Research
Listening, measured.
Alongside client work, HiNote studies how people actually hear: balance, space and processing in stereo and immersive formats.
What we study
What we learn shapes every mix and every plugin. Have a question about how your product sounds? HiNote designs the study, builds the tools and delivers the answer.
Open to collaborations with labs, universities and audio companies.
Hire us for a study →- Spatial balanceHow listeners judge musical balance in a 3D sound field, in and outside the sweet spot.
- TranslationWhat survives when an immersive mix moves to headphones, binaural, stereo and small speakers.
- Perceptual testingStructured listening tests that measure whether processing is actually heard, and how.
- Sound & wellbeingHow immersive and restorative audio affects attention, calm and the listening experience.
Free resources
Take our methods home
Workbook · PDF · 20 pages
Atmos Mix Analysis Workbook
A speaker-pair method for taking apart any Atmos release, with a complete worked example.
Open the workbook →
Cheat sheet · PDF · 2 pages
Height Speaker Cheat Sheet
Why height content disappears in a mix, and the levels, delays and choices that make it read as height.
Download →
Starter kit · PDF · 3 pages
Listening Test Starter Kit
How to design a fair A/B, ABX or MUSHRA-style test, and get answers about sound you can trust.
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Free Atmos tool
Height Masking Explorer
An interactive way to hear how front-pair content can hide the height speakers in an immersive mix.