Abstract: An apparatus and method for transmitting a plurality of audio objects using a multichannel encoder and a multichannel decoder are provided. The audio object encoder includes a multichannel encoder determination unit to determine a multichannel encoder to be used for encoding of a plurality of audio objects according to the number of the audio objects, an encoding unit to generate an encoded signal by encoding the plurality of audio objects using the determined multichannel encoder, and a multichannel audio object signal generation unit to generating a multichannel audio object signal, by multiplexing sound image localization information of the plurality of audio objects along with the encoded signal.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for coding and decoding a multi-object audio signal. The apparatus includes a down-mixer for down-mixing the audio signals into one down-mixed audio signal and extracting supplementary information including header information and spatial cue information for each of the audio signals, a coder for coding the down-mixed audio signal, and a supplementary information coder for generating the supplementary information as a bit stream. The header information includes identification information for each of the audio signals and channel information for the audio signals.

Abstract: An audio system and method using indoor response estimation are disclosed. An acoustic feature prediction method of the audio system may include generating a detection signal based on an input signal and a modulation code; generating an acoustic signal based on the detection signal and outputting the acoustic signal to a plurality of speakers; measuring acoustic signals output from the speakers where the speakers are installed; and predicting acoustic features related to the speakers based on the measured acoustic signals and the modulation code.

Abstract: An audio metadata providing apparatus and method and a multichannel audio data playback apparatus and method to support a dynamic format conversion are provided. Dynamic format conversion information may include information about a plurality of format conversion schemes that are used to convert a first format set by an author of multichannel audio data into a second format that is based on a playback environment of the multichannel audio data and that are each set for corresponding playback periods of the multichannel audio data. The audio metadata providing apparatus may provide audio metadata including the dynamic format conversion information. The multichannel audio data playback apparatus may identify the dynamic format conversion information from the audio metadata, may convert the first format of the multichannel audio data into the second format based on the identified dynamic format conversion information, and may play back the multichannel audio data in the second format.

Abstract: Disclosed are a printed circuit board and a method for manufacturing the same. The method for manufacturing the printed circuit board includes forming a base circuit board including a cavity circuit pattern in a cavity region on upper and lower portions of a substrate and internal circuit layers outside the cavity region, forming a cavity separation layer on the cavity circuit pattern, forming at least one pair of an insulating layer and a circuit layer on the base circuit board, cutting the insulating layer and the cavity separation layer provided on an etch stop pattern by controlling a focal length of a laser beam such that the laser beam reaches a surface of the base circuit board, and removing the insulating layer by separating the cavity separation layer to form the cavity. The cavity separation layer is formed on the cavity circuit pattern, and the resultant structure is cut to the cavity separation layer by using a laser so that the insulating layer is separated.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for transmitting/receiving an object-based audio. The system includes: a pre-processing unit for receiving an audio signal from diverse sources of outside and creating an object-based audio signal through a pre-processing procedure; an object-based audio editing unit for editing the object-based audio signal from the pre-processing unit and organizing an audio scene; an object-based audio coding unit for coding/multiplexing information on the object-based audio signal and the audio scene from the object-based audio editing unit and creating object-based audio contents; and a transmitting unit for transmitting the object-based audio contents from the object-based audio coding unit.

Abstract: Provided are an apparatus and method for coding and decoding a multi-object audio signal. The apparatus includes a down-mixer for down-mixing the audio signals into one down-mixed audio signal and extracting supplementary information including header information and spatial cue information for each of the audio signals, a coder for coding the down-mixed audio signal, and a supplementary information coder for generating the supplementary information as a bit stream. The header information includes identification information for each of the audio signals and channel information for the audio signals.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus and method for processing a multichannel audio signal. A multichannel audio signal processing method may include: generating an N-channel audio signal of N channels by down-mixing an M-channel audio signal of M channels; and generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of the N-channel audio signal.

Abstract: A method of creating a file according to a freeview audio/video (AV) service, the method including: creating a file header that includes content related information, AV object related information, preset related information, or preset information associated with at least one preset; creating audio object information associated with at least one audio object; creating video object information associated with at least one video object; and processing the file header, the audio object information, and the video object information into a preset format of a single freeview AV file to store the processed preset format of the freeview AV file is provided.

