Because the implementation for Apple Music of Spatial Audio is sound-only, there's no head-tracking involved. Spatial Audio is a slightly different beast to the new Dolby Atmos-powered Spatial Audio for Apple Music in that the latter also utilises the sensors in Apple's own headphones to enable dynamic head-tracking. Spatial Audio was initially launched as part of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, and the newer Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos feature for Apple Music arrived as part of the iOS 14.6 and iPadOS 14.6 updates. What is Spatial Audio?Īnother new addition to Apple Music is Spatial Audio, which is a two-pronged Apple technology designed to provide "multidimensional sound and clarity" delivering surround sound and 3D audio via your headphones. the streaming behemoth was unable to make good on its 'by the end of 2021' launch pledge. Spotify's long-awaited Spotify HiFi tier is due to offer CD-quality streams, too, at some point.
Tidal, Qobuz and Amazon Music HD all offer CD-quality and hi-res listening, while Deezer offers the former. Over 20 million tracks were accessible in the highest quality Hi-Res Lossless format at launch in summer 2021, and the streaming giant seems to have made good on its promise to bring the entire catalogue – in Lossless, at least – by the end of 2021.Īpple Music isn't the first service to offer lossless or hi-res streaming, of course.
You can choose your quality through the Settings > Music > Audio Quality section of Apple Music.Īll of Apple Music's 90-million-strong music catalogue is now available in CD quality or Apple Music Lossless. Apple's Lossless streams use ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) to offer more detail and information in a recording.Īpple offers three tiers of higher resolution audio: CD quality (16-bit/44.1kHz), Apple Music Lossless (up to 24-bit/48kHz), and Hi-Res Lossless (up to 24-bit/192kHz). With Apple and Amazon offering lossless streaming for no extra charge, what now for their rivals?Įssentially, it's Apple embracing hi-res audio.
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