Uploaded August 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Beyond Stereo Launch Here We Go 💪🏻

Beyond Stereo is an industry-oriented podcast about all things spatial audio. Once a month our engineer, Mike Hillier, will sit down with a guest to discuss everything from cutting-edge technology to personal album favourites.

For our first episode, we had a chance to sit down with Caroline Hilton from Universal Music Group UK. Caroline was instrumental in developing a set of guidelines for Atmos mixers, which Mike still uses and refers to, even now.

Immerse yourself in an hour-long behind-the-scenes tour with Mike and Caroline.

Drop your questions for the next episode in the comments.

Time stamps:

00:00 - Intro
00:24 - About Caroline Hilton
01:46 - The Dolby Atmos Guide
04:17 - Caroline’s Journey in Audio
08:51 - The Response to Immersive Audio
13:47 - Considering Atmos During Production
17:19 - On Loudness for Dolby
25:19 - Problems with Certain DAW Tools
27:00 - Favourite Engineers
31:43 - Women in the Industry
35:54 - Using the Center Channel
44:22 - About Binaural
52:15 - Direct Render
57:04 - Outro