Abstract: Provided is a sound signal description method corresponding to a format of “sound signals to compose a multi-layered sound field”, as well as a sound signal production equipment and a sound signal reception equipment which correspond to the sound signal description method. The sound signal description method for describing the multi-layered sound field includes the number of sound field layers of the multi-layered sound field, a type of each sound field layer of the multi-layered sound field, and language information.

Abstract: A Method for processing an audio signal to use a beamforming technique in a three-dimensional (3D) space is disclosed. The method may include generating a beamforming signal on a horizontal plane related to a sound source in a three-dimensional (3D) space and modulating the beamforming signal to head for a listener in the 3D space from the sound source.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for generating audio data and an apparatus and method for playing audio data may be disclosed, in which the apparatus for playing the audio data may extract a descriptor related to a multichannel audio signal from a bitstream generated by the apparatus for generating the audio data, and play the multichannel audio signal, based on the extracted descriptor, and the descriptor may include information on an audio signal included in the multichannel audio signal.

Abstract: Provided are a method for creating, editing and reproducing a multi-object audio content file for an object-based audio service and a method for creating audio presets. The multi-object audio content file creating method includes creating a plurality of frames for each audio object forming an audio content; and creating a multi-object audio content file by grouping and storing the frames according to each reproduction time. This invention can enhance functions of the object-based audio service and make it easy to access to each audio object of an audio content file.

Abstract: Provided is a method and apparatus for reproducing a three-dimensional (3D) sound field. A method of reproducing a 3D sound field may determine a control region based on a wavelength of an excitation frequency, set, based on a loudspeaker array, at least one candidate control point in the control region, and determine a non-uniform control point corresponding to a non-uniform loudspeaker.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for separating a multi-channel audio signal that separates a multi-channel audio signal into a plurality of sound source objects is disclosed, the apparatus including a multi-channel stereo transformer to transform a multi-channel audio signal into a plurality of stereo signals, and a stereo sound source separator to separate the plurality of stereo signals into a plurality of sound source objects.

Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and method of surround wave field synthesizing a multi-channel signal excluding sound image localization information. A wave field synthesis and reproduction apparatus may include a signal classification unit to classify an inputted multi-channel signal into a primary signal and an ambient signal, a sound image localization information estimation unit to estimate sound image localization information of the primary signal and sound image localization information of the ambient signal, and a rendering unit to render the primary signal and the ambient signal based on the sound image localization information of the primary signal, the sound image localization information of the ambient signal, and listener environment information.

Abstract: Disclosed is a binaural rendering method and apparatus for decoding a multichannel audio signal. The binaural rendering method may include: extracting an early reflection component and a late reverberation component from a binaural filter; generating a stereo audio signal by performing binaural rendering of a multichannel audio signal base on the early reflection component; and applying the late reverberation component to the generated stereo audio signal.

Abstract: Provided are a method of encoding and decoding a multichannel audio signal, and an encoder and a decoder to perform the method. The present invention may perform encoding into consideration of a size of bit to be allocated based on a feature of audio signal for each channel with respect to an audio signal having a plurality of channels, thereby enhancing an encoding efficiency of the multichannel audio signal.

Abstract: Provided is an apparatus and method for converting a 10.2 channel signal into a multi-channel signal having a relatively few number of channels, thereby encoding and decoding the 10.2 channel signal. An apparatus for encoding/decoding a multi-channel signal may include a multi-channel signal converter to convert a first multi-channel signal into a second multi-channel signal having a fewer number of channels when compared to the first multi-channel signal, a remaining signal generator to generate a remaining signal using a difference between the first multi-channel signal and the second multi-channel signal, and an encoder to encode the second multi-channel signal and the remaining signal.

Abstract: An encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus supporting a scalable multichannel audio signal, and methods performed by the apparatuses art provided. When compressing and decompressing a multichannel audio signal to compress and reproduce high quality 3-dimensional (3D) audio, the apparatuses and the methods in integrated form of (1) a sound quality scalability function for providing various qualities of audio adaptively to a transmission environment, terminal performance, and a listening environment (2) a channel scalability function for providing multichannel signals of various formats adaptively to the transmission environment, the terminal performance, and a reproduction environment of a terminal, such as speaker arrangement, and (3) an object scalability function for independently controlling a particular audio object to maximize a 3D sound field effect.