FIELD: information technology.
SUBSTANCE: disclosed is a method of processing an audio signal, involving reception of a step-down mixed signal, information on the object and information on mixing; generation of information on step-down mixing processing using information on the object and information on mixing; processing the step-down mixed signal using information on mixing; and generation of multichannel information using information on the object and information on mixing, where the number of channels for the step-down mixed signal is equal to the number of channels for the processed step-down mixed signal.
EFFECT: providing unlimited gain control when processing an audio signal and object panning based on the user selection.
19 cl, 21 dwg, 4 tbl
