Atmos Demo Tracks

[sjcorne]

What songs would you use to show off Atmos to a new listener? Here's my list:

1. Grateful Dead - "Ripple"
2. Tom Petty - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
3. Porcupine Tree - "Walk The Plank"
4. Doors - "Riders On The Storm"
5. Joni Mitchell - "Harry's House/Centerpiece"
6. Spoon - "Astral Jacket"
7. Pineapple Thief - "137"
8. Tori Amos - "29 Years"
9. Monkey House - "New York Owes You Nothing"
10. A-Ha - "Take On Me"

 

[WozzaDog]

What songs would you use to show off Atmos to a new listener? Here's my list:

1. Grateful Dead - "Ripple"
2. Tom Petty - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
3. Porcupine Tree - "Walk The Plank"
4. Doors - "Riders On The Storm"
5. Joni Mitchell - "Harry's House/Centerpiece"
6. Spoon - "Astral Jacket"
7. Pineapple Thief - "137"
8. Tori Amos - "29 Years"
9. Monkey House - "New York Owes You Nothing"
10. A-Ha - "Take On Me"

Interesting to observe my ego and the monkeys chattering in my head. I thought I had the definitive list and others would have 5 of them. I’m obviously delusional lol.

This is a good list Sjcorne! I just heard a few tracks here for the first time in ATMOS.

 

[brnzback]

Tom Petty-You Don't How It Feels
Traffic-Low Spark High Heel Boys (fantastic)
+1 on Riders
Fleetwood Mac-Dreams
Hoobastank-The Reason
The Black Keys-Wild Child

On Apple Music

 

[WozzaDog]

ATMOS demo tracks to show off ATMOS capabilities, in no order of preference:

1. Angie (Rolling stones)
- Subtle expansion with strings in sides and rears.

2. Another One Bites The Dust (Queen)
- full of special effects bouncing around.
- Guitars all over the place find really well!

3. Californian Soil (London Grammar)
- hauntingly spectacular in the ATMOS mix. The best opener, so craftily created.

4. Bitter Taste ((Billy Idol) & Steve Stevens)
- Well done the rebel still yells, and Steve is still doing his magic)
- nice balance of front and rear.

5. Welcome Back (Neil Young & Crazy Horse)
- This 2022 ATMOS creation feels like it was recorded back in the 70s. I love how the two guitars use the sides and rear speakers and not the front. Awesome validation of big speakers all around!!!
- This is music evolution from an old soul still taking us on his journey. Well done Neil and team.

6. Stand Up (Tierra Whack)
- Fun ATMOS mix that demos why 2 speakers can’t compete with 7.4.4

7. Rocket Man (Elton John)
- lovely warm full ambient mix. So yummy.
- Even grandma can join in the ATMOS fun with this tune.
- the focus dances back from front focus verses and full surround chorus.
- 10 out of 10 for this mix

8. Circles (Post Malone)
- One of the pioneering ATMOS tracks show the industry and audience how new music can sound. When I was showing off ATMOS music ; years ago this track gave my friends the confidence to invest $5, $10, or $30k on a new system and my SACD pipe dreams of surround music were not the thing if the past. Surround music has a future Post Malone bought new surround music to the masses.

9. Blurred Lines (Robin Thick)
- the fun song remixed with 360 vocals and music

10. Seniorita (Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello)
- Camila singing from the front and Shawn from the back.

11. Money For Nothing ( Dire Straights)
- this SACD classic evolves into ATMOS with a new mix / edit

12 Boyfriend (Selena Gomez)
- I used to think Selena was ok radio music. But when here albums hit the ATMOS released I was converted.
- these two songs are so well recorded and mixed.

13. Sweet Caroline (Neil Diamond)
- a fun classic.
- there is something done in this mix where if the room correction is done well, the sweet spot takes on a new meaning with the vocals coming from all speakers. It’s trippy.

14. Dreams (Fleetwood Mac)
- wonderful. My most played 5.1 SACD evolved into ATMOS.
- RIP Christine.

 

[Blackwood]

From my Apple Music Surround playlist, I think the best are:

Antenna (Live) - Kraftwerk (There might be others from that 3D album that shine a bit more, but this one stood out to me most.)
Tears for Fears - Long, Long Time (or perhaps The Tipping Point)
Beatles - A Day In The Life (This is for a Beatles fan... the big buildup toward the end of the song cranked up usually gets their attention.)
Max Cooper - Exotic Contents
Drum Planet - King Clave or Storm Drum (These are my top “show off the system” songs.)
Daniel Belanger - Soleil levant
Mats Bergstrom/Steve Reich - Electric Counterpoint: III. Fast
Earth, Wind & Fire - September (This is really just for my mom, but it makes me happy to see her reaction to a song she loves.)
Korrnelius - Immersive Darkness

About half of these are things I learned about on this forum, for which I am eternally grateful.

