Lossless Audio | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Thu, 10 Jun 2021 07:10:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Lossless Audio | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Apple Music begins rolling out lossless audio and Dolby Atmos streams https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-music-begins-rolling-out-lossless-audio-and-dolby-atmos-streams/ https://www.kitguru.net/lifestyle/mobile/apple/matthew-wilson/apple-music-begins-rolling-out-lossless-audio-and-dolby-atmos-streams/#respond Tue, 08 Jun 2021 08:44:24 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=518616 Apple Music is getting a huge upgrade today, as Apple is now enabling lossless audio streams, in addition to spatial audio streams powered by Dolby Atmos. This update makes Apple Music one of the few streaming services to offer lossless audio, rivalling the likes of Tidal.  Today, Apple Music officially begins rolling out lossless quality …

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Apple Music is getting a huge upgrade today, as Apple is now enabling lossless audio streams, in addition to spatial audio streams powered by Dolby Atmos. This update makes Apple Music one of the few streaming services to offer lossless audio, rivalling the likes of Tidal. 

Today, Apple Music officially begins rolling out lossless quality options to its entire catalogue, which includes over 75 million songs. Apple is also adding support for Spatial Audio, so Dolby Atmos headphone users will get a bit more out of their listening experience.

While lossless audio will be coming to all songs on Apple Music, the rollout is starting off with 20 million songs supported. That number will grow to over 75 million lossless audio tracks by the end of this year. Spatial Audio will be available on a case-by-case basis, starting off with a few artists that have mastered albums in Dolby Atmos format. From there, Apple will be looking to consistently add new ‘Spatial Audio’ tracks and albums on a regular basis.

The update is rolling out now, enabling a lossless audio toggle in the iOS app. Do keep in mind that lossless audio will take up a lot more bandwidth and you'll need to dedicate more space on your iPhone or iPad for downloaded tracks.

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KitGuru Says: I can see why lossless audio quality wasn’t a day-one feature, after all, high quality audio is a niche interest and streaming it takes up a lot of bandwidth. Still, it is nice to see Apple Music finally making the jump and bringing improvements for those who have invested in high-end audio gear. 

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Apple Music to upgrade to lossless audio and offer ‘Spatial Audio’ streams https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/apple-music-to-upgrade-to-lossless-audio-and-offer-spatial-audio-streams/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/apple-music-to-upgrade-to-lossless-audio-and-offer-spatial-audio-streams/#respond Mon, 17 May 2021 14:40:09 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=515604 Up to this point, very few music streaming services have offered lossless audio. Apple Music, YouTube Music and Spotify all offer ‘high quality' streaming options, which usually means 320Kbps MP3 files, while Tidal stood alone offering a lossless audio tier. Now, Apple Music is jumping on that wagon and will begin offering higher quality audio …

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Up to this point, very few music streaming services have offered lossless audio. Apple Music, YouTube Music and Spotify all offer ‘high quality' streaming options, which usually means 320Kbps MP3 files, while Tidal stood alone offering a lossless audio tier. Now, Apple Music is jumping on that wagon and will begin offering higher quality audio streams. 

Today, Apple Music officially announced that it is bringing lossless quality options to its entire catalogue, which includes over 75 million songs. Apple is also adding support for Spatial Audio, so Dolby Atmos headphone users will get a bit more out of their listening experience. Spatial Audio will also work on AirPods and Beats headphones.

While lossless audio will be coming to all songs on Apple Music, Spatial Audio will be a case-by-case basis, starting off with a few artists that have mastered albums in Dolby Atmos format. From there, Apple will be looking to consistently add new ‘Spatial Audio' tracks and albums on a regular basis.

As 9to5Mac points out, Apple Music's big upgrade should go live soon, likely next month alongside iOS 14.6.

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KitGuru Says: I can see why lossless audio quality wasn't a day-one feature, after all, high quality audio is a niche interest and streaming it takes up a lot of bandwidth. Still, it is nice to see Apple Music finally making the jump and bringing improvements for those who have invested in high-end audio gear. 

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