Atmos on YouTube?

[ZakiRG]

Is it possible to get Atmos streaming on YouTube?
There are many Atmos demos like:

Dolby Atmos: "Conductor" | Trailer | Dolby
Dolby Presents: "Universe" | Trailer | Dolby

And many other YouTube sites.

I have a 5.1.4 system with Yamaha AV receiver, when I listen to it seems like it works as Atmos, but on the Yamaha application no Atmos is recognized.
Am I deceived psychologically?

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

YouTube does not do Atmos at this time. The closest you can get is to use Dolby surround or dts neural X.
There are websites that you can download from like demolandia, or even dolbys website. But you need a player to put the flash drive into, or use an HTPC. YouTube does have some Atmos material, but it’s buried in the description and it’s a guess as to which ones have it. Listen to 360 is one such channel. Iirc only two demos, but very very cool.

 

[ZakiRG]

YouTube does not do Atmos at this time. The closest you can get is to use Dolby surround or dts neural X.
There are websites that you can download from like demolandia, or even dolbys website. But you need a player to put the flash drive into, or use an HTPC. YouTube does have some Atmos material, but it’s buried in the description and it’s a guess as to which ones have it. Listen to 360 is one such channel. Iirc only two demos, but very very cool.

Thank you
Are there recommendations for striming with AppleTV?

 

[TLS Guy]

It’s my understanding that ATMOS and / or Spatial Audio is processing that is said to add additional audio dimensions and realism beyond traditional mono, stereo and quad sound. I somewhat understand the principals of how ATMOS processing affects audio, but only in the sense of listening via multiple speakers positioned around in a room. Here is what I don’t understand. Firstly, how does ATMOS affect sound heard through only two channels; left and right? Additionally, I heard a claim made in a YouTube video that ATMOS improves the sound of recordings originally mixed in stereo. He went on to say he doesn’t understand why this is so. Frankly, his claim perplexes me. He further went on to say that streaming services will soon require all recordings both current and vintage to be sent to their hosting platforms formatted in ATMOS or Spatial Audio. Please discuss.

You can up mix stereo with your AVR or AVP. It is not true Atmos, but some upmixers work quite well like the Dolby upmixer. Genuine Atmos requires a dedicated mic set up and complex software that can truly provide an object based mix. It is very complex and engineers are just starting to feel their way with it. In my view the number of recordings properly engineered is miniscule. Setting up for Atmos in my view is future proofing at this time, and only may be at that. The real problem with it is the enormous complexity of producing a truly convincing recording.