Genelec announced that it has now made its Aural ID software technology available in a DAW plugin format that also provides extra features and more flexible purchasing models.
Using video footage supplied by the user via the free Aural ID Creator mobile app, Genelec will then analyze the way the user’s head, external ear and upper body affect and color the audio arriving from all directions. This effect is unique to every individual and is called the Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF).
Aural ID’s cloud-based calculation engine then models the user’s own head and upper torso features to calculate their personal HRTF, and this information enables more precise rendering of audio in any direction within the Aural ID plugin, which is available in VST, AAX and AU formats.
Aural ID is designed to offer a more personalized headphone experience in contrast generic HRTFs and is intended to deliver headphone listening with a more natural sense of imaging that is modeled on in-room loudspeaker monitoring.
New to the plugin version of is the ability to compensate for the sound coloration that any headphones will introduce. There are two modes for achieving this, the first and most accurate being a corrective EQ individually tailored for a library of specific headphone models within the plugin, while a second mode offers a more generalised response that supports any professional headphone model.
The Aural ID plugin also allows users of Genelec Smart Active Monitors to import calibration files directly from GLM loudspeaker manager software. This helps the user to closely replicate the performance of their in-room monitoring system, further enhanced by the ability of the plugin to create and store a virtual model of the user’s in-room monitoring set up, allowing the solo and mute of any virtual monitor in a more intuitive way. Users can also perform fine adjustments of the virtual monitor spatial location, level alignment, listener orientation in azimuth and elevation, and total system equalization.
The Aural ID plugin is available directly from the Genelec Cloud platform via a cloud-based subscription service, giving continuous access to the latest updates, future Aural ID features and immediate help desk access. Pricing options for both individuals and corporate/educational group licences are available.
“While we firmly believe that in-room loudspeaker monitoring is unrivalled during the recording and mixing process, high-quality headphones play an important role as a supplementary monitoring tool,” says Genelec managing director Siamäk Naghian. “Aural ID empowers headphone users by giving them the confidence to switch between monitors and headphones freely, delivering mixes that translate consistently to the outside world. We’re also proud that Aural ID technology achieves this in a totally sustainable way, requiring no hardware changes or using otherwise precious natural resources. We feel sure that audio professionals will warmly embrace the new features, usability and flexible purchasing models that the Aural ID plugin now offers.
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