Music Missing Background Vocals + Instrument Elements

When I play music on my HomePods, it is missing high background vocals and some instrumentals that are in the song. These normally play in any other device, like my iPhone or MacBook. I tried changing my EQ, but that didn't seem to help. Is there a reason that there are vocal and instrumental elements missing?

A specific example can be seen in Taylor Swift's song, "Me!" and other examples can be heard throughout the "Lover" album.

HomePod mini, 16

Posted on Jan 7, 2023 10:32 AM

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chuckbl

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Posted on Jan 9, 2023 2:45 PM

Hello CaseyS_124,

If you are an Apple Music subscriber, and using the Dolby Atmos feature, let's temporarily disable it using the steps below to see if that is a contributing factor in this behavior:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the Home app.

2. Tap the Home button .

3. Tap Home Settings.

4. Under People, tap your name.

5. Tap Apple Music.

6. Turn Dolby Atmos on or off.

You can also find those steps in this resource: About Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos in Apple Music

If you aren't an Apple Music subscriber, or if that persists with Dolby Atmos disabled, do you experience the same behavior with other types of media?

Let us know, and we'll keep moving forward from there.

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