1. A method for creating natural or modified spatial impression in multichannel listening, where a) the impulse response of an acoustical environment is measured or continuous sound is recorded using multiple microphones: one omnidirectional microphone (W) and multiple directional or omnidirectional microphones b) the microphone signals are divided into frequency bands according to the frequency resolution of human hearing; and c) based on the microphone signals the direction of arrival and optionally diffuseness of sound is determined at each frequency band at each time instant, wherein each frequency channel of an omnidirectional microphone signal is positioned in multichannel listening as a function of time to the direction defined by the estimated direction of arrival of the sound.