I have to thank real quick, I hadn't heard of Sonar Works before, and I admit I was skeptical when I first checked it out. It was actually comment about how good SonarWorks sounded that led me to give it a second look.
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Luckily my cans (beyerdynamic dt 880) were on the list of headphones that they provide an average eq curve for, so I was able to download the free trial and test it out. After doing some research and discovering that all headphones have incredibly uneven perceived frequency responses due to our ear canals resonating and boosting especially high end frequencies (among other things), and then applying the sonarworks correction eq, I can definitely HEAR the huge peak in my cans. It also improved the low end response, both MAJOR problems mixing on my cans that manifested itself in an incredibly frustrating mix experience I had a number of months ago mixing my band's album. On those mixes, it took a TON of checking and referencing on different systems to get the low end in my kick right, I always had it too loud at first, now I know it is because my cans lack proper low end response. ALSO, and I kid you not, in my original mixes (after looking at them in retrospect with a frequency analyzer) there was literally a notch at about 8k, which just so happens to be the frequency where there's a HUGE boost in the perceived response on my DT 880s.
I was unnecessarily scooping tons of 6-10k out of my cymbals and pretty much everything due to mixing on my cans. Applying the SonarWorks made such a distinct improvement, made my cans sound SO much better, 10x smoother and I can trust they are WAY more flat and therefore more trustworthy for making eq/tonal balance decisions while mixing. I wasn't even completely aware I had this problem until I was prompted to check out Sonar Works, so thank you. And I will definitely be purchasing a license when my demo period has expired.
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