The Era Of Dolby Atmos And DTS:X

So 360 degree virtual reality movies aren’t quite mainstream yet. I mean who wants to strap on a headset every time there’s another disappointing Justice League movie. But at least 360 degree surround sound has been a mainstay of not just movie theaters but home theaters as well. This is where a typical setup would be a subwoofer for bass and 5 or 7 speakers surrounding the speaker to help the sound surround the viewer. If you want the perfect Home Theater Installation Atlanta GA for your home, feel free to contact RMS Installs.

 

Traditionally the way this works is depending on the surround audio encoding scheme used by the publisher. A device called the receiver would decode and playback discrete audio tracks for each speaker. That would correspond to the action on the screen assuming a high quality mix. So the idea is that if you are looking at the scene featuring a conversation, the voices will be mostly coming out of the center channel while the satellite speakers behind you will focus on ambient background noise. This one track for one speaker paradigm has been powering surround sound systems for a long time. To be honest, it’s worked pretty well. 

Dolby Atmos and DTS: X are new surround sound technologies that don't rely on traditional speaker channels. How do they work, and what makes them special?

But we’ve increasingly seen a different method of surround sound delivery both in theaters and on Blu-ray. That’s actually based around encoding sound objects of channels. The principle behind Dolby Atmos and DTS:X.

What Makes Them Special?

But hold on a minute. Sounds as objects? Okay so it means that’s instead of each audio track corresponding to only one speaker, the tracks are encoded with data that indicate some location in space instead of a specific channel. So let’s say you’re watching a scene where a plane is flying overhead toward you. Instead of hearing the audio coming from one specific speaker in a single direction, you’ll literally feel the sound of the airplane in real-time, from the surround speakers. It will feel as if the plane is really flying over you.

Traditional surround sounds had no way of knowing much more than the distance from your couch about the physical placement of the speaker in your room. So results can be very inconsistent from setup to setup. Dolby Atmos supports up to 118 objects and DTS X supports an unlimited number of objects. Both these technologies can work well with your 5.1 or 7.1 speaker setups. With Atmos boasting support for up to 34 speakers for home theater. Now that sounds excessive and it probably is, but more speakers will enhance the sense of space and realism.

Now for those of you who are at the top to install speakers everywhere you can find an empty spot on your wall or ceiling. There are number of upward firing speakers that reflect off of your ceiling to stimulate a real speaker above you. You can even upgrade your existing power speakers just by plopping one designed to fire upward on top of them.

Is Dolby Atmos Compatible With Everything?

Of course, like with any new standard, not everything is Atmos or DTS X capable. You’ll need a compatible receiver. Though the good news is that most receivers support both. Fortunately the technology is becoming more and more common on Blu-ray streaming services and even gaming consoles. So maybe at some point, Dolby Atmos will be featured on every video and audio that you come across.

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