Focusrite VRM Box - What is Virtual Reference Monitoring?; The Problem VRM Solves; VRM Solution and Method; VRM Technical Data

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What is Virtual Reference Monitoring?
DevelopedbyFocusrite,VRM(VirtualReferenceMonitoring)isaloudspeaker&roomsimulatordesignedforheadphonelistening.
The problem
Accuratemixinghasuntilnowrequiredexpensivemonitorsandacarefullydesignedandtreatedcontrolroom.Currently,bothprofessionalmusic
producersfacingbudgetarylimitations,plusprojectmusicmakerswithoutaccesstosuchfacilities,frequentlyencountermixingand“auditioning”
difculties.
The solution
VRMallowsyoutochoosefromtenpairsofindustrystandardneareldandmainmonitorsinanacousticallytreatedspace.
EngineersroutinelyassesstheirmixesbyburningCDsandtakingthemintountreatedroomstoreferenceonconsumerstereos.VRMeliminatesthis
processbysimulatingtwoextrarooms;alargelivingroomandasmallerbedroom.Youcanchoosebetweenarangeofspeakersincludingquality
hi-,computer,cheapstereoandtelevisionspeakers.Aswiththecontrolroomsimulation,youcanobservetheeffectsoftypicalroommodesonyour
mixes.
The method
VRMusesstandardheadphonestoreproducethedirectsound,togetherwithadigitalsignalprocessingsystemthatisusedtosimulatespecic
monitoringscenarios.TheroommodelsofVRMaremathematicalsimulationsofrealrooms,whichprovidegreaterexibilityinthepossible
combinationsofloudspeakersandlisteningpositions.Theloudspeakersimulationsarecreatedusingconvolutionsofimpulseresponsesmeasured
usingtheoriginalloudspeakers.Theaccuracyofthesesimulationsindifferentenvironmentsistakencareofbytheimpulseresponsesthemselves
and the way they are calculated and manipulated.
VRM technical data
Room Model AvailableSpeakerEmulations
ProfessionalStudio JapaneseWhiteClassic
KRKRP6G2
Auratone 5C
USPassiveNeareld
BritishStudio
Genelec 1031A
KRKVXT8
ADAMS2.5A
RogersLS3/5a
StirlingLS3/5a
Living Room British 90s Hi-Fi
British 80s Hi-Fi
Flat-screen Television
Genelec 1031A
StirlingLS3/5a
BedroomStudio KRKRP6G2
British 90s Hi-Fi
British 80s Hi-Fi
ComputerDesktop
BudgetMicroSystem
Flat-screen Television
Genelec 1031A
KRKVXT8
StirlingLS3/5a