Function
Ref. Model
I/O Data
SubAIMs
JSON MData
Profiles
Ref. Software
Conformance
Performance
1 Functions
Audio Scene Description (CAE-ASD):
| Receives | Space-Time | Audio Scene’s Space-Time. |
| Audio Object | Input Audio Object. | |
| Audio Scene Descriptors | Possible Audio Scene to be augmented. | |
| Computes | Audio Objects | Inside the input Audio Object. |
| Audio Scene Geometry | Possible Audio Scene to be augmented. | |
| Adds | Audio Scene Descriptors | To make the new Audio Scene. |
| Produces | Audio Scene Descriptors (output) | The augmented Audio Scene. |
Unlike CAE-BAS that can only describe an Audio Scene composed of Audio Objects, CAE-ASD can describe an Audio Scene in terms of Audio Objects and Audio Scenes. In their turn, Audio Scene can be composed of Objects and Scenes.
2 Reference Model
Figure 1 depicts the Reference Architecture of the Audio Scene Description AIM.

Figure 1 – The Audio Scene Description (CAE-ASD) AIM
3 I/O Data
| Input | Description |
|---|---|
| Space-Time | Audio Objects Space-Time information. |
| Audio Object | Multichannel Audio (with associated Microphone Array info) |
| Audio Scene Descriptors | Input Audio Scene Descriptors |
| Output | Description |
| Audio Scene Descriptors | Output Audio Scene Descriptors |
4 SubAIMs
4.1 Reference Model
Audio Scene Description (CAE-ASD) is a Composite AIM with the structure depicted in Figure 2.

Figure 2 – The Audio Scene Description (CAE-ASD) Composite AIM
The specification of the CAE-ASD Basic AIMs are provided at the links of Table 2.
4.2 Operation
4.3 Functions of SubAIMs
4.4 I/O Data of SubAIMs
4.5 AIMs and JSON Metadata
Table 2 provides the links to the AIM specifications and JSON schemas. AIM1 indicates the Composite AIM and AIM2 its SubAIMs.
| AIM1 | AIM2 | Name | JSON |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAE‑ASD | Audio Scene Description | X | |
| CAE‑AAT | Audio Analysis Transform | X | |
| CAE‑ASL | Audio Source Localisation | X | |
| CAE‑ASE | Audio Separation and Enhancement | X | |
| CAE‑AST | Audio Synthesis Transform | X | |
| CAE‑ADM | Audio Descriptors Multiplexing | X |
5 JSON Metadata
https://schemas.mpai.community/CAE1/V2.5/AIMs/AudioSceneDescription.json
6 Profiles
No Profiles.
7 Reference Software
8 Conformance Testing
| Receives | Space-Time | Shall validate against Space-Time Schema. |
| Audio Object | Shall validate against Audio-Object Schema. Audio Data shall conform with Audio Data Qualifier. |
|
| Audio Scene Descriptors | Shall validate against Audio Scene Descriptors Schema. | |
| Produces | Audio Scene Descriptors | Shall validate against Audio Scene Descriptors Schema. |