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  • Sonarworks | headphone calibration profiles added
2015/04/01 14:44:43
ltb
Sonarworks has just added some of the most popular studio headphones from well known brands like Beyerdynamic, Audio-Technica, Shure and others. Check out the list below to see if your headphones are included!

    AKG K141 MKII
    AKG K240 MKII
    AKG K701
    AKG K702
    AKG K712
    Audio-Technica M20x
    Audio-Technica M40x
    Audio-Technica M50x
    Beyerdynamic DT770 80 Ohm
    Beyerdynamic DT880 Pro
    Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro
    Sennheiser HD280
    Sennheiser HD598
    Sennheiser HD600
    Sennheiser HD650
    Shure SRH840
    Sony MDR7506
    Superlux HD681


We also released a new version of our plug-in which has some bug fixes for Logic Pro X users and some minor UI tweaks. Just click the download button to get the latest version of the plug-in and hear deeper in your mixes.
 
http://sonarworks.com/
2015/04/01 14:49:17
Leadfoot
I downloaded the demo a couple weeks ago and I love what it's done for my listening environment! I haven't tried the headphones yet, but I see you have AKG K240, so I'll have to try that too!
2015/04/01 15:27:41
ltb
Same here. After using the RC software I've completely ditched ARC.
I haven't tried this yet either. I use phones mostly for spot checking so not sure how much this is needed..
2015/04/01 16:09:36
rtucker55
carl
Same here. After using the RC software I've completely ditched ARC.
I haven't tried this yet either. I use phones mostly for spot checking so not sure how much this is needed..


Carl, You really should give the demo a try.
 
I thought my K701's were flat and clean until I got the Headphone correction software. I still can't believe the difference for the better.
 
Likewise on ARC, have not used it since I installed Sonarworks correction software.
2015/04/01 16:23:16
ltb
Will do Rick,
I'll give them a try when I have some spare time..
 
2015/04/02 05:06:13
dlesaux
Still waiting for a calibration profile for my KRK headphones. I hope they get to these soon. The buzz about this tool has been very positive so far.
2015/04/02 16:04:08
interpolated
I have AKG K702 headphones however I do have one question about why you would need a glorified equaliser for a pair of headphones.
 
However I have e-mailed for a trial version. It's a big price to pay for something that essentially reshaping the audio you are supposed to be hearing. 
2015/04/02 16:56:09
ltb
interpolated
why you would need a glorified equaliser for a pair of headphones.

So you can mix & master using phones & they will translate correctly on all systems.
2015/04/02 17:18:07
interpolated
I've been playing around with it for a while trying to work out the best way to use it. Do you only reference the eq curve recommended or can't you just run it as an eq replacement and then bring the volume after it?
 
The Linear EQ 64 is good for precision equalisation edits so that may be the candidate for the job on the Master Bus. Running some older renders which I know were bad, it almost magically fixed the mixing errors however I'm not 100% how I would use it. 
 
Also I must mention how running the Dr. Dre Beats profile made everything sound terrible. I should have tried some hip-hop.
2015/04/02 21:08:22
sharke
Calibrating headphones will I imagine enable you to make better EQ choices when mixing through headphones, but it still doesn't deal with the problem of stereo imaging and the fact that nothing from one channel reaches the opposite ear when you're wearing cans. You're also prone to using more reverb than is necessary. For these problems you need something like the VRM box which simulates the experience of listening through speakers with headphones on. However I wonder if the combination of this plus the VRM box would be a match made in heaven, because the VRM box becomes more useful the flatter your headphones are.

Another thing I would worry about is using this with headphones you're already intimately familiar with. You might already be making good EQ choices through your cans because you've learned how to compensate for them, and a flat response may take a while to get used to.
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