Article: World's First Atmos Music Downloads

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Hello Chris,
I had similar experience with downloads from immersiveaudioalbum.com. I found that only one song from this Dolby Atmos download was playable for me. All the rest of the tracks were encoded in AC-4 and neither my oppo player nor the Denon x4500h understood the format. Currently, the successor x4700h is able to decode AC4. However, I have not yet contacted the supplier to point this out. Currently this reminds me of the introduction of the CD and later DAT where the industry tried with all available means to prevent copies. That was the death of DAT. I don't want to derail this thread but the whole thing is not fit for daily enjoyment from my point of view. There is a lack of WAF at all. For me it is important that my wife can enjoy easily 3d Audio, so there is no or less discussion about the amount of Loudspeaker necessary. This should be usable like a Sonos or Apple System with the same quality as we do with a huge amount of technical knowledge or work.
Now add AC4 to the mix and I have to seriously consider buying a new preamp that can be upgraded if possible. When I look at the situation that Auro-3D is available in lossless Flac, I lack the understanding for Dolby Atmos. With the market power with which Dolby tries to elimate the competitors is already very annoying. Nevertheless, I will also set up my system for Dolby Atmos, so at least set up the speakers so. I had the opportunity to enjoy via Livestreams of the Japanese Wowow channel immersive audio (Auro-3d with 96Khz) and it was remarkable to be in the concert hall on the other side of the earth not only with image but also acoustically in 3d sound. Something that is not possible in Dolby Atmos, as far as i know you can`t encode live in Dolby Atmos.

 

Last but not least, it is currently also not possible, only at prices such as a Trinnov device, to accomplish a room correction according to individual preference.

Chris i like you work and digging in that topic and i am looking forward what you will find out.

 

 

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17 hours ago, El Guapo said:

Just curious which album you bought? I'm going to buy one and check.🤔

It is this album

https://immersiveaudioalbum.com/product/aloha-radio-hawaii-atmos-encoded/

[Me2]

Here another platform where you can download Auro-3D Music but no Dolby Atmos are available

 

https://spiritofturtle.com/

[Me2]

19 hours ago, jrobbins50 said:

I am not yet familiar with AC4 as a transport for either DD+ or TrueHD.  I see that the Dolby Reference Player in Windows will decode that. I don’t know what a Mac can do. Chris, I suspect you’ve checked. 
 

If you run the output of the Music app on Mac or the DRP in Windows, you can use HQPlayer to apply sound correction filters. I use Audiolense XO and it works very well without any Trinnov, Marantz or other MCH preamp.  Superior sound at a substantially lesser price than a big processor. 
 

I will have to find that Japanese channel.  Actually, can you provide a link?  I can decode Auro-3D through my Marantz AV-8802A processor, but I don’t know of a software-based Auro-3D decoder. Anyone find such a thing yet?  JCR 

This was Test Channel where you had to download a APP and it was only available on the Mac Platform. They plan to bring this available for everybody. Wowow has been a leader in developing and testing transmission techniques for years now and 8K are produced with 22.1 audio. Here are some information about this events:

 

https://youtu.be/CPp1s_UaSlM

 

and

https://youtu.be/uBcyj1OFDI0

 

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5 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

I think I have Auro-3D working :~)

 

I am sure you tell us how you did it aren`t you?

[Me2]

11 hours ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Of course. Probably Wednesday. Too late tonight. 

Then I'm curious

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7 minutes ago, The Computer Audiophile said:

Here it is - 

 

Thank you, I did the same installation of the software but did not get the license so I did not get any further. I may have the opportunity to visit Galaxy Studio in September and meet Wilfried van Baelen in person. Let's see, if there is no solution for the decoder until then I will ask him about it.