A method of processing audio for playback of immersive audio

A method of generating at least two audio channels from audio in an immersive audio format comprising at least one height audio channel and at least two non-height audio channels, for playing back the at least two audio channels with a non-immersive loudspeaker system of at least two audio loudspeakers inside a vehicle, the method comprising:

• applying a virtual height filter to the at least one height channel for, when the at least one audio height channel is played back by one of the at least two loudspeakers, at least partially attenuating spectral components of the at least one height channel directly emanating from said loudspeaker and for at least partially amplifying spectral components of the at least one height channel reflected from a roof or an area close to the roof inside the vehicle, to generate at least one virtual height filtered audio signal;
• and
• mixing the at least one virtual height filtered audio signal with at least one of the two non-height audio channels to generate the at least two audio channels.