Apple Joining the Atmos streaming game!

[harync]

Thanks again. I’ll give it a go & keep trying. ( Yes, wouldn’t surprise me that John Mayer pulled it. )

Sob Rock is back in Atmos. Apparently supervised by Mayer himself:

John Mayer personally fixes Dolby Atmos mix on latest album

John Mayer says he is "thrilled" with his personal attempt to fix the Dolby Atmos mix on his Sob Rock album. The Dolby Atmos mixes had been removed because of complaints.

www.imore.com

The new mix is very front heavy, but I didn’t hear the original mix before it was pulled for comparison.

 

[salsdali]

You had me checking this out first thing this morning.
But..
No change here I'm sorry to report.

Oh well, we live in hope.

Edit
Deleted On an Island and added it to my library, same result...

On Live in Pompeii and Delicate Sound of Thunder, once I start playing I don't have to skip back to beginning of each song. I just start and it plays thru every song just fine.

On some albums previously (can't recall if same albums or different) I had to skip to the beginning of each song, so maybe it's album dependent. IDK?

I'm still on 15.0, haven't done the very latest upgrade.

on some of those previous albums I was absolutely pulling my hair out having to do it for each song so I definately noticed the difference and that's what I'm wondering, has anyone else noticed that difference?

EDIT: can confirm that Pearl Jam's Ten is "fixed" now whereas I seem to remember this maybe being a problematic album?

 

[salsdali]

fuk it, I'm losin' my mind

"I'll wait up for you in the dark

to speak to me

release me"

 

[mrcond]

Sob Rock is back in Atmos. Apparently supervised by Mayer himself:

John Mayer personally fixes Dolby Atmos mix on latest album

John Mayer says he is "thrilled" with his personal attempt to fix the Dolby Atmos mix on his Sob Rock album. The Dolby Atmos mixes had been removed because of complaints.

www.imore.com

The new mix is very front heavy, but I didn’t hear the original mix before it was pulled for comparison.

There was a lot of discussion around that situation here:

Once there was a thread...

Yesterday I was asked to remove the mention by Thom of his ATMOS mix on Sob Rock by John Mayer. Unfortunately for us all, Thom's mix is no longer featured for that title. I couldn't figure how to edit the thread and still have it make sense so it was removed completely. Sorry for any confusion.

www.quadraphonicquad.com

 

[harync]

There was a lot of discussion around that situation here:

Once there was a thread...

Yesterday I was asked to remove the mention by Thom of his ATMOS mix on Sob Rock by John Mayer. Unfortunately for us all, Thom's mix is no longer featured for that title. I couldn't figure how to edit the thread and still have it make sense so it was removed completely. Sorry for any confusion.

www.quadraphonicquad.com

Thanks for linking to that discussion. Pretty depressing, but not surprising.

 

[Ephi82]

This is great...6 Pink Floyd/Gilmour albums in Dolby Audio 5.1 and

Here's some PINK in ATMOS...

Beautiful Trauma by P!nk

Album · 2017 · 13 Songs

music.apple.com

Hurts 2B Human by P!nk

Album · 2019 · 13 Songs

music.apple.com

I believe this was on DualDisc...

I'm Not Dead by P!nk

Album · 2006 · 16 Songs

music.apple.com

when I first tried Pink’s Im not Dead, it initially played back in stereo only, despite my Marantz saying it was multi channel And the menu on Apple Music saying it was Dolby Audio. I restarted the track and it magically played back in 5.1

then, after skipping around the album, listening to several tracks, it decided to start playing back in ATMOS. The album info now saying it’s a Dolby ATMOS recording.

COLOR me confusEd!

 

[Cheezmo]

tvOS 15.2 beta 1 is out and no big surprise the Dolby Audio/Atmos bug is still there. So if you want to stay on the release version, no reason to mess around with it.

 

[humprof]

tvOS 15.2 beta 1 is out and no big surprise the Dolby Audio/Atmos bug is still there. So if you want to stay on the release version, no reason to mess around with it.

Argh. I've still managed to elude the update for now, but it feels like it's just a matter of time before the finger slips.

Googling, I found a "fix" for blocking updates altogether on ATV4K--it not only turns off auto-update, but doesn't even download updates and prompt you to install them--but the fix only works up through OS 11.1, which is no good if you want to play Atmos. I don't think anyone has found a way to do something similar for more recent versions of the OS.

 

[ar surround]

Argh. I've still managed to elude the update for now, but it feels like it's just a matter of time before the finger slips.

