Pearl Jam albums in Dolby Atmos surround

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strilo said:

AirPods suck. AirPods Pro are way way better. I still prefer my Sennheisers for serious stereo listening, but when I am exercising or working around the house, the AirPods Pro are really great. 

Glad they upped their headphone game. I haven't used Apple headphones ever, and I love Apple products. Sennheisers are another level for sure. Sony's MDR series are also very good if you don't want to spend $$$. 

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Maybe now that things are chilling regarding Soundgarden's estate, they'll put out the DTS version of Superunknown. Incredible. 

karl_chihiro

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Maybe now that things are chilling regarding Soundgarden's estate, they'll put out the DTS version of Superunknown. Incredible. 

Pray for that

dcp3y

Question for the Atmos mixes of Ten and No Code, can you purchase these versions in iTunes as a non-subscribed Apple Music person?  I looked in the music store but didn’t see any high res options…just what looked to be regular album digital files.  I have all the tools for Atmos playback, just want the album files which I prefer to buy rather than rent/subscribe.  Love Gigaton’s Atmos one.

Parksy

Tim Simmons said:

Parksy said:

Just reading and learning about this now... and wanted to get some advice from you folks.

I don't have Apple Music, but for this I'm going to take advantage of this free 3 month things and then cancel. 

My iPhone doesn't have an input, it just uses bluetooth.  I have these Bob Marley bluetooth headphones... but I also have a stereo receiver that does bluetooth as well. 

Is the quality still good through bluetooth?  If I set up my bluetooth receiver, do you recommend I hook it up to my good surround system? 

Thanks in advance! 

Edit: Would my receiver need to have this 'Dolby Atmos' technology, or is that all through Apple Music? 

It will sound a bit different, but you need atmos compatible headphones. AirPods are some of the easiest to get. I think Beats makes some too. 

As for a home theater setup, yeah, your receiver needs to be Atmos compatible.

Thanks so much! 

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karl_chihiro said:

2-feign-reluctance said:

Maybe now that things are chilling regarding Soundgarden's estate, they'll put out the DTS version of Superunknown. Incredible. 

Pray for that

It sounds amazing, anyone who loves that album needs to hear it that way. There's so much going on there that I never picked up from two channel listening all these years. Also, sounds like the band is playing in-between your ears. Very, very trippy. 

bone

Interesting.  I didn't care for the Atmos version of Gigaton, but loved hearing a extra chord that Mike throws in occasionally in the verses of Alive that I couldn't hear on previous versions and I don't think I've heard him use it live either.  

strilo

Hobbes said:

strilo said:

You can't do Atmos remixes on vinyl. Atmos is a digital format. Vinyl is analog.

It is possible (and I hope they do it) that these new mixes would be released on Blu Ray. But then I also wish they would release the Gigaton Visual Album on Blu Ray too.

I thought Gigaton on vinyl was mixed for Atmos.

No you're talking apples and oranges. Atmos is a digital surround format by Dolby that can only be used in digital formats, streaming, digital files and blu ray discs.  The mix of Gigaton for vinyl was the same stereo mix as the CD version. And the stereo streaming version.

dcp3y

dcp3y said:

Question for the Atmos mixes of Ten and No Code, can you purchase these versions in iTunes as a non-subscribed Apple Music person?  I looked in the music store but didn’t see any high res options…just what looked to be regular album digital files.  I have all the tools for Atmos playback, just want the album files which I prefer to buy rather than rent/subscribe.  Love Gigaton’s Atmos one.

To answer my own question for the hopeful benefit of someone else…

iTunes does not display the Atmos logo, but the Music app does.  As previously said, both Ten and No Code have this format.  You can purchase in the iTunes Store and here are the corresponding screen shots displaying the Atmos format:

strilo

dcp3y said:

Question for the Atmos mixes of Ten and No Code, can you purchase these versions in iTunes as a non-subscribed Apple Music person?  I looked in the music store but didn’t see any high res options…just what looked to be regular album digital files.  I have all the tools for Atmos playback, just want the album files which I prefer to buy rather than rent/subscribe.  Love Gigaton’s Atmos one.

No I think the high resolution, lossless and Dolby Atmos on Apple Music is currently streaming only. I imagine maybe Apple Music, Tidal and maybe Amazon Music HD are the only places to stream these new mixes. So far. And unlike the new Beatles Atmos stuff, I don't see anywhere that they've done new stereo mixes of Ten or No Code. The only new mixes are the Atmos surround mixes.

We All Believe

Listening to No Code now. I'm definitely hearing things I've never heard before, which is amazing after 25 years. Some things (notes, vocal accents) are left out and/or different too.

Hail Hail sounded awful. Guitars sit WAY too high. There's almost no Jeff. And Jack is ticked down too.

Who You Are was changed to "Just a little time..." instead of "Take me for a ride..." right before the second verses.

First pass, I'm not a fan of the Atmos mix for No Code, tbh. Jeff has all but disappeared.

Unless I'm doing something wrong lol, but I don't think I am. I logged into my brother's Apple Music account. Atmos is enabled on my phone. My regular music files sound fine.

bone

strilo said:

Did anyone else notice that the vocal track on Release is a totally different performance? it sounds newer to me, like Ed came back and recorded it later. He even uses some of the different lyrics like he does in concert...

Definitely a different vocal performance.  Not sure why they mess with what I thought was perfect vocal on the original.  

DeLukin

I noticed the beginning of Who You Are's second verse was changed from "Circumstance, clapping hands" to "Avalanche, falling fast" (not sure if that's new to this release but definitely different than the original).

