Abstract: An apparatus for spatial audio signal decoding associated with a plurality of speaker nodes (201, 203, 205, 207, 209) placed within a three dimensional space, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine a non-overlapping virtual surface arrangement (400), the virtual surface arrangement (400) comprising a plurality of virtual surfaces (421, 423, 431, 433) with corners positioned at at least three speaker nodes of the plurality of speaker nodes (201, 203, 205, 207, 209) and sides connecting pairs of corners configured to be non-intersecting with at least one defined virtual plane within the three dimensional space.

Abstract: A method including capturing, by a low latency monitoring device, content visualized in video rendering mode, capturing at least one parameter modified in the video rendering mode, determining at least one correction update message for modifying the captured content based on the at least one captured parameter modified in the video rendering mode, determining a content production stream based on the captured content, sending the content production stream to a receiver device, and sending the at least one correction update message to the receiver device, wherein the at least one correction update message is configured to be used by the receiver device to retroactively fix an audio rendering of the captured content based on aligning the content production stream and the at least one captured parameter modified in the video rendering mode.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive presentation data comprising first and second content for consecutive presentation, the first and second content associated with respective first and second spatial regions and a respective first and second presentation location; determine if the current location of a presenter user is within at least one of the first or second spatial region; if the presenter user is within the first spatial region, provide for the presentation of the first content at the first presentation location by a presentation apparatus of a consumer user in virtual reality; if the presenter user is within the second spatial region, provide for the presentation of the second content at the second presentation location by the presentation apparatus; and wherein the presentation of the first and second content is independent of the location of the consumer user.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is described, including: determining a position of a plurality of users within a volumetric space; and determining a rendering of a message within the volumetric space, based, at least in part, on the determined positions of said users, such that the message is one or more of: visible to, audible by and touchable by each of said users.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described, comprising: determining a similarity between a content of a first zone and a content of at least one or more other zones of a multi-zone virtual scene, in response to a modification of the content of said first zone, wherein content as perceived by a user within said scene is dependent on a virtual position of the user within said scene; and determining an updated rendering position of the first zone relative to said one or more other zones within the virtual scene, dependent on the determined similarities.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to an apparatus that provides a decimator for audio signals. The apparatus comprises means for: receiving one or more audio input signals and applying a multi-stage decimation process to the one or more audio input signals wherein the multi-stage decimation process comprises at least a first branch and a second branch. The apparatus also comprises means for applying audio signal analysis to the one or more audio input signals. The audio signal analysis extracts at least one audio signal parameter from the one or more audio input signals and is performed on the output of the first branch of the multi-stage decimation process. Use of the second branch of the multi-stage decimation process is dependent upon the outcome of the audio signal analysis.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating audio signals according to visual content. Bokeh refers to a blurring of areas in a photograph or video that are in front of or behind a visual focal plane. Microphones in different positions in the environment of the captured visual content may be mixed according to their positions relative to a visual focal plane of the visual content to generate audio signals. Audio signals may be generated further dependent on a visual effect applied to captured content.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for generating audio signals according to visual content. Bokeh refers to a blurring of areas in a photograph or video that are in front of or behind a visual focal plane. Microphones in different positions in the environment of the captured visual content may be mixed according to their positions relative to a visual focal plane of the visual content to generate audio signals. Audio signals may be generated further dependent on a visual effect applied to captured content.

Abstract: The application relates to an apparatus, method and computer program for representing a sound space for use in mediated reality applications. The apparatus including circuitry configured for: obtaining one or more values for one or more acoustic parameters for a plurality of locations within a sound space; and generating an image file representing the sound space where an intensity value for a pixel represents the value for an acoustic parameter at a location corresponding to the pixel such that the data in the image file enables the sound space to be rendered.

Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program product are provided for use in rendering audio. An apparatus is configured for: receiving a first audio signal representative of a virtual sound scene, wherein the first audio signal is configured for rendering on an arrangement of loudspeakers to a user; determine a first portion of the virtual sound scene to be rendered on headphones of the user; generating a second audio signal representative of the first portion of the virtual sound scene; determining a second portion of the virtual sound scene to be rendered on the arrangement of loudspeakers; generating a third audio signal, representative of the second portion of the virtual sound scene; and wherein the second and third audio signals are generated such that, when rendered, an augmented version of the virtual sound scene is rendered to the user.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: enabling a first virtual reality (VR) user to control movement of a first virtual user in a virtual space, wherein the one or more non-VR users are represented in the virtual space by one or more, respective, separate virtual visual elements; enabling selection in the virtual space of a virtual visual element representative of a non-VR user to select one of the one or more non-VR users; newly creating two-way audio communication between the selected one of the one or more non-VR users and a second VR user by enabling audio from the second VR user to be rendered to at least the selected one of the one or more non-VR users and audio from at least the selected one of the one or more non-VR users to be newly rendered to the second VR user.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive at least one audio signal; obtain, associated with the at least one audio signal over at least one frequency band: at least one spatial audio energy ratio parameter; and at least one remainder energy ratio, wherein a sum of the at least one spatial audio energy ratio parameter and the at least one remainder energy ratio over the frequency band equal a determined value; and control a transmission/storage of the at least one spatial audio energy ratio, and the at least one remainder energy ratio.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: in a first mode rendering sound scenes defined by a spatial audio content to a user, wherein a current sound scene is selected by a current point-of-view of the user; and in a second mode, automatically determining, at least in part, a sequence of notional points-of-view of the user in dependence upon the spatial audio content; and rendering sound scenes defined by the spatial audio content to a user, wherein a sequence of sound scenes are selected by the sequence of notional points-of-view of the user.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is described, including: determining a position of a plurality of users within a volumetric space; and determining a rendering of a message within the volumetric space, based, at least in part, on the determined positions of said users, such that the message is one or more of: visible to, audible by and touchable by each of said users.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided. The apparatus includes at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform: assign one or more audio representations to one or more audio scene entities in an audio scene; generate one or more audio scene entity combinations based on the one or more audio scene entities and the one or more audio representations; and signal the one or more audio scene entity combinations to a client, wherein the one or more audio representations assigned to the one or more audio scene entities cause the client to select an appropriate audio scene entity combination from the one or more audio scene entity combinations to render the audio scene.

Abstract: An apparatus for spatial audio signal decoding associated with a plurality of speaker nodes (201, 203, 205, 207, 209) placed within a three dimensional space, the apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code. The at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to determine a non-overlapping virtual surface arrangement (400), the virtual surface arrangement (400) comprising a plurality of virtual surfaces (421, 423, 431, 433) with corners positioned at at least three speaker nodes of the plurality of speaker nodes (201, 203, 205, 207, 209) and sides connecting pairs of corners configured to be non-intersecting with at least one defined virtual plane within the three dimensional space.

Abstract: An apparatus method comprising means for: determining an available real space comprising a portion of a real space that comprises locations available to a user to control a corresponding virtual location of a virtual user, via first-person perspective-mediated reality, wherein first-person perspective-mediated reality creates a correspondence between a location and orientation of a user in real space to a virtual location and virtual orientation of a virtual user; determining a constrained virtual space comprising a portion of a virtual space that corresponds to the available real space; determining available mediated reality content which comprises multiple representations of the virtual space when observed from multiple virtual locations within the constrained virtual space; automatically determining a sub-set of the available mediated reality content without requiring the user to change location in the real space; and causing rendering of at least some of the determined sub-set of the available virtual re

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: receiving an indication of a form factor of a device; selecting an audio component, in dependence on the receiving an indication of a form factor of the device and in dependence on an assigned location of a graphical user interface object associated with the audio component, wherein the graphical user interface object is assigned to at least a first display area when the device is in a first form factor and is assigned to the at least a first display area when the device is in a second form factor; controlling audio processing of audio associated with the selected audio component; and providing at least the processed audio for audio output by one or more loudspeakers.

Abstract: An apparatus, a method and a computer program product are provided for use in rendering audio. An apparatus is configured for: receiving a first audio signal representative of a virtual sound scene, wherein the first audio signal is configured for rendering on an arrangement of loudspeakers to a user; determine a first portion of the virtual sound scene to be rendered on headphones of the user; generating a second audio signal representative of the first portion of the virtual sound scene; determining a second portion of the virtual sound scene to be rendered on the arrangement of loudspeakers; generating a third audio signal, representative of the second portion of the virtual sound scene; and wherein the second and third audio signals are generated such that, when rendered, an augmented version of the virtual sound scene is rendered to the user.

Abstract: Described herein are an apparatus, a computer program product, and a method for switching between rendering modes based on location data. The method can comprise based on location data indicative of a location of a user in an environment, causing rendering of audio content, via headphones worn by the user, to be switched from a first rendering mode, in which the audio content is rendered such that at least a component of the audio appears to originate from a first location that is fixed relative to the user, to a second rendering mode, in which the audio content is rendered such that at least the component of the audio content appears to originate from a second location that is fixed relative to the environment of the user. The method can further comprise causing rendering of additional audio content for the user via the headphones.