Clearroom 1.0 Brings Room Correction to macOS

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Clearroom has released version 1.0 of its room and headphone calibration software for macOS. The app works as a system-wide driver and an AU/VST3 plugin. It measures your room with any measurement microphone and corrects the tonal balance of your monitors. For headphones, it uses built-in profiles for 782 models, so no measurement is needed.

What Does Clearroom Do?

The software guides you through a fifteen-minute measurement process. It scores every measurement before applying correction. The score shows one of four words: Full, Tone, Limited, or Redo needed. If a measurement cannot be trusted, the app refuses to continue. This approach ensures you only correct what is reliable.

You can choose from several target curves, with Harman as the default. There are ten intensity levels to audition. Each level represents a different amount of correction. You pick the one that sounds best to you. The filter operates with zero added latency at 48 kHz. It uses a hybrid design with an instant head and an FFT tail, consuming under 1% of a CPU core.

Key Features and Benefits

Clearroom offers several practical advantages for mixing and mastering engineers. The plugin does not affect your offline bounces. A file rendered with the plugin is sample-for-sample identical to one rendered without it. This means you can safely monitor with correction and still deliver untouched audio.

The software also includes signature profiles from Grammy-nominated engineers. These are pre-verified targets that you can apply. However, the core strength lies in its measurement scoring and headphone database. It runs natively on Apple Silicon and Intel, requiring macOS 10.15 or later.

Features

  • Room and headphone calibration for macOS
  • AU/VST3 plugin, system-wide driver, and offline render support
  • 782 headphone profiles with no measurement needed
  • Measurement scoring with four confidence levels
  • Ten correction intensities and multiple target curves
  • Zero added latency and negligible CPU usage
  • Works with any measurement mic that has a calibration file

Pricing and Availability

Clearroom 1.0 is available now as a one-time purchase. The regular price is $215, but an introductory offer brings it to $165. You can also choose a rent-to-own plan at $40 per month for six months. A free 14-day trial is available, requiring no credit card. The licence covers two Macs.

This is a new product launch, so the intro price is not a discount on an existing product. The software is macOS only, with no Windows version planned at this time. Version 1.0 corrects magnitude only, so it does not handle phase correction or multi-subwoofer setups. AAX support for Pro Tools is coming later.

Clearroom is developed by Rupendar Venkatesh, a mixing and mastering engineer from Chennai. The product page is at clearroom.studio, where you can download the trial and purchase a licence.

Pros

  • Zero added latency and extremely low CPU usage
  • Measurement scoring prevents unreliable corrections
  • Offline bounces remain sample-for-sample identical

Cons

  • macOS only, no Windows support
  • No phase correction or multi-subwoofer integration in v1.0

More info: Clearroom | Clearroom 1.0