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Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition Speaker and Headphone Calibration Plug-In with Measurement Microphone, Boxed

4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars 78 ratings
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Brand Sonarworks
Connectivity Technology Wired
Connector Type XLR
Special Feature Xlr
Included Components Microphone
Polar Pattern Unidirectional
Item Weight 80 Grams
Microphone Form Factor Headset
Item dimensions L x W x H 9 x 7 x 3 inches
Power Source Corded Electric
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  • Microphone

    • Product Description

    Eligible for a free upgrade to the SoundID Reference edition Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio with Mic offers the full package of highly powerful software, providing consistent reference sound, both in the studio and on the go. You can also measure your studio with the included mic, in only 10 minutes. Reference 4 then creates a calibration profile. For headphones, select a pre-made profile and you're ready to go. Calibration can be run in DAW via plugin for lowest latency or via Systemwide for maximum versatility. Reference 4 Studio Edition includes: Reference 4 Measure - find out where your monitors need help Reference 4 DAW plugin - reference sound combined with zero latency for any musical endeavor Reference 4 Systemwide - apply calibration to all outgoing audio XREF20 measurement mic - sniffs out any faults your setup might have All products can be activated on 3 machines. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Mac: macOS 10.12 or later PC: Windows 7 or later Hardware: 2 GB RAM; 1024x768 display Measurement microphone with a flat frequency response Audio interface with phantom power (for XLR microphones) (not included) Sonarworks supported headphones or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones

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    4.4 out of 5 stars
    4.4 out of 5
    78 global ratings

    Customers say

    Customers like the performance, sound quality and mixing of the microphone. They mention that it works great, produces excellent results and is a sonic leveler for any monitoring system. They also say that it completely transformed their listening experience and that it's a great mixing tool for the new age.

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    6 customers mention6 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the performance of the microphone. They mention that it works great, produces excellent results, and runs fine for the initial setup test. That said, some complain about the customer service.

    "...Thus, the need for the Sonarworks item. Well, it worked great. It comes with a very study looking reference mic...." Read more

    "...Like all good science, results are repeatable. This is good science." Read more

    "...Everything installed ok and it ran fine for the initial setup test. But when I ran the main tests it said my speakers were not working...." Read more

    "The product is excellent the customer service leaves a lot to be desired. They gave me the code, to authorize the product. It wouldn’t authorize...." Read more

    5 customers mention5 positive0 negative

    Customers are satisfied with the sound quality of the microphone. They mention that it has balanced sound, has definition, and presence. It is easy to set up and has acquired sound points from about 36 spots in their home. It's a game changer and sonic leveler for any monitoring system. It completely transformed their listening experience.

    "...It was fairly easy to set up, it acquired sound points from about 36 spots in my listening area, and it took me about an hour to create a detailed..." Read more

    "...Now anywhere I play my songs they always sound completely balanced and clean...great buy!" Read more

    "...Package arrived, nicely boxed. The mic is high quality and tied to the software via unique mic code. There is no software ITB...." Read more

    "...The sound is so balanced, so much definition, and so much presence." Read more

    3 customers mention3 positive0 negative

    Customers say the microphone is a great tool for mixing. They say it makes their mixes more accurate, lively, and tight.

    "It made my mixes become so tight and clear. Now anywhere I play my songs they always sound completely balanced and clean...great buy!" Read more

    "Totally upgraded my monitor set up! My mixes are more accurate and lively. Most importantly, I hear way more than before." Read more

