It reminds me of my Avantone Mixcubes.Īll in all this is my favorite of the bunch, but to your point I think it’s useful to test your mixes in the other “rooms” as well.
Now CLA NX is, with Ocean Way being a close 2nd. Prior to CLA NX, Ocean Way was my favorite of the bunch. I have all the other NX plugins but I haven’t tried them to see if the head tracking improvement is specific to CLA NX or if it is improved globally. It just feels more like you’re in a room. While it might sound like it would be confusing on paper, in reality it’s not and you instinctively “understand” the changes without feeling like they’re wrong. For example, if you turn your head to look out the window, one ear gets a break. I hardly ever have to click “calibrate” anymore.Īre you using head tracking with NX? It’s not just a gimmick! It goes a LONG way to reducing ear fatigue because it’s varies up what goes to your ear. I’m a big fan of the NX series, but what’s blowing my mind about CLA NX is they seem to have fixed the “drift” issue. I will go back to the original NX, do some mixes and post my view on the comparisons. Now there is a new ‘CLA’ room iteration to consider - at the moment I am not going to get another version of NX but I did wonder, and hence this post, if any others might have some views on the subject. I have a feeling the original NX does a better job of the basic objective - achieving, on headphones, mixes that are ‘out of the box’ acceptable on speakers with minimal tweaking needed… even (am I really saying this!?) no tweaking at all. Good results also, but I am wondering now if the Nashville iteration is a touch ‘flattering’ and will go back to the original generic NX to make some comparison mixes. Since then I also got the ‘Nashville’ studio room version and have been giving that some solid use for a couple of months. I got very good results, a massive improvement on any previous headphone mixes (and I’m sure we all know just how bad those can be!)
Multiple users: With a webcam, only one user can use Nx software at a time with the Nx Head Tracker, several users (each with his or her own Nx Head Tracker) can experience Nx simultaneously on the same audio source.I was an early adopter of the first ‘generic’ NX plugin and use it with my Sennheiser HD600s, for which NX has a specific EQ curve.
The Nx Head Tracker will track them in full 360 degrees. Full 360 Degree tracking: A webcam can track your head movements in +/-30 degrees only.
With the Nx Head Tracker you are free to move around. Freedom of movement: With a webcam, you must face your computer's camera at all times. Speed and accuracy: The Nx Head Tracker is faster and more accurate, providing a smoother tracking experience. Using the Nx Head Tracker has several advantages over using your webcam:
There are several ways you can track your head movements to enhance the Nx experience: Nx Head Tracker, Webcam - or the Best of Both Worlds? However, when you listen to sound on headphones, the audio scene constantly shifts with your head, and your experience of 3D auditory space is gone.īy tracking your head movements and adjusting the audio to the direction and orientation of your head, the Nx Head Tracker (combined with Nx software) helps reconstruct the realistic three-dimensional experience of sounds coming at you from external sources in the real world. It then uses this information to locate the external sound source and construct a 3D "audio scene." Your brain remembers where the sound used to be and where it is now, and combines this with its knowledge that the head (and not the external object) has moved. When you hear sounds in the real world, your physical head movements help your brain create a sense of 3D audio depth.
Use the Nx Head Tracker along with the Nx 3D audio apps to experience the music, movies and games you love in 3D audio - on your computer, tablet or mobile device, using any set of headphones. Use the Nx Head Tracker along with the Nx Virtual Mix Room plugin in order to recreate on headphones the ideal spatial acoustics of a high-end room, improving your headphone mixing and recording experience. This small Bluetooth device latches on to your headphones and tracks your head movements in order to augment the immersive 3D audio experience created by Nx technology.