Spatial audio: new release, new recordings?

[chaban]

This has been discussed in more detail before:

Dolby Atmos releases

Hello. I know for a fact there are some releases from, for example, Apple Music, which offer a Dolby Atmos version of the audio. This version of the audio contains audio “objects” which are mapped to a virtual, spatial point from which the listener is supposed to perceive the audio. This is then converted and mapped to whatever multichannel/surround speaker setup the listener has. Thus, obviously, it is not the same master, nor the same recording anyways, since we already make a point to separ…