Apparatus and method for decorrelation of loudspeaker signals

Means for generating a plurality of speaker signals based on a virtual source object having a source signal and meta-information, determine the position of the virtual source or a type of object. The apparatus includes a modifier, which is designed to modify the meta information time-variant. The apparatus further comprises a renderer that is configured to convert the virtual source object and the modified meta information into a plurality of loudspeaker signals.

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