Realphones 2 Professional: Headphone Monitoring Plugin by dSONIQ

Realphones 2 Professional corrects the frequency response of your headphones. dSONIQ says its measurement process, developed since 2015, aims to show a headphone's response as close as possible to what a listener hears in reality. The correction is intended to give a more linear sound with less unwanted coloration.

The plugin also emulates a studio control room with near-, mid- and far-field monitoring. Binaural virtual positioning based on HRTF places sound sources in a more speaker-like stereo image, and room ambience can be added to the dry headphone sound.

Realphones 2 Professional includes emulations of nightclub and car listening conditions. The club emulation is meant to reveal excess low frequencies and show how a track may sound on a club system. The car emulation is useful for comparing a mix against the warmer, fuller sound many listeners know from their vehicles.

The edition also simulates the frequency response of professional and consumer audio reproduction systems, so you can check how a mix holds up under different listening conditions.