Apple adds high-quality lossless audio to Apple Music, free to all subscribers .

Apple adds high-quality lossless audio to Apple Music, free to all subscribers .

Apple has announced two new features for its Apple Music subscriber base .The company will roll out lossless audio as well as spatial audio with support for Dolby Atmos on Apple Music from next month .

Thousands of songs will be available in spatial audio upon the feature’s launch.

Apple also informed that the two new features will be available to Apple Music subscribers at no additional cost.

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By the month of June, many of the existing audio pieces on Apple Music will be available as part of the spatial audio with Dolby Atmos experience. Apple stated that it is working with artists to bring more music specifically for the new spatial audio experience.

In addition to spatial audio with Dolby Atmos, Apple Music will also make its catalogue of 75 million-plus songs available in lossless audio. Apple uses ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) to retain every single bit of the original audio file, capturing every bit of audio created right at the recording studio.

The subscribers using the latest version of Apple Music can turn it on in Settings > Music > Audio Quality. Users can also choose different resolutions as per their connections, such as cellular, Wi-Fi, or for download.

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. These new features will be available for Apple Music subscribers starting next month at no additional cost.
“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 Music. 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.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.

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, 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 — 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.J Balvin said: “I’m really excited to be part of this project with 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 favourite 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.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

Music will also make its catalog of more than 75 million songs available in Lossless Audio. 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 Music can turn it on in Settings > Music > Audio Quality. For the true audiophile, Apple Music also offers Hi-Resolution Lossless all the way up to 24 bit at 192 kHz.¹Producer 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 i Music subscribers at no additional cost.

• Thousands of tracks will be available in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos at launch, with more added regularly.

• Music’s catalog of more than 75 million songs will be available in Lossless Audio.

Reference link:

https://www.apple.com/in/newsroom/2021/05/apple-music-announces-spatial-audio-and-lossless-audio/

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