Aural ID Application

You can use any pair of reliable professional quality headphones with Aural ID Application 2.1. Certain headphone models are supported for the Full HRTF mode.

Yes, you can evaluate Aural ID Application 2.1 before purchasing it. The sources state that a 30-day free trial with full functionality is available, which allows you to explore how the software can enhance your workflow. This trial enables all aspects of the software and provides access to Kemar and KU100 head HRTF information. After the trial, the application is available via either an annual subscription or a perpetual licence.

Aural ID Technology improves the listening experience by addressing the variability of human hearing through the use of a personal (your own) Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF). By accounting for an individual’s unique way of perceiving the direction and colour of audio, the software transforms headphone output into a more neutral and truthful listening experience. This is crucial for achieving uncompromised monitoring accuracy, allowing professionals to trust every detail they hear whether they are mixing stereo music or crafting complex immersive audio.

For immersive audio production, the technology enhances the reliability of critical decisions involving object placement, spatial adjustments, and three-dimensional sound imaging. This ensures that spatial positioning, depth, and tonal balance remain consistent when a mix is played back on systems outside of the studio. In stereo production, Aural ID Application improves the experience by mitigating common headphone challenges such as spectral imbalance and listener fatigue. By enabling access to a natural and balanced frequency response tailored to the specific user, it allows for clearer judgment of EQ, dynamics, and stereo imaging.

The software bridges the gap between headphone and loudspeaker monitoring by offering an exhaustive set of tools for personal calibration of virtual loudspeaker positioning (azimuth and elevation) and subjective sound colour. Features like head tracking and low frequency envelopment controls further refine the experience, providing a more intuitive and fluid creative environment that simulates a traditional monitor setup. Overall, enhancements in Aural ID Application provide audio professionals with the confidence to deliver content that meets high standards, regardless of their physical location.

Using the generic Kemar and KU100 head HRTF information Aural ID Application can be immediately used. The software comes with an intuitive and fast personal calibration process, allowing alignment of azimuth and elevation positions of every individual virtual monitor, their levels and the complete playback system sound colour, and this makes even the generic HRTFs accurate for monitoring.

Aural ID Application is specifically designed to use your own Head-Related Transfer Function (HRTF) to provide the most accurate and truthful listening experience by reflecting your unique way of hearing the direction and colour of audio. For this, Aural ID requires you to submit data, such as a video and photos of your upper torso, head and ears, to Genelec’s cloud calculation service to generate your own HRTF profile. The data capture is done using the Genelec Aural ID Creator mobile app.

Aural ID Application 2.1 is available through two primary purchasing models: an annual subscription and a perpetual licence. A 30-day free trial is offered, which allows users to evaluate all aspects of the software using generic Kemar and KU100 head HRTF information before making a purchase.

Regarding platform availability, the application supports Mac OS on both modern Apple Silicon and certain Intel CPU computers. It functions as independent software that installs as a virtual sound card on your system.

Please note that specific pricing figures are available on the Genelec website, at genelec.com/aural-id.