Speaker Check for Apple TV Puts Your Surround Sound to the Test (Literally!)
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 determine if their system is properly decoding the audio sound track.
Speaker Check for Apple TV was conceived by guitarist and surround recording artist Jeff Perrin while producing music for his surround sound instrumental app-album titled Surround Sound Ear Candy. Following a series of field trials involving early mixes of his music tracks, Perrin realized he needed a quick-and-easy way to confirm the integrity of the various surround sound speaker and receiver set-ups. Speaker Check for Apple TV brings this practical utility straight to the home consumer!
Update: Speaker Check for Apple TV is now listed as “Surround Speaker Check” on the Apple App Store.
Surround Speaker Check is available as a free download for iPhone, iPad, and the Apple TV.
Home Theater Ear Candy - App Walkthrough
In this video, I’ll take you on a quick tour of my Home Theater Ear Candy app for iOS and the Apple TV. Follow along as we check out the world’s first surround sound music app-album!
Stereo Vs. Surround Sound Shootout! (Dolby Digital 5.1)
Does surround sound really make a big difference for music? In this episode of the Home Theater Ear Candy Podcast, I compare stereo versus surround versions of the same track so you can judge for yourself!
NOTE: Dolby Digital playback is required to hear the surround sound aspects of this demo. (Optimized for iOS and the Apple TV.)
Surround Sound Music Demo (Apple TV)
In this first episode of the ‘Home Theater Ear Candy Podcast’, I isolate the surround channel audio from a track off my Home Theater Ear Candy iOS app to help demonstrate exactly what is surround sound music.
Presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 (Optimized for iOS and the Apple TV)
Home Theater Ear Candy (Apple TV) Surround Sound Music Podcast Featured on iTunes!
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)
