Netflix Now Offering Spatial Audio on Select Movies, TV Series

Netflix has teamed up with Sennheiser to carry the brand new Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial Audio expertise to its streaming platform. This expertise is claimed to introduce large enhancements to spatial audio for any viewer with a regular audio setup, “be it standard TV sets, stereo systems, headphones, tablets, or laptops.” Ambeo is developed to utilize open industry-standard codecs like ADM or IAB, and delivers a regular two-channel audio file that replaces the stereo output. This technique will enable viewers to take pleasure in immersive spatial audio codecs like Dolby Atmos or MPEG-H Audio on any stereo audio system or headphones.

Sennheiser made the announcement on Thursday that the Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial Audio is now obtainable on Netflix for choose titles like Stranger Things 4. Viewers can even seek for “spatial audio” within the Netflix app to search out different reveals and flicks that now include Ambeo spatial sound — these embrace Red Notice, The Witcher, Castlevania, and the upcoming live-action Resident Evil sequence.

A terrific characteristic of this expertise is that viewers wouldn’t have to fiddle with their settings to activate it. Ambeo is alleged to routinely detect stereo setups and use the improved two-channel spatial audio. It will not be one other combine — as an alternative, it outputs a two-channel audio file that capabilities as a drop-in alternative for stereo sound.

Sennheiser roped in Netflix and several other {industry} companions to assist fine-tune this expertise throughout its growth. Netflix is now the primary streaming platform to make use of Ambeo 2-Channel Spatial Audio, whereas others can nonetheless license it from Sennheiser. The firm says that many viewers stream content material on gadgets with normal stereo setups like smartphones, tablets, or normal TVs. With the Ambeo expertise, viewers can absolutely take pleasure in many of the movies and music produced in Dolby Atmos or MPEG-H Audio.