Blue Cat Audio - Re-Head

Re-Head is Blue Cat Audio's headphone monitoring plugin. It recreates the effect your head and the room have on sound coming from a pair of speakers, so mixing or playing on headphones feels more natural and a lot less tiring.

How it works

On headphones each ear hears only its own channel, which is why hard-panned parts feel stuck inside your skull. Re-Head uses a head response model, so each ear also hears the other speaker the way it would in a room. You can set the position and angle of the virtual speakers, adjust brightness, flip the channels, and use the built-in EQ and spectrum analyser. An impulse response loader lets you mimic your own listening room or compensate for the response of your headphones.

Where it fits

Late-night sessions, tracking with cans on, mixing away from your studio, and guitarists playing through amp sims on headphones. Put it last on the monitor path and remember to bypass it before you bounce. No latency.

Features

• Head response model for a more natural headphone sound
• Adjustable position and angle of the virtual speakers
• Brightness control
• Built-in EQ and spectrum analyser
• Impulse response loader for room simulation and headphone compensation
• Left/right flip
• No latency

System requirements

• Mac: macOS 10.9 or later, Intel or Apple Silicon
• Windows: Windows Vista, 7, 8, 10 or 11, SSE2 processor
• VST, VST3, AU (Mac only) and AAX

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