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> By default, Apple Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as the built-in speakers
by Invictus0 5y ago
> By default, Apple Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as the built-in speakers in the latest versions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
What does it mean to have spatial audio on a pair of headphones? I thought spatial audio meant you needed a 5 speaker setup or similar.
- yRbfmm1rVg8K5TR 5y agoSpacial Audio is the name of an Apple feature avaiable when using their headphones with an iPhone/iPad. It using "head tracking" so when you move or turn your head it changes the sound to make it seem like you are moving around a room with surround sound.
- dougmwne 5y agoLikely they are releasing a set of airpods soon with a kind of head-tracked positional audio. The pro and max can already do positional audio where the sound seems to be coming from a paired iPad no matter how you twist your head.
- reasonabl_human 5y agoNot necessarily, but for the best effects yes. You can use head related transfer functions (HRTFs) to simulate spatial audio with just one driver per ear. Granted the effects aren’t as significant as multi-driver setups, I was able to get a convincing spatial audio demo working with in-ear devices for an Audio Tech course project back in school.