Googling, I found a "fix" for blocking updates altogether on ATV4K--it not only turns off auto-update, but doesn't even download updates and prompt you to install them--but the fix only works up through OS 11.1, which is no good if you want to play Atmos. I don't think anyone has found a way to do something similar for more recent versions of the OS.

The only way I can respond to this Apple dilemma:

WuMo by Wulff & Morgenthaler for October 26, 2021 | GoComics.com

View the comic strip for WuMo by cartoonist Wulff & Morgenthaler created October 26, 2021 available on GoComics.com

www.gocomics.com

 

[CINERAMAX]

A Momentary Lapse of Reason (2019 Remix) by Pink Floyd

Album · 2021 · 11 Songs

music.apple.com

The Endless River by Pink Floyd

Album · 2014 · 18 Songs

music.apple.com

On An Island by David Gilmour

Album · 2006 · 10 Songs

music.apple.com

Live at Pompeii by David Gilmour

Album · 2017 · 21 Songs

music.apple.com

Rattle That Lock (Deluxe) by David Gilmour

Album · 2015 · 20 Songs

music.apple.com

Live In Gdansk by David Gilmour

Album · 2008 · 26 Songs

music.apple.com

Thank you so much Eric!!

 

[salsdali]

A Momentary Lapse of Reason (2019 Remix) by Pink Floyd

Album · 2021 · 11 Songs

music.apple.com

The Endless River by Pink Floyd

Album · 2014 · 18 Songs

music.apple.com

On An Island by David Gilmour

Album · 2006 · 10 Songs

music.apple.com

Live at Pompeii by David Gilmour

Album · 2017 · 21 Songs

music.apple.com

Rattle That Lock (Deluxe) by David Gilmour

Album · 2015 · 20 Songs

music.apple.com

Live In Gdansk by David Gilmour

Album · 2008 · 26 Songs

music.apple.com

It's funny, I'm still on my free trial of apple music and before this I would have had to pay big bucks to acquire all this PF music in surround on the physical releases.

What a weird time to be alive

 

[pat bateman]

Can someone give the cliff notes on the ATV Atmos bug?

 

[woody]

This goes against the grain. Selecting Tori Amos album from the Atmos new release list with actually only one song ATMOS. Now heading off to Tidal….

 

[IMachine]

This goes against the grain. Selecting Tori Amos album from the Atmos new release list with actually only one song ATMOS. Now heading off to Tidal….

For me the whole album

 

[César]

For me the whole album

Whole album for me too. And a nice mix it's got

 

[mrcond]

Can someone give the cliff notes on the ATV Atmos bug?

If your ATV is updated to the latest software update, you likely have the bug. Tracks that are "Dolby Audio" (not Atmos), which includes mixes in 5.1 and 4.0, will play either all from the front left speaker, or with some weird stereo with most of it coming from front left. The workaround for this is to let the track play for 5-6 seconds and then hit the "Back" button on your remote (the left arrow on the big circular button). This should bring it back to proper playback.

(edit: some users are reporting the issue with Atmos tracks in addition to Dolby Audio tracks.)

 

[marcb]

If your ATV is updated to the latest software update, you likely have the bug. Tracks that are "Dolby Audio" (not Atmos), which includes mixes in 5.1 and 4.0, will play either all from the front left speaker, or with some weird stereo with most of it coming from front left. The workaround for this is to let the track play for 5-6 seconds and then hit the "Back" button on your remote (the left arrow on the big circular button). This should bring it back to proper playback.

Yet again, it affects ATMOS material as well as Dolby Audio material. I don’t know why some folks continue to write that it only affects Dolby Audio material.

 

[IMachine]

Yet again, it affects ATMOS material as well as Dolby Audio material. I don’t know why some folks continue to write that it only affects Dolby Audio material.

Perhaps the handshake to your receiver is different. I have a Denon X6200W and only this problem with Dolby Audio tracks. Atmos is fine!

 

[olgitnorm]

Atmos tracks fine for me to

 

[marcb]

Perhaps the handshake to your receiver is different. I have a Denon X6200W and only this problem with Dolby Audio tracks. Atmos is fine!

Perhaps. But that doesn’t matter. Anyone following this issue here and elsewhere knows that many people - if not nearly all - are experiencing the issue with Atmos AND Dolby Audio. You appear to be the exception, not the rule

So when someone writes specifically about the Atmos bug - which implies he/she is also having the issue with Atmos tracks - why not, at the very least, qualify the answer as “your experience” rather than explicitly and definitively providing incorrect info?