Apparatus for encoding an audio signal, comprising: a core encoder for core encoding first audio data in a first spectral band; a parametric coder for parametrically coding second audio data in a second spectral band being different from the first spectral band, wherein the parametric coder comprises: an analyzer for analyzing the first audio data in the first spectral band to obtain a first analysis result and for analyzing the second audio data in the second spectral band to obtain a second analysis result; a compensator for calculating a compensation value using the first analysis result and the second analysis result; and a parameter calculator for calculating a parameter from the second audio data in the second spectral band using the compensation value, wherein the parametric coder is configured for parametrically coding third audio data in a third spectral band, wherein the analyzer is configured for analyzing the third audio data in the third spectral band to obtain a third analysis result, wherein the parametric coder further comprises a compensation detector for detecting, using at least the third analysis result, whether the third spectral band is to be compensated or not, and wherein the parameter calculator is configured to calculate a further parameter from the third audio data in the third spectral band without any compensation value, when the compensation detector detects that the third spectral band is not to be compensated. a core encoder for core encoding first audio data in a first spectral band; a parametric coder for parametrically coding second audio data in a second spectral band being different from the first spectral band, wherein the parametric coder comprises: an analyzer for analyzing the first audio data in the first spectral band to obtain a first analysis result and for analyzing the second audio data in the second spectral band to obtain a second analysis result; a compensator for calculating a compensation value using the first analysis result and the second analysis result; and a parameter calculator for calculating a parameter from the second audio data in the second spectral band using the compensation value, an analyzer for analyzing the first audio data in the first spectral band to obtain a first analysis result and for analyzing the second audio data in the second spectral band to obtain a second analysis result; a compensator for calculating a compensation value using the first analysis result and the second analysis result; and a parameter calculator for calculating a parameter from the second audio data in the second spectral band using the compensation value, wherein the parametric coder is configured for parametrically coding third audio data in a third spectral band, wherein the analyzer is configured for analyzing the third audio data in the third spectral band to obtain a third analysis result, wherein the parametric coder further comprises a compensation detector for detecting, using at least the third analysis result, whether the third spectral band is to be compensated or not, and wherein the parameter calculator is configured to calculate a further parameter from the third audio data in the third spectral band without any compensation value, when the compensation detector detects that the third spectral band is not to be compensated.