The disclosure relates to an audio processing apparatus (200) configured to classify an audio signal into one or more audio scene classes, the audio signal comprising a component signal. The apparatus (200) comprises: processing circuitry configured to classify the component signal of the audio signal as a foreground layer component signal or a background layer component signal; obtain an audio signal feature on the basis of the audio signal; select, depending on the classification of the component signal, a first set of weights or a second set of weights; and to classify the audio signal on the basis of the audio signal features, the foreground layer component signal or the background layer component signal and the selected set of weights.