According to Apple, the upcoming Apple Music features Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos and Lossless Audio will be available on iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, macOS 11.4 and tvOS 14.6 or later. The launch is scheduled for June.
Apple said in the press releasethat thousands of tracks will be available in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos at no additional cost, with more being added regularly. Spatial Audio is already available on AirPods Pro and Max. Apple describes Spatial Audio is an immersive three-dimensional audio format that allows musicians to mix music so that it sounds as if the instruments are everywhere in the room around you. Apple Music subscribers will be able to listen to Dolby Atmos tracks with any headphones, according to Apple. When listening with AirPods or Beats headphones With an H1 or W1 chip, Dolby Atmos music will play automatically when it is available for a song. For other headphones, users can set Dolby Atmos to "Always On" under "Settings > Music > Audio".
Apple Music with Spatial & Lossless Audio: 20 million songs at launch
Users can also listen to Dolby Atmos music through the built-in speakers of a compatible iPhone, iPad, MacBook Pro, or HomePod, or by connecting an Apple TV 4K to a compatible TV or audio-visual receiver. Apple Music is also getting two levels of lossless audio at no additional cost, with more than 20 million songs supporting the feature at launch and 75 million songs by the end of the year. The standard "Lossless" level refers to lossless audio up to 48kHz, while "Hi-Res Lossless" refers to lossless audio from 48kHz to 192kHz. "Hi-Res Lossless" will require a digital-to-analog converter, according to Apple. Users will be able to turn on lossless audio in Settings > Music > Audio Quality. iOS 14.6, iPadOS 14.6, macOS 11.4, and tvOS 14.6 are currently in beta testing. An exact date for the market launch in June has not yet been announced. (Photo by d8nn / Bigstockphoto)
