Neumann RIME 1.5 Update: Improved Immersive Mixing Features
An immersive mixing plugin for Neumann headphones.
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Neumann RIME 1.5 Update · Source: Neumann
Neumann RIME 1.5 Update · Source: Neumann
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The Neumann RIME plugin lets you mix in multichannel audio formats from Neumann’s NDH headphones. Let’s see what’s improved in version 1.5.
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Neumann RIME 1.5 Update
The new 1.5 update brings widespread improvements across the board. These include an increased low-end response for all speaker modelling that isn’t subwoofers. What’s more, the articulation of transients is also more accurate, with more detailed dynamics. Overall, this assists your decision-making while mixing, and the 3DOF head tracking now reads both vertical and horizontal movements.
There are also expanded options in terms of the multichannel formats, with more 5.1 and 7.1.2 Ambience controls. This allows you to mix on headphones with more precision than before when working with immersive audio formats. Meanwhile, a peak-aligned output stage on the plugin stops levels from going beyond 0 dBFS.
Also, the useful loudness-matched bypass feature gives you a true reflection of binaural and stereo signals. With the new Solo and Mute buttons, you can quickly isolate any vertical (height) or horizontal channels when required. Finally, RIME is now also available as a standalone app for macOS, so you can use it outside of your DAW.
RIME is not a simulation. It represents an optimal control room in the highest quality. With version 1.5, we have further increased the realism and user-friendliness, making immersive monitoring more accessible and precise than ever before.
Jorma Marquardt, product manager at Neumann
- The RIME 1.5 update is free for current license holders. Get it here from Neumann.
- Meanwhile, new users can also get the Neumann RIME plugin as well as Neumann’s headphones here at Thomann.*
Neumann RIME: Immersive Headphone Environment
[23 April 2025] Announced today, Neumann RIME is an immersive monitoring solution for your DAW with Dolby Atmos support, allowing you to work on the go.
The RIME plugin is available for all major DAW systems across Mac and Windows platforms, designed for use on your main mix bus. Through the conversion of multichannel audio formats to binaural audio, RIME preserves surround and height data, allowing you to monitor accurately in Dolby Atmos format with headphones.
Neumann RIME
The RIME environment is modelled using a specially built studio completely equipped with Neumann gear. This includes the KH series immersive monitor system with subwoofers custom-tuned by acoustics experts, with a KU 100 binaural mic to accurately capture the 3D sound environment.
Rather than presenting the user with multiple sound environments to choose from, the idea was to create a single reference-quality space that can be trusted for accurate reproduction. The only drawback, if any, is that the RIME system is designed exclusively for use with Neumann headphones.
In addition, OSC-compatible head-tracking devices are supported, so you can get the most realistic and intuitive monitoring experience possible. What’s more, RIME can also be used as a stereo headphone monitoring tool that replicates the experience of studio monitors. This means that you can check your mixes with confidence across all formats, using nothing more than headphones.
Overall, the RIME system is an impressive tool for convenient immersive mixing developed by one of the most trusted names in audio. However, although the software itself costs less than $100, there will still be those who balk at the price of Neumann’s NDH series headphones.
Pricing and Availability:
The Neumann RIME plugin is currently available. Get it at Thomann.*
Immersive audio is the new standard. Streaming services favor content that can be enjoyed in spatial audio formats such as Dolby Atmos or Sony 360 Reality. More and more DAWs now offer immersive audio capabilities, and engineers, producers, and musicians alike are eager to explore these new possibilities. Reliable monitoring is essential for this. With RIME, we’re offering an integrated solution that meets these evolving needs, providing a more cost-effective and mobile alternative to loudspeaker-based monitoring solutions. Our NDH headphones have the same carefully balanced sound as our studio KH studio monitors, making it easy to switch between the two. With RIME, this unique benefit extends to immersive monitoring as well.
Yasmine Riechers, Neumann CEO
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