes the approach to sound mixing.
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- Creativity in Mixing
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- 226
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- I explore how Dolby Atmos liberates creativity in music production.
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- Natural Sounds in Music
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- 271
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- I discuss the integration of found sounds and natural ambience in audio.
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- Panning Techniques
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- 410
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- I explain the innovative panning techniques made possible with Dolby Atmos.
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- Immersive Listening Experience
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- 541
- note
- How Dolby Atmos aims to create a more immersive listening experience.
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- So what is it exactly? I'm going to go completely off the cuff... special audio is a re-conceptualization of how to pan music... maybe you have five speakers, but with Dolby Atmos, you don't really have to think about speakers as much anymore.
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- 92
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- it liberates creativity, and it allows you to think in a much more naturalistic way... the guitar is going to start behind you and then emerge into the left speaker.
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- 269
- reviewed
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- there's a lot more found sounds or natural ambience being added into music... adding a layer of dimension that is just from nature.
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- 316
- reviewed
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- one of the most exciting things... is being able to deal with panning. So having a sound fly over your head... that's kind of cool stuff, like literally like a fly.
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- 451
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- To be able to snap between different quasi-real world environments in an instant is going to feel so otherworldly.
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- 540
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- faq
- question
- What is Dolby Atmos?
- answer
- Dolby Atmos is an advanced audio technology that allows sound to move freely around listeners in a three-dimensional space, rather than being confined to specific channels.
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- How does spatial audio differ from traditional stereo sound?
- answer
- Spatial audio creates a more immersive experience by simulating three-dimensional soundscapes, while traditional stereo sound is limited to two channels.
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- What are the benefits of using Dolby Atmos in music production?
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- Dolby Atmos in music production allows for greater creative expression, providing the ability to position sounds in a 3D space, creating a more engaging listening experience.
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