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What Hi-Fi?
What Hi-Fi?
Technology
Harry McKerrell

I heard a Dolby Atmos mix in a professional recording studio – and it’s changed my view of spatial audio

Larrabee Studios Los Angeles studio shot.

Spatial audio can be a divisive issue for hi-fi and audio fans.

The burgeoning technology has gained huge traction over the past few years, with various forms of surround tech – Dolby Atmos being perhaps the most prominent – seeking to redefine the listening experience by going beyond traditional two-channel stereo and placing musical elements more precisely across an immersive, three-dimensional space.

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