Dolby Atmos is a surround-sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories that expands on existing surround sound systems by adding height channels, allowing sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects with neither horizontal nor vertical limitations. It is a proprietary audio format that delivers a true 3D audio experience, bringing immersive, 360-degree sound to your living room or mobile device.
Dolby Atmos uses audio objects that can be placed anywhere in a 3D space, rather than using static channels, to create an immersive soundstage. It uses a 9.1-bed channel, 128 tracks, and up to 118 simultaneous sound objects to achieve realistic sound. During playback, each Dolby Atmos system renders the audio objects in real-time based on the known locations of the loudspeakers present in the target theater, such that each audio object is heard as originating from its designated set of coordinates.
Dolby Atmos content is authored using compatible digital audio workstation software or a suitably equipped large format audio mixing console. The Dolby Atmos sound system consists of a compatible speaker system, a TV or AV media player, and an AV receiver (or preprocessor), with a Dolby Atmos object audio renderer. Dolby Atmos also has headphone implementations for a more realistic and immersive audio experience.
In summary, Dolby Atmos is a surround-sound technology that delivers a true 3D audio experience by using audio objects that can be placed anywhere in a 3D space, creating an immersive soundstage. It is available in cinemas, home theaters, and mobile devices.
