Realphones Documentation and Instructions
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Licensing and Installation
The Realphones license extends to three systems. If you change the computer configuration or reinstall the system, you can transfer the activation to the new computer from the old one without loss. Activation takes place online in the user's account.
At the moment, the licenсe allows you to use three computers at the same time. You cannot buy a cheaper licenсe for one computer.
The licenсe must come within 15 minutes. If this does not happen, contact our support team.
Make sure that when you make a purchase, you entered the correct email address and our letter is not in the spam folder.
Make sure that when you make a purchase, you entered the correct email address and our letter is not in the spam folder.
Realphones can be removed with an uninstaller.
If the trial version is not activated, write to the support service for instructions on how to manually activate the trial licence.
Yes, you can copy the HWID of a computer that does not have Internet and contact support to get a license file for this computer.
Instructions for activating the plugin
Instructions for activating the plugin
Connection to the signal chain
The plugin is inserted on the master bus after all the effects in the insert section, or on an alternative monitor bus of the master channel.
It is important that the plugin is only on the master bus, since if you enable Realphones on a separate track, then all further processing of this channel or the channel of the master section will work after the plugin.
Do not insert Realphones on separate tracks with instruments and vocals
It is important that the plugin is only on the master bus, since if you enable Realphones on a separate track, then all further processing of this channel or the channel of the master section will work after the plugin.
Do not insert Realphones on separate tracks with instruments and vocals
Please refer to this section of user guide
https://www.dsoniq.com/realphones_userguide#rec138...
https://www.dsoniq.com/realphones_userguide#rec138...
The plug-in should be turned off when rendering the project. Correction should not be turned on when exporting the mix, since in this case it will be unsuitable for listening under normal conditions. In most sound editors, rendering processing is turned off automatically, but we recommend checking the correct operation of automatic shutdown in your DAW.
The final limiter must be inserted before Realphones, otherwise you will configure it incorrectly. Also, all analyzers must be inserted before Realphnes.
If the sound does not change, check if the licenсe is active.
You can see this in the "Licenсe" menu in the Licence Status line. If the licence is not active, a red Not Active message will appear. To activate the plugin, you need either a permanent or a demo licenсe.
You can see this in the "Licenсe" menu in the Licence Status line. If the licence is not active, a red Not Active message will appear. To activate the plugin, you need either a permanent or a demo licenсe.
If the dynamics in the track decreases, check that the plug-in does not trigger a limiter or there is no overload. To prevent this from happening, you may need to reduce the output level control.
The plugin is intended primarily for working with sound in headphones; we do not recommend using it for work on monitors.
If nevertheless you see this as a benefit for yourself, you can use the Target menu to have an idea of how approximately your mix will sound on a particular speaker system.
In the line M S L R you can separately listen to the common mode / monophonic (M) and antiphase (S) components of the signal, as well as the left (L) and right (R) channels.
All other processing blocks you need to disable.
If nevertheless you see this as a benefit for yourself, you can use the Target menu to have an idea of how approximately your mix will sound on a particular speaker system.
In the line M S L R you can separately listen to the common mode / monophonic (M) and antiphase (S) components of the signal, as well as the left (L) and right (R) channels.
All other processing blocks you need to disable.
Setting up Realphones and working with sound
- To work effectively with Realphones, you must have professional-grade studio headphones. List of supported headphone models.
- Turn on the plug-in on the master bus after all the effects in the Insert section, or on the alternative monitor bus of the master channel.
- Set your model in the headphone selection menu.
- Go to the Presets menu and load the preset Mixing Basic - Optimised Correction - Standard Width
- In order to adjust the sound to your perception, carefully read the Getting Started section of User's Guide.
Realphones has a wide list of factory presets:
- For mixing and critical listening - Mixing.
- For composing and arranging, as well as for relaxed listening to music - Enjoy Music.
- For recreating the color of sound in real control rooms with near and far field monitors - Real Control Room.
- For stress-testing the mix in different listening conditions - Mix Check.
- To correct the frequency response of headphones without space correction - Frequency Response.
To get started, we recommend choosing Subwoofer Boost and setting it to your liking in the range from 0 to 30%. We recommend an initial value of 20%. The bass boost compensates for the headphone playback features.
If you want to have an even target frequency response, without optimizations - set Speaker Response 0%
If you want to use the frequency response of the system selected in the center image, select Room Speakers in the speaker selection menu. Speakers Response set to 100%
If you want to have an even target frequency response, without optimizations - set Speaker Response 0%
If you want to use the frequency response of the system selected in the center image, select Room Speakers in the speaker selection menu. Speakers Response set to 100%
Choose the factory preset that works best for your job. Then you can tweak the plugin so that you want to make as little corrections as possible to the sound of the reference tracks.
