APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INDIVIDUAL SOUND ZONES

An apparatus for generating a plurality of loudspeaker signals from two or more audio source signals is provided. Each of the two or more audio source signals shall be reproduced in one or more of two or more sound zones, and at least one of the two or more audio source signals shall not be reproduced in at least one of the two more sound zones. The apparatus comprises an audio preprocessor (110) configured to modify each of two or more initial audio signals to obtain two or more preprocessed audio signals. Moreover, the apparatus comprises a filter (140) configured to generate the plurality of loudspeaker signals depending on the two or more preprocessed audio signals. The audio preprocessor (110) is configured to use the two or more audio source signals as the two or more initial audio signals, or wherein the audio preprocessor (110) is configured to generate for each audio source signal of the two or more audio source signals an initial audio signal of the two more initial audio signals by modifying said audio source signal. Moreover, the audio preprocessor (110) is configured to modify each initial audio signal of the two or more initial audio signals depending on a signal power or a loudness of another initial audio signal of the two or more initial audio signals. The filter (140) is configured to generate the plurality of loudspeaker signals depending on in which of the two or more sound zones the two or more audio source signals shall be reproduced and depending on in which of the two or more sound zones the two or more audio source signals shall not be reproduced.