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 5 star review on 19th December 2025

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“Lots of back and forth before I was able to receive solid responses”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello, Thank you for the review! Unfortunately, it might be due to the lack of information for a more streamlined troubleshooting process or it might have required some time for a better understanding. Sometimes the issue is more complicated thus it takes more while to suggest potential troubleshooting steps. I hope this helps!

Posted 2 years ago

“Its all good honestly”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello, Thank you for the review! We are happy to hear that the products we offer you found good. However, I see that the rating is average thus if you have any suggestions on how to improve our product, we'll be happy to hear the criticism. You can reach out to us via our support center here: https://soundid-reference.support.sonarworks.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Thank you!

Posted 2 years ago

“This is a nice tool but it works extremely unstable on Mac OS Monterey”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello, Thank you for the review! It would be great if you could elaborate on the issue by submitting a support request here: https://soundid-reference.support.sonarworks.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Please provide as much detail about the issue and your hardware and we will help you to get started! Hope this helps!

Posted 2 years ago

“The room simulations are not at all what I expected. To few profiles and all a bit weird sounding. Not very useful in my opinion. The systemwide app is not as stable as the reference 4 app, it crashes and is not great together with Logic, so sadly I’m staying with reference 4!”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello, Thank you for the review! The Virtual Monitoring Add-on is a new feature within SoundID Reference that will provide more customization options in the future. Currently, it is great for people who are using only Headphones and if you are traveling perhaps. It allows you to bring a studio environment on the go! It would be great if you could let us know the compatibility issues with Logic Pro by submitting a support request here: https://soundid-reference.support.sonarworks.com/hc/en-us/requests/new Please provide as much detail about the issue and your hardware and we will help you to get started! Hope this helps!

Posted 2 years ago

“I’ve owned the system wide version for a wile now and find it to be quite good however, I new virtual speaker add on seems to sound a little bit echoey. I have listened to some commercial songs though the new add on and they don’t really sound right. But they sound ok when I put them back on system wide. Also I can’t switch through the different calibrations wile I’m in cubase because it stop cubase for working. I can only pick a calibration, then I have to click back on cubase page to hear it. If I try to put sound I’d on my control room in cubase, it crashes.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello, Thank you for reaching out! As per the new Virtual Monitoring add-on, thank you for the feedback. Since it is a new feature, we are looking forward to improving the Add-on in the long term. For the Cubase issue, what you could do is try deleting the config file. See if that helps. For instructions follow our FAQ here: https://soundid-reference.support.sonarworks.com/hc/en-us/articles/4800097682322-Deleting-the-config-file-in-DAW-plugin It would be great if you could reach out to us via our Support center for further information and VM feedback. We'll be happy to help! Thanks!

Posted 2 years ago

“The only reason I upgraded is because you stopped support for reference 4 just as apple silicone was announced and 4 stopped working entirely on Sonoma. Disappointed.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello Patrick, I hope you are doing great! Unfortunately, Reference 4 is not supported natively for M-series devices. To run Reference 4 the Rosetta environment is required. However, SoundID Reference, the successor to Reference 4, is natively supported. I hope this helps! If there are any additional questions, please reach out to our support center. We'll be happy to help!

Posted 2 years ago

“Easy purchase and excited to try. I use an RME Fireface UFX2 and it’s driver is not supported by the add on. I didn’t know this when I bought it so basically it’s not useable for me and a waste of $50. I was excited to try it. Just going to keep using can opener after my Sonarworks plugin in Cubase Pro control room. Love my Sonarworks HD650 headphones and software !”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello, Thank you for reaching out! If you have made the purchase in a 14-day warranty timeframe, then you are eligible for a refund. Alternatively, if possible, it would be great if you could also provide us with more details of the issue and we'll try to address it for you! https://www.sonarworks.com/support/ Thank you!

Posted 2 years ago

“The calibration is really hard to get right. I used a mic stand and did 3 calibrations, all of which sound totally different. I chose the best sounding one but it seems less scientific and more guesswork than I thought.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello, Thank you for the review! The calibration can differ between the measurements due to the fact that the microphone could have been positioned slightly higher or lower between the measurements. This can impact the result ever so slightly. Also, increasing or decreasing the input and output levels might also have an impact thus the output level should be set to a conversation level for the most accurate results. If there are any guides or help needed, please reach out to us and we'll be happy to help!

