WINDOWS · macOS · VST3 · AU BETA 0.5

SolAudioLab presents

Virtual Headphones

Experience the tonal character of other headphones through the ones you already know.

Choose your current headphones, choose a target, and compare inside your DAW without changing your listening position or workflow.

CHOOSE YOUR DOWNLOAD WINDOWS · macOS TRY THE WEB VERSION No DAW required

Monitoring reference, not a claim of exact physical headphone reproduction.

330MY HEADPHONES models

408Target models

93Consumer Check targets

A/BOne-position listening toggle

A familiar reference changes the question.

You already know how your headphones sound.

Instead of asking what a review means by brighter, darker, fuller, or leaner, use your own headphones as the reference. Virtual Headphones applies a practical response correction so you can hear the direction and scale of the tonal change directly.

Use it while mixing, checking translation, or exploring a headphone you are curious about before you have a chance to hear it in person.

Virtual Headphones plug-in open inside a DAW, showing headphone selection, listening control, and response graph

Built to stay in the monitoring chain

Compare without leaving the mix.

Keep the plug-in on your monitoring bus and switch between the selected target and your own headphones from one fixed control. The graph shows the original headphone response, the target response, and the correction filters that are actually being applied.

MY HEADPHONES

Select the headphones you are physically wearing.

TARGET or FLAT

Choose another model, a selected consumer device, or neutral correction.

LISTEN

Toggle at the same screen position so comparison stays fast and repeatable.

A growing reference library

Find a target in seconds.

Search by manufacturer or model name. Recently used source and target models are stored separately on your computer so repeated checks get faster.

Virtual Headphones target model picker showing Flat correction and Consumer Check headphone targets

FLATNeutral correction for your current headphones.

CONSUMER CHECKSelected everyday devices for practical mix-translation checks.

Recent modelsUp to six recent source and target choices are kept locally.

Local audioYour audio and project data are not sent to SolAudioLab.

Mix translation without the gear pile

One pair on your head. More listening references in reach.

Use the plug-in to ask practical questions while you work.

Is the vocal still clear?

Check how a different tonal balance changes the space around the voice.

Is the low end traveling?

Compare how bass weight and upper-bass balance shift on another reference.

Does the top end become harsh?

Use a different target to expose choices that may feel safe on only one headphone.

Monitoring only

Turn it off before the final export.

Virtual Headphones is a monitoring plug-in. It attempts to bypass its audio processing during an offline export, but not every DAW reports export state in the same way. Disable the plug-in manually before the final Export or Bounce.

Fit, ear-pad condition, ear shape, seal, source measurements, ANC, and device DSP can change the real result. Treat the comparison as a practical listening reference rather than an exact reproduction of a physical unit.

Choose your plug-in format

Windows or Mac. Same Beta 0.5 workflow.

Choose the format your DAW loads. The macOS builds are Universal binaries for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, signed with a Developer ID certificate, and notarized by Apple.

WINDOWS 64-BIT VST3

Windows VST3

For 64-bit Windows DAWs that support VST3 plug-ins.

BETA 0.5VST3

DOWNLOAD WINDOWS VST3 English + Korean notes

WINDOWS VST3

Quit, copy, rescan.

Quit the DAW. Copy the included SolAudioLab folder into the common VST3 folder, then start the DAW and rescan.

C:\Program Files\Common Files\VST3\SolAudioLab\Virtual Headphones.vst3

macOS APPLE NOTARIZED

macOS VST3

For macOS 11 or later DAWs that support VST3. Logic Pro does not load VST3.

APPLE SILICON + INTELVST3

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macOS VST3

Copy the plug-in bundle.

Quit the DAW. Copy Virtual Headphones.vst3 directly into the system VST3 folder, then reopen the DAW and rescan if needed.

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/VST3/Virtual Headphones.vst3

macOS APPLE NOTARIZED

Logic AU

For Logic Pro, GarageBand, and other 64-bit Audio Unit hosts on macOS 11 or later.

APPLE SILICON + INTELAU

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LOGIC AU

Copy the Audio Unit.

Quit Logic Pro. Copy Virtual Headphones.component directly into the Components folder, then reopen Logic and let it validate the Audio Unit.

/Library/Audio/Plug-Ins/Components/Virtual Headphones.component

Each download includes English and Korean installation notes, model reference information, and open-source notices.

No DAW? No installation?

The idea also lives in your browser.

The original Virtual Headphones web tool lets you compare a much larger headphone database with your own audio file. Use the plug-in while you work, and use the web tool when you want to explore.

OPEN VIRTUAL HEADPHONES WEB Runs in a compatible browser

Virtual Headphones is part of SolAudioLab.

One plug-in. A larger practical audio lab behind it.

SolAudioLab builds focused tools for listening, mixing, recording, live sound, and acoustic work. Each tool is designed to solve one real problem quickly, without turning the browser into another complicated workstation.

Audio Analyzer

Measure loudness, peaks, dynamics, stereo balance, and technical playback characteristics.

Reference Tracks

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Acoustic Planner

Plan rooms, treatment, speakers, and listening positions in a practical 3D workspace.

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Keep your reference. Change the perspective.

Virtual Headphones

Put another listening reference one click away inside your DAW.

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