    "Great. Mixing is great with this." Read more

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    5 Stars
    Game changer!
    It made my mixes become so tight and clear. Now anywhere I play my songs they always sound completely balanced and clean...great buy!
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    NT
    5.0 out of 5 stars Better than a graphic equalizer and spectrum analyzer
    Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2021
    Verified Purchase
    I have been using a pair of Tannoy Reveal monitors in my home studio for the last 20+ years, but to get decent frequency response I used a 15 band graphic EQ and a Rane frequency analyzer... comes with a reference mic and a pink noise generator -- you try to adjust the EQ while watching the LEDs bounce up and down and adjust each band until the frequency response looks "flat." I always had to tweak the EQ setting (maybe defeating the purpose) to make them sound more "natural." Then I decided to upgrade my monitors. I went to B&H and listened to half a dozen, including Genelec, Yamaha, and others. I finally bought the Focal EVO 65, which sounded the richest and yet were half the price of the Genelec 5". Bringing them home, they sounded much better with no EQ than the Reveals did with no EQ, but not as good as the EQ'd Reveals. But I just wanted to make sure I wasn't coloring the sound. Thus, the need for the Sonarworks item. Well, it worked great. It comes with a very study looking reference mic. It was fairly easy to set up, it acquired sound points from about 36 spots in my listening area, and it took me about an hour to create a detailed frequency response curve. Now, it has an application (and a plug in) that automatically corrects your computer's monitor sound output to flatten the speaker response. It seems to work great! The Focal monitors had a peak at around 150 Hz that it flattened. The Sonarworks lets you profile any number of monitors so I can't wait to check out my older JBL 4410s on the back wall. Definitely a great investment to get your studio monitors to have a "flat" response and it helps you avoid graphic EQ units that can introduce some phase shift.
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    Sean Thomas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Game changer!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
    Verified Purchase
    It made my mixes become so tight and clear. Now anywhere I play my songs they always sound completely balanced and clean...great buy!
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    Sean Thomas
    5.0 out of 5 stars Game changer!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2020
    It made my mixes become so tight and clear. Now anywhere I play my songs they always sound completely balanced and clean...great buy!
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    SillyputtY
    4.0 out of 5 stars Get Flat!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    Face it, every monitoring environment is colored by the physical space including my unique spot. I was intrigued by the SW idea and downloaded the trial with headphone profiles. I have Sennheiser 380 Pro HP’s which were included. Higher end headphone profiles are available for extra $$$. My results with headphones frankly were mixed, partly due to my confusion and unanswered questions about the product. I use the Senni’s to check mixes and NR. There are other companies who make similar products like IK Multimedia’s ARC.

    Package arrived, nicely boxed. The mic is high quality and tied to the software via unique mic code. There is no software ITB. I had difficulty with setup and authorization but I made the mistake of uninstalling the trial and re-downloading thinking it as full version. Don’t be me… Use the upgrade within the trial if you buy in.

    The measurement software worked beautifully! I recommend setting the mic on a stand. Software guides you with blips to proper mic placement and then takes measurements. The software made 20+ measurements. The software saved my profile which is loaded into the SW “system-wide” or as a vst plugin. In my case, system is configured to output to the Soundworks virtual device and then you set up hardware output within the SW software. In a DAW, you strap the vst plugin as the last plugin on your master output. Don’t forget to disable it when rendering. The software accurately measured exact distances between speakers and in and out of my “listening place”. 3D spacing, impressive right?

    You can run SW on 3 machines which means I can take my portable setup into an environment, measure the space, load that profile and have a reasonable idea of what is “flat”. Audio experts and IMHO, agree that a playback with flat response consistently relates to a wider range of devices, headphones and speakers. The end result of Soundworks engineering was enlightening. Lots of engineering put in and a little room for improvement.

    The company checked in often via friendly emails during trial to see how it was going, but oddly did not answer important questions in multiple emails. Companies, take notice, no matter how great your product is, get back to the customer during trial. Lose a star. Trust? question is? What is flat? SW? Experiments next...
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    SillyputtY
    4.0 out of 5 stars Get Flat!
    Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2019
    Face it, every monitoring environment is colored by the physical space including my unique spot. I was intrigued by the SW idea and downloaded the trial with headphone profiles. I have Sennheiser 380 Pro HP’s which were included. Higher end headphone profiles are available for extra $$$. My results with headphones frankly were mixed, partly due to my confusion and unanswered questions about the product. I use the Senni’s to check mixes and NR. There are other companies who make similar products like IK Multimedia’s ARC.

    Package arrived, nicely boxed. The mic is high quality and tied to the software via unique mic code. There is no software ITB. I had difficulty with setup and authorization but I made the mistake of uninstalling the trial and re-downloading thinking it as full version. Don’t be me… Use the upgrade within the trial if you buy in.

