Dolby, Apple Music, UMG Partner With Mercedes on Audio Offering
Mercedes-Benz teamed with Dolby, Apple Music and Universal Music Group (UMG) on creating an in-car experience they said Sunday is “the benchmark for music production and playback quality.” The collaboration builds on the integration of Dolby Atmos immersive audio in…
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the Burmester 4D and 3D sound systems that’s optional in Mercedes-Benz vehicles with the latest generation of the carmaker’s Mbux entertainment system. UMG is giving recording artists a chance to base their song approval process on how the final mix sounds in a Mercedes vehicle and introduced the seal “Approved in a Mercedes-Benz” as a “gold standard of sound,” it said. The music label plans to set up a studio environment in Sindelfingen, Germany, based on its Capitol Studios’ Studio C, a global reference music studio for Dolby Atmos mixing. The Burmester 4D sound system uses eight in-seat resonators with “sound massage” and surround speakers integrated into the seats, Mercedes said; on the audio side, it has 31 speakers, including six 3D speakers that emit sound from above, four near-ear speakers in the front seats, an 18.5-liter subwoofer, eight sound transducers and two amplifiers rated at a total 1750 watts of power, it said. Dolby Atmos will first be available in the Mercedes‑Maybach S‑Class, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class, plus the EQE, EQE SUV, EQS and EQS SUV.