APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AUDIO SIGNAL

摘要

The present invention for an apparatus for processing an audio signal comprises: a speaker information input unit for receiving information regarding speakers a user can use; a reception unit for receiving an audio bit stream signal comprising a channel signal and/or an object signal; a decoding unit for decoding the channel signal or the object signal included in the audio bit stream signal; an object discernment unit for discerning whether an object corresponding to the object signal is located within a usable speaker region; a rendering unit comprising a channel renderer and an object renderer for rendering the decoded channel signal and the decoded object signal, respectively, and a rendering configuration unit for configuring a rendering method on the basis of the result of the discernment; and a compositing unit for compositing the rendered channel signal and the rendered object signal.