Atmos is a surround-sound technology developed by Dolby Laboratories that expands on existing surround sound systems by adding height channels, allowing sounds to be interpreted as three-dimensional objects with neither horizontal nor vertical limitations. With Dolby Atmos, sounds are no longer limited to their respective channels, and audio is interpreted and recreated as objects. This allows audio engineers to place each sound exactly where they want it to go, for a more realistic and immersive audio experience. Dolby Atmos content is authored using compatible digital audio workstation software or a suitably equipped large format audio mixing console. During playback, each theaters Dolby Atmos system renders the audio objects in real-time based on the known locations of the loudspeakers present in the target theater, such that each audio object is heard as originating from its designated set of coordinates. Dolby Atmos is available in a variety of consumer technologies, including in-ceiling and up-firing speakers, and can be experienced through an Atmos-enabled AV receiver and speaker package, an Atmos soundbar, or even an Atmos-capable TV.