 

[mrcond]

I always start with this, for the “wow factor”.

 

[ar surround]

The Beatles: The End. From the bluray.

 

[WozzaDog]

I always start with this, for the “wow factor”.

I agree. This is an awesome track.

 

[AYanguas]

I don’t have a top ten Atmos demos clearly defined.

In the previous posts I miss that no one has mentioned any songs from the following albums, that could impress first listeners:

Yello – Point

Kraftwerk – 3D Catalogue

X-Propaganda – The Heart is Strange

Booka Shade – Dear Future Self

 

[Blackwood]

Kraftwerk – 3D Catalogue

First thing I listed.

Personally, I have an xPropaganda song in my Surround playlist. But if I only have a song or two to grab somebody with Atmos, I have others that I think might do a better job.

 

[perzon57]

What songs would you use to show off Atmos to a new listener? Here's my list:

1. Grateful Dead - "Ripple"
2. Tom Petty - "Don't Come Around Here No More"
3. Porcupine Tree - "Walk The Plank"
4. Doors - "Riders On The Storm"
5. Joni Mitchell - "Harry's House/Centerpiece"
6. Spoon - "Astral Jacket"
7. Pineapple Thief - "137"
8. Tori Amos - "29 Years"
9. Monkey House - "New York Owes You Nothing"
10. A-Ha - "Take On Me"

Nice list, I'm with you on most of it, but my go to Tori Amos is "Spies" and my Tom Petty favourite is "It's Good to be King.

 

[sjcorne]

Nice list, I'm with you on most of it, but my go to Tori Amos is "Spies" and my Tom Petty favourite is "It's Good to be King.

I could make another top ten list comprised entirely of Petty tracks

 

[perzon57]

I could make another top ten list comprised entirely of Petty tracks

Of course you could, and me too.

 

[Strilo]

I could make another top ten list comprised entirely of Petty tracks

DO IT.

Also thanks for this thread. I am gonna sit down and browse some of these lists on the system!

 

[IMachine]

I always start with this, for the “wow factor”.

Yep! This is the one I play for every newbie.

 

[TheGreatRamseythe2nd]

Can somebody with a fully calibrated Atmos system help me? I need some tracks to demo bass, and need feedback on tracks/albums I am having problems with. Some titles I have are overwhelmed with bass, I was wondering is it my set up, or is the mix bad?

 

[TheMiltonian]

Can somebody with a fully calibrated Atmos system help me? I need some tracks to demo bass, and need feedback on tracks/albums I am having problems with. Some titles I have are overwhelmed with bass, I was wondering is it my set up, or is the mix bad?

What do you mean by ‘bass’?

Hip hop/electronica? Jazz or rock band? Orchestral/pipe organs?

What tracks are you playing & what are you hearing?

 

[Lucanu]

I’m an old-school kind of person. My favorite mixes to demo Atmos capabilities actually are Lyle Lovett album 12th of June and Jamiroquai album Travelling without moving.
But to setup my system the best I can I regularly run these two “albums” from Apple Music

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[TheGreatRamseythe2nd]

What do you mean by ‘bass’?

Hip hop/electronica? Jazz or rock band? Orchestral/pipe organs?

What tracks are you playing & what are you hearing?

I mean all things low; KICK, TOMS, BASS GUITAR.

I am playing albums such as Rodriguez Jr Bliss and the kick drum is way way too much in the lows, same with Gordian knot, both atmos mixes. I was wanting to know if others have same experience with certain albums.

 

[Lucanu]

I mean all things low; KICK, TOMS, BASS GUITAR.

I am playing albums such as Rodriguez Jr Bliss and the kick drum is way way too much in the lows, same with Gordian knot, both atmos mixes. I was wanting to know if others have same experience with certain albums.

Are you listening through a receiver? do you have bass management on? are your speaker setup as full range?
I never had this issue but from what you say it could be a bass management setup messed up