KVR Audio

skybax · Post by **skybax** » Wed Jun 30, 2004 5:32 pm

so...
right now I'm forced to compose my music using headphones, which I am currently doing with the aid of my friend's KOSS Porta Pro, which I have previously owned myself.
I cannot imagine mixing with cans, at least not any of this type. They're OK for casual listening but shit for anything else. But I think I can manage using cans when composing and building tracks and later mixing & finishing using regular speakers.
Still, I don't want the material to sound too different in speakers when I actually do start the finalizing process, of course...

I've seen a couple of these kind of "speaker simulator" plugins for Winamp -- the first I found was 4Front Headphones. Since I'm obviously not making my music in Winamp, I wonder if there is a similar plugin in VST or other format that I could use as a master effect in my host to get an effect that could partly eliminate the problem of lack of "acoustic space" when listening with headphones?

Other possibilites would be routing the host output to Winamp running its plugin or if there should exist one, using a Winamp-to-VST plugin wrapper in the host

I think FL Studio can route its output to Winamp...?
I'm using Cubase though so I don't know if that helps. hmm -- is it possible to run FL Studio as a VST master effect and route its output to Winamp?

Now that would be neat.

help me guys!

The Chase · Post by **The Chase** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:00 am

I have this exact problem. I only can produce at night, so i have to wear headphones. One thing you can do is buy a new pair of headphones that sound right. I own Sennheiser HD570's, and they are great. When i whip something up at night, and then listen to it through speakers the next day, the music sounds fine, more so than most "studio" headphones in the same price range. I guess it's because they are more oriented towards classical music, so they sound like they have "acoustic space".

Kim Lajoie · Post by **Kim Lajoie** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 8:56 am

It's simple, but you could try VNoPhones, available from

http://vellocet.com/software.html

Forever,

Kim.

ost12666 · Post by **ost12666** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 12:03 pm

If you happen to have Wavelab, it includes a VST plugin called Externalizer that simulates how speakers would sound if you use headphones. You can use this plugin in other hosts also since it is not restricted to be use in Wavelab (true at least for Wavelab 4)

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Thu Jul 01, 2004 1:35 pm

skybax wrote: a Winamp-to-VST plugin wrapper in the host

There is one though cant remember where, youll have to google, try at the winamp site. I found it as I was looking for a way to use the winamp convolution verb, this was before there were any in the VST format.

skybax · Post by **skybax** » Fri Jul 02, 2004 5:24 pm

thanks for your tips all

I don't currently have internet at home since I just moved so I'm progressing slow, but I'll check into these tips when I do get connected.

thanks again!

Speaker simulator for headphones