An apparatus for generating a bandwidth extended signal from a bandwidth limited audio signal, the bandwidth limited audio signal comprising a plurality of consecutive bandwidth limited time blocks each bandwidth limited time block having at least one associated spectral band replication parameter comprising a core frequency band and the bandwidth extended signal comprising a plurality of consecutive bandwidth extended time blocks, the apparatus comprising: a patch generator for generating a patched signal comprising an upper frequency band using a bandwidth limited time block of the bandwidth limited audio signal; wherein the patch generator is configured to perform a harmonic patching algorithm to obtain the patched signal; wherein the patch generator is configured to perform the harmonic patching algorithm for a current bandwidth extended time block (m') of the plurality of consecutive bandwidth extended time blocks using a timely preceding bandwidth limited time block (m - 1) of the plurality of consecutive bandwidth limited time blocks of the bandwidth limited audio signal; a signal manipulator for manipulating a signal before patching or the patched signal generated using the timely preceding bandwidth limited time block (m - 1) using a spectral band replication parameter associated with a current bandwidth limited time block (m) to obtain a manipulated patched signal comprising the upper frequency band; wherein the timely preceding bandwidth limited time block (m - 1) timely precedes the current bandwidth limited time block (m) in the plurality of consecutive bandwidth limited time blocks of the bandwidth limited audio signal; and a combiner for combining the bandwidth limited audio signal comprising the core frequency band and the manipulated patched signal comprising the upper frequency band to obtain the bandwidth extended signal. a patch generator for generating a patched signal comprising an upper frequency band using a bandwidth limited time block of the bandwidth limited audio signal; wherein the patch generator is configured to perform a harmonic patching algorithm to obtain the patched signal; wherein the patch generator is configured to perform the harmonic patching algorithm for a current bandwidth extended time block (m') of the plurality of consecutive bandwidth extended time blocks using a timely preceding bandwidth limited time block (m - 1) of the plurality of consecutive bandwidth limited time blocks of the bandwidth limited audio signal; a signal manipulator for manipulating a signal before patching or the patched signal generated using the timely preceding bandwidth limited time block (m - 1) using a spectral band replication parameter associated with a current bandwidth limited time block (m) to obtain a manipulated patched signal comprising the upper frequency band; wherein the timely preceding bandwidth limited time block (m - 1) timely precedes the current bandwidth limited time block (m) in the plurality of consecutive bandwidth limited time blocks of the bandwidth limited audio signal; and a combiner for combining the bandwidth limited audio signal comprising the core frequency band and the manipulated patched signal comprising the upper frequency band to obtain the bandwidth extended signal.