Dolby's Atmos surround sound technology has quickly become one of the most important and impressive technologies in home cinema.
Dolby Atmos is a surround sound technology developed by Dolby. It expands on existing surround sound systems by adding height channels, allowing sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects. Following the release of Atmos for the cinema market, a variety of consumer technologies have been released under the Atmos brand, using in-ceiling and up-firing speakers.
Since the very first Dolby Atmos installation in the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles (for the June 2012 premiere of the Disney/Pixar animated film, Brave) Dolby Atmos has transitioned from the "future of home cinema audio" to very much the here and now.
That’s not only the immersive surround sound technology gaining traction in Hollywood, but also its support throughout the chain – it runs from content creation and distribution right the way through to hardware and device compatibility. Video streaming services, TVs, AV receivers – you name it, there's a good chance Dolby Atmos is part of the package.
Dolby has also developed Dolby Atmos Music tracks, which add a whole new dimension to music listening, and London's Dean St. Studios has unveiled a new state-of-the-art PMC loudspeaker system for Dolby Atmos Music projects, the first at an independent recording facility in the UK.
