An apparatus for audio decoding according to one embodiment is provided. The apparatus comprises a decoding module for decoding a received encoded
audio signal in order to obtain a decoded
audio signal. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a first
spectral band replication module for performing
spectral band replication in accordance with a decoded
audio signal according to a first
spectral band replication mode in order to obtain a spectral band replication audio
signal. Furthermore, the apparatus comprises a second spectral band replication module for performing spectral band replication in accordance with a decoded audio
signal according to a second spectral band replication mode in order to obtain a spectral band replication audio
signal, the second spectral band replication mode being different from the first spectral band replication mode. In order to perform spectral band replication, the second spectral band replication module is configured to perform one or more first
processing operations and one or more second
processing operations. One or more second
processing operations depend on one or more first processing operations. The apparatus is configured to receive
side information. The second spectral replication module exhibits a state that depends on the
side information, and the state is one of an inactive state and one or more activated states. The second spectral band replication module is configured not to perform any operations when the second spectral band replication module is in an inactive state. Furthermore, the second spectral band replication module is configured to perform at least one of one or more first processing operations and one or more second processing operations when the second spectral band replication module is not in an inactive state.