APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PROCESSING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO INPUT SIGNALS TO PRODUCE AT LEAST TWO CHANNEL OUTPUT SIGNALS THEREFROM, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM CONTAINING EXECUTABLE CODE TO PERFORM THE METHOD

摘要

An apparatus to process m-channel audio input signals to produce n channel output signals, and n is less than m. This apparatus includes a first filter unit to reduce a correlation between at least two channel audio input signals among the m-channel audio input signals, a virtual sound source generation unit to transform the at least two channel audio input signals output from the first filter unit into virtual sound sources at predetermined positions around a listener position, and an output controller to control channel audio input signals other than the at least two channel audio input signals among the m-channel audio input signals based on gains and delays of the at least two channel audio input signal output from the virtual sound source generation unit. Even when the m-channel audio input signals are reproduced through 2 channels, a surround effect provided by an m-channel speaker system can be obtained. In addition, a localization of a sound is improved, and a presence is formed. Thus, an enhanced surround sound is provided to a listener.