Posted 2 years ago

“A club speaker profile would be a great addition. Maybe an amusement park profile or Dj PA system.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hello Rashad, Thank you for the review! As per the Amusement Park or DJ PA system translation check option would be indeed a nice feature. I will pass this feature request further to our product team and we will see what can be done. In addition, if there is anything else we can help you with, please reach out to our support team. We'll be happy to help!

Posted 2 years ago

“Purchase experience was not easy as should be… I would recommend updating the upgrade software for easier access.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Site is easy to navigate and easy to find information”

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Posted 2 years ago

“i'm still a bit dissapointed of the lack of transparency when releasing Sound ID as i had just bought a mic and Reference 4, but i made the update and it's ok”

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Posted 2 years ago

“SoundID Reference was easy to purchase online and the Support Center was prompt to answer my questions. Information was not easy to find unless you contact the Support Center and an actual person or technician responds. I had to purchase the product first before I could get the information I needed because the Sonarworks website does not provide detailed information.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi, Thank you for your review, we really appreciate it! I am sorry to hear that our website was not able to provide all of the information you were looking for, but it is great to know our support team was able to assist. I will reach out to you privately as well to gather some more details on your experience on our website and what we could improve to provide a better user experience. Best regards, Zane

Posted 2 years ago

“I've bought full version for monitors and headphones in order to use it with my daw cubase 12. Seems it's a good product and it's really removes additional colors in my dt1770 and Adam a7x, but still I couldn't launch it in my workstation it's keep getting crashed. So I'm really disappointed this moment and believe that next future updates will fix this issue.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi, thanks for your review! I'm very sorry to hear you are encountering some trouble with the DAW plugin in Cubase! I see you are in contact with our team at the moment and we'll help with investigating this issue closer. Best regards, Zane

Posted 2 years ago

“I really like the idea, and when it works, it works great! But The first time I start up SoundID every single time i start up the computer I always have to restart at least once before it start working. I would also like to have the "automatic bypass" for the plugin when you bounce in Logic Pro.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi, thanks for your review, we really appreciate your feedback! I'm very sorry to hear you are encountering some issues with the app on startup! I will reach out to you privately to gather some more information, so we can look further into this. Best regards, Zane

Posted 3 years ago

“They were unwilling to accept a return for a purchase slightly out of the return period, but their products are good.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Shop and support good. Newest product although already on v5.6 somehow worse than before”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Honestly I can't see any better performance from my monitoring system using this app. I find out that even whit the most accurate settings mess up the phase of the signal. I've to say that my room is good sounding and the speaker system is quite good. Maybe for those working in bad environments could be a step up... p.s Talking about Pro-Tools: try to inactivate completely the plugin on master bus, instead of put in bypass from the plugin itself...maybe you'll see better what I'm talking about (I'm not using the volume compensation in Sonarworks just to be fair during comparisons)”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi, thanks for your review, we really appreciate it! Sorry to hear you are encountering some trouble with SoundID Reference. I would like to learn more about your time with the product so far, so I will follow up privately with you as well. Best regards, Zane

Posted 3 years ago

“My shopping experience was pleasant. Everything was easy to find, and the Black Friday deals were pretty good.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi Robert, Thanks for your review, we really appreciate it! We're glad to hear your shopping experience was positive! We're looking to provide more improvements to the software in order to create a better user experience for you :) Best regards, Zane

Posted 3 years ago

“I think Sonarworks did a great job of EQ correction, especially their Reference 4 version, but to SoundID, there is a CPU problem that annoyed me very much.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi, thanks for your review, we really appreciate! I'm very sorry to hear you are encountering some issues with the CPU spiking while using the DAW plugin. We are aware of some issues with the CPU usage while running the plugin, more details and workaround suggestions can be found here: https://www.sonarworks.com/support/soundid-reference/360003040100-Troubleshooting/3600[…]086994-High-CPU-load-with-SoundID-Reference-plugin-on-Intel I will reach out to you privately to gather some more information on your environment, so we can look further into this. Best regards, Zane

Posted 3 years ago

Sonarworks is rated 4.7 based on 6,297 reviews