Beyerdynamic HP,the preferred audio brand for musicians,creators, and studio professionals around the world,today introduces HEADPHONE LAB, a free studio plug-in that enhances the performance of its industry-leading studio headphones by bringing the sound and spatial realism of a professional studio directly to headphone-based workflows. Designed for modern producers working outside of acoustically treated rooms, HEADPHONE LAB enables confident mixing and mastering wherever creativity happens.Similar To Slate Audio VSX To Studio plug-in..

 

Thank You @mrrnr, here are the Link with more infos and the Download Link:

HEADPHONE LAB: Free DAW software plug-in. - Jan 22, 2026

Info: https://www.beyerdynamic.com.au/blogs/news/free-daw-software-plug-in-headphone-lab
Download: https://global.beyerdynamic.com/headphone-lab-registration

 

Minimum MacOS is 14?? This is most unfortunate. I am on 12 but will try it anyway

 

Says supported on minimum MacOS v14, but it runs in Logic on Catalina.

 

Same here, just tested it. Running fine on Monterey. They must have only tested it on 14 and up ig

 

cool! i love my DT's, will be fun to check this out. thanks for sharing!

 

This is what I get after submitting the required form...obviously through no fault of my own

 

@Lois Lane

Did you happen to use you real name?

 

using it with my DT700 Pro X so I'm using the advanced calibration where you type in your serial number...

I've been trying to ween myself off of Sonarworks because I felt it can get in the way a lot of the time too,
so I was hesitant to try this out - but first impression is that this sounds awesome. A lot more natural than the SoundID profile,
actually "flat". Listening to some mastered instrumentals and you instantly miss it when you turn it off
(which is usually the case with these programs), but this feels different. super clean, super flat and musical sound.
Will see how this holds up in day-to-day studio use.

oh and a quick edit, only testing out the calibration at the moment - while the "loudspeaker emulation" sounds promising and seems to do it's job, I'm usually not a fan of those kinds of tools...

 

I used your's.

 

Nice one!

Too bad they didn't include the DT880 Pro's tho..

Reminded me of the older Beyer plug:
https://www.audiopluginsforfree.com/beyerdinamic-virtual-studio/

Altho dearVR MIX (Sennheiser related) worked better for me..

 

Would be interesting having a SoundID vs HEADPHONE LAB comparation. So comments like this are really valuable

 

thx, will check it out


edit: this dude seems pretty pumped about it

 

It was user error and I wasn't expecting an email confirmation of my address .

 

I honestly liked the Headphone Lab, it really improves the sound without sounding over the top or artificial. Even the maximum room setting doesn't drench the mix on reverb, instead it just adds a more perceivable early reflection sound. So yeah, it's new so I need to test it further on real world production/mixing, but so far I'm pretty happy with the improvements, and even happier it was free, pretty cool from Beyerdynamic btw.

 

Last edited: Jan 23, 2026 at 1:56 PM

Thanks a lot for this comment.
I also have the DT700ProX. I cannot use them without treatment, because the highs are too pregnant and harsh.
After 30 minutes my ears are "bleeding"

So i researched a lot and ended with the Harman Courve in Pro-Q and CanOpener on the Master.
Can make music for hours now.

I give this tool a try.

EDIT:
Not for me.
Everything sounds super flat.
Sure, maybe the tool is made exactly for this purpose.
But i cannot enjoy music anymore ^^

I stay with my Harman Courve and Can Opener.
More transparent and clean to me.

Software is free and you can enter your Headphones serial number.
Plugin worked fine as VST in DAW and systemwide with Soundsource on mac

 

Last edited: Jan 23, 2026 at 2:00 PM

I also don't really like the correction on my DT990 PRO and agree with the comment above - the sound is too flat and boring. I might keep it only as a loudspeaker/room emulation.

 

Just 6 tabs open ? Damn. You're tidier than Goebbels.