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.