paraded said:

Is the Blu Ray Atmos Audio disc up for pre order Region protected? If so, might have to hold off on this until there's a US link.

None of the Blu-Ray audio discs I have are region coded.

KlyphIsBackAgain said:

Thanks for this and all your other, really helpful replies 👍

JoeyCococo said:

How is an ATMOS mix supposed to compete? Or, is it a totally diff experience?

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Google exists.

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What would they use the rear and and centre channels for in a ATMOS surround mix of a music album?????

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Lemme give you a clue: it was remixed for Atmos.

KlyphIsBackAgain said:

What I wouldn't give for a Steven Wilson Atmos mix of a Prince record...but I doubt he did this one. He's a big Prince fan but D&P probably isn't his favorite album and he tends to only work on albums he likes.

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https://www.instagram.com...WcaNBr7be/

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Note that Chris James also says he worked on vault tracks. So expect some of those outtakes on the set to be not from 1990/1991/1992 when it comes to the mix, but a "modern" mix (probably/hopefully based on a cassette copy of a mix).

olb99 said:

For the Atmos fans (I don't know anything about the Atmos market, so please forgive my ignorant question): what are the probabilities that this is a proper Atmos mix (a remix, done from the multitracks) as opposed to an Atmos mix automatically generated from the stereo mix (which wouldn't make a lot of sense to me, but you never know - people generate "HD" video from "SD" content all the time and upsample audio as well)?

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https://www.instagram.com...WcaNBr7be/

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bizzie said:

olb99 said:

For the Atmos fans (I don't know anything about the Atmos market, so please forgive my ignorant question): what are the probabilities that this is a proper Atmos mix (a remix, done from the multitracks) as opposed to an Atmos mix automatically generated from the stereo mix (which wouldn't make a lot of sense to me, but you never know - people generate "HD" video from "SD" content all the time and upsample audio as well)?

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https://www.instagram.com...WcaNBr7be/

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Ok, so very likely remixed by Chris James, even though he doesn't explicitely mention the Atmos release ("more to come"?). Thanks. And very good news.

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I'm not yet in the Atmos bandwagon, but I've always been kind of excited by surround/5.1 releases of my favorite artists (stuff like the Quadraphonic LP release of "Bitches Brew" in 1971, SACDs, etc.).

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I have a sonos 15.7 version Sonos OS S2.

Dont think that supports Dolby atmos, can't seem to find a definitive explanation.

Farfunknugin said:

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It depends on whether you have an atmos-capable soundbar (Arc, for example) or not. Though soundbars can only imitate a real Atmos-setup, of course, but at least they can play it.

I have not heard any music newly remixed for surround / atmos set-ups. But I think it adds a whole new artistic layer to the music. Wonder how many artists are fully involved themselves in this "remix" experience vs. just a sound engineer doing his/her best take.

Obviously with Prince, we know he is not around, but for other artists I believe this must be really cool

Krid said:

I have not heard any music newly remixed for surround / atmos set-ups. But I think it adds a whole new artistic layer to the music. Wonder how many artists are fully involved themselves in this "remix" experience vs. just a sound engineer doing his/her best take.

Obviously with Prince, we know he is not around, but for other artists I believe this must be really cool

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Artists are very rarely involved in this. And in my opinion Atmos is just a fad, similarly to quadrophonia in the '70s or 3D TV more recently. Gimmicks. Cool to check them out, but it diverts my attention from the music so I don't like it.
And don't forget that soundbars can only imitate the sound of a real surround speaker setup (with ceiling speakers and side speakers etc etc) – and even that imitation only works when it's installed properly in a suitable rooom.

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KlyphIsBackAgain said:

What I wouldn't give for a Steven Wilson Atmos mix of a Prince record...but I doubt he did this one. He's a big Prince fan but D&P probably isn't his favorite album and he tends to only work on albums he likes.

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Amen. His remix work for Yes and XTC and Ultravox and especially Tears For Fears has all been spectacular.

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I've got a wish list of bands and albums I wish Wilson would tackle. And Prince is right there at the top.

It's even on Amazon now!

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0CGDBTPX3?psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&ref_=chk_typ_imgToDp

Kares said:

Krid said:

I have not heard any music newly remixed for surround / atmos set-ups. But I think it adds a whole new artistic layer to the music. Wonder how many artists are fully involved themselves in this "remix" experience vs. just a sound engineer doing his/her best take.

Obviously with Prince, we know he is not around, but for other artists I believe this must be really cool

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Artists are very rarely involved in this. And in my opinion Atmos is just a fad, similarly to quadrophonia in the '70s or 3D TV more recently. Gimmicks. Cool to check them out, but it diverts my attention from the music so I don't like it.
And don't forget that soundbars can only imitate the sound of a real surround speaker setup (with ceiling speakers and side speakers etc etc) – and even that imitation only works when it's installed properly in a suitable rooom.

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completely agree with this. Unless the originally work was created specifically for the format, it's most definitely a gimmick.

I noticed the SPECS aren't Hi-Resolution. May not order after all. 24 bit / 44.1 meh.

https://goldendiscs.ie/collections/welcome-2-america-prince/products/diamonds-and-pearls-prince-the-new-power-generation-blu-ray

pld71 said:

That's technically hi-res.

The SDE Shop now has an image of the Dolby Atmos Blu-ray disc and front cover https://www.thesdeshop.co...-atmos-mix

It's still available 2 order.