APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN ENHANCED DOWNMIX SIGNAL, METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ENHANCED DOWNMIX SIGNAL AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

摘要

An apparatus for generating an enhanced downmix signal on the basis of a multi-channel microphone signal comprises a spatial analyzer configured to compute a set of spatial cue parameters comprising a direction information describing a direction-of-arrival of a direct sound, a direct sound power information and a diffuse sound power information on the basis of the multi-channel microphone signal. The apparatus also comprises a filter calculator for calculating enhancement filter parameters in dependence on the direction information describing the direction-of-arrival of the direct sound, in dependence on the direct sound power information and in dependence on the diffuse sound power information. The apparatus also comprises a filter for filtering the microphone signal, or a signal derived therefrom, using the enhancement filter parameters, to obtain the enhanced downmix signal.