I configured my Dolby Atmos Renderer for 11.1.10 playback at Stanford CCRMA in preparation for my talk later this year. Contrary to popular belief, you can go beyond the 9.1.6 configuration (which most everyone assumes the Renderer is maxed out at) and can actually push it to 11.1.10. Here are the details.

What is spatial composition and how to get into this area of music? How to create, produce and listen to immersive music? How to use spatial music creation and playback tools, like Dolby Atmos, to express and absorb original musical ideas, using space as the 5th element of music? This 3-part immersive music guide covers spatial composition for beginners, artists, creators, engineers, producers, What do they need to enjoy the possibilities of space in music and sound?

Generative a.i. tools certainly make it easy to generate the kind of homogenous musical content that such tools were trained on. For conceptual originality and the expression of individuality, a human is required. The fate of the music industry is not in the creators’ nor in the labels’ hands – it’s in the listeners’. It’s not about musicians vs ai music, but the changes are already reshaping the three creator segments: hobbyists, advanced creators, and top tier artists. Read more »

New research by Julius Dobos reveals that the spatial element in music is more powerful than just a mixing format. The use of space as a compositional tool during the composition process has the power to influence melody, harmony, rhythm and timbre, thus impacting the meaning and emotions of the resulting music itself. Julius recently presented works & demonstrated new methods to the Recording Academy and the Audio Engineering Society at Dolby Lalbs HQ. Read more »

If Kraftwerk had never existed, where do you think electronic music would be today? Would it be at a previous point on the electronic music timeline or would it have gone in a completely different direction? Julius Dobos answers existential questions about electronic music. Read more »