Use software to adjust for the behaviour of all kinds of playback devices both in your DAW and system-wide. Sonarworks' Reference 4 lets you do just that.
Here's an interesting question - how do you solve the problem of every pair of headphones and speakers in the world essentially sounding different? Sonarworks have been tackling this problem with their Reference sound calibation software, and at NAMM 2018 they gave us a demo of the latest version 4.
With more headphone models being added all the time, various pricing tiers are available depending on whether you need the software to run only in your DAW or system-wide for coping with things like Spotify listening.
Reference 4'¨ Headphone Edition
Best suited for sound creation on headphones
€ 99
DAW plugin for headphones
Systemwide app for headphones
Reference 4 '¨Studio Edition
Full package to work on headphones and speakers in your studio € 249
DAW plugin for headphones and speakers
Systemwide app for headphones and speakers
Measurement software for speakers
Reference 4'¨ Premium Bundle
Reference 4 Studio Edition and amazing pre-calibrated Sennheiser HD650 headphones € 699
Hollin Jones was classically trained as a piano player but found the lure of blues and jazz too much to resist. Graduating from bands to composition then production, he relishes the chance to play anything with keys.
A sometime lecturer in videographics, music production and photography post production, Hollin has been a freelance writer on music technology and Apple topics for well over a decade, along the way publishing several books on audio software. He has been lead writer at a number of prominent music and technology publications.
As well as consultancy, full-time journalism, video production and professional photography, he occasionally plays Hammond, Rhodes and other keys for people who ask nicely.
Hollin is Contributing Editor at Ask.Audio.
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