How does Aural ID work ?
Simply submit 360-degree video footage of your head , ears and upper body using the free Genelec Aural ID Creator app , and Genelec will then analyse your Head-Related Transfer Function ( HRTF ), which is the way your physical features colour the audio that you hear .
Genelec experts will then model your features to calculate your own personal HRTF , which can then be applied to your DAW headphone monitoring feed via the Aural ID plug-in . After some careful calibration , you ’ ll achieve a really neutral headphone mix with a natural sense of space and direction , with sounds moving from ‘ inside ’ your head to their correct position in the mix .
Aural ID also allows you to create and adjust ‘ virtual monitors ’, to closely mirror the layout of your in-room monitoring system , and also lets you compensate for the sound colouration that your headphones introduce .
Most importantly , Aural ID is totally personal – and doesn ’ t rely on the less accurate generic HRTFs employed by other headphone monitoring systems .
The Ones + Aural ID Offer .
Aural ID is the perfect partner to Genelec ’ s The Ones series of precision three-way coaxial monitors , since it provides the ideal bridge between monitors and headphones . This gives you a smooth , uninterrupted workflow , and allows perfect translation between the precision of The Ones and a neutral , truthful and accurate headphone mix . And because you can fine tune Aural ID for both sound localisation and colouration , and also import files directly from Genelec ’ s GLM calibration software , this creates a monitoring solution which provides unrivalled and seamless integration of in-room and headphone monitoring - in either direction .
So to celebrate this combination , if you purchase and register a brand new pair of The Ones monitors ( 8331A , 8341A , 8351B or 8361A ) between Jan 1st and December 31st 2022 , you ’ ll qualify for your own free 12 month subscription to Aural ID , worth € 490 .
Simply register the monitors at www . genelec . com , and Genelec will be in touch with you to arrange the creation and electronic delivery of your very own Aural ID . They ’ ll provide all the support and guidance you need , and they ’ re confident you ’ ll quickly start to see the many benefits of this unique monitoring combination .
For more details simply visit www . genelec . com / offer
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