What is Apple Music spatial audio?Explain seven questions, including how to do it and compatible songs

Apple Music is an Apple's flat -rate music distribution service that allows you to enjoy more than 75 million songs by "unlimited listening".In addition to watching music videos, the Internet radio "Apple Music 1" programs are also enriched.This time, we will introduce how to enjoy the "spatial audio" by Dolby Atmos, which has been newly added to the Apple Music in June.

Q1.What is a spatial audio?A.A function that allows you to experience music that jumps into the artist's performance space yourself

Apple Music is a music distribution service in a subscription -style (regular purchase) style (regular purchase), which has been six years since its start in the summer of 2015.In the meantime, the scale has gradually expanded, and as of June 2021, the number of music works has been distributed more than 75 million songs.Domestic and overseas works are well -balanced throughout the genre, from rock pops to jazz and classic.

Apple Music can be heard from the "Music" app that is standard installed on Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad, and Mac.The "Apple Music" app is also provided for Android devices.In addition, we support listening from Web browsers so that you can easily enjoy it on Windows PCs.

The theme of this theme, Dolby Atmos, is a new three -dimensional music experience that makes you feel the rich sound field beyond normal stereo regeneration.

It is a function based on Dolby Atmos, a unique surround technology developed by Dorvy La Boratries, and is characterized by the fact that it can provide a three -dimensional sound space, including the left and right, as well as the height direction.It can be as if the artist is playing music into a space where the artist is playing music.

To enjoy this space audio, you need to play the compatible songs in the songs distributed by Apple Music.In addition, how to enjoy spatial audio and how to find compatible songs will be described later.

Q2.Is there a usage fee?A.No additional costs required!You can enjoy Apple Music at the previous monthly fee

The Apple Music usage fee allows one user to register up to five user accounts in addition to the registered users and up to five user accounts in addition to registered users.There is a "family plan" of 1480 yen (tax included) that can be played on the device.In addition, for student users, there is a "student plan" of 480 yen (tax included), which is a great deal.

As of mid -June when I am writing this article, Apple has a three -month free trial of Apple Music.Before starting the use of a paid plan, you may decide whether to check during the trial period, such as whether the song you want to listen to is in the distribution song or whether the usability of the service is in line with the expectation.I think.

There is no additional cost to use spatial audio.With the same monthly usage fee as before, you can enjoy more than several thousands of spatial audio -compatible songs newly added to Apple Music.

Q3.What do you need to use spatial audio?A.Enjoy with iPhone and ordinary headphones and earphones

Next, I will explain the environment necessary to enjoy the songs corresponding to spatial audio.

Devices corresponding to spatial audio playback are iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV 4K.In addition, if it is an iPhone, iPad, or Mac, there are models that can be heard with a built -in speaker on the main unit.The breakdown is as follows.

Q4.Tell me how to configure spatial audio A.For iPhone and iPad, you can select from the "Settings" of the app

For example, if you want to enjoy spatial audio only with iPhone, select "Music" app from "Settings" and select "Dolby Atmos" in the list of "Audio" 3 "Automatic" or "Always on".Since some selection items are displayed, "Automatic" or "Always on".

If you select "Automatic", the Apple AirPods series wireless headphone earphone or Beats by Dr.When a model equipped with a Bluetooth audio chip "H1" or "W1", such as Beats Flex released from DRE, is connected to an iPhone or iPad, it automatically switches the playback mode to a spatial audio.。On the other hand, if you want to listen to stereo playback, turn it off.

Apple and Beats headphones and earphones that automatically switch between playback mode are as follows.

Also, if you set the selection item of "Dolby Atmos" to "Always on", you will be able to listen to Apple Music spatial audio using all wireless and wired headphones and wired earphones other than Apple.

Q5.Can you enjoy anything other than headphones and earphones?A.Use Apple TV 4K and speakers to create the best spatial audio playback environment

In the case of Apple TV 4K, a media player "Apple TV 4K", which allows you to enjoy various content such as Apple Music and Apple TV by connecting to a display device equipped with HDMI terminals such as TV, the way you enjoy spatial audio changes slightly.

