Is Spatial Audio a Gimmick? An Audio Engineer's Thoughts

There's some confusion over spatial audio. What is it? How does it work? Is it worth it? Should you care? I answer all those questions and more in this video.
00:00: Intro
00:40: What is Spatial Audio?
01:30: A little audio history
02:50: How Spatial Audio Works
04:05: Good examples
04:50: Psycho-acoustic freak out
06:05: Why it might not work
07:25: Lossless audio
08:55: Gimmick?
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