Actually, what would be cool would be a ‘basic’ Atmos add on … to allow for sequencing of albums from already created ADM/BWF files and a ‘master’ section like we already have. In other words, Import Dolby Atmos ADM BWF files and sequence them on the timeline.
Dolby already has a solution for this … the Dolby Atmos Album Assembler:: Dolby Atmos Album Assembler - Dolby Professional - Dolby Professional
They seem to envisage this as a mastering tool for music.
From my humble perspective, this simplified Dolby Atmos function would be useful in a practical way that doesn’t involve a full Nuendo style authoring and mixing solution.
This is because it is emerging that artists may have their ADM mixed by different engineers over the course of an album. As happens all the time with stereo projects. It’s entirely foreseeable that we will be asked to sequence and level balance these for the album release … with or without some subtle plugins on the master section that affect each ADM clip. From my limited under-the-hood understanding of ADM rendering, clip based plugin structures would likely present challenges to implement … hence the reference to a master section.