Spatial Audio

Your Mac with Apple silicon supports Spatial Audio, a technology that brings theater-like sound from the movie or video you’re watching, or the Dolby Atmos song you’re listening to. With Spatial Audio, while you wear supported headphones, the sound seems to come from all around you. Optional dynamic head tracking keeps the audio fixed as you move—so if there’s a track playing on your right and you move around, you can hear it on your left. You can also experience immersive sound in apps supported by iOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and macOS. For example, in FaceTime on your Mac, Spatial Audio spreads out voices so they sound as if they’re coming from where your friends are positioned in the FaceTime window.

To learn about Spatial Audio and dynamic head tracking, and for a list of supported devices, see Control Spatial Audio and head tracking in the AirPods User Guide, as well as the Apple Support article Listen with spatial audio for AirPods and Beats. For general information about spatial audio in Apple Music, see About Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos in Apple Music.