Orientation Based Microphone Selection Apparatus

A method comprising:

• providing a microphone configuration in an apparatus, wherein the microphone configuration comprises at least two microphones;
• providing, within the apparatus, a plurality of recording modes, wherein providing a recording mode of the plurality of recording modes comprises selecting at least one microphone of the at least two microphones based on an orientation of the apparatus;
• determining an orientation change of the apparatus;
• determining a recording mode based on the orientation change of the apparatus;
• determining the at least one microphone of the at least two microphones for use according to the recording mode;
• and
• processing at least one microphone signal from the determined at least one microphone.

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer code for one or more programs, the at least one memory and the computer code configured with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to at least:

• provide a microphone configuration in the apparatus, wherein the microphone configuration comprises at least two microphones;
• provide, within the apparatus, a plurality of recording modes, wherein providing a recording mode of the plurality of recording modes comprises selecting at least one microphone of the at least two microphones based on an orientation of the apparatus;
• determine an orientation change of the apparatus;
• determine a recording mode based on the orientation change of the apparatus;
• determine the at least one microphone of the at least two microphones for use according to the recording mode;
• and
• process at least one microphone signal from the determined at least one microphone.

A computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable program code stored therein, the computer-executable program code configured to:

• provide a microphone configuration in the apparatus, wherein the microphone configuration comprises at least two microphones;
• provide, within the apparatus, a plurality of recording modes, wherein providing a recording mode of the plurality of recording modes comprises selecting at least one microphone of the at least two microphones based on an orientation of the apparatus;
• determine an orientation change of the apparatus;
• determine a recording mode based on the orientation change of the apparatus;
• determine the at least one microphone of the at least two microphones for use according to the recording mode;
• and
• process at least one microphone signal from the determined at least one microphone.