Abstract: An apparatus comprising means including circuitry configured for: applying equalization to a sub-set of a plurality of spatial sound sources, included in a sound scene, to modify the sound scene, wherein spatial sound sources are associated with respective locations in the sound scene, wherein equalization includes frequency-dependent level adaptation, and wherein the sub-set includes multiple spatial sound sources but does not include all of the plurality of spatial sound sources.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for monitoring audio output is disclosed. The apparatus may include circuitry configured for providing one or more primary audio signals based on signals from one or more first microphones associated with an audio capture device and providing one or more secondary audio signals based on signals from one or more second microphones associated with an audio monitoring device, the audio monitoring device being separate from the audio capture device and configured for output of the one or more primary audio signals and the one or more secondary audio signals through one or more loudspeakers. The apparatus may include circuitry configured for modifying one or both of the primary and secondary audio signals such that output of the one or more primary audio signals are distinguished over output of the one or more secondary audio signals.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described including: determining one of a plurality of audio modes for presentation of first audio to a user based on a location and/or movement of the user within a virtual scene, wherein the first audio includes a plurality of audio tracks located at different locations within the virtual scene; and rendering the first audio to the user in the determined audio mode, wherein: in a first audio mode of the plurality of audio modes, the locations of the audio tracks within the virtual scene are fixed and in a second audio mode of the plurality of audio modes, the locations of the audio tracks within the virtual scene move with the user.

Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured to: obtain at least two audio signals; determine, with respect to the at least two audio signals, an audio object part and an ambience audio part; determine a level parameter based on the ambience audio part; apply a noise suppression to the audio object part, wherein the noise suppression is configured to be controlled based on the determined level parameter; and generate a noise suppressed audio object part based on the applied noise suppression.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described for rendering visual content on a display screen. The apparatus comprises a means for rendering visual content on a display screen. The means for rendering is configured to render said visual content at a first rendering position on said display screen. The apparatus further comprises a means for detecting a user gaze direction through an eye correction means towards said first rendering position. The apparatus further comprises a means for receiving data relating to optical properties of said eye correction means at said detected user gaze direction. The apparatus further comprises a means for determining if said optical properties at said detected gaze direction provide a threshold level of suitability for viewing said visual content.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method comprising: rendering a call, for a user, wherein the call comprises a first sector and a second sector, wherein the first sector comprises a first participant in the call and at least one spatial audio source associated with the first participant, and the second sector comprises a second participant and at least one spatial audio source associated with the second participant, detecting an activity of the user, and as a response to the activity of the user, providing an audible change in the rendering of the call by modifying at least one of the first and the second sector.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to enabling external control of noise control processing. In examples of the disclosure a location of a listener is determined. The listener is listening to audio content and the audio content is processed using noise control processing. An acoustic response at the location of the listener is determined and a control signal is provided. The control signal indicates an adjustment for one or more parameters of the noise control processing, and the adjustment is based, at least in part, on the acoustic response at the location of the listener.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: detecting one or more parts of a hand of a user within a first defined distance of a touch sensitive tactile display; determining based, at least in part, on the detected parts of the hand of the user, an expected type of user interaction with the display, including determining an expected number of parts (e.g. digits or fingers) of the hand that will make contact with the display as part of the expected type of user interaction; and providing tactile feedback to the user when the user makes contact with the display dependent, at least in part, on the expected type of user interaction.

Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments there is provided an apparatus comprising means for: determining a direction of arrival of sound from a sound source relative to a user device using at least one captured audio signal; controlling an angle of orientation of visual information displayed on a display, wherein the angle of orientation of the visual information is at least partially dependent upon the determined direction of arrival of sound from the sound source relative to the user device.

Abstract: A method for generating spatial reproduction of communication audio, the method comprising: obtaining at least one communication audio signal from at least one communication channel; obtaining at least one acoustic parameter based on the at least one communication audio signal; obtaining a spatial audio position at least in part based on the at least one acoustic feature parameter; and generating the spatial reproduction of communication audio using the spatial audio position while the at least one communication channel is in use.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program product for: receiving spatial audio information captured by a plurality of microphones, receiving a captured audio object from an audio device wirelessly connected to the apparatus, determining an audio audibility value relating to the audio device, determining whether the audio audibility value fulfils at least one criterion, and activating, in response to determining that the audio audibility value fulfils the at least one criterion, inclusion of the audio object captured by the audio device in the spatial audio information captured by the plurality of microphones.

