“The Virtual Monitoring Add-on really gives a more natural hearing experience while listening/mixing on headphones. I don't use the far setting much, but I really like the near and sometimes the mid setting.”
“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!
