Why is Immersive sound relevant to me?

With Immersive Audio, the listener is surrounded by sound coming from all directions: Front-Back, Left-Right and Up-Down. This is what we call 3-dimensional sound and this is exactly what we experience in our daily life and for example when we listen to a live concert. Sounds from the performing artists are reflected in different surfaces and objects and reaches our ears from all possible directions and defines the acoustic environment.

In the late 50s, the audio industry traversed from mono to stereo recordings in an attempt to create a richer listening experience. 5.1 surround was invented already in the 70s, but became available to a broader public in the 90s when movies were distributed on DVD. In a 5.1 system, five speakers are placed at ear level (three in front, two in the back), surrounding the listeners. Fairly soon, even music was produced for 5.1, but the response from the audience has so far been quite reserved. One reason for this might be that most music enthusiasts are listening to music in headphones.

Immersive Sound is the Next Generation Audio (NGA) where height information is added with speakers in the ceiling and sometimes also on the floor. However, Immersive Sound can also be listened to and experienced in headphones! On streaming sites such as Apple Music and Tidal, music produced in Dolby Atmos or Sony360 can be listened to in headphones, provided that the settings in your device are set properly. Look for the Dolby Atmos or Sony360 logo.

Since 2021, productions made by Per Sjösten for Footprint Records are produced in Dolby Atmos and you can find them in our shop by selecting “immersive” under Audio Format. The immersive versions available for these are binaural renderings from the Dolby Atmos mix, i.e. what you would hear if you stream from Apple Music or Tidal. If you, dear listener, are interested in a full Dolby Atmos version that can be listened to on a surround speaker system, please do not hesitate to contact us.

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