“I had in the 1970s audio as my trade. When I retired 7 years ago, I started to produce music at my home studio. Now what we were dreaming of back then it's now real with a small budjet. I work mostly with headphones to not disturb the rest of my family, so it's essential that I can rely on what I hear with my headphones. I heard of Sonarworks SoundID Reference from a home studio Facebook group and deciced to give it a try. Ordering, paying and even taking it to use went smoothly. I use it with my three PC's. To my surprise it was available also to my Android phone and tablet - and for free. I was amazed how the whole listening chanced and it effected to my mixing and mastering results dramatically. Specially I enjoyd the possibility to check how my productions would sound in different listening environment like smart phones, laptops, cars, TV sets. I recall a hint from an old sound studio engineer that he checked every song also from a C-casette recorder of his car despite his state-of-air studio monitors. I had a couple of issues, but I had surprisely quick (and friendly) answers from the Support Centre which solved my cases. They also took seriously my finding and promised to forward my development suggestion: "Your findings are correct. Currently, there is no such feature within the SoundID Reference software to adjust the volume of left and right chanels individually. I have forwarded your email as a feature request to our Product team for review. I can't promise a timeline, but it will be looked into if enough similar requests have been received." So I am very pleased in all.”
“The SoundID Reference Virtual Monitoring Add-On has been a game changer for my workflow. Even without the full software, the virtual monitoring feature allows me to simulate different studio environments directly in my headphones. This add-on provides an incredibly realistic sense of space, making it easier to fine-tune my mixes without needing access to a treated room. It's an efficient and practical solution for anyone who wants to improve their monitoring capabilities on the go or in less-than-ideal environments.”
“I have used several virtual monitoring room emulations from other developers. And I was always very dissapointed in the results until I tried the Sonarworks version. I am a professional audio mix engineer and have worked in a lot of studios in LA and Vegas, I know what to listen for. Sonarworks is acurate on all three monitor types. It is my go to virtual monitor from here on in! Great job Sonarworks!”
