> from Tidal (with orpheus_dl_tidal installed over orpheusDL; max 5.1[.4?])

 

Downloads Atmos and high resolution files bigger than 24/48.

It’s only CLI app (valid subscription is still required).

A bit convoluted installation.

If you have problem with using git in the Windows command line, use this ready OrpheusDL package (works for 30.04.24, later it can get outdated; it already has Tidal settings and Atmos enabled) after you install python-3.9.13 or newer (works currently also on python-3.12.3-amd64).

Or else, to install manually following GH instructions, to fix git issue, execute:

pip install gitpython

and/or install git from here 

(one or both of these should fix using git in CML when pip install git cannot find supported distribution and git command is not recognized).

 

Once Python and the OrpheusDL package is correctly installed, CML usage is:

 

orpheus https://tidal.com/browse/track/280733977

 

You can place it as a parameter for shortcut to orpheus.py on your desktop in Target (PPM on shortcut).

E.g. "C:\Program Files\OrpheusDL\orpheus.py" https://tidal.com/browse/track/280733977

 

Or else, press Win+R>cmd.exe, and if you’re currently not at the same partition as Orpheus (e.g. C:\) press e.g.

d:\

and seek to the folder you have Orpheus installed, e.g.

cd D:\Program Files\OrpheusDL\

then execute

orpheus https://tidal.com/browse/track/280733977

 

Always delete “?u” at the end of the link copied from Tidal, or it won’t work.

Once you execute the command, it will ask you for login method (I tested the first one - TV) - now it will redirect to your browser to authorize.

MQA is disabled by default (not used by Atmos), but you can enable it in config\settings\

by editing "proprietary_codecs": to false in line 21.

Downloaded files are located in OrpheusDL\downloads folder

spatial_codecs flag is enabled by default and supports Dolby Atmos and 360 Reality Audio.

 

"Some of the 360 stuff is impossible to split right now. Not sure what is going on. Maybe some type of new encryption. I have the MP4 to David Bowie Heroes 22 channels, and it's a brick, useless…"

 

The output of downloaded Atmos files is m4a encoded in E-AC-3 JOC (Enhanced AC-3 with Joint Object) -  Dolby Digital Plus with Dolby Atmos and possibly AC-4, and FLAC for hi-res

Downloaded hi-res and Atmos files can be played in e.g. MPC-HC or VLC Media Player, but will fail on some old players like Foobar2000 1.3 and 1.6.