It’s a clever little demo that gives a really great effect of sounds panning 360 degrees around the room and up overhead.

My daughter calls this one “the dancing game” as a ball and colored lights move around the screen like something out of the Just Dance games with audio chiming and pulsing all around the room through the different speakers. (Except there is no shooting or tree falling in Amaze.) Other than the on-screen visuals, a lot of the audio reminds me of that old Dolby/THX Surround-EX audio-only demo clip, where a bird flew around the room, a hunter shot at it and missed, and then a tree comes crashing down, ending with a Wilhelm scream. Crockett also says an “optimal Dolby Atmos experience” is achieved with four overhead (or upfiring) speakers, but it can be achieved with as few as two or as many as 10.Īmaze takes you on a brief trip through a rainforest as birds fly around and rain falls from overhead. It will, however, open up a nice dialog between you and customers, and it’s great that there is an Atmos solution for rooms that can’t support in-ceiling speakers for whatever the reason. I do take issue with the statement that you can get the “same incredible experience” with upfiring Atmos speakers, as in my personal experience this is not the same and definitely ceiling and room dependent. The clip starts off by explaining, “A Dolby Atmos soundtrack transports you from an ordinary moment into an extraordinary experience,” and then various onscreen clips swirl audio around the room and overhead.īrett Crockett, Dolby’s senior director of research, Sound Technology, does a nice job explaining and simplifying how traditional channel-based surround sound mixing works and why Atmos’ new object-based audio system gives sound designers better tools to move sounds precisely around the room and even overhead to deliver the ultimate immersive experience.Ĭrockett also explains the components needed to create a Dolby Atmos home theater environment. This is a terrific sales icebreaker for you to show new home theater clients, as it quickly and simply explains, demonstrates, and demystifies what Dolby Atmos is and why this is “the next revolution” in surround sound technology. Introduction to Dolby Atmos for the Home (4:08) (Note, this offer is only open to integrators, and you will need to provide your company details to receive the disc.)įirst, here’s a breakdown of the tracks found on the new disc: While the disc wasn’t initially available for attendees, it is now available for integrators, and it’s a must have for your showroom!Ī link at the end of this post takes you to a site where you can get a copy for your company. At this past CEDIA show, Dolby created a new Atmos demo Blu-ray disc for exhibitors to use.

Dolby atmos demo disc 2019