You CANNOT mix Atmos in headphones (UNLESS you understand THIS!)

Struggling to get your Atmos mixes to translate well in headphones? Fear not! This video unlocks the secret weapon for Atmos mixing on headphones.
We'll break down everything you need to know:
+ The two workflow options
+ Choosing the right headphones
️+ Setting up your DAW for Binaural monitoring
+ Understanding how Binaural Rendering works in headphones
+ Choosing the best Binaural Render Modes (Off, Near, Mid, Far) for your mix
While headphones can't fully replicate a full Atmos setup, you can still create awesome immersive mixes!
🤩 Ready to experiment with Atmos in headphones?
P.S. We have timestamps in the video for easy navigation! ➡️
⇉ TIMELINE ⇇
00:00 - Struggling with Atmos on headphones?
00:24 - Pick your workflow
00:53 - Pick your cans
01:29 - Monitoring setup
02-58 - Binaural in Headphones. What is it?
04:36 - Binaural Modes. What are they and how to use them!
13:23 - Picking the right modes. How to choose.
15:23 - Different binaural algorithms
16:30 - Atmos tools
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[@i.a.m-poornasrikarm]

Well Said , I use lot of these combinations in my Mixes

[@thelivingroomstudios]

Thanks for watching!

[@QFXmusic]

It's not always clear :( But good video for people starting out :) And its definitely got better over the past two years.

[@thelivingroomstudios]

The difference in a mix are those subtleties (I used to think "sometimes," now I say "always"). Yeah, sometimes hard to hear but I think overall, and I agree with you, the binaural experience is so much better than regular stereo. Thanks for watching!

[@mthomas1091]

Love your very direct teaching style 👍

[@thelivingroomstudios]

Appreciate it! Thanks for watching!!!

[@fiedler-audio]

For another Dolby Atmos mixing option you forgot the Dolby Atmos Composer of Fiedler Audio. 🙂

[@thelivingroomstudios]

Not familiar with it but thanks so much for letting our viewers know!

[@user-ty9ho4ct4k]

Sorry to hassle you but I'm having trouble including meta-data when I bounce my ADM files. The option to apply program level meta-data is greyed out and when I open the ADM file in a new session it does not have the object position data

[@thelivingroomstudios]

Hi there, not sure. Could be a number of things? Have you figured it out? What DAW is this? Internal Renderer?

[@tjallstarz]

Special ones spacial audio jajjajajajajajaja

[@thelivingroomstudios]

😎

[@spane5mixline]

Until it is easy and cheap for everyone to get a custom HRTF, binaural will hardly make sense to the average man.

[@thelivingroomstudios]

Yes, it is best to get a personalized HRTF, and quite easy (also free!) to do do with your phone, but generic HRTFs sound pretty good as well (recently read a study where the results where very interesting). That's mainly the difference between an actual Dummy Head (and torso in some instances) vs us being the dummy head and torso! 😂 Cool stuff!

[@hardnine]

Seems like more and more people are finally excepting the scam/fad atmos actually is..new movies/videogames mixed in Atmos yes..but older music movies listen to them how they were originally mixed

[@QFXmusic]

I don't think its a fad or a scam having being mixing in atmos for nearly two years now :) I can safely say its the future of music :) As for music from years past again i have disagree :) My Work buddy in The USA has just mixed Al Green and its sounds amazing having listened to the ADM masters :)

[@hardnine]

@QFXmusic well of couse you're going to say that when you're getting paid for mixing atmos..

[@QFXmusic]

@@hardnine I personally don't get paid to mix in atmos :) So when i say it's the best form of music i have heard in my 40 years in the music industry i mean it.. I have spent a lot of money building my atmos studio not to make money but to make better music productions. Every single person that has been in my music studio and listened to amos has said the same thing ( Incredible and they never new music could sound so amazing) This is from seasoned pros to the man or woman on the street. Yes it has ways to go to be this good in headphones but it will get there and already something like 80% of people listening on apple music listen to spatial audio. If you want to make the most breathtaking music you should try it in a proper studio.