First, there is a way to connect and listen to the smart speaker "HomePod" with a built -in Apple Siri.Moreover, you can prepare two HomePods and connect to Apple TV 4K as stereo spare.Of course, the three -dimensional sound of the spatial audio can be reproduced with only one unit.

If you want to enjoy spatial audio other than HomePod, you can listen to a sound bar that supports Dolby Atmos, AV amplifier, smart TV, etc. with an HDMI cable by connecting it to Apple TV 4K.If you stick to the sound bars, AV amplifiers, and those quality, you can create a "best spatial audio playback environment" at home.

There is also a method of connecting wireless headphones such as AirPods series or Beats headphones and earphones to the Apple TV 4K with Bluetooth.In this case, select "Music" from "Settings" on Apple TV and set the Dolby Atmos setting to "Auto".However, this method does not seem to support spatial audio by other companies' Bluetooth headphones and earphones.

Q6.How do you find a spatial audio compatible song?A.Let's find it from Apple Music's "Play List"

How can I find songs that are compatible with spatial audio from Apple Music's over 75 million songs?

The simplest way is to follow the eight "spatial audio: playlists" from the "Find" tabs in the music app.I would like you to be able to search by inserting keywords such as Dolby Atmos and spatial audio from the "search" function, but as of mid -June when I wrote this article.

Playlists divided by themes, such as "Spatial Audio: Hits" and "Spatial Audio: Pop", are lined with spatial audio songs from various artists.

Also, depending on the artist, you may be able to listen to the whole album with a spatial audio, or one song on the playlist may be spatial audio for the first time from the album.You'll have a pleasure to find a deep digging or finding your favorite artist releasing spatial audio -compatible works.

By the way, when I searched, Japanese artists were able to find the spatial audio work of Alice -Sara Otto on the classic playlist.It is likely that the work of Japanese artists corresponding to spatial audio will increase in earnest.

Q7.I'm worried about the decrease in giga, but what should I do?A.Download and listen when you go out

In the case of an iPhone, if you play videos and music using mobile data communication on the go, you will be worried about consumption of data communication capacity, that is, "how to reduce giga".

The songs that support spatial audio can be downloaded to the device and listen to offline as well as Apple Music's other music content.From the "Settings" of the music app, turn on the "Download with Dolby Atmos" in the "Download" item.Now you can enjoy spatial audio without worrying about the decrease in giga.

Liberation and three -dimensional music experience is the real pleasure of spatial audio

Finally, I will tell you the impression of connecting AirPods Pro to the iPhone and listening to a spatial audio song.When the song is played, vocalists and piano melodies are strongly localized in the center, and the band's performance draws a spacious space.This is a liberated and three -dimensional music experience that is more like speaker listening, rather than "listening with ears", and this is the real pleasure of spatial audio.

Now I am listening to the works of overseas artists, but since I often listen to Japanese music works, I am looking forward to seeing how familiar artists can listen to the spatial audio.

Apple has announced that there is a plan to implement an update related to spatial audio as soon as possible.

One is the function of "dynamic head tracking" that can be heard from the appropriate direction without blurring the sound of the song even if the user changes the direction of the face while wearing headphones and earphones.Space audio dynamic head tracking is iOS 14.6 or later iPhone, iPados 14.You can enjoy it with an iPad after 6 and an AirPods Pro or AirPods Max.In Apple TV video content, it supports dynamic head tracking at the forefront, so we recommend that you try it.

The other is to be able to enjoy spatial audio soon with the Android "Apple Music" app.

Surprisingly, there are not many content and services where you can enjoy realistic three -dimensional music experiences on your smartphone.I think that Apple Music spatial audio is a very revolutionary attempt to enjoy a sense of realism that is close to music live anytime and anywhere.Please try "experience" what the spatial audio is like "thinking".

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