Dolby Atmos is an object-based immersive audio format that allows sound to exist and move freely in three-dimensional space — around the listener and above them, not just in front.

Traditional audio formats are built around fixed speaker channels such as left, right, centre, and surround. Dolby Atmos breaks away from this model by treating sounds as independent audio objects, each carrying information about what the sound is and where it should be positioned in space.

This includes height, distance and movement over time. Instead of mixing sound to speakers, Dolby Atmos mixes sound into space.

Sony 360 Reality Audio is an object-based immersive audio format created specifically for music. Rather than placing sound across fixed left and right channels, it allows individual musical elements — vocals, instruments, rhythms and effects — to be positioned freely within a full 360-degree sound field around the listener.

Each sound exists as an independent object with spatial information attached. This means music is no longer limited to a flat, forward-facing presentation. Instead, it can surround the listener, creating a sense of depth, width and immersion while maintaining musical clarity and balance.

Sony 360 Reality Audio is designed to make the listener feel inside the performance, not observing it from a distance. The emphasis is on immersion that serves the music, rather than spectacle or cinematic effects.

Eclipsa Audio is an open, next-generation immersive audio format developed by Google to deliver spatial and object-based sound across modern digital platforms. Unlike proprietary ecosystems, it is built around open media standards, making immersive audio easier to deliver across browsers, streaming services, mobile devices and future web technologies while reducing technical and licensing barriers.

Rather than focusing on a single playback environment, Eclipsa Audio is designed to adapt to how people experience media today — through online video, headphones, interactive content and connected devices. Its emphasis on openness, flexibility and interoperability makes immersive audio more accessible to creators, developers and platforms, helping establish spatial sound as a natural part of everyday digital media rather than a specialist feature.

MPEG-H Audio is an open international immersive audio standard designed to deliver channel-based, object-based and scene-based audio within a single flexible framework. Rather than being tied to one playback system, it adapts intelligently to different listening environments while preserving the creator’s artistic intent.

By combining immersive audio with metadata, MPEG-H enables rich three-dimensional sound to translate naturally across televisions, soundbars, headphones, mobile devices and multi-speaker installations without requiring separate mixes for each platform.

Originally developed for next-generation broadcasting, MPEG-H has grown into a powerful solution for streaming, live events and immersive music production, offering one of the most flexible immersive audio ecosystems available today.

Binaural audio is a recording and playback technique designed to recreate the way humans naturally hear sound. By capturing the tiny timing, level and tonal differences between our two ears, it creates the illusion of a realistic three-dimensional soundstage when listened to through headphones.

Unlike conventional stereo, binaural audio reproduces spatial cues that allow sounds to appear in front, behind, above and around the listener. The result is a highly immersive listening experience that closely reflects how sound behaves in the real world, making it an essential technology for immersive music, virtual environments and headphone-based production.