#SONARWORKS REFERENCE 4 HEADPHONE SOFTWARE#
With this information, the software can then apply the inverse signal directly to the monitoring systems output in order to deconstructively superposition the non-flat frequency characteristics.įurthering the innovation in this field, manufacturers such as Melbourne based, Nura, have developed headphones that automatically measure Otoacoustic Emission (OAE) signals emitted from the cochlea in order to map the transfer function of the listener’s ear canals (and digitally process the headphones output accordingly). ARC vs Sonarworks vs Nuraīoth IK Multimedia’s “ARC” and Sonarworks’ “Reference 4” software (as well as many others) allow the user to take measurements with a calibration microphone which then creates an impulse response representing the spectral attributes of the space.
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I recommend you check out Steven Taddei’s critical analysis of Sonarworks 4 here. In the last decade, exciting advancements in digital signal processing (DSP) technology has led to new methods of controlling the spectral colouration of loudspeakers in rooms and headphones.Ĭonsidering the expense, and difficulty of acoustically treating studios, and in today’s case, non-purpose built critical listening spaces (bedroom studios etc.), software developers such as IK Multimedia and Sonarworks have developed cool pieces of software designed to hypothetically “cancel out” the naturally built colouration of an acoustic environment.