Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.

Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal in accordance with a room impulse response is described. The audio signal is processed with an early part of the room impulse response separate from a late reverberation of the room impulse response, wherein the processing of the late reverberation has generating a scaled reverberated signal, the scaling being dependent on the audio signal. The processed early part of the audio signal and the scaled reverberated signal are combined.

Abstract: Audio processor having an input interface, a detector interface, a mixer and an output interface. The input interface receiving at least two input audio channels, each input audio channel being associated with a predetermined reproduction position of at least two loudspeakers on at least one loudspeaker axis. The detector interface receiving a position signal indicating an information on a position of the at least two loudspeakers with respect to an ear axis of a listener, wherein the ear axis and the at least one loudspeaker axis have an angle to each other, being greater than 0° and lower than 180°. The mixer mixing the at least two input audio channels to obtain the at least two output channels depending on the position signal.

Abstract: An audio decoder device for decoding a compressed input audio signal having at least one core decoder having one or more processors for generating a processor output signal based on a processor input signal, wherein a number of output channels of the processor output signal is higher than a number of input channels of the processor input signal, wherein each of the one or more processors has a decorrelator and a mixer, wherein a core decoder output signal having a plurality of channels has the processor output signal, and wherein the core decoder output signal is suitable for a reference loudspeaker setup; at least one format converter device configured to convert the core decoder output signal into an output audio signal, which is suitable for a target loudspeaker setup; and a control device configured to control at least one or more processors in such way that the decorrelator of the processor may be controlled independently from the mixer of the processor, wherein the control device is configured to contro

Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal in accordance with a room impulse response is described. The audio signal is processed with an early part of the room impulse response separate from a late reverberation of the room impulse response, wherein the processing of the late reverberation has generating a scaled reverberated signal, the scaling being dependent on the audio signal. The processed early part of the audio signal and the scaled reverberated signal are combined.

Abstract: Embodiments provide a digital processor including an ambient portion extractor and a spatial effect processing stage. The ambient portion extractor is configured to extract an ambient portion from a multi-channel signal. The spatial effect processing stage is configured to generate a spatial effect signal based on the ambient portion of the multi-channel signal. The digital processor is configured to combine the multi-channel signal or a processed version thereof with the spatial effect signal.

Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.

Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.

Abstract: Audio data processor, having: a receiver interface for receiving encoded audio data and metadata related to the encoded audio data; a metadata parser for parsing the metadata to determine an audio data manipulation possibility; an interaction interface for receiving an interaction input and for generating, from the interaction input, interaction control data related to the audio data manipulation possibility; and a data stream generator for obtaining the interaction control data and the encoded audio data and the metadata and for generating an output data stream, the output data stream having the encoded audio data, at least a portion of the metadata, and the interaction control data.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating loudspeaker signals includes an object metadata processor configured to receive metadata, to calculate a second position of the audio object depending on the first position of the audio object and on a size of a screen if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related, to feed the first position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being not screen-related, and to feed the second position of the audio object as the position information into the object renderer if the audio object is indicated in the metadata as being screen-related. The apparatus further includes an object renderer configured to receive an audio object and to generate the loudspeaker signals depending on the audio object and on position information.

Abstract: An apparatus for playing back an audio object associated with a position includes a distance calculator for calculating distances of the position to speakers or for reading the distances of the position to the speakers. The distance calculator is configured to take a solution with a smallest distance. The apparatus is configured to play back the audio object using the speaker corresponding to the solution.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing an audio signal for reproduction by a sound transducer includes an equalization parameter determinator for determining a set of equalization parameters and an equalizer configured to equalize an input audio signal, to obtain an equalized audio signal. Different concepts for the determination of the set of equalization parameters include an image recognition, an evaluation of an identification signal which is provided by the sound transducer via an audio connection, and a measurement of the impedance of the sound transducer over frequency. Also, an upload functionality and a download functionality are provided.

Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal in accordance with a room impulse response is described. The audio signal is processed with an early part of the room impulse response separate from a late reverberation of the room impulse response, wherein the processing of the late reverberation has generating a scaled reverberated signal, the scaling being dependent on the audio signal. The processed early part of the audio signal and the scaled reverberated signal are combined.

Abstract: An audio decoder device for decoding a compressed input audio signal having at least one core decoder having one or more processors for generating a processor output signal based on a processor input signal, wherein a number of output channels of the processor output signal is higher than a number of input channels of the processor input signal, wherein each of the one or more processors has a decorrelator and a mixer, wherein a core decoder output signal having a plurality of channels has the processor output signal, and wherein the core decoder output signal is suitable for a reference loudspeaker setup; at least one format converter device configured to convert the core decoder output signal into an output audio signal, which is suitable for a target loudspeaker setup; and a control device configured to control at least one or more processors in such way that the decorrelator of the processor may be controlled independently from the mixer of the processor, wherein the control device is configured to contro

Abstract: A method for processing an audio signal in accordance with a room impulse response is described. The audio signal is separately processed with an early part and a late reverberation of the room impulse response, and the processed early part of the audio signal and the reverberated signal are combined. A transition from the early part to the late reverberation in the room impulse response is reached when a correlation measure reaches a threshold, the threshold being set dependent on the correlation measure for a selected one of the early reflections in the early part of the room impulse response.

Abstract: Audio processor having an input interface, a detector interface, a mixer and an output interface. The input interface receiving at least two input audio channels, each input audio channel being associated with a predetermined reproduction position of at least two loudspeakers on at least one loudspeaker axis. The detector interface receiving a position signal indicating an information on a position of the at least two loudspeakers with respect to an ear axis of a listener, wherein the ear axis and the at least one loudspeaker axis have an angle to each other, being greater than 0° and lower than 180°. The mixer mixing the at least two input audio channels to obtain the at least two output channels depending on the position signal.

Abstract: Audio encoder for encoding audio input data to obtain audio output data includes an input interface for receiving a plurality of audio channels, a plurality of audio objects and metadata related to one or more of the plurality of audio objects; a mixer for mixing the plurality of objects and the plurality of channels to obtain a plurality of pre-mixed channels, each pre-mixed channel including audio data of a channel and audio data of at least one object; a core encoder for core encoding core encoder input data; and a metadata compressor for compressing the metadata related to the one or more of the plurality of audio objects, wherein the audio encoder is configured to operate in at least one mode of the group of two modes.

Abstract: An equalization filter coefficient determinator continuously or quasi-continuously fades between a plurality of different equalizer settings in dependence on one or more setting parameters, to obtain a current set of equalization filter target coefficients describing a current equalizer setting. A number of setting parameters is smaller than a number of equalization filter target coefficients of current set of equalization filter target coefficients. An equalization filter coefficient determinator linearly combines a plurality of equalization filter target coefficient set components in dependence on one or more setting parameters. An equalization filter coefficient determinator obtains the current set of equalization filter target coefficients in dependence on position information obtained using a two-dimensional or three-dimensional user input device. An apparatus includes a user interface, an equalization filter coefficient determinator and an equalizer.

Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.

Abstract: A reverberator for reverberating an audio signal includes a feedback delay loop processor for delaying at least two different frequency subband signals representing the audio signal by different loop delays to obtain reverberated frequency subband signals.