Associated spatial audio playback

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• at least one non-transitory memory including a computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to:
• obtain an audio scene, the audio scene comprising at least two audio elements and a position and/or orientation associated with each of the at least two audio elements;
• divide the audio scene into sets comprising at least one of the at least two audio elements, where the sets represent a complete audio scene;
• and
• create at least one auxiliary audio element to complement each set, wherein the at least one auxiliary audio element and the sets form augmented sets.

A method for operating an apparatus comprising:

• obtaining at least one location and/or orientation associated with a user;
• obtaining, based on the at least one location and/or orientation, one or more audio element, wherein the one or more audio element at least partially forms an audio scene;
• obtaining, based on the at least one location and/or orientation, at least one auxiliary audio element, the at least one auxiliary audio element being at least one audio element or a combination of audio elements, wherein the at least one auxiliary audio element is associated with at least a part of the audio scene and is located at an outside zone of the audio scene;
• and
• rendering the obtained audio element and/or at least one auxiliary audio element.

A method for operating an apparatus comprising:

• obtaining an audio scene, the audio scene comprising at least two audio elements and a position and/or orientation associated with each of the at least two audio elements;
• dividing the audio scene into sets comprising at least one of the at least two audio elements, where the sets represent a complete audio scene;
• and
• creating at least one auxiliary audio element to complement each set, wherein the at least one auxiliary audio element and the sets form augmented sets.