Blue Cat Re-Head

Blue Cat Re-Head｜Recreating the True Spatiality of Studio Monitors in Headphones

Say Goodbye to Headphone Fatigue, Experience the Most Natural Monitoring Environment

For many audio engineers and music producers, working with headphones is an unavoidable process. Whether working late at night, recording on the go, or in less-than-ideal acoustic environments, headphones become a crucial tool. However, traditional headphone monitoring often produces an unnatural sound, far removed from the experience of listening to speakers, and prolonged use can easily lead to auditory fatigue. Blue Cat Re-Head is a unique plugin designed to solve this very problem. Through an advanced head response model, it precisely recreates the effect of sound traveling through the head and skull to both ears, allowing you to experience the true spatiality and localization of using studio monitors even when wearing headphones.

Re-Head is more than just a simple simulation; it integrates various tools such as stereo processing, Impulse Response (IR) loading, and EQ equalization, comprehensively addressing the most common pain points in headphone mixing. It eliminates the uncomfortable feeling of instruments sounding too 'in-your-face' and creates a listening experience as if you were in a professional mixing studio. This plugin will completely transform your headphone monitoring workflow, making the transition from speakers to headphones smoother and more natural than ever before.

Product Features

• Exclusive Head Response Model: Precisely simulates the natural acoustic effects produced as sound from studio monitors passes through the user's head's physical structure, creating an extremely realistic frontal soundstage.
• Advanced Stereo Processing: Built-in adjustable Haas Effect and ITD (Inter-aural Time Delay) controls effectively prevent the common extreme left/right separation in headphones, reshaping natural stereo width.
• Spatial Impulse Response (IR) Import: Supports loading Impulse Response files of your favorite recording or mixing studios, allowing you to create and mix in a familiar spatial environment, even when you're elsewhere.
• Integrated Spectrum Tools: Includes a customizable 5-band equalizer (EQ) and spectrum analyzer, allowing you to fine-tune for specific headphone models or compensate for subtle sonic differences.
• New Stereo Field Visualizer: (New in v1.3) Built-in stereo field visualization tool for real-time monitoring of audio width and phase relationships, providing intuitive visual feedback.
• Single Knob Intensity Adjustment: Quickly adjust the overall intensity of the head response correction with a single 'Amount' knob, from subtle refinement to full simulation, for simple and intuitive operation.
• Zero Latency & Phase Alignment: The head-response processed signal is perfectly phase-aligned with the original dry signal, and processing latency is reported to the host software, ensuring mixing precision.
• Blue Cat Audio Standard Features: Supports full MIDI control and automation, zero CPU usage when idle, customizable UI, smooth bypass, and comprehensive preset management.

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