Alternatives to Waves Nx
Virtual 3D monitoring plugin that adds head-tracking to headphone mixing. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Waves Nx
Virtual 3D monitoring plugin that adds head-tracking to headphone mixing.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Waves Nx.
dSONIQ Realphones
Headphone calibration plugin that simulates acoustic monitor environments.
dSONIQ Realphones also simulates multiple acoustic monitor environments on headphones and adds headphone calibration, though it does not offer head-tracking and remains a paid plugin with no free tier.
Goodhertz CanOpener Studio
Headphone crossfeed and monitor-emulation plugin for mixing on headphones.
Goodhertz CanOpener Studio uses crossfeed and monitor emulation to help headphone mixes translate to speakers, drops head-tracking, and stays a paid plugin with a focused feature set.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
SoundID Reference
Apply calibration to supported headphones and studio speakers.
Toneboosters Morphit
Headphone correction plugin with a large library of measured headphone profiles.
MathAudio Headphone EQ
Headphone resonance correction plugin with a free foobar2000 component.
Boom 3D
System-wide equalizer and 3D surround simulator for desktop and mobile.
iZotope Insight 2
Professional metering suite for loudness, true peak and spectral analysis.
