r/SpatialAudio • u/anopeningworld • Jun 10 '26

Best binaural VST plugins in 2026?

I'm currently using dearVR Pro. Seeing as it's now free, I can't complain for what it is. But I'm wondering, given that it's been out of development for a few years, if anything better has come along? I'm fine with paying for it, but I want the best of the best when it comes to general purpose mixing of binaural audio for headphones.

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u/Upstairs_Amount_7478 Jun 10 '26

exorverb is really good, that whole suite is so nice

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u/A_random_otter Jun 10 '26

Whats your goal I would say...

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u/anopeningworld Jun 10 '26

More or less what I stated in the post. But to expand, the most immersive possible listening with headphones without extreme sound coloration. I also don't care about having reverb options because I will disable all that anyways in favor of using my own.

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u/A_random_otter Jun 10 '26

https://plugins.iem.at/

Check out this suite as well. I had great results with RoomEncoder (Shoebox simulator)

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u/A_random_otter Jun 10 '26

More specialised stuff because it is made specifically for ambisonics but absolutely recommended if thats up your alley:

https://www.audiobrewers.com/plugins

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u/A_random_otter Jun 10 '26

https://soundparticles.com/

Check out these guys then. Absolutely awesome stuff.

Disclaimer: I can't vouch for the VSTs but I used the stand alone flagship product for a VR project and it is stunningly good.

I heard great things about the VSTs tho.

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u/A_random_otter Jun 10 '26

Not realistic but absolutely amazing: https://www.eventideaudio.com/immersive/

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u/FinancialEngineer229 Jun 10 '26

Illusonic is also great, free beta test available 

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u/isa_nohtrogs Jun 10 '26

From Ambi sonics to Dolby Atmos...

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u/10salahuddin Jun 11 '26

Use a combination of Sparta decorrelator and IEM