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 . <EOS>