Key features

• Reliable, consistent, easy-to-use calibration software for all of your audio system:
  • Ready-to-use headphone calibration for 480+ models
  • Accurate speaker measurements and calibration for stereo systems
  • 3 filter modes: Zero Latency, Mixed and Linear Phase
  • Additional DSP processing controls: Mono, Dry/Wet, and Safe Headroom  
  • MIDI mapping in the SoundID Reference app for various controls
  • User Presets in the SoundID Reference app for switching quickly between predefined output device/channel pair combinations

• Control your target sound:
  • Flat target curve used by over 140k music creators globally
  • Custom Target: target curve adjustments in real time
  • Translation Check: simulate 20+ different devices and environments

• High performance and flexibility:
  • Zero latency plugin DSP
  • Near-zero latency system-wide calibration on Windows
  • Native support for Apple Silicon (M-series chip devices)

• Export your calibration profile to supported hardware:
  • Merging Technologies MERGING+ANUBIS (headphone and stereo speaker profile export)
  • Wayne Jones AUDIO Studio Monitors (stereo speaker profile export)
  • ADAM Audio A Series (stereo speaker profile export)
  • Fluid Audio Image series (stereo speaker profile export)

What’s included

• SoundID Reference standalone app for Speakers and Headphones (ASIO, WASAPI, APO, HAL)
• SoundID Reference DAW plugin for Speakers and Headphones (AU, VST2, VST3, AAX)
• Averaged profiles for 480+ supported headphone models
• An upgrade code for your existing product license: after upgrading, the product can be activated and used on 3 devices

System requirements

• Valid Sonarworks Reference 3 or 4 Studio Edition license  
• macOS 10.14 Mojave (or later)
• Windows 10 (or later)
• Stable internet connection (offline use not supported)
• Sonarworks supported or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones
• 2.0 stereo speaker system
• SoundID Reference Measurement Microphone, or Sonarworks XREF 20 Measurement Microphone
• XLR to XLR audio cable
• Audio interface requirements during the speaker measurement process:
  • +48v Phantom Power support
  • The same audio interface must be used for input/output
  • The audio interface must support and be set to one of the following sample rate formats: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz
  • The audio hardware setup must consist of a single external hardware device only (additional preamp units are supported)