Spatial Audio Archives

Audible launches immersive audiobooks

24/03/2023

Audible launches immersive audiobooks with an initial catalogue of more than 40+ titles in Dolby Atmos format. It includes some of the service’s most popular Originals, including Letters From Camp, Maejor Frequency, Oliver Twist, The Prophecy, and The Sandman: Act III. New releases include The Little Mermaid, narrated by Leigh-Anne Pinnock alongside the Audible Emerging Playwright Commission Marrow by Aditi Kapild. The Dolby Atmos titles are available to all Audible members globally to stream and […]

Sonos to support Apple Music spatial audio

10/03/2023

Sonos is to support Apple Music spatial audio starting from the 28th March 2023 representing a significant expansion of its next-gen sound experience offerings. Spatial audio delivers a multi-dimensional immersive sound experience that is fast becoming a primary recording format among leading artists, producers and engineers. Available on Sonos Era 300 (pictured above), Arc, and Beam (Gen 2), Apple Music with spatial audio will place listeners at the centre of their music with an ever-growing […]

Apple Music launches a Shazam Predictions playlist

Apple Music launches Shazam Predictions playlist

12/01/2023

Apple Music launches Shazam Predictions playlist containing 50 songs from artists who are poised to have a breakthrough year. Shazam’s predictions have uncovered talent from every corner of the globe earlier than any other service, with artists like Ayra Starr, who was one of Shazam’s five featured predictions in 2022, making Shazam’s Global Top 10 last autumn. 2022 was also a milestone year for Shazam, marking the service’s 20th anniversary with 70 Bn all-time Shazams. Last […]

Apple Music Spatial Audio comes to Mercedes

17/10/2022

Apple Music Spatial Audio comes to Mercedes vehicles with support for Dolby Atmos. Apple Music with Spatial Audio comes fully integrated through the MBUX infotainment system first in the Mercedes-Maybach S-Class, the EQS and EQS SUV, as well as the EQE, EQE SUV and the S-Class, equipping these vehicles with ‘studio-quality sound better than in any concert hall’, and giving drivers a fully immersive listening experience with unparalleled, multidimensional sound and clarity. Oliver Schusser, Apple’s […]

90% of US adults believe enhanced audio quality is a ‘must have’

02/12/2021

90% of US adults believe enhanced audio quality is a ‘must have’ according to a recent survey commissioned by Dolby Laboratories into music listening behaviour. The survey of 2,000 adults in the US was commissioned by Dolby between 10-12 November 2021 and found that when choosing a music streaming plan, music fans prioritize quality above all – especially Gen Z. This insight coincides with broader industry trends around the increase among streaming services that offer subscribers enhanced audio through spatial […]

Amazon Music brings spatial audio to Alexa Cast devices

20/10/2021

Amazon Music brings spatial audio to Alexa Cast devices as well as iOS and Android devices with their existing headphones. Originally introduced to Amazon Music subscribers in 2019, spatial audio provides an immersive, multidimensional audio experience with new releases from artists including FINNEAS, Lil Nas X, and Remi Wolf. You will also be able to hear Alicia Keys’ full catalogue in 360 Reality Audio, including classic albums like Songs in A Minor and Girl on Fire. In November, Amazon Music will exclusively release Mercury – […]

Deezer releases new spatial audio playlist

18/06/2021

Deezer releases new spatial audio playlist featuring the world’s biggest artists in Sony 360 Reality Audio. Deezer is bringing live performances to life with its new ‘360 Sessions’ with global megastars like Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, Circa Waves and others. Using Sony’s 360 object-based spatial audio technology, the 28 track playlist provides a unique immersive experience. This means everything from the track – including vocals, individual instruments and even a live audience can be heard as if they […]