10. Immersive Audio

10.1. Upmixed from Mono. Creating algorithmic or automatic upmixing, and upmixing from a mono source is not allowed.

10.2. Upmixed from Stereo. Creating algorithmic or automatic upmixing, and upmixing from a stereo source is not allowed.

10.3. Upmixed from 5.1 or 7.1. 5.1 and 7.1 audio must be delivered in their original format.

10.4. Contains Artifacts. A stereo release that has been audibly source separated and used as the input for the Spatial immersive mix will not be accepted.

10.5. Stereo Re-amped. Stereo mix that has been placed in a sound field with added ambience, reverb, or been re-recorded in a room environment will not be accepted.

10.6. Absolute Silence. Audio Definition Model Broadcast Wave File (ADM BWF) containing no audio data is not allowed.

10.7. Stereo in Every Channel. A stereo release is in multiple channel pairs, which is not allowed.

10.8. Other. Formatting Error: File is delivered in the wrong package. This may include but is not limited to audio with the incorrect sample rate, or a mono file placed in an Dolby Atmos container.

10.9. Stereo. Formatting Error: Stereo file placed in an Dolby Atmos container.

10.10. Full-Frequency Content in LFE. Full-frequency content should not be present in the Low Frequency Effects (LFE) channel of the ADM BWF. A low-pass filter needs to be applied to any content that is fed to the LFE channel of the ADM BWF.

10.11. Missing Vocals/Instruments on Dolby Atmos. Vocals and/or Instruments are missing from audio with Dolby Atmos.

10.12. Atmos has incorrect censored audio. Audio playback for the explicit version includes censored audio, or the clean version plays back as explicit.

10.13. Dolby Atmos Audio playback error. Dolby Atmos audio has playback issues or glitches. This may be caused by click tracks, wrong channel assignments, or corrupted ADMs.

10.14. Dolby Atmos version does not match stereo version. The Dolby Atmos version does not match the stereo version, which may be caused by differences in audio duration, additional vocals or instruments being included on the Dolby Atmos version, or a completely different recording has been delivered for the Dolby Atmos audio.