Hi there - it's probably out there somewhere, but I can't find it...is there a software player that will let me play files downloaded from IAA, for instance - using my studio rig? I don't have an AVR or a BluRay player.. Thanks! Jon
What's IAA?....is there a software player that will let me play files downloaded from IAA, for instance - using my studio rig?
Try VLC media player.Hi there - it's probably out there somewhere, but I can't find it...is there a software player that will let me play files downloaded from IAA, for instance - using my studio rig? I don't have an AVR or a BluRay player.. Thanks! Jon
The output from the Dolby decoder (via their reference player app here) attenuates some of the height and surround channels as you downmix to smaller speaker arrays and finally to stereo. Using a legacy app on the computer (Dolby Reference Player being literally the only non-legacy player option at present) you don't get the down mix attenuations.I've tried playing consumer-encoded Atmos files over HDMI to legacy (Pre-Atmos) AVRs from both Mac and PC, and the height information is never omitted. The resultant 8-channel playback sounds essentially identical to a 7.1 re-render from the ADM master.
To clarify... You can 'play' Atmos files using many software players, however in order to 'hear' Atmos you need to send the bitstream via HDMI to a suitable AVRThe only way to decode and play .mlp Atmos files is with the Dolby Reference Player app. Mac or Windows. What I said above about trying to pry that out of their hands!
Atmos needs the reference player.
https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1042583/EDIT: A few days ago I noticed that my new ASUS Zenbook laptop has a Dolby Atmos logo on it... Gowd knows how this is supposed to work!
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using my studio rig?
Thanks for the link... But I'm still none the wiser about why Dolby Atmos is on a laptop that has 2-channel/stereo speakers!
I would have guessed that, as a gaming computer(?), it might have a similar array of speakers to those on recent MacBooks, which actually manage to do interesting ambisonic-y things with Atmos and really do create the illusion of sounds coming from many different locations in space. But I could be wrong about any or all of those assumptions!Thanks for the link... But I'm still none the wiser about why Dolby Atmos is on a laptop that has 2-channel/stereo speakers!
Aw... Personally I'm not into gaming, along with their computers that have loads of flashing coloured led lights!I would have guessed that, as a gaming computer(?), it might have a similar array of speakers to those on recent MacBooks,
Does the laptop have HDMI out?Thanks for the link... But I'm still none the wiser about why Dolby Atmos is on a laptop that has 2-channel/stereo speakers!
From your lips to Tim Apple's ear.If macOS can decode DD+ Atmos from Apple Music streaming for playback via an audio interface, it stands to reason that it ought to be able to decode THD Atmos from local files.
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