> On May 27, 2019, at 12:09 PM, mgraves mstvp.com <mgra...@mstvp.com> wrote: > > See also Dolby Atmos. Yet another triumph of marketing over reality. Dolby is > especially good in that arena. > > Michael Graves
Michael, Are you referring to the Dolby Atmos sound bars and ceiling bouncing speakers? If so I agree. But as a film sound designer, I don’t believe I am succumbing to marketing hype when I say that Dolby Atmos in a cinema setting, with its full range surrounds and speakers in what were gaps near the screen, is a real improvement over other earlier surround formats for cinema. Clearly Dolby is trying to generate profits from the mass home market rather than only from the small cinema world. It’s probable that any sound bar, whether “Atmos” or not, will be an upgrade for whomever buys it, so happy customers, even if the hype is not lived up to. Maybe it’s the placebo effect that makes these things work? Doug Murray _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
