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Upgrade from Reference 3 or 4 Studio to SoundID Reference for Speakers & Headphones | Download Only Reviews

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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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Robin Cordier
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Good price for a good product i'll keep using.
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Posted 3 years ago
Matthieu Haramboure
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Big update with this upgrade from Studiowide 4 for me! The correction curve for my headphones is more accurate, resulting in a smoother listening experience. More, the ability to choose new listening curves allows to place your mixes in different contexts and anticipate listeners' experiences. Real game changer!
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Posted 3 years ago
Simon Fraser
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I was quite happy using Reference 4 so took my time before upgrading. When I did, I found the extra facilities to be well worth the money.
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Posted 3 years ago
Brian Hanson
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Amazingly good.
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Posted 3 years ago
Patrick Raeuber
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The callibration Tool crashed and i Had to restart it multiple Times. Otherwise works good.
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Posted 3 years ago
Hi, Thanks for your review, we really appreciate it! So sorry to hear that the Measure app crashed on you, but glad to hear you got it working and everything else has been going well. I will reach out to you privately for more details on the app crashes to get more insight. Best regards, Zane
Posted 3 years ago
I've never had any problems with sonarworks app, but soundid app has some frustrating problems on Mac. The biggest issue for me is that everytime I close the screen on my MacBook, or it goes to sleep, the app freezes and I have to restart it. It's real issue to me and it was reported in 2021 and still not repaired. Please take a look into it.
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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 app on your Mac machine. We are aware of some power state related issues on Mac devices and our team is actively working on improvements at the moment. Hopefully, we can have a solution available very soon. I recommend following our support guide for this issue here: https://www.sonarworks.com/support/soundid-reference/360003040100-Troubleshooting/360005380320-Troubleshooting/4428954627602-No-sound-or-distorted-output-after-computer-sleep-MAC- Best regards, Zane
Posted 3 years ago
Hi, We hope you're doing well! As you mentioned in your review that you have encountered some sleep state issues with SoundID Reference, I wanted to let you know that we have recently released a new SoundID Reference beta version (v5.7.3) which includes a major rework of the macOS driver and aims to resolve various issues such as sleep/idle-time problems and the SoundID Reference virtual device disappearing from the output list. We have been working on these improvements for a while now and we hope that the product experience is greatly improved for our macOS users. For more details on the beta and steps on how to install it, see our Community post here: https://www.sonarworks.com/community/soundid-reference/posts/12241588603282-new-beta-macos-driver-update-beta-testing-soundid-reference-beta-version-573 If you have the chance to try out the beta, it would be great if you could let us know about your experience in the Community post linked or by submitting a support request. Your feedback is greatly appreciated! Best regards, Zane from Sonarworks Team
Posted 2 years ago
Vadim Radishevskiy
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No no no. Read above
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Posted 3 years ago
Fabio Fernandes
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I was a long time user of Reference 4 but find the new features added to SoundID are very useful so I decided to upgrade.
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Posted 3 years ago