Method for directional signal processing of signals in a microphone array, which comprises at least one first microphone for generating a first input signal from an ambient sound and a second microphone for generating a second input signal from the ambient sound, wherein the first input signal is used to form a reference signal, and wherein a time filter is generated in the time domain, characterized in that - the reference signal is transformed into the frequency domain, thereby generating a frequency-space reference signal, - the first input signal and the second input signal are each transformed into the frequency domain, and a first frequency-space directional signal is formed in the frequency domain using the transformed first input signal and the transformed second input signal, - by means of a frequency-resolved comparison of the frequency-space reference signal with the first frequency-space directional signal or a signal derived from the first frequency-space directional signal in the frequency domain, first frequency-dependent first gain factors (g1j) are generated, - in that the time filter in the time domain is generated by means of the first gain factors (glj), and - the reference signal is filtered by means of the time filter, and an output signal is generated from the reference signal filtered by means of the time filter. wherein the first input signal is used to form a reference signal, and wherein a time filter is generated in the time domain, characterized in that - the reference signal is transformed into the frequency domain, thereby generating a frequency-space reference signal, - the first input signal and the second input signal are each transformed into the frequency domain, and a first frequency-space directional signal is formed in the frequency domain using the transformed first input signal and the transformed second input signal, - by means of a frequency-resolved comparison of the frequency-space reference signal with the first frequency-space directional signal or a signal derived from the first frequency-space directional signal in the frequency domain, first frequency-dependent first gain factors (g1j) are generated, - in that the time filter in the time domain is generated by means of the first gain factors (glj), and - the reference signal is filtered by means of the time filter, and an output signal is generated from the reference signal filtered by means of the time filter. - the reference signal is transformed into the frequency domain, thereby generating a frequency-space reference signal, - the first input signal and the second input signal are each transformed into the frequency domain, and a first frequency-space directional signal is formed in the frequency domain using the transformed first input signal and the transformed second input signal, - by means of a frequency-resolved comparison of the frequency-space reference signal with the first frequency-space directional signal or a signal derived from the first frequency-space directional signal in the frequency domain, first frequency-dependent first gain factors (g1j) are generated, - in that the time filter in the time domain is generated by means of the first gain factors (glj), and - the reference signal is filtered by means of the time filter, and an output signal is generated from the reference signal filtered by means of the time filter.