Elliot Scheiner recently voiced his misgivings about immersive mixes and Atmos for Music in this YouTube video. He doesn’t hold back but is he right?
Waves Spherix Compressor And Limiter - First Look
Grammy-nominated producer and mixer Nathaniel Reichman takes Waves’ first foray in immersive plugins for a test drive…
Why Should EZdrummer 3 Users Get Superior Drummer 3?
With even mid-level virtual instruments ticking more boxes than some users might ever need, what reasons are there, if any, for users to make the leap up to an expanded feature set? We consider some reasons to save or spend…
What Is Immersive Audio?
In this article, Nuno Fonseca from Sound Particles aims to give you an overview of the terms immersive audio, 3D audio or spatial audio to help you to be able to navigate this world of 3D sound better.
Dolby Atmos For Music - Is It Worth It?
Are you considering mixing music in Dolby Atmos and wondering whether it is worth investing in? Or is it a flash-in-the-pan that is here today and gone tomorrow? This is the article for you.
Genelec Guide To Popular Immersive Audio Formats
With the help of this video from Genelec’s Immersive Audio Hub we examine Immersive Audio from the top level. What is it? What is the difference between the formats? What production tools does each involve and what deliverables are created?
Free Dolby Atmos Webinar Series Covering Non Theatrical Production
Are you working in Dolby Atmos outside of the film world and want to learn more about working in Dolby Atmos? The Entertainment Industry Professionals Mentoring Alliance, or EIPMA for short, is putting on a series of 5 free webinars specifically designed to help people learn more about non-theatrical Dolby Atmos production. We have all the details.
Monitor Controller Systems That Support Formats Like Dolby Atmos In 2022
Following our article Six Monitor Controllers You Need To Check Out In 2022 we were asked for an article covering monitor controllers that support immersive audio formats like Dolby Atmos. Take a look at Dolby Atmos monitor controllers available in 2022.
Personalised HRTFs The Holy Grail For Modern Mixing
Recently we have heard a lot about personalised HRTFs and why we need them. But do we always need them every time we are working in binaural? In this article, we explore when it's best to use standard or generic HRTFs and when it's best to use a personalised HRTF for converting audio into binaural.
My First Steps In Dolby Atmos - A Personal Journey
Making the leap into a new technology can be pretty daunting. Last year David Thomas decided to learn Dolby Atmos and this is his story of head scratching, googling and lightbulbs.
Netflix Roll Out Spatial Audio Support
Netflix has announced that it is opening up spatial audio to all devices, instead of selected Apple iOS devices with titles such as Stranger Things, The Adam Project, Red Notice, The Witcher and Locke & Key. We have the details…
How To Set Up A Mix Room For Dolby Atmos Music - Definitive Guide
This video from Dolby offers a comprehensive guide on how to set up a mix room for Dolby Atmos Music mixing. From room layout and dimensions, through speaker requirements to practical, step by step advice on how to tune an Atmos monitoring system, if you need advice on how to get started, this video is essential viewing.
Immersive Audio For Galaxy 32 Synergy Core Announced
Antelope Audio has introduced a raft of new Immersive Audio functionality for their flagship multichannel interface. We have all the details…
How To Listen To Dolby Atmos Without Costly Hardware
A new feature in macOS Monterey means you don’t need a costly AVR or audio to ADAT convertors to listen to Dolby Atmos reference material. In this article, we have a step by step guide to this newly found software-only solution.
What Are Custom HRTFs And Why They Matter?
In this article Julian looks at the significance of our own physiology on how well binaural renders translate to the listener and explores some potential solutions to this lack of translation for some listeners.
Top Sound Mixers Talk Dolby Atmos For Music
Dolby Atmos for Music is exploding right now. For a deep dive into what it is and how to mix for it this free Q&A session courtesy of PureMix is a goldmine of information from today’s top practitioners of mixing music for Atmos.
FLUX:: Immersive ELIXIR Essential Released
FLUX:: Immersive, a leading brand in the creation of software tools for immersive audio production, has announced the release of ELIXIR Essential - True Peak Limiter for Immersive mixing with full Atmos support.
Why Your Atmos Mix Will Sound Different On Apple Music
In this article Edgar Rothermich gives a detailed explanation of the differences between Dolby Atmos and Apple’s Spatial Audio and all the steps you have to take to audition a Spatial Audio rendering of your Atmos mix!
How To Upmix And Downmix With Confidence
PerfectSurround now have 3 Upmix options Penteo 16 Pro, Penteo 360 and Penteo 16 Pro+. Not sure which plugin is right for you? No problem, in this article, we have the information to help you decide.
Atmos In Logic Pro - Everything You Need To Know
If you want to harness the power of Atmos in Logic Pro 10.7 the Logic Expert and Atmos guru Edgar Rothermich demystifies it. This includes an extended 47 minute video which will take you from zero to hero.