One of the options we have on Macs is to activate spatial audio. For all those who do not know exactly what this Spatial Audio is, we can briefly tell you that consists of listening to the sound with dynamic tracking depending on the position of the head. This sound is distributed throughout the space creating a totally immersive and immersive listening experience.
Logically for this we need a device compatible with this sound and our Mac together with the AirPods Pro, AirPods Max or headphones compatible with this type of sound is the minimum necessary combo.
The Spatial Audio you get a much more immersive experience by linking to the device the voice remains with the actor or the action that is seen on the screen. To enable spatial audio in Apple Music we must first be clear that we need iOS 14.6 or later on the iPhone, iPadOS 14.6 or later on the iPad and macOS 11.4 or later on Mac.
This sound option is compatible with: AirPods, AirPods Pro or AirPods Max BeatsX, Beats Solo3 Wireless, Beats Studio3, Powerbeats3 Wireless, Beats Flex, Powerbeats Pro, or Beats Solo Pro Built-in speakers on MacBook Pro (2018 model or later), MacBook Air (2018 model or later) or iMac (2021 model) In this case you always have to select the option always on if we are using third-party headphones that do not support automatic connection.
Now that we have all the indications let's see how to activate this spatial audio on the Mac:
- We open the Apple Music application and then click on Preferences
- Click on the Play option and choose the drop-down next to Dolby Atmos
- Here we click on Automatic or Always on
In both cases we will already have this Spatial Audio activated on the Mac but if we choose automatic, the tracks will be played in Dolby Atmos whenever possible.