Upgradeable engine framework for audio and video

A method comprising:

• executing an audio processing engine configured to process audio data to provide at least two representations of the audio data, the at least two representations comprising a first representation in a first domain that is a frequency domain, and a second representation in a second domain that is different from the first domain, wherein the second domain is a perceptual domain, and the second representation is based on a perceptual model that models human hearing;
• receiving, in the audio processing engine, data related to manufacturer's performance specifications of the AV component and data related to a performance of the AV component as a factor of an age of the AV component;
• utilizing, via interacting with the audio processing engine, a user-selected audio processing application to improve the performance of the AV component by processing the data related to the manufacturer's performance specifications and the age of the AV component, wherein the improved performance at least compensates for an age-related performance loss of the AV component;
• and
• executing, on one or more processing devices, at least two user-selectable audio processing applications that are each configured to work with the audio processing engine through an application programming interface, and to:
• retrieve, from the audio processing engine, one or more of the representations of the audio data,
• perform audio processing on the one or more retrieved representations of the audio data, and
• return results of the audio processing back to the audio processing engine,
• wherein each of the audio processing applications is configured to retrieve and process the one or more representations independently of other audio processing applications.

A system for audio and video processing, the system comprising:

• an audio processing engine configured to:
• process audio data to provide at least two representations of the audio data, the at least two representations comprising a first representation in a first domain that is a frequency domain, and a second representation in a second domain that is different from the first domain, wherein the second domain is a perceptual domain, and the second representation is based on a perceptual model that models human hearing;
• receive data related to manufacturer's performance specifications of the AV component and data related to a performance of the AV component as a factor of an age of the AV component, and
• interact with a user-selected audio-processing application to improve the performance of the AV component by processing the data related to manufacturer's performance specifications of the AV component and the data related to a performance of the AV component as a factor of an age of the AV component;
• and
• one or more processors configured to execute at least two user-selectable audio processing applications that are each configured to work with the audio processing engine through an application programming interface, and to:
• retrieve, from the audio processing engine, one or more of the representations of the audio data,
• perform audio processing on the one or more retrieved representations of the audio data, and
• return results of the audio processing back to the audio processing engine,
• wherein each of the audio processing applications is configured to retrieve and process the one or more representations independently of other audio processing applications.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

• executing an audio processing engine configured to process audio data to provide at least two representations of the audio data, the at least two representations comprising a first representation in a first domain that is a frequency domain, and a second representation in a second domain that is different from the first domain, wherein the second domain is a perceptual domain, and the second representation is based on a perceptual model that models human hearing;
• receiving, in the audio processing engine, data related to manufacturer's performance specifications of the AV component and data related to a performance of the AV component as a factor of an age of the AV component;
• utilizing, via interacting with the audio processing engine, a user-selected audio processing application to improve the performance of the AV component by processing the data related to the manufacturer's performance specifications and the age of the AV component, wherein the improved performance at least compensates for an age-related performance loss of the AV component;
• and
• executing at least two user-selectable audio processing applications that are each configured to work with the audio processing engine through an application programming interface, and to:
• retrieve, from the audio processing engine, one or more of the representations of the audio data,
• perform audio processing on the one or more retrieved representations of the audio data, and
• return results of the audio processing back to the audio processing engine,
• wherein each of the audio processing applications is configured to retrieve and process the one or more representations independently of other audio processing applications.