People with different skills and different headphones work with Realphones. It is unlikely that examples of mixing other people's work will give you a complete picture of the quality of work that you yourself can achieve in Realphones.
With prolonged use of the headphones, you will get used to their sound and to their mistakes. As a rule, headphones reproduce the sound picture wider and separately and dryly than studio monitors. Therefore, after the correction is turned on, it may seem that the sound has become more blurry and less separate. You need to learn to understand a new sound.
dSONIQ Realphones is primarily a tool for professional use. It may take time to master it.
In case you are unhappy with mixing your track:
In case you are unhappy with mixing your track:
- configure your main working preset
- listen to how the reference tracks sound and get used to that sound
- pre-mix the track
- after working on the main preset, check your mix with different Mix Checking presets
- listen to your mix on other available devices
- make changes to the mix
- if necessary, repeat some steps until an acceptable result is obtained.
It is recommended to work with the plug-in constantly on and off occasionally to check how your mix will sound in the headphones without correction.
The nonlinearity of the frequency response of the monitor system and the nonlinearity of our hearing should not be jumbled. The nonlinearity of hearing does not affect the frequency response of the headphones, which we measure and correct.
In general, the same principles can be applied to setting the volume with the Realphones as when working with monitor speakers. You only need to take into account some nuances of working with headphones:
- Headphones can produce a higher sound pressure level without distortion than monitor speakers
- When working with headphones, you do not feel body vibrations, which in some sense are an "indicator" of high volume
Our general recommendations for working with volume:
First, make a rough mix at an increased volume for better perception of low frequencies
Then we recommend working on the mid-frequency elements of the mix for a long time at a low volume.
Make the final check of the mix at the same volume at which the material will be listened to, but keep in mind that it should sound well at different volumes.
In general, the same principles can be applied to setting the volume with the Realphones as when working with monitor speakers. You only need to take into account some nuances of working with headphones:
- Headphones can produce a higher sound pressure level without distortion than monitor speakers
- When working with headphones, you do not feel body vibrations, which in some sense are an "indicator" of high volume
Our general recommendations for working with volume:
First, make a rough mix at an increased volume for better perception of low frequencies
Then we recommend working on the mid-frequency elements of the mix for a long time at a low volume.
Make the final check of the mix at the same volume at which the material will be listened to, but keep in mind that it should sound well at different volumes.
You need to focus on the sound after correction, since in this case you have a professional tool for work, which allows you to get an objective idea of how your track sounds.
If you can achieve low latency on your system, then you can use.
From the first start, some users demonstrate an improvement in the quality and speed of their work. But many need to get used to the sound of Realphones, especially if there is no experience with monitors.
It can take up to two weeks to get used to. At this time, we recommend actively working with the plugin and periodically check your mixes in other places.
It can take up to two weeks to get used to. At this time, we recommend actively working with the plugin and periodically check your mixes in other places.
Studio headphones are primarily designed to record and control those nuances that are hard to hear on monitors.
If you want to mix in headphones, you must apply a correction to compensate for frequency and spatial distortion.
All headphones distort the sound due to their design and this can only be fixed by signal processing.
If you want to mix in headphones, you must apply a correction to compensate for frequency and spatial distortion.
All headphones distort the sound due to their design and this can only be fixed by signal processing.
About headphones
The choice of headphones depends on the conditions of further work.
Open headphones have less sound insulation than closed ones. Therefore, open headphones may not be suitable for recording vocals or for working in places where extraneous noise can interfere with work. At the same time, spatial sensations, detail and comfort are usually higher with open headphones.
Closed headphones have high sound insulation and more dense sound at low frequencies.
Open headphones have less sound insulation than closed ones. Therefore, open headphones may not be suitable for recording vocals or for working in places where extraneous noise can interfere with work. At the same time, spatial sensations, detail and comfort are usually higher with open headphones.
Closed headphones have high sound insulation and more dense sound at low frequencies.
The result of the correction depends on the class of headphones.
As a rule, more expensive models with correction will sound better than cheaper ones, if you do not take into account subjective preferences.
When working with low-cost headphone models, as a rule, you will get less detail in sound, less timbral reliability and more harsh sound.
As a rule, more expensive models with correction will sound better than cheaper ones, if you do not take into account subjective preferences.
When working with low-cost headphone models, as a rule, you will get less detail in sound, less timbral reliability and more harsh sound.
We recommend that you adjust not only the mid-range or low-end headphones, but also the high ones, as the fundamental flaws remain the same: uneven frequency response, hard panning left and right, lack of room reflections.