CODING OF MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNALS

摘要

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, disclosed is a method and an apparatus thereof for assisting a selection of an encoding mode for a multi-channel audio signal encoding where different encoding modes may be chosen for the different channels. The method is performed in an audio encoder and comprises obtaining a plurality of audio signal channels and coordinating or synchronizing the selection of an encoding mode for a plurality of the obtained channels, wherein the coordination is based on an encoding mode selected for one of the obtained channels or for a group of the obtained channels.