Spatial Audio - What it is? Where did it come from and where may it be going?

Today I talk about Spatial Audio with a special focus on Apple’s announcement of Support for both Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio. Not sure what that’s all about? Curious about what lossless audio is and does it really matter? Where did spatial audio come from? Is spatial audio going to be a game changer? Tune in as those are the topics we are going to be talking about today.

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Links to articles referenced in this episode:

• How to prepare music for Dolby Atmos: https://www.masteringthemix.com/blogs/learn/how-to-prepare-your-music-for-apple-spatial-audio-with-dolby-atmos
• Introduction to Psychoacoustics: https://spatialsoundinstitute.com/P_Psychoacoustics-An-Introduction
• Spatial Audio The Continuing Evolution: https://abbeyroadinstitute.nl/blog/spatial-audio-continuing-evolution/
• The Verge review of Spatial Audio: https://www.theverge.com/2021/6/9/22525028/apple-music-spatial-audio-dolby-atmos-hands-on
• Billboard; Eddie Cue on future of Spatial Audio: https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/streaming/9583947/apple-music-eddy-cue-spatial-audio-lossless-future-of-music/
• Pocket lint: https://www.pocket-lint.com/headphones/news/apple/155956-what-is-apple-spatial-audio-how-does-it-work-how-to-get-it
• Apple press release: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/05/apple-music-announces-spatial-audio-and-lossless-audio/
• The Verge - how 3D audio hacks your brain : https://www.theverge.com/2015/2/12/8021733/3d-audio-3dio-binaural-immersive-vr-sound-times-square-new-york
• Wikipedia / Dolby Atmos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolby_Atmos
• Dolby Atmos Home Page: https://www.dolby.com/technologies/dolby-atmos/