Some plug-ins measure room character and adjust the frequency response of your monitors, where others use psychoacoustic techniques to imitate a three-dimensional, physical space in headphones. There are a growing number of solutions to deal with this. Some people are forced to use headphones for noise reasons, others might travel a lot and produce on the move, and many have studios in a bedroom or poor acoustic space where sound treatment is either impractical or feels like a battle against the odds. It largely comes down to your personal circumstances. The question of monitoring on headphones is one of music technology's most fierce and subjective debates.
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Some more headphone models would be a nice feature as they’re pretty limited.įor full details on Waves CLA Nx, head to Waves’ website. Once applying CLA Nx as an insert there is an overall increase in volume, getting used to pulling back on your fader is a small but not huge issue. The head tracking makes the acoustics and panning of audio feel a lot more natural.Īmbience control is a great feature if you feel the sound is still too flat. The sound of the room is excellent and really helps if you’re doubting your room’s acoustics/environment. These presets create a flat frequency response for the chosen headphone model, making the CLA Nx environment even more accurate and improving overall translation for mixing on headphones. Waves also support a range of open and closed-back headphones within CLA Nx. Supports head tracking for enhanced realism, via webcam or the Nx Head Tracker (purchased separately) Nearfield monitors: CLA-10 (custom NS-10 model) + subwooferįarfield monitors: Chris’ custom modified Ocean Way HR1sīoombox to check how your mixes translate to small-speaker devicesĪ better reference for mix depth, panning, reverb, low-end response Precision model of Chris Lord-Alge’s private Mix LA control roomĬheck your mixes on Chris’ three sets of custom studio monitors Introducing ambience is a good way to dial in more room acoustics if you’re working in a smaller room or even closed-back headphones.
If you’re mixing on studio monitors or open-back headphones keeping the Ambience set to its default position will give you a tight but honest sound. With a choice of monitoring systems, from CLA-10 nearfields to a pair of custom-built main HR1s and even a boombox, modelled after the Sony ZMS1.īy placing CLA Nx as an insert on the main output of your DAW we’re able to make an enhanced judgement based on panning, depth, room acoustics, low end and even mix position. Placing CLA Nx as an insert on your master fader allows you to make decisions as though you were in the real studio. CLA Nx replicates the acoustics and monitoring system of the legendary mixer, Chris Lord Alge’s studio.
By utilising channel crosstalk, inter-aural delays, early reflections and motion tracking we can now replicate a multi-monitoring environment inside none other than Chris Lord Alge’s main mix room. CLA Nx is powered by the same Waves’ spatial audio technology that we have seen used in the Nx Ocean Way Nashville.
CLA Nx is the second plugin in what appears to be a new line-up for Waves.
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