The next generation of sound on Apple Music is coming to
subscribers June 2021 at no additional cost
Apple® today announced Apple Music® is bringing industry-leading
sound quality to subscribers with the addition of Spatial Audio
with support for Dolby Atmos. Spatial Audio gives artists the
opportunity to create immersive audio experiences for their fans
with true multidimensional sound and clarity. Apple Music
subscribers will also be able to listen to more than 75 million
songs in Lossless Audio — the way the artists created them in the
studio. These new features will be available for Apple Music
subscribers starting next month at no additional cost.
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Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and
Lossless Audio are coming to Apple Music subscribers beginning June
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“Apple Music is making its biggest advancement ever in sound
quality,” said Oliver Schusser, Apple’s vice president of Apple
Music and Beats®. “Listening to a song in Dolby Atmos is like
magic. The music comes from all around you and sounds incredible.
Now we are bringing this truly innovative and immersive experience
to our listeners with music from their favorite artists like J
Balvin, Gustavo Dudamel, Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Kacey Musgraves,
The Weeknd, and so many more. Subscribers will also be able to
listen to their music in the highest audio quality with Lossless
Audio. Apple Music as we know it is about to change forever.”
Spatial Audio with Support for Dolby
Atmos
Apple is bringing Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos to
Apple Music. Dolby Atmos is a revolutionary, immersive audio
experience that enables artists to mix music so the sound comes
from all around and from above the listener. By default, Apple
Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods®
and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as the built-in
speakers in the latest versions of iPhone®, iPad®, and Mac®. Apple
Music will be adding new Dolby Atmos tracks constantly and will be
curating a special set of Dolby Atmos playlists to help listeners
find the music they love. In addition, albums that are available in
Dolby Atmos will have a badge on the detail page for easy
discovery.
At launch, subscribers can enjoy thousands of songs in Spatial
Audio from some of the world’s biggest artists and music across all
genres, including hip-hop, country, Latin, pop, and classical.
Apple Music is working with artists and labels to add new releases
and the best catalog tracks, as more artists begin to create music
specifically for the Spatial Audio experience. Together, Apple
Music and Dolby are making it easy for musicians, producers, and
mix engineers to create songs in Dolby Atmos. Initiatives include
doubling the number of Dolby-enabled studios in major markets,
offering educational programs, and providing resources to
independent artists.
“Today marks the introduction of Dolby Atmos on Apple Music — a
new music experience that is transforming how music is created by
artists and enjoyed by their fans,” said Kevin Yeaman, Dolby
Laboratories’ president and CEO. “We are working with Apple Music
to make Dolby Atmos widely available to all musicians and anyone
who loves music.”
J Balvin said: “I’m really excited to be part of this project
with Apple Music because I always want to be a step ahead and I
think this is one of those steps. With Lossless, everything in the
music is going to sound bigger and stronger but more importantly,
it will be better quality. Hearing myself and my music in Dolby
Atmos for the first time, it was just crazy, it blew my mind, it’s
indescribable. I think fans will really love this new
experience.”
Gustavo Dudamel said: “There are no words to describe the
immersive, overpowering experience of being a conductor, leading a
performance of Mahler’s towering ‘Symphony of a Thousand.’ But now,
technology is advancing to bring that experience closer to our
ears, our minds, and our souls. Share with me this monumental, live
performance with my beloved Los Angeles Philharmonic, remastered in
Dolby Atmos audio technology for the first time on Apple Music
alongside my collection of Deutsche Grammophon recordings with the
LA Phil, in rich, remarkable 3D sound.”
Grammy Award-winning producer, songwriter, and composer Giles
Martin said: “Since recording began, artists, producers, and
engineers have tried to paint pictures with sound, transporting
listeners to worlds they never knew existed, even when the sound
came from a single speaker. Now with the dawn of immersive audio,
we can take the music lover inside the music. From the feeling of
hearing your favorite artist in the same room as you, to the
experience of sitting directly in the middle of a symphony
orchestra, the listening experience is transformative and the
possibilities for the creator are endless. This is a quantum leap
in technology — I have so far had the pleasure of mixing some of
the greatest artists in history in Dolby Atmos. With this work I
have found myself falling into albums I love. There is a unique
experience of being able to fully immerse myself in music that,
although is familiar, suddenly sounds new, fresh, and immediate. As
a creator, it is beyond exciting that we can now share this
incredible experience through Apple Music.”
Mixing engineer Manny Marroquin said: “Spatial Audio gives music
a new identity. Every time I mix in Atmos it gives me goosebumps.
The future has arrived.”
Lossless Audio
Apple Music will also make its catalog of more than 75 million
songs available in Lossless Audio. Apple uses ALAC (Apple Lossless
Audio Codec) to preserve every single bit of the original audio
file. This means Apple Music subscribers will be able to hear the
exact same thing that the artists created in the studio.
To start listening to Lossless Audio, subscribers using the
latest version of Apple Music can turn it on in Settings > Music
> Audio Quality. Here, they can choose different resolutions for
different connections such as cellular, Wi-Fi, or for download.
Apple Music’s Lossless tier starts at CD quality, which is 16 bit
at 44.1 kHz (kilohertz), and goes up to 24 bit at 48 kHz and is
playable natively on Apple devices. For the true audiophile, Apple
Music also offers Hi-Resolution Lossless all the way up to 24 bit
at 192 kHz.1
Producer Piper Payne said: “The soul and life of the mix is
sitting in the extra bits of data that are stored in the lossless
file. As a mastering engineer, having the ability to convey the
music to the listener at its highest quality is the end goal of
what I work for every day.”
Availability
- Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio
will be available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional
cost.
- Thousands of tracks will be available in Spatial Audio with
Dolby Atmos at launch, with more added regularly.
- Apple Music’s catalog of more than 75 million songs will be
available in Lossless Audio.
More information, including a comprehensive list of compatible
devices, is available at apple.com/apple-music/
1Due to the large file sizes and bandwidth needed for Lossless
and Hi-Res Lossless Audio, subscribers will need to opt in to the
experience. Hi-Res Lossless also requires external equipment, such
as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
About Apple Music
Apple loves music. With iPod® and iTunes®, Apple revolutionized
the music experience by putting a thousand songs in your pocket.
Today, Apple Music takes this to the ultimate with over 75 million
songs, thousands of playlists, and daily selections from the
world’s best music experts, including all of the artists and hosts
broadcasting daily across its Apple Music 1℠, Apple Music Hits, and
Apple Music Country global live streams. Since 2015, Apple Music
has welcomed tens of millions of subscribers in 167 countries and
regions. Streaming seamlessly to iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch®,
Apple TV®, Mac, HomePod®, and CarPlay®, Apple Music is the most
complete music experience on the planet. Apple Music is also
available on popular smart TVs, smart speakers, Android and Windows
devices, and more — as well as online at music.apple.com.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.
Apple’s five software platforms — iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and
tvOS — provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and
empower people with breakthrough services including the App Store,
Apple Music, Apple Pay, and iCloud. Apple’s more than 100,000
employees are dedicated to making the best products on earth, and
to leaving the world better than we found it.
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