Abstract: A method, a computer readable storage medium, and an apparatus for determining a target sound scene at a target position from two or more source sound scenes. A positioning unit positions spatial domain representations of the two or more source sound scenes in a virtual scene. These representations are represented by virtual loudspeaker positions. A projecting unit then obtains projected virtual loudspeaker positions of a spatial domain representation of the target sound scene by projecting the virtual loudspeaker positions of the two or more source sound scenes on a circle or a sphere around the target position.

Abstract: A method, a computer readable medium, and an apparatus for multichannel audio playback adaptation. A user input defining a listening region relative to a loudspeaker arrangement is received via an input. A distance calculating unit determines minimal distances between the listening region and the loudspeakers. A comparator compares the determined minimal distances with a critical distance. A parameter setting unit then adapts output parameters for those loudspeakers for which the determined minimal distance is below the critical distance.

Abstract: A method, a computer readable storage medium, and an apparatus for determining a target sound scene at a target position from two or more source sound scenes. A positioning unit positions spatial domain representations of the two or more source sound scenes in a virtual scene. These representations are represented by virtual loudspeaker positions. A projecting unit then obtains projected virtual loudspeaker positions of a spatial domain representation of the target sound scene by projecting the virtual loudspeaker positions of the two or more source sound scenes on a circle or a sphere around the target position.

Abstract: A method for classification of a file or a part of a file and an apparatus configured to perform such classification are described. The file is retrieved via a first input, whereas via a second input a transformation script for the file is obtained, the transformation script enabling mapping of content of the file to a representation of the file only containing information suitable for classification of the file. A syntax analysis unit performs a syntax analysis on the file or on the part of the file using the transformation script to generate the representation of the file. This representation of the file is provided to a semantic analysis unit, which performs a semantic analysis on the representation of the file. A structural classification and/or a temporal classification resulting from the semantic analysis are made available via an output.