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CLA Nx / User Guide
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Setting Up the Nx Head Tracker
C
ONNECTING THE
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X
H
EAD
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RACKER
1. Mount the Nx Head Tracker on top of the headphone band, with the logo facing forward. Nx Head Tracker L
and R identification should have the same orientation as the L and R on your headphones. Inaccurate
positioning of the Nx Head Tracker will result in inaccurate head tracking.
2. Power up the Nx Head Tracker device. Make sure your computer’s Bluetooth is on and that it supports Bluetooth
Low Energy (BLE). The head tracking application will automatically connect to the Nx Head Tracker(s).
3. Select a Head Tracker device from the drop-down Tracking Device menu.
4. To take a device online or offline, rename it, or check battery status, go to the Bluetooth tab of the Nx Head
Tracker app. You can bring Nx Head Tracker to the front by clicking the Settings button on the CLA Nx
interface.
5. Calibrate Head Tracking in the CLA Nx plugin.
B
ASIC OPERATION
1. Move your head left and right, then up and down, to confirm that the virtual head in the CLA Nx interface moves
in sync with you. Note that, with some DAWs, you will need to play a bit of audio for the virtual head to wake
up.
2. Position yourself where you want to be located while you mix. Press the Calibrate button in the Head Tracking
section. This will now be your center position in the studio.
3. Listen to some program material, preferably a high-quality reference that you’re familiar with. Take a few
minutes to let your ears adjust to the effect.
The default values of the plugin’s controls are a good place to start.
Now you’re ready to monitor your mix through headphones, as though you were in Chris’s chair at Mix LA, using
head tracking to realistically experience the three-dimensional space.