Coming soon·Orbit Binaural + Apple Spatial

Orbit Monitor

Binaural monitoring that actually sounds good.

Monitor in Orbit Binaural — our own HRTF, and one of the most natural we've heard — with the reference KU100 and KEMAR on tap. Or A/B against Apple Spatial Audio to hear exactly what Apple Music listeners get.

Orbit Binaural · KU100 · KEMAR · Apple Spatial · AU / VST3 / CLAP / standalone · macOS

£79 · Education £49 · 14-day free trial · macOS

The Orbit Monitor app — spatial field, binaural output meters and 7.1.4 input
Inside Orbit Monitor
Orbit Monitor’s 3D spatial field showing 7.1.4 virtual speakers
Spatial field

See where every channel sits

A live 3D field shows your 7.1.4 bed as virtual speakers — spatial weight and activity at a glance, from any angle (ISO, top, front, ortho).

7.1.4 · 12 chVirtual speakersISO / top / front
Input

Every channel, live

Per-channel waveforms for the whole 7.1.4 bed — L, R, C, LFE, surrounds and tops — so you can see exactly what’s feeding the binaural render in real time.

7.1.4 bedPer-channelReal-time
Orbit Monitor’s live 7.1.4 input waveform — every channel laid out
Output

Watch the render itself

The binaural output as a live L / R waveform — see exactly what’s leaving Orbit Monitor, with a single-channel view when you want to focus in.

L / R outputLive waveformSingle view
Orbit Monitor’s binaural output waveform — live L / R
Metering

Meter every channel, solo any group

Per-channel input meters for the full 7.1.4 bed, with one-tap group solos — L/R, centre, LFE, surrounds or heights — so you can isolate exactly what you’re checking.

Per-channel metersGroup soloLR · C · LFE · surround · heights
Orbit Monitor’s per-channel meters with group-solo buttons
Orbit Monitor’s Apple Spatial controls — Music/Movie preset, Standard/Personalised profile and head tracking
Apple Spatial

Hear what Apple Music hears

Switch to Apple’s renderer in a click — Music or Movie, standard or your personalised profile, with head tracking — to check exactly what Apple Music listeners get.

Music / MoviePersonalisedHead tracking
Two binaural engines

Not just Apple Spatial.

Monitor through our own Orbit Binaural engine, or Apple's renderer — and switch between them, and between HRTFs, without stopping playback.

Orbit Binaural

Our own

Our own binaural engine — a natural, externalised render we think is among the best-sounding HRTFs anywhere. Switch between Orbit Studio, Orbit Reference and the industry-reference Neumann KU100 and KEMAR.

Orbit StudioOrbit ReferenceNeumann KU100KEMAR

Apple Spatial Audio

Switch to Apple’s own renderer to hear exactly what Apple Music listeners get — standard or your personalised profile. A/B against Orbit Binaural in a click.

StandardPersonalised profileApple Music check
Also includes

Head tracking

Head-tracked binaural via AirPods Pro & Max — or any webcam, with Vision face tracking, a live preview and tunable yaw / pitch / roll.

Works with any DAW

AU, VST3 and CLAP plugin, or standalone via internal routing (e.g. BlackHole) — Logic, Pro Tools, Ableton, Nuendo. macOS only.

Instant A/B

Flip between Orbit Binaural and Apple Spatial — and between HRTFs — without stopping playback.

Standalone app

Route any audio into Orbit Monitor for binaural immersive monitoring in any workflow.

One-time purchase

Orbit Monitor

Binaural monitoring — Orbit Binaural & Apple Spatial

£79 inc. VAT

Education £49 · verified students & teachers

14-day free trial

  • Orbit Binaural — our own HRTF engine
  • KU100, KEMAR, Orbit Studio & Reference HRTFs
  • Apple Spatial Audio (standard + personalised)
  • Standalone (macOS) + AU, VST3 & CLAP plugins
  • Head tracking — AirPods or webcam (Vision)
  • 2 machine activations · macOS

Coming soon · macOS 14+

Need the full QC suite?

Orbit does ADM QC, loudness metering, object inspection, head tracking, PDF reports, binaural export and custom HRTFs.

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Formats & platforms
Standalone appmacOS · Apple Silicon
PluginAU · VST3 · CLAP
macOS onlymacOS 14+