Change audio settings on Apple TV 4K
On Apple TV 4K, you can temporarily adjust audio settings during playback, or you can make adjustments in Settings to set your default preferences.
Adjust audio settings during playback
You can adjust certain Apple TV 4K audio settings while video or audio is playing.
During playback, show playback controls, then select
.Choose an audio option from the pop-up menu:
Enhance Dialogue: Choose Enhance More to make the dialogue much more prominent (this may alter the original audio mix), Enhance to make the dialogue more prominent with minimal impact to the original audio mix, or Off.
Tip: For maximum clarity, you can add Isolate as a menu option by turning it on in Accessibility Settings. See Add Voice Isolation as an Enhance Dialogue option on Apple TV 4K.
Reduce Loud Sounds: Lower the overall sound level by reducing the dynamic range so that loud music and sound effects aren’t as loud as other sounds.
Audio Track: Turn on audio descriptions (AD), or choose a language you want to switch to.
Note: Available options depend on what’s playing, what speakers or headphones you’re using, and what model of Apple TV you have.
To close the pop-up menu, press
or 
on your remote.
Set default audio settings preferences
By default, Apple TV 4K uses the best audio format available, including Dolby Atmos if your audio equipment supports it. You can manually adjust your audio format, as well as other audio settings related to language, sound effects, and more.
Go to Settings
on Apple TV 4K.Go to Video and Audio, then adjust any of the settings listed below.
Note: Some options appear only if they’re supported by your TV or receiver.
Option
Description
Audio Output
Choose to play audio through your TV speakers or other headphones or speakers.
Apple TV 4K: If you connect one or two HomePod speakers to Apple TV 4K for home theater surround sound, all audio, including navigation clicks, is routed to the HomePod speaker(s). See Use HomePod or AirPlay-enabled speakers for stereo and home theater sound on Apple TV 4K.
Audio Format
Choose from the following Audio Format options if your equipment supports them:
Auto (recommended): Apple TV 4K decodes the best audio format for your equipment and sends uncompressed audio to your speakers.
Convert to Dolby Digital 5.1: Apple TV 4K re-encodes audio to send compressed Dolby Digital 5.1 to your speakers. Select this option only if your equipment doesn’t support Dolby Atmos or multichannel PCM.
Stereo Only: Apple TV 4K plays stereo audio tracks and sends uncompressed two-channel PCM to your speakers. Select this setting only if you have a stereo setup.
Dolby Atmos: Select to turn Dolby Atmos on or off.
Continuous Audio Connection: When turned on, Apple TV 4K uses a Dolby MAT connection for seamless transitions across audio formats without glitches or dropped signals. Older receivers might indicate an Atmos signal, but audio plays in its original format (i.e., stereo, multichannel, or Atmos). Turn this setting off to allow receivers to apply format-specific adjustments, like upmixing stereo to surround.
Enhance Dialogue
Choose a default setting for movie and TV show playback. Enhance More makes dialogue very prominent, but may alter the original audio mix, Enhance makes dialogue more prominent with minimal impact to the original audio mix, and Off turns off dialogue enhancement.
Note: For maximum clarity, you can add Isolate as a menu option by turning it on in Accessibility Settings. See Add Voice Isolation as an Enhance Dialogue option on Apple TV 4K.
Reduce Loud Sounds
Turn on to lower the overall sound level for all audio by reducing the dynamic range.
Navigation Clicks
Turn on to hear clicks when navigating to different items in Apple TV 4K.
Sound Effects and Music
Turn on to hear sound effects while performing actions on Apple TV 4K such as opening or closing apps.
Audio Mode
Choose Auto to let Apple TV 4K automatically switch the audio mode for the best audio output. Choose 16-bit if your TV requires 16-bit audio.
Audio Language
Choose Auto to let videos automatically play in their default or original language. Choose a different language to hear dubbed audio in that language when available.