Abstract: A method for generating at least two channel audio signals for two or multi-way communication, the method including: capturing, from at least two microphones, at least two audio signals; generating at least two audio signals based on the captured at least two audio signals; analysing an ambient part of the at least two audio signals to determine a difference parameter; and generating a spatial comfort noise based on the difference parameter.

Abstract: Examples of the disclosure relate to audio zooming with variable latency. In examples of the disclosure an apparatus is configured to determine if an audio source is within a given distance of a user device and select an audio zooming process for the audio source based on whether or not the audio source is within the given distance of the user device. The audio zooming process is selected such that, if the audio source is within the given distance of the user device a first audio zooming process is used and if the audio source is not within the given distance of the user device a second audio zooming process is used. The second audio zooming process has a higher latency than the first audio zooming process.

Abstract: An apparatus including circuitry configured for obtaining a sequence of first images captured by an image sensor; circuitry configured for obtaining image metadata dependent upon a sequence of zoom levels, wherein the sequence of zoom levels is a sequence corresponding to the sequence of first images; circuitry configured for enhancing zoom including circuitry configured for: using the image metadata to obtain the sequence of zoom levels; smoothing the sequence of zoom levels to produce a smoothed sequence of zoom levels; creating a sequence of new images from the sequence of first images based on the smoothed sequence of zoom levels, wherein the smoothed sequence of zoom levels vary a size of a crop used on the sequence of first images to produce the sequence of new images; and circuitry configured for storing, displaying or transmitting the created sequence of new images.

Abstract: Example embodiments relate to an apparatus, method and computer program for output of stereo or spatial audio. The method may for example comprise providing first data representing stereo or spatial audio, providing second data representing other audio and determining an orientation and/or configuration of an apparatus. The method may also comprise outputting the first data to selected first and second loudspeakers of the apparatus, comprising at least three loudspeakers based, at least in part, on the orientation and/or configuration of the apparatus; and outputting the second data to at least a third loudspeaker of the at least three loudspeakers other than the first and second loudspeakers.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising capturing spatial audio data during an image capturing process, determining an orientation of an image capturing device during the spatial audio data capture, generating an audio focus signal from said captured spatial audio data (wherein said audio focus signal is focused in an image capturing direction of said image capturing device), generating modified spatial audio data (e.g. by modifying the captured spatial audio data to compensate for changes in orientation during the spatial audio data capture), and generating an audio output signal from a combination of the audio focus signal and the modified spatial audio data.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is disclosed. The apparatus may comprise means for providing audio data for output to a user device, the audio data representing a virtual space comprising a plurality of sounds located at respective spatial locations within the virtual space, the plurality of sounds being respectively associated with a plurality of sound sources. The apparatus may also comprise means for detecting a predetermined gesture associated with a user identifying one of the plurality of sound sources to be a sound source of interest, determining a directional vector between a position of the user at a time of detecting the predetermined gesture and a position of the sound source of interest in the virtual space, and processing the audio data such that sounds at least in the direction of the directional vector are modified when output to the user device.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed. An example embodiment of the method may comprise receiving audio and video data from a plurality of user devices as part of a conference call, the video data representing a user of the respective user device and identifying one or more of the user devices as having a spatial audio capture capability. Another operation may comprise displaying, or causing display of, the video data from the user devices in different respective windows of a user interface. The respective windows for the identified one or more user devices may be displayed in an enlarged format so as to have a wider background region than for windows for the user devices without a spatial capture capability.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and computer program is described comprising: providing a stereo or spatial audio signal produced using individual signals from respective microphones of a user device, the stereo or spatial audio signal representing an audio scene; detecting unwanted noise in at least one of the individual signals; responsive to detecting the unwanted noise, modifying the stereo or spatial audio signal based on a determined level of spatial interest in the audio scene meeting a predetermined condition; and providing the modified audio signal for output via one or more speakers.

Abstract: A method including: obtaining at least three microphone audio signals, wherein the microphone audio signals are associated with microphones with a location relative to an apparatus on which the microphones are located; analysing the at least three microphone audio signals to determine at least one metadata directional parameter; generating a first audio signal and a second audio signal based on at least one of the at least three microphone audio signals and the at least one metadata directional parameter; and outputting and/or storing the first audio signal, the second audio signal and the at least one metadata directional parameter, such that the first audio signal, the second audio signal, and the at least one metadata directional parameter enable a generation of an output audio signal with an adjustable audio focusing.