US Patent 11589184 Differential spatial rendering of audio sources

Methods and systems for intuitive spatial audio rendering with improved intelligibility are disclosed. By establishing a virtual association between an audio source and a location in the listener's virtual audio space, a spatial audio rendering system can generate spatial audio signals that create a natural and immersive audio field for a listener. The system can receive the virtual location of the source as a parameter and map the source audio signal to a source-specific multi-channel audio signal. In addition, the spatial audio rendering system can be interactive and dynamically modify the rendering of the spatial audio in response to a user's active control or tracked movement.