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Get your version of SoundID Reference
For Headphones
- Headphone calibration
- For 500+ supported headphone models
Ideal for mixing on headphones with confidence. Featuring all DSP controls and calibration target settings.
For Speakers & Headphones
- Headphone calibration
- For 500+ supported headphone models
- Speaker calibration
- For stereo speaker systems (2.0 with or without subwoofer)
Fully featured package for working on speakers and headphones in stereo environment.
For Multichannel
- Headphone calibration
- For 500+ supported headphone models
- Speaker calibration
- For multichannel speaker systems (2.1 - 9.1.6)
Advance into the world of immersive audio. Calibrate a multichannel speaker system at a fraction of a cost of a certified specialist.
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Standalone app
- System-wide calibration for all computer audio
- Standalone app for headphones
- For 500+ supported headphone models
- Standalone app for speakers - stereo
- For stereo speaker systems (2.0 + subwoofer)
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- DAW plugin
- AU, AAX, VST2, VST3
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Speaker measurement software
- Measure your speakers
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- Measure app - stereo
- For stereo speaker systems (2.0 with or without subwoofer)
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- Measure app - multichannel
- For multichannel speaker systems (2.1 - 9.1.6)
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- Product license
- Number of devices that the software can be activated and used on at the same time
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Virtual Monitoring Add-on
- Simulate spatial speaker listening experience on headphones
Optional
Optional
Optional
- Spatial speaker simulation targets
- Simulate 3 different speaker types: near-field, mid-field, and far-field
- Spatial Translation Check targets
- 10 new Translation Check targets designed for Virtual Monitoring (incl. Car, Laptop, Smartphone, and TV targets)
- Spatial speaker simulation of your own room
- Simulate your own Sonarworks-calibrated room & speaker setup
Coming
Coming
Coming
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Apollo Monitor Correction Add-on
- Speaker and headphone calibration profile integration with Apollo X Gen 1 and Gen 2 devices from Universal Audio
Optional
Optional
Optional
- Apply calibration on Apollo X hardware
- Apply calibration profiles directly on the Apollo X hardware DSP using the UAD Console software
- Calibrate multiple outputs simultanelously
- Apply multiple profiles at the same time, depending on the Apollo X model used. Learn more here
- Calibrated bass management (stereo)
- Calibrated bass management for stereo setups with subwoofer
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- Calibrated bass management (multichannel)
- Calibrated bass management for 2.1-9.1.6 multichannel setups
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Target modes
- Select your calibration target
- Flat Target
- SoundID SR (Studio Reference)
- Dolby Atmos Music (matched)
- Atmos Music target, translated for the SoundID Reference measurement method
- Custom Target
- Real-time adjustments with a parametric EQ
- Translation Check
- Simulate your mix on different playback devices and headphones
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Filter modes
- Optimize audio processing to your needs
- Zero Latency
- Perfect for live tracking
- Mixed
- Low latency with minimal phase shift
For stereo only
- Linear Phase
- No phase distortion
For stereo only
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Additional DSP Features
- Time alignment, calibration range, and more
- Dry/wet control
- Dial in the amount of calibration needed
- Safe headroom
- Avoid clipping
- L-R channel swap
- Additional monitoring tool
- Mono mode
- Additional monitoring tool
- Listening spot
- Channel delay and volume calibration
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- Limit controls
- Calibration range and ceiling control
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- Phase shaping
- Time alignment based on phase response
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Coming
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User interface and appearance Features
- User presets, MIDI, dark theme, and more
- User presets for standalone app & DAW plugin
- Output device and channel, calibration profile, and DSP settings configuration
- Custom Target presets
- Save your Custom Target presets, transfer and share between devices and other users
- 4 driver mode options
- Optimize the Standalone app performance for your needs: ASIO, WASAPI, APO, HAL
- MIDI support
- Use MIDI devices for effective software control
- Dark theme
- Dark and Light themes in all product modules, with sync options for OS settings
- Simple mode
- Hides the Output Panel in the standalone app for a simpler user interface
- Zoom and resize
- Adjust the zoom level and size of the plugin interface or the standalone app
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Export calibration profile to supported hardware
- Run calibration on your hardware DSP
- Merging Technologies MERGING + ANUBIS
- Audio interface
- ADAM Audio A-Series
- Speakers
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- Fluid Audio Image 2
- Speakers
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- Wayne Jones AUDIO Studio Monitors
- Speakers
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- AVID MTRX Studio
- Audio interface
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- AVID MTRX with SPQ
- Audio interface
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- DADman AX32 with SPQ
- Audio interface
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- Dolby ATMOS Renderer
- Dolby ATMOS Mastering Suite
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- Subpac
- Tactile audio system
Coming
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Payment methods
Secure purchase
System requirements
Technical specifications
For Headphones
For Speakers &
Headphones
For Multichannel
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Supported online computer
- Offline installation is not supported
- macOS 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma
- Windows 10, 11
- Stereo speaker system
- 2.0 with or without subwoofer
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Optional
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Multichannel speaker system
- Up to 16 channels
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- 2.1, 2.1.2, 3.0, 3.1.2, 4.0, 4.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.4, 5.0, 5.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.4, 7.1, 7.1.2, 7.1.4, 7.1.6, 9.1.2, 9.1.4, 9.1.6
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- Measurement microphone
- SoundID Reference Mic (recommended) or other measurement microphone Read more
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- Microphone stand and clip
- Required for multichannel system measurements
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- XLR to XLR audio cable
- USB microphones are not supported
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Audio interface & hardware setup
- Requirements for speaker measurements
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- +48v phantom power support
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- The same audio interface must be used for input/output
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- The audio interface must support and be set to one of the following sample rate formats: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz
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- The audio hardware setup must consist of a single external hardware device only (additional preamp units are supported)
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Frequently asked questions
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→ A quick and guided setup.
→ Try out on any of supported headphones and speakers for up to 9.1.6. setups.