So immersive. So real.

360 Reality Audio

Immerse yourself in sound all around you. As real as if you are there at a live concert or with the artist recording in a studio. With 360 Reality Audio, music has never been so immersive and so real.

The 360 Reality Audio ecosystem

Sony provides a complete ecosystem for immersive music experiences. Our 360 Spatial Sound technology lets you build and experience immersive audio, on a range of platforms, content, and devices with 360 Reality Audio.

Core Technology

360 Reality Audio is a new immersive music experience that uses Sony‘s (object-based) 360 Spatial Sound technology. Individual sounds such as vocals, chorus, piano, guitar, bass and even sounds of the live audience can be placed in a 360 spherical sound field, giving artists and creators a new way to express their creativity.

Delivering a new music ecosystem

Our aim is to get the creative potential of 360 Reality Audio into the hands of all creators. We're continuously expanding our creation, distribution and music streaming partnerships to enhance music experiences.

Creative and professional tools

360 WalkMix Creator™ helps both professional and amateur creators transform their stereo audio mixes into limitless 360 Reality Audio. Sound stems can be placed above or below, at the front, to the side or behind, to bring music-loving fans right to the centre of an elevated musical experience.

Used and prized by professionals

Producers and sound engineers in music studios worldwide are finding new ways to connect with listeners, beyond conventional stereo, with 360 Reality Audio.

More immersive music, every day

The 360 Reality Audio catalogue is growing rapidly – from legendary remasters to immersive live shows, and even Grammy Award® winning new creations like the latest Alicia Keys album, 'Alicia'. Every day, there are new things to stream and enjoy from your favourite artists and those you're yet to discover.

Listen on major streaming services

Be immersed wherever you are with 360 Reality Audio video and audio content on the world's best streaming services. Enjoy listening on headphones or 360 Reality Audio Certified speakers and home theatre systems.

Designed for the music greats

You can experience 360 Reality Audio with your favourite pair of headphones thanks to the immersive sound field. Leading consumer electronics brands offer 360 Reality Audio Certified products, from headphones to home theatre systems, for an elevated experience.

Explore 360 Reality Audio

If you’re looking for new directions in music creation, distribution, or simple enjoyment, there’s plenty to discover in 360 Reality Audio.

Create in 360 Reality Audio

Discover workflows and tools to bring immersive music to life, in renowned professional studios and home studios.

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Experience 360 Reality Audio

Experience the immersion of 360 Reality Audio for yourself, on your choice of music and devices.

Join us, in 360 Reality Audio

Interested in getting immersed? Find out more about the licensing programs for content distribution and hardware solutions.

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Experience 360 Reality Audio

Compare 360 Reality Audio and conventional stereo sound to understand how it sounds differently when you experience 360 Reality Audio with speakers and headphones.

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Diagram showing how 360 Reality Audio works.

How it sounds with Speakers

In Stereo, sounds are sourced from just two speakers. With 360 Reality Audio, sound sources – vocals, instruments and effects – are each placed on a 360 sphere that surrounds the listener and creates an immersive experience.

How it sounds with Headphones

In Stereo, music plays inside your head. With 360 Reality Audio, music surrounds and immerses you, with different sounds materialising from points all around your head.

Experience variety of 360 Reality Audio Contents with your headphones

All I Know So Far

Satellite

Eurydice

Broken Glass

Kiss Me More ft. SZA

MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name)

ZAYN

Vibez

Zara Larsson

Talk About Love ft. Young Thug

Love Looks Better

All Three

Cool Again ft. Nelly

Big Energy

Learning to Fly

Ingrid Michaelson, ZAYN

To Begin Again

Compatible music streaming services

Enjoy a growing library of 360 Reality Audio tracks, major artists frontline contents as well as legendary catalog contents, through our music streaming service partners.

