carl


This is useless IMO.
If you have to resort using this type of software try 112db RedLine or TB Isone from Toneboosters.

What caught my eye was Beyer.  I like their mics very much and thought that this might be useful.    I agree that Isone from Toneboosters is more comprehensive and as vintagevibe notes VRM is much better.  

After I played with it for a while, the only thing that I might use if for is a quick test to see what a mix might sound like in a car.  Still, it is free and by Beyer.   

Maybe it's me then.
I tried it again on some Steely Dan references & it sounded phasey or like an old cheap boom box. (using ATH M50's)
At least with TB I can tune it in a bit.


Then again I don't use this type of software at all, never seems to work for me.
I get better results mixing using monitors at ultra low levels.
Never tried the VRM though.

VRM is the best of these I've tried...

It is somewhat "hardware" based so I'm sure that helps...

Redline Monitor does an Ok job..

This...well...I agree with Carl..it sounds 'phasey" and cheap...
for free...I would still use it just for a reference...

but that's just me...

I think my problem would be second guessing everything & doing more harm than good.

All - I agree this freebie is very limited in that it offers only 4 variations, and they are suspect in providing any real sense of correlation to what space they say they represent.

I'd say 3 out of the four sounded kind of cheesy, but I can hear what they are trying to do. One sounded nice, but I think could be misleading as a reference.
But it's free and kind of fun to click, so I think it's harmless to download and try out. It also has a nice graphic design.

I'll use the VRM box for my regular reference checking. 

When I heard the "car" setting I thought, "I really hope this doesn't represent the average car stereo."  Trying to fix a mix to get that one to sound good would be madness.
 
Cheers,
Eddie
 

I can't see myself installing this. It's not really getting the love from anywhere.

I've used Redline Monitor quite a bit while on the road. FWIW, there' s a free fully functional 60 days demo.

The reason I dug RM was that it did not alter the sound as if it were played on these or those speakers, or emulate this or that type of room. 

Instead it focused on one of the big issues you face when working w/ headphones - the stereo field.

That's one approximation, already. 

If you keep on adding approximations to that basic one, it would seem to me that you're likely to end up listening to something that is sketchy at best and of little use - fake speakers in a fake room w/ a fake stereo image... I don't know, it seems risky to me.