We All Believe

DeLukin said:

I noticed the beginning of Who You Are's second verse was changed from "Circumstance, clapping hands" to "Avalanche, falling fast" (not sure if that's new to this release but definitely different than the original).

That change was also on the WYA version that was on "Rearviewmirror", I think.

We All Believe

DeLukin said:

I noticed the beginning of Who You Are's second verse was changed from "Circumstance, clapping hands" to "Avalanche, falling fast" (not sure if that's new to this release but definitely different than the original).

Wait that change wasn't on the version I listened to lol. I went back and listened to it again. It was the original version. Maybe I'm doing something wrong after all lol.

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Choose how to listen to Dolby Atmos on your iPhone or iPad

1. Update your iPhone or iPad to iOS or iPadOS 14.6 or later. 
2. Go to Settings.
3. Tap Music.
4. Under Audio, tap Dolby Atmos. 
5. Choose Automatic, Always On, or turn Dolby Atmos off.

If you choose Automatic, here’s what you need

Supported songs automatically play in Dolby Atmos when you're listening with:

• AirPods Pro or AirPods Max with spatial audio turned on. Go to Control Center, touch and hold the volume button, then tap Spatial Audio.
• AirPods
• BeatsX, Beats Solo3 Wireless, Beats Studio3, Powerbeats3 Wireless, Beats Flex, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Solo Pro, or Beats Studio Buds
• The built-in speakers on an iPhone XS or later (except iPhone SE), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation or later), iPad Pro 11-inch, or iPad Air (4th generation)

If you choose Always On, here’s what you need

If you want to use other headphones that don’t support automatic playback, choose Always On.

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Choose how to listen to Dolby Atmos on your Mac

1. Update your Mac to macOS 11.4 or later.
2. Open the Apple Music app.
3. In the menu bar, choose Music > Preferences.
4. Click the Playback tab. 
5. Choose Automatic, Always On, or turn Dolby Atmos off.

If you choose Automatic, here’s what you need

Supported songs automatically play in Dolby Atmos when you're listening with:

• AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max
• BeatsX, Beats Solo3 Wireless, Beats Studio3, Powerbeats3 Wireless, Beats Flex, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Solo Pro, or Beats Studio Buds
• The built-in speakers on a MacBook Pro (2018 model or later), MacBook Air (2018 model or later), or iMac (2021 model)

If you choose Always On, here’s what you need

If you want to use other headphones that don’t support automatic playback, choose Always On.

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How to listen to Dolby Atmos on your Apple TV 4K

Update your Apple TV 4K to tvOS 14.6 or later. Then make sure that you have one of the following connections:

• HomePod speakers set up as the default speakers
• A Dolby Atmos compatible sound bar, Dolby Atmos enabled AV Receiver, or television that supports Dolby Atmos audio
• AirPods, AirPods Pro, or AirPods Max
• BeatsX, Beats Solo3 Wireless, Beats Studio3, Powerbeats3 Wireless, Beats Flex, Powerbeats Pro, Beats Solo Pro, or Beats Studio Buds

Turn Dolby Atmos on or off

1. On your Apple TV, go to Settings > Apps.
2. Select Music.
3. Select Dolby Atmos to change it to Automatic or Off.

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How to listen to Dolby Atmos on your Android device

• You need an Android device that supports Dolby Atmos. To see if your Android device is supported, check with your device's manufacturer.
• Update the Apple Music app to the latest version.

Turn Dolby Atmos on or off

1. Open the Apple Music app.
2. Tap the More button .
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap Dolby Atmos to turn it on or off.

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We All Believe said:

DeLukin said:

I noticed the beginning of Who You Are's second verse was changed from "Circumstance, clapping hands" to "Avalanche, falling fast" (not sure if that's new to this release but definitely different than the original).

That change was also on the WYA version that was on "Rearviewmirror", I think.

Yep, and on the 2016 and 2021 No Code reissues. 

bone

We All Believe said:

DeLukin said:

I noticed the beginning of Who You Are's second verse was changed from "Circumstance, clapping hands" to "Avalanche, falling fast" (not sure if that's new to this release but definitely different than the original).

Wait that change wasn't on the version I listened to lol. I went back and listened to it again. It was the original version. Maybe I'm doing something wrong after all lol.

It's not on mine either and it's still "just a little time before we leave" on mine (Apple Music).  Apple Music can be weird sometimes for playing a different version of a song when it's on a playlist.  I got the proper Atmos version by playing it directly from the Apple Music library instead of my own library.

The beginning of In My Tree is cut off too.  

And the begining of Smile as well.  This is butchered, or maybe it's time to reboot the phone.  

strilo

I noticed a few cut off beginnings. I think those are just file issues Apple needs to correct. Also there are a few bugs with the whole Apple Spatial Audio thing that will supposedly be improved with the next major round of operating systems that come out probably in September. I am sure these glitches will get fixed. 

AO253126

dcp3y said:

dcp3y said:

Question for the Atmos mixes of Ten and No Code, can you purchase these versions in iTunes as a non-subscribed Apple Music person?  I looked in the music store but didn’t see any high res options…just what looked to be regular album digital files.  I have all the tools for Atmos playback, just want the album files which I prefer to buy rather than rent/subscribe.  Love Gigaton’s Atmos one.

To answer my own question for the hopeful benefit of someone else…

iTunes does not display the Atmos logo, but the Music app does.  As previously said, both Ten and No Code have this format.  You can purchase in the iTunes Store and here are the corresponding screen shots displaying the Atmos format:
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Thank you. I was wondering about this too.