ListenHub Black Friday Deal 2026: $20, 74% off

ListenHub Black Friday pricing is 74% off, putting Sonnox's referencing plugin at $20 with the deal ending Dec 17, 2026. It is a macOS-only monitor controller in software form, and it will not run on Windows.

The idea is simple: you A/B your mix against commercial tracks from Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Tidal or your own local files. You do it without leaving your signal chain.

Sonnox describes ListenHub as an audio control toolbox. It takes the immediacy of a hardware monitor controller and pairs it with software routing that the maker calls completely transparent.

What does ListenHub do in a mix session?

The core job is a perceptual reset. When you have looped the same eight bars for an hour, ListenHub lets you switch to a reference and hear where your mix stands.

You can solo bands to focus on details like the kick and bass relationship. Mid and sides solos, plus channel solo, let you check mono compatibility and stereo width.

The Match Input Loudness button levels all inputs automatically. That removes loudness bias, so the louder reference does not win by default.

• Multiple simultaneous inputs: system audio, files in your DAW, and your in-process mix
• Switchable outputs for different speakers or headphones
• AU plugin hosting on any output, in any configuration
• Stepped volume control for repeatable listening levels
• Auto-mute that catches loud bursts to protect ears and speakers

Metering and room correction

The metering is meant to complement your ears, not replace them. ListenHub reports whether your mix is crushed, loud, competitive or lively. Spectral meters show frequency content against your chosen references.

A short-term LUFS meter helps keep levels consistent across sections of your arrangement. Sonnox suggests setting short-term loudness to the loudest part and letting the rest fall into place. Each streaming service applies loudness normalisation anyway, so integrated loudness is the lesser concern.

Because ListenHub hosts AU plugins on its outputs, tools from Sonarworks and Steven Slate can sit there with your settings applied automatically. That means separate Sonarworks profiles for different speakers or headphones without reloading them each time, and Slate VSX can run on all your system audio.

Formats, licensing and the remote app

ListenHub runs as a zero-latency plugin or a system-wide app. Formats are Standalone, VST3, AU and AAX, with AAX needing Pro Tools 11 or later. It needs macOS 10.13 High Sierra or later and supports Intel and M1 Apple Silicon, 64-bit only.

Each licence gives you 2 activations. You can authorise to your computer, an iLok2 or iLok3 USB device, or iLok Cloud, which needs a constant internet connection.

The free remote app for iPhone, iPad and Android frees up screen space. It needs iOS 9.3 or above, iPadOS 13 or above, or Android 9 (Pie) or above.