Abstract: The application relates to apparatus, methods and computer programs for controlling band limited audio objects. The example apparatus includes circuitry configured for: obtaining a band limited audio object comprising one or more parameters; obtaining spatial metadata associated with the band limited audio object; determining a position of a user; and using the determined position of the user and the spatial metadata associated with the band limited audio object to control at least one of the parameters of the band limited audio object.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of input signals representing a sound space; using the received plurality of input signals to obtain spatial metadata corresponding to the sound space; using the received plurality of input signals to obtain a first spatial audio signal corresponding to the spatial metadata; and associating the first spatial audio signal with the spatial metadata to enable the spatial metadata to be used to process the first spatial audio signal to obtain a second spatial audio signal.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising means for: obtaining an indication of a variable 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; controlling an output audio signal, for rendering a sound scene by a loudspeaker, the sound scene being defined by the one or more sound sources of the plurality of sound sources that are within a sub-volume of the sound space that excludes the position of the user in the sound space and that is sized in dependence upon the position of the user in the sound space.

Abstract: A first input and a second input are received from a front camera and a rear camera respectively of a user device The first input is a video of a first object having a first orientation with respect to the front camera, the second input is a video of a second object having a second orientation with respect to the rear camera. A video output is generated including a first part based on the first input and a second part based on the second input. The video output is presented relative to a viewpoint of a first viewer, such that, at the viewpoint, the first and second parts of the video output are visible at the same time and the first object in the first part of the video output is orientated towards the second object in the second part of the video output.

Abstract: An apparatus including a body, a plurality of microphones arranged in a predetermined geometry relative to the body such that the apparatus is configured to capture sound substantially from all directions around the body to produce direction and ambience information for the captured sound, and electronics for processing signals from the plurality of microphones.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising a man machine interface configured to provide: a screen that presents information indicative of, at least, a real-time capability of a remote user to access and consume mediated reality content; and a user-selectable option to initiate an action that causes the mediated reality content to become accessible to the remote user.

Abstract: A method is provided, comprising: preventing rendering of specific audio in a virtual space to a user through virtual reality; enabling the user to explore the virtual space through user-perspective controlled virtual reality without hearing the specific audio; and in response to an interrupt, performing a visual transition to audio-visual content comprising the specific audio and visual content associated with the specific audio and then rendering specific audio and the visual content associated with the specific audio in the virtual space to the user through virtual reality.

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 comprising: an analyser configured to analyse at least one input to determine one or more expression within the at least one input; and a controller configured to control at least one audio signal associated with the at least one input dependent on the determination of the one or more expression.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: an analyser configured to analyse at least one input to determine one or more expression within the at least one input; and a controller configured to control at least one audio signal associated with the at least one input dependent on the determination of the one or more expression.

Abstract: An apparatus configured, based on virtual reality content for viewing in virtual reality, the virtual reality content comprising visual content for display in a three dimensional virtual reality space and spatial audio content comprising audio for presentation such that it is audibly perceived to originate from one or more particular directions in the virtual reality space corresponding to one or more points or regions in the visual content, the virtual reality content defining at least a ground level of said virtual reality space; and based on display of a birds-eye view of the virtual reality space to a user comprising a view of the visual content substantially downward towards said ground level from a point of view location in said virtual reality space elevated from said ground level; to provide for presentation of said spatial audio content with a spatial audio modification, the spatial audio modification configured to modify the one or more particular directions from which the user perceives the spatial

Abstract: An apparatus configured to; based on first video content comprising video imagery being captured by a first camera of a device and second video content comprising video imagery being captured by a second camera of the same device, the first and second video content captured contemporaneously and based on a slow-motion-mode input selecting one of the first and second video content for playback in slow-motion, provide for simultaneous display of: a live, first preview comprising video imagery of a non-selected one of the first and second video content as it is captured and presented at a first play rate substantially equal to a capture rate at which the non-selected video content was captured; and a second preview comprising video imagery of the selected one of the first and second video content presented at a second play rate slower than a capture rate at which the selected video content was captured.

