Archaeopteryx Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I was having a play around with DearVR and upon Googling how best to handle this software I came across a setting I'd never altered. The DearVR manual states that, in Logic's preferences, Spatial Audio should be set from Off to Dolby Atmos. As I say, this was set to Off and because this is a setting for the software itself, it has been so throughout multiple Logic projects. May I ask if it is safe to change this setting to Dolby Atmos permanently, even when I open and edit the many projects where it has always been set to Off? I hope that makes sense Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Turning on Spatial Audio is perfectly safe, however it does change the format of your mix, much like changing a mix from mono to stereo would. You will now have a multiple channel format that is handled differently, expected to be routed to an array of multiple speakers positioned all around you in a room to reproduce the immersive audio localization, or mixed down to a binaural reproduction of the audio to be played back on headphones or stereo speaker systems. Also note that mixing in Dolby Atmos puts a lot more strain on your computer resources, mainly your CPU. You can read more about Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos in Logic Pro right there: Overview of surround and spatial audio in Logic Pro for Mac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeopteryx Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Wow - I don't know which was scarier - the answer itself or the incredible speed of your response! Thank you, David. I think I might just leave it 'off' although I will follow the link you kindly left Do you think DearVR would be rendered completely useless without 'Dolby Atmos'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 39 minutes ago, Archaeopteryx said: Do you think DearVR would be rendered completely useless without 'Dolby Atmos'? I've never used that plug-in however as I understand, you need to use some kind of surround format in order to use it. I believe the best if you want to explore this is to read and experiment. If you want to experiment with your own projects then first make sure you save a copy that you name for example project-name-Spatial, and in that copy, turn on Spatial Audio and start experimenting, while reading the manuals. I would first experiment with Logic's built-in Spatial Audio tools. Shameless plug: there is an entire chapter dedicated to mixing in Dolby Atmos in my book, that lays out the foundations of the Spatial Audio mixing workflow using Logic Pro's built-in tools (3D object panners, Surround panners, Surround 7.1.2 plug-ins, gain staging in Dolby Atmos, The Dolby Atmos plug-in, ADM BWF file export), along with a mix of Darude's Moments (feat. Sebastian Reyman) used to demonstrate how to position sound sources in the immersive sound field. For more about my book and to hear Darude's song: https://www.logicprohelp.com/logic-pro-book/ You can also play with this using one of the demo projects that come along with Logic Pro, for example Take a Daytrip - Manzana Spatial Audio, that you can find in the project chooser (File > New), under "Demo Projects". Have fun and don't hesitate to ask questions here! 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archaeopteryx Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 Great - thanks David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Nahmani Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 You're welcome! 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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