http://logic-pro-expert.com/logic-pro-blog/2015/01/18/calibrate-headphones-with-sonarworks-reference-plugin.html
 
A news item which caught my eyes, just thought I'd share it with you guys. I haven't investigated any further yet, but I thought this was potentially interesting.

Thanks.  I often like to ge ta little work done on my laptop with headphones and needless to say if anything can get me closer to something usable when i go to monitors is worth examining.

Rain
http://logic-pro-expert.com/logic-pro-blog/2015/01/18/calibrate-headphones-with-sonarworks-reference-plugin.html
 
A news item which caught my eyes, just thought I'd share it with you guys. I haven't investigated any further yet, but I thought this was potentially interesting.

According to their WEB site:
"A full frequency sweep along the audible range produces a frequency response data. We employ a unique patent pending measurement technology that delivers data in a way that illustrates how a set of headphones will be heard by real people."
Huh? What means this? How about "unreal" people? I could understand if they just provide a compensating data to correct certain models, but it sounds like they somehow can calibrate your headphones. How can they do this without some sort of calibrated transducer to measure the output. But what do I know, I'm just a simple accordion player,  oh and a simple electronics design engineer...
 
BTW I may be a great product, it's just the write up that is confusing, or maybe it's me. I wish they had a tool like this to make my 70+ year old hearing response flat!
 
Walt

You have to send in your headphones for them to analyze them or you buy one of their already-analyzed headphones.
They most-likely use a "dummy head" microphone to analyze the headphones.
Nonetheless, looks like a good idea. Maybe eventually they will have a database of generic curves that match popular headphones. You select what model headphone you have and the plug-in supplies the compensation EQ.
 
http://sonarworks.com/headphones/use/
 
 
 "Buy a pair of Sonarworks calibrated headphones with individual calibration or use an average calibration curve for your headphone model. To achieve the most accurate calibration, send in your headphones and we will get them back to you with a special custom curve."
 

Thanks for posting this, Rain. It would be great if it does what it says it can do. I've tried plugs in the past that were supposed to do this, but none delivered satisfactory results.

I have the Senn HD600s that I use for verification (not on the DAW).
 
I use my ATH-M50 at the DAW for quiet mixing (The Lovely Lady's office is right next to the studio).
 
However, I have Ultimate Ears Reference Monitors for my "flat response" test. If I did not have those I'd be very interested in the further development of this type of software tool. 
 
 

Walt, you're right to be skeptical. The product seems to be nothing more than an equalizer with a set of presets for different headphones. If you have any of the more popular headphone models, you can create your own preset for free by referencing published frequency-response charts.
 
I did this long ago for my ATH-M50s, but I haven't used the correction preset for years because in truth headphone "calibration" isn't even necessary. Instead, calibrate your brain. That's not as hard as it sounds - all you have to do is spend enough time listening to well-made records on your headphones and your own brain will do the rest.

mikedocy
You have to send in your headphones for them to analyze them or you buy one of their already-analyzed headphones.
They most-likely use a "dummy head" microphone to analyze the headphones.
Nonetheless, looks like a good idea. Maybe eventually they will have a database of generic curves that match popular headphones. You select what model headphone you have and the plug-in supplies the compensation EQ.
 
http://sonarworks.com/headphones/use/
 
 
 "Buy a pair of Sonarworks calibrated headphones with individual calibration or use an average calibration curve for your headphone model. To achieve the most accurate calibration, send in your headphones and we will get them back to you with a special custom curve."
 

Thanks for the info!
 
Wal

bitflipper
... Instead, calibrate your brain. That's not as hard as it sounds - all you have to do is spend enough time listening to well-made records on your headphones and your own brain will do the rest.

At 70, my hearing response is centered around 1KHz and drops either side at 90dB/Octave! (Okay not that bad...) When I master I have a template with songs I'm working on, plus some reference songs for a comparison. Fortunately, the people who hear my albums are pretty much in the same age bracket, +/- 20 years so their hearing has probably taken an age hit too. (although playing 3 to 4 times  a weekend for 40 years hasn't helping my hearing any...)
 
Walt
 

I would love to mix on monitors, I've always mixed in the cans, sometimes good ones? (mixes)