Ircam hEar: anyone using it?

[ptrickf]

Anyone using Ircam hEar?

http://www.fluxhome.com/products/plug_ins/ircam_hear

I have to mix mainly on headphones so I'm interested in the deal they have at the moment (that's if I've understood how it works of course). I'd love to know what people's thoughts are, especially those who have used it.

Cheers, Patrick.

[Simon Morrison]

I use Flux Ircam HEar, 112dB Redline Monitor and ToneBoosters Isone for headphone-based mixing.

As a reference tool, however, I prefer the Focusrite VRM Box - the speaker/room modeling is quite good, and the headphone amp is impressive.

[ptrickf]

Thanks for the info Simon. I'd not heard of ToneBoosters Isone. Are your mixes better for using them?

Cheers, P.

[Simon Morrison]

Thanks for the info Simon. I'd not heard of ToneBoosters Isone. Are your mixes better for using them?

Hi Patrick,

ToneBoosters recently released AU versions of their full product line - definitely worth checking out.

When headphone mixing, these products have dramatically improved my mixes.

Simon

[rhb]

FWIW, I've used this plug (as well as Redline & Toneboosters), and I've had by far the most success with Isone. Its imaging is better, the CPU load is less, and it has some very powerful features. To my ears, Ircam's effort is middle-of-the-road in terms of quality (price aside).

But honestly, none of these plugins really does the job yet. It's tricky stuff. The best binaural sim I've ever heard is Smyth Research's Realiser A8; this is so good it's spooky. But it's a standalone unit, and it costs $3K. Oh well.

I'd recommend checking out Isone in detail; I think it's as good as it gets for a human budget.

[ptrickf]

Thanks guys - I'm checking Toneboosters stuff out now.