Pearl Jam albums in Dolby Atmos surround

strilo · September 2021

I've just always heard incremental improvements when listening in headphones. Whereas listening on my Atmos system, it's a mind blowing and amazing experience.

bjmjpl · September 2021

Anyone find Tidal Atmos?

I'm a home theater engineer.

Www.smartintegrators.com

Make sure you have the speakers calibrated and discreetly wired properly.

Bass on the Gigaton is gigantic.

If you have an Xbox, make sure you install the Atmos app, it's free, but necessary and that can trip up the best of its lol.

Sit in the middle of the room, Gigaton isn't the best Atmos presentation, but it's actually tracked well with the movie and you will start to notice the different sounds layered in there. A lot of it is front focused so make sure you position yourself towards the back so you arent drowning out the discreet nuances and can hear the ceilings and backs

Parksy · September 2021

bjmjpl said:

Anyone find Tidal Atmos?

I'm a home theater engineer.

Www.smartintegrators.com

Make sure you have the speakers calibrated and discreetly wired properly.

Bass on the Gigaton is gigantic.

If you have an Xbox, make sure you install the Atmos app, it's free, but necessary and that can trip up the best of its lol.

Sit in the middle of the room, Gigaton isn't the best Atmos presentation, but it's actually tracked well with the movie and you will start to notice the different sounds layered in there. A lot of it is front focused so make sure you position yourself towards the back so you arent drowning out the discreet nuances and can hear the ceilings and backs

Can we video conference for a couple hours? lol

Coming into this thread saying you're a home theatre engineer is like walking into the school dance as the most hottest guy/girl in school.

Parksy · September 2021

bjmjpl said:

Anyone find Tidal Atmos?

I'm a home theater engineer.

Www.smartintegrators.com

Make sure you have the speakers calibrated and discreetly wired properly.

Bass on the Gigaton is gigantic.

If you have an Xbox, make sure you install the Atmos app, it's free, but necessary and that can trip up the best of its lol.

Sit in the middle of the room, Gigaton isn't the best Atmos presentation, but it's actually tracked well with the movie and you will start to notice the different sounds layered in there. A lot of it is front focused so make sure you position yourself towards the back so you arent drowning out the discreet nuances and can hear the ceilings and backs

What advice would you give to a fellow who got a nice receiver second hand at a great price

but it did not come with the calibration mic?
What do you mean by discreetly wired properly?

(i may have many questions... i will provide positive vibes to you and good reviews wherever you want me to do that)

strilo · September 2021

Personally, I've had really good experiences with the calibration mic. I've had three Yamaha receivers with them and I've been happy with the results. I would try and find one second hand or see if you can buy one from the manufacturer. In my experience, they're worth it. If I'm not mistaken, the whole testing process can also find if you've wired anything wrong, out of phase, etc.

Parksy · September 2021

Alright folks. .. huge thank you to everyone!

I’m the kinda fella who keeps a box of what my wife calls “useless cables.”

I looked up this stuff on the net and noticed that I actually already had a calibration mic … and have for many years. (NEVER actually knew what it was).

Got the system calibrated and set up nice and proper and can now say I have no issues … Gigaton has bass now and sounds good. I played In My Tree and was pleasantly surprised (although the beginning of the song is cut off)

and Bohemian Rhapsody blew my mind!

Thanks again!

(I plan on listening to No Code via Vinyl, CD, Digital, and Atmos just for the fuck of it to see the differences.)

bazzer · September 2021

strilo said:

I find Atmos in headphones to be largely pointless and silly. The only real benefit to me is if the Atmos mix itself has benefited from some overall improvement in fidelity. Many times when doing these mixes, they go back to the original source multitracks and do new high resolution transfers which can make things sound better, cleaner, less hiss, etc. Other than that sort of general sound quality improvement, I find Atmos in headphones do not really accomplish any sort of significant "3D" sound. I just think you need a surround sound system in order to do that. And No Code or Ten in Atmos on a 5.1 system (and more) IS a game changing experience for both albums.

But, you do only have two ears?

strilo · September 2021

And those two ears hear sound from all directions.

bazzer · September 2021

strilo said:

And those two ears hear sound from all directions.

I know, but what is it about the directionality of sound that can't be captured and fed straight into your two ear holes? I'm thinking along the lines of HRTF etc. I think it's at least possible that one day we can process audio for headphones to flawlessly reproduce for the individual the same localisation that we experience in real life. Look how differently the binaurally recorded tracks sound.

