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Is Dolby Atmos that thing that comes with Windows that you enable and the sound starts sucking really bad?
by naoqj 5y ago
Is Dolby Atmos that thing that comes with Windows that you enable and the sound starts sucking really bad?
- markdown 5y agoI think it's the company that shits on the cinema movie viewing experience by spamming before every movie.
- urn_piqoq 5y agoYeah what's up with the 20 minutes of what are basically commercials in the beginning of every cinema-shown film? We pay ticket prices to get commercials? Cinema is archaic in some ways...
- jimmaswell 5y agowould you pay twice or 3x the ticket price for no commercials? I wouldn't. really, I don't mind the previews as part of the experience anyway.
- FridgeSeal 5y agoPossibly, but that might also be a windows/device thing because Dolby Atmos tracks I listen to on my Apple Music/iPhone sound _Amazing_
- ascagnel_ 5y agoDolby Atmos on Apple Music is an interesting case, because there are more stringent requirements for the published mix. Personally, I don't think I've noticed anything regarding the positional data, but the songs tend to sound better because they're mixed better.
- benplumley 5y agoThis enabled itself after an update a few years ago and I thought my headphones had broken.
- dstaley 5y agoI believe that's Windows Sonic for Headphones.
- andrewmackrodt 5y agoAs mentioned in another comment, Windows Sonic is the default spatial implementation provided with Windows by default. There are also paid Dolby Atmos and DTS plugins available through the Microsoft Store where licenses may be included dependent on your hardware or OEM, e.g. my Logitech Gaming Pro X includes a license for the DTS plugin. Personally I do like the Dolby Atmos plugin, I have my computer connected to a TV with sound passed via eARC to my soundbar. However, if you're consuming Film/TV with such a setup, you probably just want to enable Dolby/DTS passthrough instead.