"Immersive Sound: The Science of Fitting 9 Speakers and a Subwoofer Inside Your Head"
Originally Published 1 year ago — by Digital Trends
Spatial audio, such as Dolby Atmos, is gaining popularity in music streaming services, offering a 3D-like listening experience through headphones. This is achieved through binaural rendering, which uses psychoacoustic models to simulate sound direction and distance. Each person's unique head-related transfer function (HRTF) affects how realistic spatial audio sounds, and while some companies offer personalized HRTFs, most use generic ones. Artists face challenges in optimizing their mixes for different platforms and listening experiences, as spatial audio continues to evolve.