    The measurement software worked beautifully! I recommend setting the mic on a stand. Software guides you with blips to proper mic placement and then takes measurements. The software made 20+ measurements. The software saved my profile which is loaded into the SW “system-wide” or as a vst plugin. In my case, system is configured to output to the Soundworks virtual device and then you set up hardware output within the SW software. In a DAW, you strap the vst plugin as the last plugin on your master output. Don’t forget to disable it when rendering. The software accurately measured exact distances between speakers and in and out of my “listening place”. 3D spacing, impressive right?

    You can run SW on 3 machines which means I can take my portable setup into an environment, measure the space, load that profile and have a reasonable idea of what is “flat”. Audio experts and IMHO, agree that a playback with flat response consistently relates to a wider range of devices, headphones and speakers. The end result of Soundworks engineering was enlightening. Lots of engineering put in and a little room for improvement.

    The company checked in often via friendly emails during trial to see how it was going, but oddly did not answer important questions in multiple emails. Companies, take notice, no matter how great your product is, get back to the customer during trial. Lose a star. Trust? question is? What is flat? SW? Experiments next...
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    Drew
    5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent results.
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2020
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    This room equalization software really works. Like all good science, results are repeatable. This is good science.
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    Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Revolutionary
    Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2021
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    Totally upgraded my monitor set up! My mixes are more accurate and lively. Most importantly, I hear way more than before.
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    Laz
    1.0 out of 5 stars Customer support sucks and product may not even be worth it
    Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2022
    Verified Purchase
    Had to downsize my studio to a smaller room so I decided to try this. I have had many studios and own 100k in modern and vintage gear and well versed in recording, mixing and mastering.
    Since this smaller room did not have the correct sound acoustics I decided to try Sonarworks specifically for the EQ curve to then adjust my speakers. I had no intention of using the plug in to alter the curve but instead change the knobs on my speakers until a flat curve was achieved. Everything installed ok and it ran fine for the initial setup test. But when I ran the main tests it said my speakers were not working. I downloaded their new version called Reference 4 or something same issue. I was using their special mic where you have to enter the serial number in the software. Here is where it got frustrating. I contacted support and told them my issues and OUTLINED the exact problem and my entire gear setup. 2 days later I got a standard boiler plate response which basically said to make sure you have it plugged in (sarcasm). I responded telling them I went through all the tutorials, all the support forums and then proceeded to describe the same issue even telling them I went into debug mode, then all the debug settings and told them in fine detail the errors. 2 days later another slightly more than beginner response of make sure your at 44.1 yada yada yada. Seems they did not bother to read my question to them where I tell them all this. So after trying to use this for a week, several dozen times, with dozens of setting changes and then contacting tech support and being treated like someone who has no clue about sound or recording, I decided to trash Sonarworks and move on. The time I wasted on this could never outweigh any possible value it may have.
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    Chuy Nuñez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Simplemente sensacional
    Reviewed in Mexico on October 31, 2020
    Verified Purchase
    Mejor de lo que esperaba
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    N Rosembert
    5.0 out of 5 stars I can't imagine not having this
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2019
    Verified Purchase
    If you are serious about music/sound production, mixing, mastering etc. but do not have a high-end acoustically treated room, I highly recommend that you give this a try. It is great to be able to trust that what you are hearing is a true representation of the sound and that you can calibrate multiple monitors and headphones. This suits me, as I spend a lot of time touring. My headphones are calibrated by this software, so I can be sure of what I am mixing in or out of the studio.
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    Patrick
    1.0 out of 5 stars gebrauchter Artikel OHNE Software und Aktivierungscode!!!
    Reviewed in Germany on July 5, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Gekommen ist nur die Box (sichtlich gebraucht) ohne Aktivierungscode und Software.
    Komplett nutzlos, umsonst relativ lange gewartet.........
    Man kann ja nicht einmal das Mikrofon (das alleine 59 Euro kostet) verwenden,
    da das Kalibrierungsfile fehlt
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    MR R.
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great package
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 24, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Working in a far from ideal environment it seems to be helping get to a mix faster.
    Systemwide helps me reference other music more accurately too.
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    Luke
    5.0 out of 5 stars Game changer!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 19, 2018
    Verified Purchase
    Works very well!
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