| 1 Function | 2 Reference Model | 3 Input/Output Data |
| 4 SubAIMs | 5 JSON Metadata | 6 Profiles |
| 7 Reference Software | 8 Conformance Texting | 9 Performance Assessment |
1 Functions
| Receives | Microphone Array Geometry | Geometry of the Microphone Array |
| Transform Multichannel | Audio Object in the Transform domain | |
| Produces | Spherical Harmonic Decomposition Coefficients | Result of the transformation into spherical frequency domain. |
- Receives Microphone Array Geometry and Transformed Multichannel Audio.
- Produces Spherical Harmonic Decomposition coefficients of the Transformed Multichannel Audio.
2 Reference Model

3 Input/Output Data
| Input data | Semantics |
| Microphone Array Geometry | Geometry of the Microphone Array |
| Transform Multichannel Audio | Audio Object in the Transform domain |
| Output data | Semantics |
| Spherical Harmonics Decomposition Coefficients | Result of the transformation into spherical frequency domain. |
4 SubAIMs
No SubAIMs.
5 JSON Metadata
https://schemas.mpai.community/CAE1/V2.4/AIMs/SoundFieldDescription.json