Sonarworks Reviews

Name: Sonarworks
Address: 3, Smerla street, 3, Smerla street, Riga
Rating: 4.69

4.7 Rating 6,297 Reviews

94 %

of reviewers recommend Sonarworks

4.7

Based on 6,297 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time	Next Day
On-time Delivery	98%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	99%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	6 - 12 Hours
Customer Service	4.7 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Very Easy

About Sonarworks:

A perfect storm of acoustic know-how and passion for good sound became the software that's currently transforming sound monitoring.

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“Sonarworks is a great product , using the software has helped me with getting my mixing to translate . I'm giving 3 stars out of five because the only reason I upgraded to sound ID reference is to get better drivers for my win 10 daw . nothing has changed . I can't even view sonar works tutorial videos . I have to use a different interface without sonarworks engaged to view any media . I'm very disappointed !”

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Posted 4 years ago

“nice comunication and quick response”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Good product, but not straightforward enough, the interface is trying to look cool, but on cost of easy functionality. An example: switching on and of of the EQ bands. Totally unlogical and out of whack...if you straighten your act graphically, it would be really good.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Yes it makes a difference and it has a very accessible setup process and a nice interface. Unfortunately it seems rather limited in general: SoundID does not support multichannel speaker setups and that it treats a stereo setup with subwoofer the same as one with only two speakers seems like a kind of dangerous simplification (what about the phase relationship in the crossover frequency region?). The integration with the Anubis interface is just great though.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I was testing out this software about a year ago and I was very pleased with it, however there have been quite a few changes and it looks like the whole company might be starting to go down hill… 1. They changed the naming scheme, and now it’s confusing… in 2021, you almost have to try to be bad at naming a product line… 2. The whole GUI changed and it’s a lot less intuitive. I don’t want this software to get in the way and make it harder to make music, but it is becoming another software that I have to learn how to use… 3. It still takes over my entire computer’s audio system and won’t let go of control until I quit the software. This is something I hated when testing the software and they haven’t changed it. 4. Last year I was hoping for air pods pro support ( I know they are not the best for mixing, but it would be handy to be able to use them in a pinch) however there has been no change. They did create a profile for Air Pods Max (which came out after AirPods Pro) So I see a company that is trying to look cool by changing their name and putting on some different clothes, but when it comes to being good at what they do, it’s just lacking.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Still waiting on the mic being delivered, and unfortunately you don't support my headphones, Audeze LC1 Hide quoted text”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Hello everyone! I have been working with Sonarworks since 2019. Experts in the Thomann store from Germany advised. There I bought a complete set with a microphone (Reference 4). Recently switched to ReferenceId (Upgraded)... Reconfigured my system from Genelec 8020+Sub7040. The result is impressive! Thank you for the wonderful product! PS: unfortunately, my headphones have not been individually calibrated... pandemic and lack of funding. I dream of calibrating my Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro and Sony 7506 PSS: The product is good, but, unfortunately, the payment service and the absolute disregard on the part of the support staff for the presence of a problem with payment with Mastercard and Visa cards from the territory of Russia. I have been trying to pay for the upgrade directly from my bank cards for 2 weeks. I have received several letters from the support service - with a brief content: you have individual problems with the settings of your computer and operating system. At the same time, I was shopping from all over the world in different stores - there were no problems anywhere!!! I had to pay using PayPal... at an unprofitable rate, and I assume with a service fee.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I am disappointed that SoundID does not run under Windows 11. This is the only application on my audio PC that is not working with Windows 11. I am also disappointed, that the MIDI mapping feature is still not fixed. I reported this two years ago and received very promising feedback, but still, it is not fixed. I like the core functionality of the software”

