Quantization offset for audio coding

A method of decoding audio data, the method comprising:

• decoding an encoded audio bitstream representative of the audio data to obtain decoded audio data;
• obtaining, from the encoded audio bitstream, a quantization offset;
• applying the quantization offset to the decoded audio data to obtain corrected audio data, wherein the quantization offset corrects for any bit differences between original audio data that was encoded to obtain the encoded audio bitstream and the decoded audio data;
• rendering, based on the decoded audio data, one or more speaker feeds;
• and
• outputting, for playback, the one or more speaker feeds.

A device configured to encode audio data, the device comprising:

• a memory configured to store the audio data;
• and
• processing circuitry in communication with the memory, the processing circuitry configured to:
• encode the audio data to obtain an encoded audio bitstream;
• decode the encoded audio bitstream to obtain corresponding decoded audio data;
• obtain, based on the audio data and the corresponding decoded audio data, a quantization offset;
• specify, in the encoded audio bitstream, the quantization offset;
• and
• output the encoded audio bitstream.