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Amazon Music Unlimited

Enjoy 90 million songs in HD and hear music the way the artist intended. Plus, get access to over 7 million songs in Ultra HD and our fast-growing collection of spatial audio – a premium listening experience that delivers immersive sound through your favorite headphones, speakers, and home theatre systems. Available countries and regions.

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nugs.net

Explore a growing exclusive catalog of official live concert audio recordings. Stream on demand or save for offline listening.

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PeerTracks

PeerTracks connects artists and their fans directly via the blockchain, with exclusive 360 Reality Audio, VR live streaming, and a 30 day trial for new listeners. Available countries and Regions.

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360 Reality Audio Live

Enjoy real time online performances as well as past live concerts can be experienced in a highly-realistic way as if you are there at the live concert venue. Experience with your smartphone and headphones.

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How it works with headphones

Once you subscribe to a compatible music streaming service, you can enjoy 360 Reality Audio with your headphones and smartphones.

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Download a music streaming service app to your smartphone

Amazon Music Unlimited, nugs.net and 360 Reality Audio Live logos

Subscribe to a premium music streaming service

Listen with any headphones

Upgrade your experience with personalisation

With 360 Reality Audio certified headphones and the Sony | Sound Connect app, optimise your experience by analyzing your individual ear shape, and enjoy the ultimate immersive music experience.

Download the Sony│Sound Connect app and connect it to the Sony headphones

Download Sound Connect app

Capture images of your ears for a personalised analysis

Select and download the 360 Reality Audio Live app to enjoy personalised immersive music samples

Download the 360 Reality Audio Live app

360 Reality Audio Certified Headphones/Neckband Speakers

Upgrade your music listening experience with 360 Reality Audio from some of the world's leading audio brands and products.

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ATH-CHS50TW: Wireless Headphones

Deep, powerful bass.

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Sony Headphones/Neckband Speaker

Enjoy individually optimised 360 Reality Audio with various Sony headphones and neckband speakers.

360 Reality Audio Certified Smartphone

Get 360 Reality Audio immersion on the go, with a Certified smartphone.

Head tracking function

Head tracking ensures a realistic and compelling listening experience by automatically adjusting sound fields to compensate for your head movement. Sounds are precisely aligned with your smartphone screen, even as you move, to completely involve you in your viewing.

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Two people wearing headphones surrounded by bubbles of sound, the left head is straight, the right and bubbles are tilted

Conventional use

With conventional headphones, when your head moves, the sound moves with the headphones. This disconnects the sound from its position in space, impairing the 3D effect and presence.

Two people wearing headphones surrounded by bubbles of sound, the left is straight, the right titled with straight bubbles

With Head tracking capability

With head tracking, when you move your head, the sound field retains its original position in 3D space – for a realistic viewing and listening experience.

Headphones & Speakers Experience

360 Reality Audio can be enjoyed with both headphones or the built-in speakers, with automatic switching for spatial processing.

360 Reality Audio Upmix

With Sony’s 360 Reality Audio Upmix (360 Upmix) you can enjoy a spatial, immersive listening experience from regular stereo music and movie audio sources.

Easy Setting

The Personal Optimiser is available in the smartphone’s settings menu. With automatic support for all compatible music services and headphones, there’s no need to configure settings for each app.

360 Reality Audio Certified Smartphones

Upgrade your music listening experience with 360 Reality Audio from some of the world's leading audio brands and products.

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Xperia

Enjoy optimised 360 Reality Audio with Certified smartphones.

360 Reality Audio Certified Speaker/Home Theatre System

Upgrade your experience with 360 Reality Audio Certified speakers and home theatre systems. Music surrounds you, with authentic spaciousness just like listening to your favourite artist right in the recording studio or concert hall.

How it works with speakers

Subscribe to a 360 Reality Audio music streaming service and enjoy this new music experience with 360 Reality Audio certified speakers or Home Theatre System. Depending on the certified device you use, you can stream 360 Reality Audio tracks via a wireless connection with cast, or a wired connection with HDMI. Please refer to the below graphics for more details.

