Immersive Audio

We visited Alan in his state-of-the-art Dolby Atmos mix room at Hans Zimmer's Remote Control Productions studio complex in Santa Monica, California, to hear his extraordinary life story and find out what's involved in mixing a blockbuster movie score.

South African musician and producer Ross Dorkin has diligently cultivated his career as a producer and engineer specialising in spatial audio composition with Dolby Atmos, alongside his work as an artist.

Immersive audio is helping Jean‑Michel Jarre implement a distinctly French musical vision, inspired by his own mentors.

Grammy Award-winning engineer Bob Clearmountain details his unique approach to mixing music in Dolby Atmos using an analogue desk.

For Norwegian engineer, producer and record label boss Morten Lindberg, immersive audio begins at source.

Aki Mäkivirta, R&D Director at Genelec, talks to Sam Inglis about the latest developments in immersive audio, GLM measurement software and Aural ID technology.

Working in immersive audio can be intimidating even for experienced professionals. Caroline Hilton’s team at Universal Music provide the help that mix engineers need to make that transition.

While it’s too early to pronounce immersive music a commercial success, it would be a mistake to write it off as an attempt to repackage old ideas...

SOS Technical Editor Hugh Robjohns chats to Mirek Stiles about the Spatial Audio Forum and how everyone can get involved in creating 3D audio environments using basic recording equipment.