Abstract: An apparatus for spatial audio signal encoding, 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, for two or more audio signals, at least one spatial audio parameter for providing spatial audio reproduction, the at least one spatial audio parameter comprising a direction parameter with an elevation and an azimuth component; define a spherical grid generated by covering a sphere with smaller spheres, the smaller spheres arranged in circles of spheres wherein a first circle of spheres comprises one of the smaller spheres located with a centre at an elevation of 90 degrees relative to a reference direction of the sphere; and convert the elevation and azimuth component of the direction parameter to an index value based on the defined spherical grid.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program is described comprising: generating or obtaining at least one augmented reality image for presentation to a user, the augmented reality images comprising one or more virtual objects, displays or devices of an augmented reality system; attenuating real-world audio of the augmented reality system; and controlling the provision of audio to the user in at least one audio focus or beamform direction relating to at least one selected real-world object of the augmented reality system.

Abstract: An apparatus is disclosed, comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured with the processor to cause the apparatus to perform the following steps. In a first step, the spatial position of a user in a real world space is detected. In another step, one or more audio signals are provided to the user representing audio from spatially-distributed audio sources in a virtual space. In another step, responsive to detecting movement of the user's spatial position from within a first zone to within a second zone within the real world space, the audio signals for selected ones of the audio sources are modified based on their spatial position in the virtual space.

Abstract: An audio processing technique including obtaining a multi-channel audio signal, a first sound direction of interest and a second sound direction of interest; determining, for one or more frequency bands, a respective first range of sound directions encompassed by a first focus pattern directed to said first sound direction of interest and a respective second range of sound directions encompassed by a second focus pattern directed to said second sound direction of interest; determining, for said one or more frequency bands, respective overlap between the first and second ranges of sound directions; and deriving, based on the multi-channel audio signal and in accordance with said first and second focus patterns, a processed audio signal where sounds in said first and second sound directions of interest are emphasized in relation to sounds in other sound directions, said derivation including controlling emphasis in dependence of the determined overlap.

Abstract: A first input and a second input are received from a front camera and a rear camera respectively of a user device The first input is a video of a first object having a first orientation with respect to the front camera, the second input is a video of a second object having a second orientation with respect to the rear camera. A video output is generated including a first part based on the first input and a second part based on the second input. The video output is presented relative to a viewpoint of a first viewer, such that, at the viewpoint, the first and second parts of the video output are visible at the same time and the first object in the first part of the video output is orientated towards the second object in the second part of the video output.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: a directional analyser configured to determine a directional component of at least two audio signals; an estimator configured to determine at least one virtual position or direction relative to the actual position of the apparatus; and a signal generator configured to generate at least one further audio signal dependent on the at least one virtual position or direction relative to the actual position of the apparatus and the directional component of at least two audio signals.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to, based at least in part on (i) first audio content from a first communication device of a first user, the first user in telecommunication with a second user via a second communication device; and (ii) first-user orientation information indicative of one or more of the orientation and location of the first user relative to a predetermined reference point; provide for presentation of the first audio content at the second communication device in a first presentation mode when the first-user orientation information is indicative of a first condition and in a second presentation mode, different to the first, when the first-user orientation information is indicative of a second condition different to the first condition, the first and second presentation modes providing for different presentation of the first audio content.

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program wherein the method includes: obtaining at least three ambient audio signals wherein at least one of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a first directional transfer function pair and at least one other of the ambient audio signals is to be processed with a second directional transfer function pair wherein the directional transfer function pairs to be used are based on target directions of the ambient audio signals; determining a change of the target direction for the at least one ambient audio signal to an updated target direction; selecting an updated directional transfer function pair associated with the updated target direction wherein the updated directional transfer function pair is selected from a plurality of directional transfer functions and the updated directional transfer function pair is more closely associated with the updated target direction than the first directional transfer function pair; and processing the at least one ambient audio sig