Spatial Audio in macOS makes Apple Music, FaceTime even betterMacs love Spatial Audio — especially with macOS Monterey.
With select headphones and speakers, you can take advantage of Spatial Audio on Mac. The new feature is available using Apple Music and FaceTime with macOS Monterey. Here's how to use Spatial Audio on the best Macs.
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What is Spatial Audio?
Requirements
Using Spatial Audio with Apple Music
Using Spatial Audio with FaceTime
What is Spatial Audio?
With Spatial Audio, music listening becomes a multidimensional experience where the sound feels like it's coming from various directions. Apple's surround sound version, Spatial Audio, uses multiple sensors inside the headphones or speakers to work, including accelerometers and gyroscopes.
Requirements
For Apple Music, Spatial Audio is typically tied with Dolby Atmos, although not always. The one-two punch takes better advantage of the virtual audio space that Dolby Atmos creates. Apple Music is the only audio service that supports both features.
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Spatial Audio in macOS makes Apple Music, FaceTime even better