‘Dolby Atmos has a curious ability to reveal not just the details within a recording, but also the memories embedded within it’: Dire Straits’ producer says that mixing spatial audio rescues lost elements that were ‘sacrificed’ for stereo
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If Atmos remixes can surface elements that were literally inaudible in stereo, catalog owners have a new lever to re-monetize backlists and deepen fan engagement. For any operator in music or audio, spatial formats are no longer a niche feature — they’re a product strategy question for archives and new releases.
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