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Diagram of 360 Reality Audio connecting to devices on a wifi network

Connect your smartphone and 360 Reality Audio device to the same Wi-Fi^® network.

Download compatible music streaming subscription apps (Amazon Music Unlimited, nugs.net) to your smartphones.

Diagram showing connecting from a phone to devices using Cast

Tap the Cast icon in your music streaming app to stream 360 Reality Audio tracks to Certified speakers and AV receivers from brands like Sennheiser, Sony and more. Control playback directly from your smartphone.

You can enjoy 360 Reality Audio across a range of audio brands and devices,using wireless casting or a wired HDMI connection.


Amazon	Echo Studio
DENON	AVR-A1H/X4800H/X3800H AVC-A1H/X4800H/X3800H
Marantz	CINEMA50/40/AV10
McIntosh	MX123
Sennheiser	AMBEO Soundbar \| Plus/Max
Sennheiser	AMBEO Soundbar \| Mini
Sony	SRS-RA5000/RA3000 STR-AZ7000ES/AZ5000ES/AZ3000ES/AZ1000ES/AN1000 HT-A9/A7000/A5000/A3000
Sony	BRAVIA Theatre Quad (HT-A9M2) BRAVIA Theatre Bar 9 (HT-A9000) BRAVIA Theatre Bar 8 (HT-A8000)

360 Reality Audio Certified Speakers/Home Theater Systems

Upgrade your music listening experience with 360 Reality Audio from the world's leading audio brands and products.

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Echo Studio

High-fidelity smart speaker with 360 Reality Audio and Alexa.

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Denon AV Receivers

The heart of your home theater – play anything and everything with the very latest technology from Denon.

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Marantz AV Receivers

AV Receivers are the master and commander of a home theater. Use an AVR to connect devices to your TV and feel every moment of excitement and subtlety.

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MX123 A/V Processor

Uncompromising McIntosh sound quality with the latest home theater technologies.

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SENNHEISER AMBEO Soundbar

Hear the future of home cinema in one beautiful bar.

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Sony Speakers/Home Theater Systems

Enjoy the optimized sound with various types of speakers and home theater systems available from Sony.

＊Available music services vary by manufacturer and device. For details, please check the website of the collaborative partners.

360 Reality Audio for Gaming

Enhance your gaming with the immersive spatial sound of 360 Reality Audio. A range of compatible mobile and PC games means you can experience new gaming realism, however you play.

Mobile game

Get immersed, even when gaming on the go, with enhanced realism and surround sound.

PC game

Get the edge in any battle, with the ability to precisely locate your enemies in 3D space, thanks to the immersive sound placement.

PRINCIPLES

PRINCIPLES PROLOGUE is a short adventure game by COLOPL that pushes the boundaries of smartphone graphics, and lets you experience the latest in 360 Reality Audio sonic immersion. The sound of footsteps and rustling clothing resonates through the cave, and the buzz of a bare electrical circuit thrills! Download it here to experience it for yourself.

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CERTIFIED HEADPHONES AND WIRELESS NECKBAND SPEAKER

* Model availability may vary by regions

Sony Support for 360 Reality Audio Certified Headphones

Sony Support provides practical information about how to experience 360 Reality Audio technology with your Sony certified headphones. Visit the website and find everything you need to know about this new technology.

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CERTIFIED WIRELESS SPEAKER AND HOME THEATRE SYSTEM

* Model availability may vary by regions

Sony Support for 360 Reality Audio Certified Speakers

Sony Support provides practical information about how to experience 360 Reality Audio technology with your Sony certified speakers. Visit the website and find everything you need to know about this new technology.

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Create your immersive music experience

Discover the workflow and tools needed to create music in 360 Reality Audio.

Visit Creator’s Site

Join the ecosystem for content distribution and playback

Licensing for Service Providers and Hardware Manufacturers to become a part of 360 Reality Audio ecosystem.

Visit Licensing Site

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