But, it's a bit of a moot point because this isn't it but it could still be cool (I haven't listened to any Atmos). I would assume they are using a generic HRTF which could produce decent results for "most" but I don't really know why you'd need special equipment and couldn't the same mix be on the CD since it's only feeding to two channels?

strilo · September 2021

I mean I think they are working towards being able to produce a lot more "3D" sound from headphones... and Atmos is an interesting step forward. But to me it's still nowhere near the game changing experience that surround music (5.1 or Atmos) is on a home theater multi speaker setup.

bigbiggzy · September 2021

So - interesting observation…(at least to me).

And Mea Culpa if someone already called this out (haven’t read through the last few pages).

Been listening to No Code on Atmos (via Apple Music) a decent amount lately…

I noticed a right off (mentioned a few pages back) that the Atmos version of Who You Are has the original “Circumstance” at the start of the second verse (as opposed to the “Avalanche” reworked for RVM).

But when I turned off the “Spatial” aspect (on headphones), the “Avalanche” was back. 🤯

(This might explain why “Avalanche” is still being used in the lyrics on Apple).

Pretty sweet to have both versions 🤘

I have to say…No Code in Atmos is just so sweet. And I love being able to hit a button and go back to the (mostly) original version (looking at you “Avalanche”) 😉

✌️

strilo · September 2021

Assuming that Josh Evans is going to keep remixing in Atmos, what album do we want to see next?

LastStopOnTheWestCoastLine · September 2021

strilo said:

Assuming that Josh Evans is going to keep remixing in Atmos, what album do we want to see next?

Has to be Binaural, right?

2-feign-reluctance · September 2021

20th anniversary of Riot Act next year.

strilo · September 2021

I've always thought Binaural was the album most suited for a surround mix. I would love it if they did Binaural next. I also agree that a 20th anniversary release of Riot Act makes sense.

AO253126 · September 2021

2-feign-reluctance said:

Choose how to listen to Dolby Atmos on your iPhone or iPad
Update your iPhone or iPad to iOS or iPadOS 14.6 or later.
Go to Settings.
Tap Music.
Under Audio, tap Dolby Atmos.
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.

I don't want to turn this into a tech support thread, but does anyone know if it's possible to listen to Ten and No Code in Atmos without subscribing to Apple Music?

I have an iPhone XS and AirPods Pro. I've upgraded to iOS 14.8, but under Settings > Music > Audio, I don't have an option for Dolby Atmos. I only see Cellular Streaming, EQ and Sound Check.

Also, I purchased Ten from the iTunes store. When I open it up in the Music on my iPhone though, it does not show up as "Atmos", only as "Apple Digital Master".

I hope my only recourse is not to subscribe to Apple Music. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

2-feign-reluctance · September 2021

There were two other streaming services listed in the OG announcement. Tidal was one of them. Can't remember the other.

strilo · September 2021

You cannot stream or download the Atmos content from Apple without subscribing to Apple Music.

Spiritual_Chaos · September 2021

KISS Destroyer is coming out in Atmos on a bluray disc:

Image: https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YKVibCCrR3dkhdqQaptHNF-970-80.jpg

bjmjpl · September 2021

Parksy said:

bjmjpl said:

Anyone find Tidal Atmos?

I'm a home theater engineer.

Www.smartintegrators.com

Make sure you have the speakers calibrated and discreetly wired properly.

Bass on the Gigaton is gigantic.

If you have an Xbox, make sure you install the Atmos app, it's free, but necessary and that can trip up the best of its lol.

Sit in the middle of the room, Gigaton isn't the best Atmos presentation, but it's actually tracked well with the movie and you will start to notice the different sounds layered in there. A lot of it is front focused so make sure you position yourself towards the back so you arent drowning out the discreet nuances and can hear the ceilings and backs

What advice would you give to a fellow who got a nice receiver second hand at a great price but it did not come with the calibration mic?
What do you mean by discreetly wired properly?

(i may have many questions... i will provide positive vibes to you and good reviews wherever you want me to do that)

Lol, hysterical, happy to help... Pm me but looks like you may have figured it out!

Just back from SHN. 6 Gigaton songs and the sound was excellent, could clearly hear Jeff, maybe Josh was there and it was in Atmos, lol jk, I checked, there were no speakers in the sky...

I'm taking it no one found Atmos on tidal and I'm going to have pony for some music now too....

Tidal is going to lose me.....

Pearl Jam albums in Dolby Atmos surround

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

If you choose Automatic, here’s what you need

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

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