Sonarworks Reviews

4.7 Rating 4,458 Reviews
93 %
of reviewers recommend Sonarworks
4.7
Based on 4,458 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
4.6 out of 5
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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 10th May 2024
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Sonarworks 5 star review on 14th April 2024
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Sonarworks 5 star review on 8th April 2024
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Sonarworks 5 star review on 21st March 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Im giving 3 out of 5 because of customer service Responding to emails take way way way to long than normal , you have to work on this , plus responding to emails is not detailed and accurate as expected, other than that sonarworks software is perfect 5 out of 5 for the software and 3 out of 5 for the support and customer service
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Posted 3 years ago
Latence is better but not the best, And latest headphone like Focal clear MG Pro is not listed
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Posted 3 years ago
Having issues hearing YouTube , sonar id takes over and can’t hear a thing. Upload later
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Posted 3 years ago
Hello, I have a problem. For the moment, I have to use a 4.2.2.46 version on my Mac book with 10.11.6 OS and I have no possibility to activate the license I bought on my computer. Please help me !! Thank you
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Posted 3 years ago
Already a Reference 4 user. Had several trouble with the software, and it didn'tget any better with the new soundID for me. Pro Tools, Antelope Discrete8 and Sonarworks don't like each other... But I keep using SID, it is a good studio reference, and my mixes translate much better. One feature I hoped to be present in the new software for me was being able to direct the correction to the hardware output of my audio interface. I've got a virtual mixer on it I can't use with correction, because it passes the computer... Maybe a future update? Cheers every one, grts from Belgium. Peter
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Posted 3 years ago
Great plug in but the new update makes it less user friendly. GUI is not very well thought out. Many of the added listening references are just...well, bad. I prefer Sonarworks 4
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Posted 3 years ago
I've used Reference 4 and now SoundID Reference for a good while and while the overall premise and base functionality of the software is good, I am not totally satisfied. Bug fixes and feature updates happen way too rarely and the dev team still has not implemented any requested features like keyboard shortcuts for switching profiles.
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Posted 3 years ago
Works nice, but doesn’t slave its sample frequency very well to the frequency of Protools projects. Lots of restarts.
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Posted 3 years ago
Huge improvements to the software! I'm loving the EQ inside of SoundID. It's still quite buggy at the moment though...
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Posted 3 years ago
So, this review has two sides; one general regarding Sonarworks as a product and one regarding my recent purchase (the upgrade from the former version). Regarding the first point, I think Sonarworks Reference is a fantastic product. It truly changes the game of your listening environment with minimal intervention in your studio. The results are tangible and very useful. Though the price is not negligible for a home studio owner, the impact on the recording and mixing is so great that it overweights the cost. Now, to the second point; I was actually quite disappointed that I had to pay almost 100 euro to "upgrade" from the former version I just bought a few months ago. This really felt like a "it's Covid times and we need to fix our accounting numbers"... I think at least a grace time of 12 months for people who had previously purchased the product would have been adequate. You really don't have to do these things to be a successful company. The product speaks for itself. And don't say that "I got new features for the extra bucks spent", as I really don't use any of them, but as a principle I want my software to be up to date. Avoid this mistake next time. An advice from who has been a high executive involved in customer service in large multinational corporations.
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Posted 3 years ago
This review is for the SoundID upgrade and does not reflect my experience with the fundamental functionality. Reference 4 was AMAZING and remains amazing in SoundID Reference. The main hope I had for this upgrade was that I wouldn't have to do the car check anymore. Sadly, the "Translation Check" feature isn't really helpful. Even professional, well-produced mixes sound terrible on nearly all the targets. The Custom Target feature is just an EQ. It would be more helpful if we had the ability to produce and use our own impulse responses for Custom Targets. The other issue is that when you first open it, it seems like you have to re-do all your room measurements. Which is what I did. Only later did I realize It DOES actually open your old Reference 4 files, but you have to know that ahead of time then open them manually. Honestly? I don't feel like anything useful was added in this upgrade. If I didn't need to have current software to wait for M1 compatibility I'd be very disappointed at having spent money on this. Hopefully it improves with time.
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Posted 3 years ago
new version sound ID = cannot use the speaker test function, support has still not got back to me , the product is not that good for the money , this is after 4 years of use . i tend to use it at 50% correction and now only on anything 800 hz down , as it seems to mess up the dynamics and brightness of a track . wish we could apply and output eq without using correction- product still has a way to go before gaining a great reputation. i thing they rush things as well in the design and release phase.- and do not test properly.
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Posted 3 years ago
It's a new product, i think it can be more solid/fool proof. but i love it, would i do it again? well reference 4 for sure, SoundID.. i'ts the upgrade price, it was low enough. otherwise i would ask my money back and hold back for a while. But i do believe that sonarworks is a great company, good support. love it!
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Posted 3 years ago
The plug-in works great and is exactly what I wanted, but the standalone app I was never able to get to work right. I do have a fairly complicated audio setup so I'm sure it's something related to that. Plug-in is all I really needed though.
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Posted 3 years ago
I love the software but there's a few issues: It crashes quite a bit. Also the latency that systemwide induces even when bypassed is unacceptable. Tracking thorugh it even when it's suppossedly "off" is impossible. Theres many apps that create sound output devices and manage volume with actual zero latency so there's no reason why systemwide should induce latency while bypassed (it's only lowering volume in that state).
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Posted 3 years ago
Overall I like the application and the functionality is good. It helped me to better understand my headphones and its weaknesses. I use it mostly for critical listening where I need a neutral or more balanced frequency response. However, the Reference 4 Systemwide app sometimes messes with my Mac OS, especially when die app is active in the background and I use my internal speakers it creates weird artefacts. it gives me the feeling that there is an app in the background which is causing trouble with my OS so I always close the app completely and don't let it run in the background when I don't listen with headphones. If these Bugs get fixed I would use to more often.
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Posted 3 years ago
Overpriced. It's really just a very limited EQ at the end of the day. Other programs cost less and do much more, such as offering spatial speaker emulation. The only reason I gave it 3 stars instead of 2 is because it has so many headphone profiles to choose from. If Sonarworks was cheaper and allowed me to load in VSTs to use with Systemwide, I'd say it's totally worth the money. Then I could use it in tandem with something like Abby Roads Studio 3, which right now I can only use in my DAW. I feel like you're pretty much paying for their reputation at this point. Maybe this was ground breaking when it came out, but now it just feels overrated.
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Posted 3 years ago
Love the product. Well, only part of it because I´m still waiting for the microphone to arrive after more than a month. The support is also being good I have to say but due to a bad mistake from them when they shipped it I can´t enjoy my purchase yet. Great product, bad luck for me with the purchase process.
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Posted 3 years ago
the general sound correction works great. but unfortunately the system-wide function (the reason which i upgrade to the current version) is unusable on a mac. it introduces clicks even with high latency settings.
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Posted 3 years ago
I bought Sonarworks Headphone. I planned to use it with my DT880/770/990 but I don't really like the compensation they apply. At the end I never use it, and use others alternatives. I don't say it is bad, but not working for me.
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Posted 3 years ago
Sonarworks is rated 4.7 based on 4,458 reviews