Spatial Audio - Dolby Atmos

Dolby Atmos expands the listening experience beyond traditional surround sound, placing audio within a true three-dimensional space. Instead of assigning sounds to fixed channels, Atmos allows individual elements to be positioned and moved with remarkable precision, creating a more natural and immersive soundstage. From music and film to live performances and interactive media, this object-based format brings listeners closer to the original artistic intent. Here you'll find Lowell's work created and mixed for Dolby Atmos, showcasing the possibilities of modern spatial audio and the emotional impact of sound that surrounds, envelops, and moves with the listener.

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Dolby Atmos Basics

Dolby Atmos and DaVinci Resolve Fairlight

Sam Ryan Dolby Atmos Resources (SamRyan.ca)

Getting Started with Dolby Atmos in Ableton Live

Dolby Atmos is a popular immersive audio format that puts the listener in the centre of a 3D sound field experience. It translates across any listening environment from 34 speakers down to binaural audio in headphones.

Now that Dolby Atmos is supported by popular streaming services such as Apple Music, Amazon Music and Tidal, it has become a standard format in addition to stereo for most major label releases. This new immersive format is quite accessible for independent artists and music producers with some additional education and minimal cost.

Because Dolby Atmos encodes down to binaural when experienced in headphones, it is feasible for any music producer to mix in Dolby Atmos without needing an expensive 7.1.4 speaker system, and for consumers to listen with standard headphones.

My Atmos Mixing Manifesto & FREE templates (SamRyan.ca)

Welcome to My Atmos Mixing Manifesto. While Dolby offers an extensive learning program at learning.dolby.com, this blog focuses on best practices, efficient workflow, and essential tools for beginning mixing in Atmos. I am writing this to help fellow producers and engineers make mixing in Dolby Atmos accessible and without the need for an expensive studio upgrade.

Justin Gray Dolby Atmos Channel (ImmersiveMastering.com)

Michael G. Wagner's Dolby Atmos Videos

Dolby Atmos Playlist

Dr. Lowell Lybarger

Lowell Lybarger is a lifelong explorer of sound. A soundmaker, archivist, preservationist, and ethnomusicologist dedicated to capturing music in all its forms. He’s spent decades documenting, restoring, and creating audio that might otherwise be lost to time. This site is the hub of his ongoing work and curiosity.