Dear Reality is evolving

Overview

Welcome to the new home of Dear Reality within the Sennheiser Group

Since Dear Reality started more than 10 years ago and joined the Sennheiser Group in 2019, Immersive Audio has become an essential part of the professional audio industry.

To better leverage future potentials, we are currently consolidating all Immersive Audio initiatives within the Sennheiser Group.

As part of this process, Dear Reality will no longer continue as an independent company.

What does this mean for you? Dear Reality products will no longer be developed or maintained. To continue using your purchased plugins without any restrictions, a new installer must be downloaded as the current license manager will be deactivated on July 31, 2025.

We make most Dear Reality plugins available free of charge here. They can be downloaded and used without restriction upon registration for the Sennheiser AMBEO newsletter below.

Do you need support? During the transition period between March 25, 2025 to July 31, 2025, support will be available at our Help Center: https://help.sennheiser.com/hc/en-us and support@dear-reality.com to assist you with any questions or concerns.

FAQs

I have dearVR MIX-SE – what happens now?

Answer:

As all Dear Reality plugins, dearVR MIX-SE will no longer be developed or maintained. However, you can download the plugin for free here.
Alternatively, you can install dearVR MIX and benefit from its extended spatial headphone compensation list which includes 55 headphones.

What happens with my dearVR MONITOR plugin?

Answer:

You should have already received an email from Dear Reality with the latest installer.
In case you haven’t received the email, please check your SPAM folder or reach out to our support.

Where do I find the free Dear Reality plugins?

Answer:

After filling out the form on this site, you will get a confirmation mail. After clicking the confirmation button in that one you will get another mail with the installers of Dear Reality's free plugins.
If you have a Sennheiser account, the plugins will not be added to it.

Where is the installer for dearVR UNITY?

Answer:

dearVR UNITY only contains an integration package.
Enclosed to the integration package please find the manual to dearVR UNITY which explains the integration of the package.

Where do I find the installer for dearVR PRO and dearVR MUSIC?

Answer:

dearVR PRO and dearVR MUSIC were distributed by Plugin Alliance.
If you own a perpetual license of dearVR MUSIC or dearVR PRO you can still manage it in your Plugin Alliance account or should have received the legacy installer from Plugin Alliance.
Dear Reality cannot manage any Plugin Alliance licenses.

I downloaded the installers but cannot find the products. How can I open them?

Answer:

Please note that the Dear Reality plugins are not standalone software.
To get access to the plugins you need to work with a DAW of your choice.

Why can I only click the stereo setup of dearVR PRO2 and dearVR MONITOR?

Answer:

To get access to the multichannel formats of these plugins, please use a DAW which supports multichannel formats.
If you use a multichannel DAW, please check your IO setup and/or your channel setup. Be sure to open up a surround channel to get access to the multichannel setups of the plugins.

Available Dear Reality plugins

dearVR PRO 2

A state-of-the-art spatializer plugin whether mixing in stereo, multi-channel up to 9.1.6, binaural, or Ambisonics. dearVR PRO 2’s ultra-precise early reflection and reverb engine adds another layer of spatial experience, leading to true-to-life sounding productions with natural depth that puts you in the center of the sound.

35 multi-channel output formats up to 9.1.6
Up to third-order Ambisonics output
46 pristine acoustic environments
Support of third-party OSC head-trackers
Native Apple Silicon Support

EXOVERB

Most natural stereo reverb plugin offering 50 true-to-life sounding acoustic scenes with unheard three-dimensional depth and width. Achieve cleaned-up stereo mixes with more space for your tracks, relying on EXOVERB's proprietary reverb engine with synthesized spatial multi-IRs.

Stereo reverb plugin with enhanced spatial perception (AAX/VST3/AU)
50 acoustic scenes with three-dimensional depth and width
Reverb engine with synthesized multi-IRs
Intuitive triangle pad and total control adjusting the acoustic scene
Separate EQs for early reflections, late reverberation, and reverb sum

EXOVERB MICRO

Compact reverb plugin powered by the same proprietary reverb engine as its bigger brother, EXOVERB. Choose from 8 expertly crafted acoustic scenes for a truly authentic sound in modern audio production.

