Dolby Access app - Dolby Atmos for (Headphones | home theater) - Active Spatial Sound = On (3D surround sound)

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@Zeppos

But does it make any significant difference when using headphones?

Yes it does.

@TheAviator3506 had this to say about Dolby Atmos:

@TheAviator3506

I have Dolby Atmos installed from the Microsoft App’ Store. IT IS THE BEST add-on that I have for Flight Simulator period, after the A32NX. I highly recommend people to try this app, I am using it with my external Creative sound card, it is simply amazing!

@Neo4316 had this to say about Dolby Atmos:

@Neo4316

Spatial sound is used when your Windows sound setting has a Spatial Sound mode enabled. This includes Dolby Atmos, or DTS:X format. Spatial Sound is different from surround sound as it uses “object” based sound placement, instead of sound “channels” where Stereo, 5.1, and 7.1 is the most common audio “channel” format. The conventional channels only give you 2-dimensional sound around you.

Spatial Sound like Dolby Atmos, however can replicate sounds in a 3-D space. Meaning you can also hear sounds from above you or below you. You need a compatible sound system for this, though. If you use a Dolby Atmos enabled sound system, you can enable the Dolby Atmos spatial sound mode in Windows for free. But if you only have a headphone, you need to purchase a license to use the Dolby Atmos for Headphones format.