Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry, including at least one processor and at least one memory, configured to: receive at least one channel voice audio signal and metadata, the at least one channel voice audio signal and metadata generated from at least one microphone audio signal; and receive at least one channel ambience audio signal and metadata, wherein the at least one channel ambience audio signal and metadata are generated based on a parametric analysis of at least one microphone audio signal, and the at least one channel ambience audio signal is associated with the at least one channel voice audio signal; generate an encoded multichannel audio signal based on the at least one channel voice audio signal and metadata and further the at least one channel ambience audio signal and metadata.

Abstract: Apparatus including circuitry configured for: determining, for two or more speaker channel audio signals, at least one spatial audio parameter for providing spatial audio reproduction; determining between the two or more speaker channel audio signals at least one audio signal relationship parameter, the at least one audio signal relationship parameter being associated with at least one coherence parameter, in such a way that the at least one coherence parameter provides at least one interchannel coherence information for at least two frequency bands, to reproduce the two or more speaker channel audio signals based on the at least one spatial audio parameter and the at least one audio signal relationship parameter; and transmitting using at least one determined value.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: receive at least two audio signals; determine at least one parameter associated with at least two audio signals, wherein the at least one parameter is configured to represent an ambiance energy distribution of the at least two audio signals, wherein the at least one parameter is associated with, at least, a respective energy of ambient sound of the at least two audio signals in a plurality of directions; determine at least one directional parameter; and provide, using at least one of the at least two audio signals, at least one output audio signal based on, at least, the at least one directional parameter and the at least one parameter, wherein the at least one parameter controls ambiance energy distribution of the at least one output signal according to the ambience energy distribution of the at least two audio signals in the plurality of directions.

Abstract: A method including: obtaining at least one spatial audio signal including at least one audio signal, wherein the at least one spatial audio signal at least partially defines an audio scene; obtaining at least one augmentation audio signal; determining at least two audio objects based upon the at least one augmentation audio signal; determining audio-object dependency information for the determined at least two audio objects; and augmenting the audio scene based, at least partially, on both the determined at least two audio objects and the determined audio-object dependency information.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: in response to user input, selecting at least one sound source of a spatial audio scene, comprising multiple sound sources, the spatial audio scene being defined by spatial audio content; selecting at least one related contextual sound source based on the at least one selected sound source; and causing rendering of an audio preview, representing the spatial audio content, that can be selected by a user, wherein the audio preview comprises a mix of sound sources including at least the at least one selected sound source and the at least one related contextual sound source but not all of the multiple sound sources of the spatial audio scene, and wherein selection of the audio preview causes an operation on at least the selected sound source.

Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured for: obtaining at least one spatial audio signal including at least one audio signal, wherein the at least one spatial audio signal defines an audio scene forming at least in part media content; rendering an audio scene based on the at least one spatial audio signal; obtaining at least one augmentation audio signal; transforming the at least one augmentation audio signal to at least two audio objects; augmenting the audio scene based on the at least two audio objects.

Abstract: An apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured, with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus at least to: generate audio effect information, wherein the audio effect information enables control of audio signal processing associated with audio signals related to one or more audio sources based on at least a zooming factor.

Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: obtain at least two audio signals; determine a type of the at least two audio signals; process the at least two audio signals configured to be rendered based on the determined type of the at least two audio signals.

Abstract: An apparatus for spatial audio signal decoding including at least one processor and at least one memory including a computer program code configured to cause the apparatus at least to: receive at least one associated audio signal, the at least one associated audio signal based on a spatial audio signal; spatial metadata associated with the at least one associated audio signal, the spatial metadata including at least one parameter representing an ambiance energy distribution of the spatial audio signal and at least one directional parameter representing directional information of the spatial audio signal; synthesize from the at least one associated audio signal at least one output audio signal based on the at least one directional parameter and the least one parameter, wherein the at least one parameter controls ambiance energy distribution of the at least one output signal.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: receive a primary track comprising at least one audio signal; receive at least one secondary track, each of the at least one secondary track comprising at least one audio signal, wherein the at least one secondary track is based on the primary track; and decode and render the primary track and the at least one secondary track using spatial audio decoding.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for: receiving information on a position of at least one user with respect to a spatial audio field provided by an audio source device, determining an audio volume level at the position of the at least one user, receiving information relating to background noise generated by the audio source device when providing the spatial audio field, determining, based on the audio volume level at the position of the at least one user and the information relating to the background noise, control information for controlling the audio source device, and controlling the audio source device based on the control information when providing the spatial audio field.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed comprising means for providing first positional data indicative of a first user position in a virtual space which comprises a plurality of audio objects. The means may also be for receiving, based at least partially on the first positional data, data indicative of a first allocation of the audio objects into a prioritized order or into one of a plurality of prioritized groups in which each group has a respective priority order, and receiving audio data associated with at least some of the audio objects. The means may also be for rendering the received audio data for at least some of the audio objects associated with the received audio data, based on the first allocation data, in which audio objects with a higher priority or in a higher priority group are rendered with priority over audio objects allocated with a lower priority or in a lower priority group.

Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: obtain at least one location and/or orientation associated with a user; obtain, based on the at least one location and/or orientation, one or more audio element, wherein the one or more audio element at least partially forms an audio scene; obtain, based on the at least one location and/or orientation, at least one auxiliary audio element, the at least one auxiliary audio element being at least one audio element or a combination of audio elements, wherein the at least one auxiliary audio element is associated with at least a part of the audio scene and is located at an outside zone of the audio scene; render the obtained audio element and/or at least one auxiliary audio element.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: obtaining an indication of a position of at least one user in real space; mapping the position of the user in real space to a position of the user in a sound space; and controlling an output audio signal, for rendering a sound scene via multiple audio channels, to provide rendering of a first sub-set of sound sources via at least a first sub-set of the multiple audio output channels and rendering a second sub-set of sound sources via at least a second sub-set of the multiple audio output channels, wherein an allocation of a plurality of sound sources to the first sub-set of sound sources or the second sub-set of sound sources is dependent upon at least a position of the user in the sound space; wherein an allocation of the multiple audio output channels to the first sub-set of the multiple audio output channels or the second sub-set of the multiple audio output channels is dependent upon available audio paths for the multiple audio output channels.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to apparatus, methods and computer programs for encoding spatial metadata. The example apparatus includes circuitry configured for obtaining spatial metadata associated with spatial audio content and obtaining a configuration parameter indicative of a source format of the spatial audio content. The circuitry is also configured to use the configuration parameter to select a method of compression of the spatial metadata associated with the spatial audio content.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer readable medium is described in which audio data from multiple directions are received at a first user device (such as a mobile communication device). Instructions are received at the first user device from a remote device. An audio focus arrangement in the form of a direction-dependent amplification of the received audio data is generated. The audio focus arrangement is dependent on an orientation direction of the first user device and is modified in accordance with the instructions from the remote device.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: receive audio content from a remote user device, the audio content comprising primary audio and secondary audio, the secondary audio being different to the primary audio and comprising ambient audio; receive secondary audio importance information associated with said audio content and indicative of an importance of the secondary audio; receive current audio presentation information indicative of at least whether audio from one or more audio sources is currently being presented as spatial audio such that respective audio of the one or more audio sources is to be perceived as originating from one or more respective directions or ranges of directions around the user; provide for presentation of the primary audio; and provide for presentation of the secondary audio based on the secondary audio importance information and the current audio presentation information.

Abstract: A method apparatus, and computer program, the method comprising: storing mediated reality content and associated information relating to a first real space in which the mediated reality content has been displayed; selecting the mediated reality content for display in a second real space; obtaining information relating to the second real space; and using the information relating to the first real space and the information relating to the second real space to adapt the mediated reality content for display in the second real space.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: receive audio content from a remote user device, the audio content comprising primary audio and secondary audio, the secondary audio being different to the primary audio and comprising ambient audio; receive secondary audio importance information associated with said audio content and indicative of an importance of the secondary audio; receive current audio presentation information indicative of at least whether audio from one or more audio sources is currently being presented as spatial audio such that respective audio of the one or more audio sources is to be perceived as originating from one or more respective directions or ranges of directions around the user; provide for presentation of the primary audio; and provide for presentation of the secondary audio based on the secondary audio importance information and the current audio presentation information.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: based on (i) captured spatial audio content of a scene comprising audio that is associated with information indicative of at least a direction in the scene from which said audio was captured; and (ii) visual focus information comprising information indicative of at least a first part of the scene on which corresponding captured visual imagery of the scene is focused for presentation to a user; provide for presentation of the captured spatial audio content to accompany the captured visual imagery, the captured spatial audio content presented as spatial audio, the spatial audio content provided for presentation with a spatial audio focus selectively applied to audio captured from a second part of the scene different to the first part, the spatial audio focus comprising an audio-modifying effect to increase the audibility of the audio having a direction corresponding to the second part.