diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py
index 37008adf2ef98a5a1147760c7d9be7d3337c3d80..c51566eed2f6a33d240bd43149664062bf8fea6f 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/binaural_datasets/binaural_dataset.py
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ def load_ir(
     dataset_suffix = None
 
     if out_fmt.startswith("BINAURAL") and "ROOM" in out_fmt:
+
+        if "_IR" in out_fmt or "_REVERB" in out_fmt:
+            warn("For reference rendering _IR and _REVERB extensions of BINAURAL_ROOM are ignored")
+
         dataset_prefix = "BRIR"
         if dataset is None:
             dataset = "IISofficialMPEG222UC"
diff --git a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py
index a77dcce756a856a44838aadd709b47628b83a947..1157a8fbb6d75951992a8c8475891ffbe71a4e99 100755
--- a/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py
+++ b/ivas_processing_scripts/audiotools/constants.py
@@ -36,7 +36,13 @@ BINAURAL_AUDIO_FORMATS = {
     "BINAURAL": {
         "num_channels": 2,
     },
-    "BINAURAL_ROOM": {
+    "BINAURAL_ROOM": {  # for reference rendering
+        "num_channels": 2,
+    },
+    "BINAURAL_ROOM_IR": {  # for IVAS_dec and IVAS_rend
+        "num_channels": 2,
+    },
+    "BINAURAL_ROOM_REVERB": {  # for IVAS_dec and IVAS_rend
         "num_channels": 2,
     },
 }