Compact EXOVERB stereo reverb plugin with 8 selected acoustic scenes
Powered by EXOVERB's reverb engine with synthesized multi-IRs
Intuitive triangle pad and total control adjusting the acoustic scene

dearVR AMBI MICRO

Mix, monitor, and render Ambisonics tracks up to 3rd order right out of the box. Easy-to-use sound field controls and accurate Ambisonics to headphone rendering. Essential plugin with optimized A-to-B conversion for the Sennheiser AMBEO VR microphone.

Accurate Ambisonics to headphone rendering
Optimized A-to-B conversion for the Sennheiser AMBEO VR microphone
HRTF selection (dearVR, YouTube VR, Facebook360, KU100)
Binaural and Ambisonics output (B-format up to 3rd order)
Head tracking for VR video production

dearVR MICRO

Easy-to-use spatializer plugin. Fully immerse your listener with mind-blowing binaural tracks.

Spatializer plugin
Room simulation with 5 different acoustic materials
Patented Sennheiser AMBEO focus parameter
Stereo and mono input
Select HRTF set

dearVR MIX

Monitoring plugin to turn any studio headphones into a world-class stereo mix room. Carefully designed acoustics to gain confidence monitoring your session in multiple virtual reference rooms. Spatial Headphone Compensation supporting 55 professional studio headphone models from different manufactures.

3 adjustable virtual reference mix rooms with 4 mono & stereo loudspeaker positions
6 additional, non-studio, listening environments
Spatial Headphone Compensation, supporting 55 models
Support for OSC head trackers

dearVR MIX-SE

Ultimate mixing environment for your HD 490 PRO reference studio headphones. Simulating the carefully designed acoustics of mixing studios to turns your audio workstation into a reference listening environment.

3 adjustable virtual reference mix rooms with reduced spectral colorization
6 additional, non-studio, listening environments
Spatial Headphone Compensation for all Sennheiser professional headphones
Support for OSC head trackers

dearVR SPATIAL CONNECT

A revolutionary and intuitive VR controller for spatial audio productions. Mixing in a fully accessible 360° space by connecting a VR headset to your DAW session and dearVR PRO2 spatializer.

Visualize and control audio tracks in VR
Super-efficient mixing workflow for 360° videos
Intuitive gesture-controlled positioning and leveling
Seamless integration with dearVR PRO 2
Nuendo and Reaper support

MIYA

Creative re-synthesizer plugin using adjustable harmonics. Going from slight alterations to a complete aggressive reconstruction, MIYA creates a wide range of permutations of the original input, ranging from subtle textures to gnarly distortion and even massive sub-harmonics.

Versatile re-synthesizer for all kind of audio tracks
Adjustable harmonics
Dynamic range controls
Real-time audio visualizer

dearVR MUSIC

dearVR MUSIC will remain usable for owners through Plugin Alliance (and doesn't need new version)

Turn your DAW into a 3D audio powerhouse. Start creating stunningly realistic 3D music productions and go beyond the limitations of stereo sound.

Full 360° immersive panner
18 reverb scenes for music productions
Binaural output
Ambisonics output (FOA)
Adaptable acoustic scenes 
AAX/VST3/VST/AU support

dearVR UNITY

(Legacy installer. Depricated since 2024.)

Create ultra-realistic acoustic environments in Unity with a true perception of direction, distance, reflections, and reverb. dearVR UNITY, tested as the number one spatializer plugin for Unity with the best sound and the best externalization, offers positional 3D audio and true-to-life acoustic room virtualization.

Enhanced spatialization for Unity
45 virtual acoustic room presets
Efficient reverb bus structure
Multiple reverbs on one audio source
Real-time room analyzer for auralization
Simulation of acoustic occlusion
Simulation of acoustic obstruction
Performance mode

Dear Reality is evolving

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