Listen to a binaural Logic Pro spatial audio mix on iPhone and other devices

If you’ve been monitoring your spatial audio mix in the binaural format using headphones, you can bounce the mix to listen to it on devices like an iPhone or iPad and to share it with others.

You can mix your Logic Pro project in spatial audio using headphones, taking advantage of all the surround features of Dolby Atmos. And if you want to listen to your mix on another device or share it with others, you can bounce your spatial audio mix as a stereo binaural file. When listened to with headphones, the bounced file includes all the spatial audio effects that you created for your mix in Logic Pro. 

Set the Dolby Atmos plug-in for binaural monitoring

To set up your project to monitor your mix in the binaural format using headphones, open the Dolby Atmos plug-in inserted on the Master channel strip, then choose Binaural from the Monitoring Format pop-up menu. 


Bounce your spatial audio mix

When you’re ready, bounce your mix as a stereo binaural file. The bounced file will include surround effects like the Binaural Render settings and the position of object tracks set using the 3D object panner.

  1. Choose File > Bounce, then choose Project or Section.
  2. In the Destination area, select PCM, then choose AIFF or Wave from the File Format pop-up menu. You can choose other formats, but for best results bounce to the AIFF or Wave file format. 
  3. Make sure Surround Bounce is selected.
  4. If you want to add the file to your music library so you can listen to your mix with the Music app, select Add to Music.
  5. Set any other options, then click OK.
  6. Set the bounce filename and location, then click Bounce.


Listen to your stereo binaural file

The bounced stereo binaural file of your mix sounds just like your project sounds in Logic Pro when you listen to the file with headphones.* The stereo binaural file won’t sound like your Logic Pro mix if you listen to the file on stereo speakers.

To listen to the file on your Mac, use QuickTime Player or the Music app.

To listen to the file on iPhone or iPad, use AirDrop to transfer the file from your Mac to your device, then tap the file in the Files app.

If you added the file to your music library on your Mac, you can also listen to your file in the Music app on iPhone or iPad:

  • If you have an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription, you can access the file in the Music app on all devices that have Sync Library turned on.
  • You can also sync your devices manually to add the file to the Music app on your iPhone or iPad.

* If you're using AirPods Pro, AirPods Max, AirPods (3rd generation), or Beats Fit Pro with a MacBook Pro (2021), an iPhone 7 or later with iOS 14 or later, or certain iPad models with iPadOS 14 or later, make sure your headphones are set to play audio back in Stereo Audio mode (not Spatial Audio or Spatialize Stereo) in Bluetooth settings. Learn more about spatial audio with AirPods and Beats headphones.


Export as an ADM BWF file

If you export your spatial audio mix as an ADM BWF file, you won’t be able to listen to it on an iPhone or other devices. ADM BWF is the required file format when you submit a Dolby Atmos mix to Apple Music or other online music services. Each service then encodes the file so it can be used with their respective service. Learn more about working with ADM BWF files.

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