Sonarworks headphone calibration discount code

Thanks for sharing this.  I just downloaded the demo to try with the various headphone models I have available.
 
In my quick review, Sonarworks is most noticeable on my Sony 7506's - and IMHO, quite the improvement.
It tones down the highs, brings up the bass and really seems to balance these out.
 
I'm not sure if I really "NEED" this plugin, but it does seem to work as advertised.
 

I love it with my AKGs

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Just so I am not doing something dumb...
You add this as the very last VST effect on the master bus, correct ?
 
JR

Yes.  I put it in the FX bin of my master bus.  Last thing.
 
Paul

I thought I was suppose to get a 50% discount code when I beta tested the program but sadly, there was 0 communication. I never even received an update to the program while it was in testing nor any email updates as to the progress or bug issues being taken care of. I emailed the company about a couple things and never once heard back from them either. That kind of worries me as to what kind of actual support they would provide if an issue arises since they wouldn't even respond while testing their program.
 

You guys do realize, don't you, that you're paying fifty bucks for an EQ preset?
 
Not suggesting it isn't worth it; value is in the eye of the consumer. But if your headphones are so far out of whack that you have to compensate for them, then what you really need to do is start saving up for better cans.

bitflipper

.....But if your headphones are so far out of whack that you have to compensate for them, then what you really need to do is start saving up for better cans.

My headphones are just fine. It's my ears that are so far out of whack....

Walt

bitflipper

.....But if your headphones are so far out of whack that you have to compensate for them, then what you really need to do is start saving up for better cans.

My headphones are just fine. It's my ears that are so far out of whack....

Walt

Yes, it is difficult to measure your headphones yourself. Fortunatety, most headphone frequency response curves (as well as several other useful metrics) are available online at headphone.com.
 
"...if your headphones are so far out of whack that you have to compensate for them, then what you really need to do is start saving up for better cans."
 
I should clarify that statement. My position is this: all headphones are deficient and deceptive in some way, frequency response just being the most obvious shortcoming. It's an unavoidable consequence of sticking tiny speakers into tiny enclosures and jamming them up against your ears.
 
But by training your ears over time, especially by listening to well-made records on your studio headphones, your own brain can go a long way toward compensating for those limitations.
 
My everyday cans are ATH-M50s, and as you noted, they have a significant (~6dB) bass boost built in. If I hadn't been using the same headphones for many years, that could really screw up my perception and cause me to make bad EQ choices and mix decisions. But I subconsciously expect that hyped bass whenever I use them, and a mix won't sound right if it's not there. In the end that nonlinearity isn't so extreme as to be a problem.
 
Now, if I was stuck with Beats by Dre and that was my only reference, then I'd be in trouble. And I might have no choice but to resort to equalization to mitigate the problem.
 
In fact, I did create a Pro-Q preset at one time that compensated for that bass hype, as well as a couple other anomalies in the high end. But I stopped using it long ago because a) it was a hassle to remember to bypass it on exports and b) it didn't really make much difference anyway.
 
[P.S. Please do argue with me, Paul. I do not take offense, and my favorite forum moments have been the times when somebody set me straight and I learned something in the process.]