Speaker Check for Apple TV arrived today for iOS and the Apple TV, bringing Apple TV fans an entertaining utility app to help them determine if their surround sound system is optimized for iTunes HD movies and TV shows.
The app works by streaming specially produced music tracks encoded in the same Dolby Digital 5.1 format used in iTunes HD movies and TV shows. As the tracks are streamed to the Apple TV, users follow along with audio and visual cues to... Read More
An exciting milestone for surround sound music today; The Home Theater Ear Candy Podcast is currently featured front-and-center on the iTunes Music Video Podcast page! Go take a peak into the future of music!
Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 (Optimized for iOS and the Apple TV)
Recording artist and producer Jeff Perrin today announced the iTunes launch of the Home Theater Ear Candy Podcast, a video podcast where Perrin shares his innovative surround sound music demos and experiments. The podcast features a Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack, optimized for iOS and the Apple TV, which allows viewers to experience the full effect of the surround sound demos when played back through their home theater audio system.
Perrin created the podcast in support of his ground-breaking Home Theater Ear Candy app-album for iOS, the first app to feature original music presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound audio.
Discover the full potential of your home theater audio system by subscribing to the podcast on iTunes today! Home Theater Ear Candy (Apple TV) [Direct link]
As previously mentioned, today’s update includes a fresh new surround track, “Blue Stratitude.” From the in-app track description:
“This gritty blues jam provides a great exercise for producing a surround sound music track that places the listener smack-dab in the middle of a famous Amsterdam music venue.”
You can find “Blue Stratitude,” along with additional production notes for the track, in the ‘Latest Surround Clips’ section on ‘The Lab’ page in the app. (Just to be clear, this new track is included free with the app. No in-app purchase is required!)
Download the Home Theater Ear Candy app today from the Apple App Store! AppStore.com/HomeTheaterEarCandy