Patent ID: 8930197
Filing Date: 2015-01-06
Classification: G10L

Abstract:
1. An apparatus 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 to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to: receive audio components from at least one microphone located at or directed to an audio source; receive audio components from at least one further microphone, wherein either the further microphone is located at a position further away from the audio source than the position of the at least one microphone or the further microphone is directed away from the audio source, and wherein the audio components received from the at least one further microphone comprise fewer audio components of the audio source than the audio components of the audio source received from the at least one microphone; generate a first scalable encoded signal layer from only the audio components received from the at least one microphone located at or directed to the audio source; and generate a second scalable encoded signal layer from the audio components received from the at least one further microphone and the audio components received from the at least one microphone.