In 2017, R.E.M.’s “Automatic for the People” became the first album mixed for Atmos, and over the next few years, several notable Atmos releases — from Elton John, Queen and the Beatles — showcased the format’s possibilities.
It began by partnering with Dolby to encourage recording studios to upgrade to the format.
There are now some 800 officially recognized Dolby Atmos studios in over 40 countries, a 350 percent increase in just two years.
(Dolby estimates there are two or three times that number of other studios capable of delivering music in Atmos.)
Wood, initially dismissive of learning to work in Atmos, said he changed his mind once he realized the inevitability of its rise.
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