Atmos obviously has the potential to be amazing as we’ve seen in movies and TV shows, but I feel like for music it isn’t fully there yet. Most music production first happens in stereo since that’s how the song is mostly being played (stereo systems, headphones, car speakers). Then, producers try to take that track and mix it in Atmos for services like Apple Music. However, music is much harder to mix in Atmos versus movies because there are so many elements playing at the same time, whereas that isn’t the case in movies (mostly dialogue or singular sound effects). Additionally, since the population that’s listening to Atmos tracks is relatively low, Atmos production isn’t a huge focus point, especially for artists with a lower budget. The result is an Atmos track that’s technically great, but isn’t perfectly mixed (Example: Betty by AJR, released July 2025, piano part at 2 minutes is too quiet, immediately goes back into loud chorus).
sorry for the yap
