In Logic Pro, in the Dolby Atmos plug-in, choose one of the monitoring formats from the Monitoring Format pop-up menu.
You create your Personalized Spatial Audio profile by taking your head and ear measurements with your iPhone (iOS 16 or later with a TrueDepth camera). This data set, also referred to as a personalized HRTF (head-related transfer function), is used by the Spatial Audio renderer to optimize the binaural listening experience on headphones.
On your iPhone, connect your AirPods or Beats, and then go to Settings > [your Spatial Audio enabled device] > Personalized Spatial Audio > Personalize Spatial Audio.
Follow the onscreen instructions to capture the front and sides of your head with your camera.
When you finish the setup, your Personalized Spatial Audio profile is created and turned on.
The Personalized Spatial Audio profile is linked to the Apple Account used on your iPhone.
Sign in to the same Apple Account on your Mac (macOS Ventura or later).
Connect your AirPods or Beats to your Mac; your Personalized Spatial Audio profile is automatically turned on and used when you listen to spatial audio over headphones.
In Logic Pro, select your AirPods or Beats as the output device in the Audio Device settings.
In the Dolby Atmos plug-in, choose Personalized Spatial Audio Profile from the Monitoring Format pop-up menu.
WARNING: Turning off Personalized Spatial Audio on your iPhone or on your Mac (System Settings > [your AirPods] > Stop Using Personalized Spatial Audio) deletes the profile, and you have to create it again to turn Personalized Spatial Audio back on.
In Logic Pro for Mac, you can use the 5.1.2 monitoring format to play back your Dolby Atmos mix through a surround receiver, capable of receiving a 7.1 PCM stream via an HDMI connection.
Connect your computer to your surround receiver using an HDMI cable.
In Logic Pro, in the Audio Devices settings, choose the surround receiver from the Output Devices pop-up menu, then click Apply.
The surround receiver is listed in the pop-up menu if macOS recognizes it as an audio device.
In the Logic Pro Settings > Audio > I/O Assignments > Output, choose 5.1.2 from the Show as pop-up menu and configure the speaker channels to output channels assignment the following way:
Left: Output 1
Right: Output 2
LFE: Output 3
Center: Output 4
L. surround: Output 5
R.surround: Output 6
L. top mid: Output 7
R. top mid: Output 8
Verify that the output channels on your AV receiver are connected to the corresponding speakers in your 5.1.2 setup.
In the Monitoring Format pop-up menu of the Dolby Atmos plug-in, choose 5.1.2.
Note: The monitoring formats Apple Renderer, Apple Renderer (Head Tracking), Renderer for Built-in Speakers, and Renderer for Display Speakers require macOS Monterey 12.3 or later. In addition, Apple Renderer (Head Tracking) also requires a Mac with Apple silicon.
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Logic Pro User Guide: PDF