MPEG-I Immersive Audio—The ISO/MPEG Standard for Virtual/Augmented Reality Audio

Disch S, Terentiv L, Koppens J, Falk T, Leppänen J, Munoz I, Herre J, Adami A, Silzle A, Fischer D, et al. MPEG-I Immersive Audio—The ISO/MPEG Standard for Virtual/Augmented Reality Audio. J Audio Eng Soc. 2026;74(6):356-375. doi:10.17743/jaes.2022.0276

@article{Disch2026_23235,
  author = {Disch, Sascha and Terentiv, Leon and Koppens, Jeroen and Falk, Tommy and Leppänen, Jussi and Munoz, Isaac and Herre, Jürgen and Adami, Alexander and Silzle, Andreas and Fischer, Daniel and Setiawan, Panji and Fersch, Christof and Hanschke, Jan-Hendrik and Jelfs, Sam and de Bruijn, Werner and Eronen, Antti and Mate, Sujeet and Dick, Sascha and Borss, Christian and Delgado, Pablo M. and Trinidad, Miguel M.},
  title = {{MPEG-I Immersive Audio—The ISO/MPEG Standard for Virtual/Augmented Reality Audio}},
  journal = {Journal of the Audio Engineering Society},
  volume = {74},
  number = {6},
  pages = {356--375},
  year = {2026},
  month = jun,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society},
  doi = {10.17743/jaes.2022.0276},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2022.0276}
}

TY  - JOUR
TI  - MPEG-I Immersive Audio—The ISO/MPEG Standard for Virtual/Augmented Reality Audio
AU  - Disch, Sascha
AU  - Terentiv, Leon
AU  - Koppens, Jeroen
AU  - Falk, Tommy
AU  - Leppänen, Jussi
AU  - Munoz, Isaac
AU  - Herre, Jürgen
AU  - Adami, Alexander
AU  - Silzle, Andreas
AU  - Fischer, Daniel
AU  - Setiawan, Panji
AU  - Fersch, Christof
AU  - Hanschke, Jan-Hendrik
AU  - Jelfs, Sam
AU  - de Bruijn, Werner
AU  - Eronen, Antti
AU  - Mate, Sujeet
AU  - Dick, Sascha
AU  - Borss, Christian
AU  - Delgado, Pablo M.
AU  - Trinidad, Miguel M.
T2  - Journal of the Audio Engineering Society
J2  - J. Audio Eng. Soc.
VL  - 74
IS  - 6
SP  - 356
EP  - 375
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/06/08
DO  - 10.17743/jaes.2022.0276
UR  - https://doi.org/10.17743/jaes.2022.0276
PB  - Audio Engineering Society
LA  - en
AB  - The ISO/MPEG international standard on MPEG-I immersive audio was issued in November 2025 by the MPEG Audio group (ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 29/WG 6). It provides technology for a compressed audio representation and real-time interactive rendering within virtual and augmented reality applications with six degrees of freedom. It enables efficient bitrate management, high-quality storage, and transmission of virtual environments, including audio sources with spatial dimensions and specific radiation traits (such as musical instruments), along with geometric descriptions of acoustically relevant scene details (e.g., walls, doors, sound reflecting, and occluding elements). The audio rendering process incorporates comprehensive modeling of room acoustics and intricate acoustic phenomena, including occlusion, reflection, and diffraction caused by sound obstacles, Doppler effect, and dynamic environment changes triggered by user interactivity. This article presents an overview of background, development, underlying technology, and selected application aspects of the new standard.
ER  -