“Having this as an add on to my headphone monitoring really helps me to understand how my tracks will sound out on a big system and gives me the confidence that what I hear in my headphones is what I'll hear when I play my tracks out live”
“It's a gimmick, but I guess it could be of help if you know what to look for in the three modes when referencing in the final stage of mixing. I wouldn't say the addon is worth it if you own Reference 4 or SoundID as they, on their own, represent as clear/flat of an auditory image as it gets. The addon makes everything a bit more blurry to my ears. Emulating a space, I think, doesn't benefit the stereo image; but helps to hear what frequencies need tweaking to some extent, just in a different (quite hollow) room in this case. Something that ironically could be achieved with the base product, already.”
Hello,
Thank you for the review!
SoundID Reference Virtual Monitoring Add-on allows you to enjoy a flat calibrated studio space within your Headphones. It offers slight reverberations, crossfeed, and a feeling of a more open environment. In summary, it allows you to bring a studio environment everywhere you go and allows you to have a different perspective on your mixes.
As the feature is relatively new, there will be updates and more functionality implemented.
I hope this helps!
“It‘s a must have for headphone mixing and translates best from the various plugins I had so far. During mixing process I use the nearfield setting and check back on the midfield from time to time, which gives a great impression how the mix finally is perceived on good pair of studio monitors. The nearfield though is better for accurate mixing decisions in general while the midfield gives a more realistic bass representation, which should be taken into consideration during the mixing process as well.
Great tool!”
