So what do these “virtual mixing room” plugins actually do? Their common goal is to simulate a pair of nearfield monitors set at a 45° angle and at a distance of one meter from the listener. These plugins come in all shapes and sizes, from premium products such as TB Isone Pro by ToneBoosters and the recently released Nx by Waves, to freeware ones like Virtual Studio by Beyerdynamic and this latest freeware offering by DOTEC-AUDIO. There are a number of plugins on the market that are designed to simulate, at least to a certain extent, the advantages of mixing on a pair of nearfield monitors while using headphones. DOTEC-AUDIO has announced the release of DeeSpeaker, a freeware nearfield monitor speaker simulator in VST/AU plugin formats for Windows and Mac OS based host applications.