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Posted 4 years ago

“The product is great and as initially a v4 user I was happy. You ran a marketing campaign to get me to up grade 3 weeks ago and it reallly wasn't obvious what benefit the new version would be to me as I only use the product for monitor correction and don't need lots of different profiles. Fearing I'd miss out on future updates (Mac silicon) I laid the money and upgraded - as I suspected the upgrade offers me personally no new functionality, then I find you are doing a 50% off Black Friday deal - timing as they say is everything and I would have at a minimum said your direct marketing to existing users to upgrade should stop 3-4 months before a massive deal date like Black Friday. I am left feeling like I paid more than everyone else to upgrade and got not much for it ....as I say the basic function of the product is great”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Great product. But I purchased the download for headphones on 7th Nov and received an email on the 17th detailing the Black Friday 40% reduction. I understand you have to draw the line somewhere. But you might consider customising your mailshots so new purchasers like me aren't left with such a bad taste in their mouth. It's really taken the shine off an otherwise excellent experience.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I couldn't get the Reference Measure to work. I tried everything, but only downloading the newest "beta" version helped. The measurement and correction sounds fine. The software detected about 1dB offset in volume from my left and right monitors, but I don't agree with it, so the option to turn it off comes in handy. Sometimes I get some little clicks and glitches while using the software, but it's minor I it really doesn't bother me. Overall it sounds good, so I guess it's ok.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“After using SoundID Reference for a few weeks and comparing it to my friends install of Sonarworks Reference 4. I have found the SoundID systemwide app to be unstable, requiring rebooting of the machine. As it drops the signal path. I have both windows 10 & 11. And use Presonus 68C, Audient ID44, UAD Apollo Twin. We tested all hardware with both apps, and found, Sonarworks Reference 4 to be better at implementing, and maintaining the signal path. The worst failure is with Audient ID44 Also, on both windows 10 & 11 systems the taskbar icon for SoundID Reference is not visible, why? As for vst, both apps work. Yet again, SoundID Reference had issues with handing off audio signal routing, from the vst back to systemwide. Removing Sonar works resolves all sound routing issues, and the systems are back to stable audio paths. prior to install. But that's not what and why I paid for the product. I have tried drivers: 5.0.3.130/ beta 5.1.0.39 and are now trying 5.1.0.72. And 5.1.0.72 still has no taskbar icon. At present SoundID Reference is less reliable than Sonarworks Reference 4, I hope that will change. Thats been my experience so far.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Great app except it doesn’t work right when it takes over the sound of my whole Mac - very buggy”

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Posted 4 years ago

Hi Barclay, Thanks for the review! Could you please elaborate on the issue, what exactly is the buggy behavior? It would be great if you could submit a support request so that we can have closer look: https://www.sonarworks.com/support/new-ticket?brand=soundid-reference Thank you!

Posted 4 years ago

“always have to re instal. headphones i use. im starting not to use sonar”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Was driven by ad and shiny object, came to just a reference track instead of. Sonarworks, found it not useful”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Been using Sonarworks software for 3 years. It does make your monitors sound better, specially fixing the phase issues and this is the nice part. What I hope to see in the future updates is the reliability of the system. The new SoundID paired with my M1 Mac and Apollo X interface has little cracks every now and then when playing music. The measuring app is crashing so I haven't been able to create a new profile for my slightly upgraded studio. When I need to listen what it sounds like through Sonarworks I turn it on but to avoid cracks and other issues I have it turned off when I work.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“What would be missing is a monitoring controller where you can integrate several speaker profiles (which change each time you change speakers), so that it is perfect .. Has Sonarworks ever thought of that ?”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Upgraded Sonarworks Reference v4 to SoundID. It’s the same excellent software, however it does seem to have quite a few bugs at the moment. I would recommend this in a few months once these have been ironed out.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“the calibration is great in the logic plugin, systemwide does not work at all. updates break the product. i have sound id and reference 4 and both have glitches that make them unusable 80% of the time.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I have had few problems with SoundID Reference: 1) When starting a computer, calibration profile is not loaded or lost. 2) When closing a DAW session and opening it again, calibration profile is not activated in plugin. 3) When starting a computer, calibration profile output level is lower than Safe Headroom Enabled value. OS: Windows 10 DAW: Presonus Studio One Pro 4.6.2”

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Posted 4 years ago

Sonarworks is rated 4.7 based on 6,297 reviews