Fuchs, GuillaumeGuillaumeFuchsHerre, JürgenJürgenHerreKüch, FabianFabianKüchDöhla, StefanStefanDöhlaMultrus, MarkusMarkusMultrusThiergart, OliverOliverThiergartWübbolt, OliverOliverWübboltGhido, FlorinFlorinGhidoBayer, StefanStefanBayerJägers, WolfgangWolfgangJägers2022-03-082022-03-082019https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/312478An apparatus for encoding directional audio coding parameters comprising diffuseness parameters and direction parameters, comprises: a parameter quantizer (210) for quantizing the diffuseness parameters and the direction parameters; a parameter encoder (220) for encoding quantized diffuseness parameters and quantized direction parameters; and an output interface (230) for generating an encoded parameter representation comprising information on encoded diffuseness parameters and encoded direction parameters.enpatent2019097018