Dolby Atmos Technology: Meaning and Working.
                     DOLBY ATMOS 
TECHNOLOGY: 
MEANING AND 
WORKING
WHAT IS 
DOLBY 
ATMOS?
The defining feature of Dolby atoms is 
its configuration of audio objects. 
Sounds are no longer limited to their 
respective channels. Since atoms’ 
introduction, audio is interpreted and 
recreated as objects. 
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SOUNDSCAP
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Utilizing Atmos, content creators like 
sound mixers, cinematographers and 
broadcasters can place specific sounds 
precisely in the soundscape, so you can 
hear the action as it was intended.
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HOW DOES IT 
WORK?
Dolby Atmos is all about the detail. In 
order to achieve that realistic sound, 
the technology uses a 9.1-bed channel, 
128 tracks and up to 118 simultaneous 
sound objects to create an immersive 
sound stage.
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HOW DOES IT 
WORK CONT.
A sound object can be anything from 
the sound of footsteps or a basketball 
bouncing and has a specific position in 
a scene. 
Atmos lets content creators place those 
sounds in an exact location and set any 
movement in a 3Dl space.
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HOW IS ATMOS 
DIFFERENT THAN 
SURROUND 
SOUND?
The biggest difference between Dolby 
Atmos and traditional surround sound 
is the use of channels.
Audio over conventional surround 
sound is confined to 5.1 or 7.1 
channels. In this kind of setup, you can 
hear a helicopter moving from right to 
left or vice versa, but the system can't 
reproduce the sound of something 
flying above you.
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SPATIAL 
ACCURACY  OF 
SOUND
Dolby Atmos ditches the channels and 
assigns the sound objects to a place. 
That means that if a sound occurs in 
the top right corner of the room, the 
audio will have spatial accuracy instead 
of being relegated to the right speaker. 
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WHAT DEVICES 
SUPPORT DOLBY 
ATMOS?
Dolby has partnered with dozens of 
manufacturers to integrate Atmos into 
a range of products, including 
televisions, smartphones, laptops and 
even video games. 
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DOLBY ACCESS 
While Plantronics offers several Dolby 
Atmos-enabled gaming headsets, you 
can get Dolby Atmos effects in just 
about any headphones if you use the 
Dolby Access app on the Xbox One X or 
a Windows 10-compatible device.
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HOW MUCH DO 
DOLBY ATMOS 
DEVICES COST?
Among soundbars, the Onkyo SBT-A500 
is one of the more affordable options, 
at $299.99. 
And if you're in the market for a 
receiver, the $499.99 Denon AVR-
X1400H is your most affordable option. 
Other Atmos-compatible AVRs can cost 
upward of $2,000.
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