Audio mixes for listening environments

Abstract

This specification describes technologies relating to generating audio mixes for listening environments. A method is provided that includes receiving digital audio data; receiving an environmental input, the environmental input being associated with the listening environment; calculating one or more audio parameters for the digital audio data based on the received environmental input, the calculating including: calculating a particular intensity level for the digital audio data, and processing the digital audio data according to specified reference levels; and generating an audio mix for the digital audio data according to the calculated audio parameters.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 .- 7 . (canceled) 
     
     
         8 . A method comprising:
 receiving an input associated with a listening environment of a user;   using the received input to identify a particular listening environment from among a plurality of listening environments;   identifying an audio mix corresponding to the particular listening environment, where the audio mix includes one or more parameters adjusted for the particular listening environment;   retrieving the identified audio mix; and   generating an audible output from the identified audio mix.   
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , where receiving an input includes receiving a user input identifying the particular listening environment from among the plurality of listening environments. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , where receiving an input further comprises:
 capturing an ambient audio signal; and   analyzing the ambient audio signal to determine the particular listening environment.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 receiving a collection of audio mixes for particular digital audio data where each audio mix corresponds to a distinct listening environment of the plurality of listening environments,   where retrieving the identified audio mix includes selecting the identified audio mix from the collection of audio mixes.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 8 , where retrieving the identified audio mix comprises:
 transmitting a request for the identified audio mix; and   receiving the requested audio mix.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 8 , where the one or more parameters adjusted for the audio mix of the particular listening environment include changing an amplitude of the audio mix based on the parameters for the particular listening environment. 
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 8 , where the plurality of listening environments include listening environments identified based on one or more of the following listening environment parameters: amplitude associated with the listening environment, frequencies associated with the listening environment, and location associated with the listening environment. 
     
     
         15 .- 22 . (canceled) 
     
     
         23 . A computer program product, encoded on a computer-readable medium, operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:
 receiving an input associated with a listening environment of a user;   using the received input to identify a particular listening environment from among a plurality of listening environments;   identifying an audio mix corresponding to the particular listening environment, where the audio mix includes one or more parameters adjusted for the particular listening environment;   retrieving the identified audio mix; and   generating an audible output from the identified audio mix.   
     
     
         24 . The computer program product of  claim 23 , where receiving an input includes receiving a user input identifying the particular listening environment from among the plurality of listening environments. 
     
     
         25 . The computer program product of  claim 23 , where receiving an input further comprises:
 capturing an ambient audio signal; and   analyzing the ambient audio signal to determine the particular listening environment.   
     
     
         26 . The computer program product of  claim 23 , further comprising:
 receiving a collection of audio mixes for particular digital audio data where each audio mix corresponds to a distinct listening environment of the plurality of listening environments,   where retrieving the identified audio mix includes selecting the identified audio mix from the collection of audio mixes.   
     
     
         27 . The computer program product of  claim 23 , where retrieving the identified audio mix comprises:
 transmitting a request for the identified audio mix; and   receiving the requested audio mix.   
     
     
         28 . The computer program product of  claim 23 , where the one or more parameters adjusted for the audio mix of the particular listening environment include changing an amplitude of the audio mix based on the parameters for the particular listening environment. 
     
     
         29 . The computer program product of  claim 23 , where the plurality of listening environments include listening environments identified based on one or more of the following listening environment parameters: amplitude associated with the listening environment, frequencies associated with the listening environment, and location associated with the listening environment. 
     
     
         30 .- 37 . (canceled) 
     
     
         38 . A system comprising:
 a processor and a memory operable to perform operations including:
 receiving an input associated with a listening environment of a user; 
 using the received input to identify a particular listening environment from among a plurality of listening environments; 
 identifying an audio mix corresponding to the particular listening environment, where the audio mix includes one or more parameters adjusted for the particular listening environment; 
 retrieving the identified audio mix; and 
 generating an audible output from the identified audio mix. 
   
     
     
         39 . The system of  claim 38 , where receiving an input includes receiving a user input identifying the particular listening environment from among the plurality of listening environments. 
     
     
         40 . The system of  claim 38 , where receiving an input further comprises:
 capturing an ambient audio signal; and   analyzing the ambient audio signal to determine the particular listening environment.   
     
     
         41 . The system of  claim 38 , further comprising:
 receiving a collection of audio mixes for particular digital audio data where each audio mix corresponds to a distinct listening environment of the plurality of listening environments,   where retrieving the identified audio mix includes selecting the identified audio mix from the collection of audio mixes.   
     
     
         42 . The system of  claim 38 , where retrieving the identified audio mix comprises:
 transmitting a request for the identified audio mix; and
 receiving the requested audio mix. 
   
     
     
         43 . The system of  claim 38 , where the one or more parameters adjusted for the audio mix of the particular listening environment include changing an amplitude of the audio mix based on the parameters for the particular listening environment. 
     
     
         44 . The system of  claim 38 , where the plurality of listening environments include listening environments identified based on one or more of the following listening environment parameters: amplitude associated with the listening environment, frequencies associated with the listening environment, and location associated with the listening environment. 
     
     
         45 . (canceled)