Your First Dolby Atmos Mix:

7 Things Most Engineers Get Wrong

Streaming platforms default to Atmos. Your clients are already asking.

Here's what to know before you take that first session —

written by Eric Horstmann, who's delivered 1,400+ commercial Atmos mixes.

What's inside:

  • How objects actually work (and why beds aren't what you think)

  • Why your stereo room is probably good enough to start

  • The exact loudness target for Atmos delivery (and how to measure it correctly)

  • The delivery mistake that gets mixes rejected by platforms

  • The session setup error that wastes hours on every mix

  • What clients actually hear — and what they'll ask you to fix

  • The one (or two) thing/s to check before you export anything

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