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So I was just tinkering around with the display/audio settings and what do we have here?! It seems MS slipped in the much talked about Dolby Atmos-HD option that was to work with games as well.
I proceeded to test it (you need to download an app for it that comes with a 30-day trial) on a few YT videos, media player files and of course FORZA.. !
I've got to say this new option makes a marked difference in how you experience sound. Even though there isn't any content yet that natively supports D.Atmos, I already noticed better dynamic range, overall audio quality and crispiness/clarity.
In the YT vids for instance, watching Conan's monologue, it felt as if ol' Consy was talking right in front of me with the crowd's laughter, ooh and aahs clear as a whistle. In a video clip I played on media player, the highs and lows were more distinct along with an improved sound field for ambient effects (no directional audio yet as native content yet to be released I imagine).
And finally Forza.... my dear Lord! Horizon 3's car exhaust/engine notes sprung to life with even more detail and presence; they almost sounded real as if there was no sound compression at all. The reverb improved and for the first time ever I could hear my engine/exhaust bouncing off the walls of the cave and mountains in Byron Bay! Sweet!
Next I took FM6 for spin, and again noticeably more detail and dynamic range in the sounds. Crisp and clean as a whistle. Amazing surround field although it's only stereo at the moment - I believe MS has yet to release native content for Dolby Atmos. I wish MS/T10 find a way to release patches for FM and Horizon so that they natively support the 7.1 surround field effects!
I proceeded to test it (you need to download an app for it that comes with a 30-day trial) on a few YT videos, media player files and of course FORZA.. !
I've got to say this new option makes a marked difference in how you experience sound. Even though there isn't any content yet that natively supports D.Atmos, I already noticed better dynamic range, overall audio quality and crispiness/clarity.
In the YT vids for instance, watching Conan's monologue, it felt as if ol' Consy was talking right in front of me with the crowd's laughter, ooh and aahs clear as a whistle. In a video clip I played on media player, the highs and lows were more distinct along with an improved sound field for ambient effects (no directional audio yet as native content yet to be released I imagine).
And finally Forza.... my dear Lord! Horizon 3's car exhaust/engine notes sprung to life with even more detail and presence; they almost sounded real as if there was no sound compression at all. The reverb improved and for the first time ever I could hear my engine/exhaust bouncing off the walls of the cave and mountains in Byron Bay! Sweet!
Next I took FM6 for spin, and again noticeably more detail and dynamic range in the sounds. Crisp and clean as a whistle. Amazing surround field although it's only stereo at the moment - I believe MS has yet to release native content for Dolby Atmos. I wish MS/T10 find a way to release patches for FM and Horizon so that they natively support the 7.1 surround field effects!