Sonarworks | SoundID Reference For Multichannel Sonarworks

An intuitive speaker calibration software anyone can use to measure and calibrate multichannel setups.

SoundID Reference for Multichannel delivers accurate and reliable reference sound for speaker setups from simple stereo up to 9.1.6 Atmos systems. It also works for headphones, so you can also calibrate any of the 480+ headphone models from our growing headphone profile database to achieve consistent reference sound between your headphones and speakers.

Reliable, consistent, easy to use calibration software for all of your audio system:

• Accurate speaker measurements and calibration for audio systems from stereo up to 9.1.6 channels
• High accuracy SoundID Reference Measurement Microphone with individual multi-angle calibration curves
• Ready-to-use headphone calibration for 480+ models

Control your target sound:

• Flat target curve used by over 100k music creators globally
• Customize your target by limiting calibration frequency range or adjusting the target curve manually

High performance and flexibility:

• Zero latency plugin DSP for Multichannel
• Phase alignment of channels for high accuracy time delay calibration
• Native support for the Apple Silicon platforms / M1 chip

Export your calibration profile to supported hardware:

• MERGING+ANUBIS (headphone and stereo speaker profile export)
• AVID MTRX with SPQ DSP (multichannel speaker profile export)
• AVID MTRX Studio (multichannel speaker profile export)
• DAD AX32 with SPQ DSP (multichannel speaker profile export)
• Dolby Atmos Renderer Mastering Suite (multichannel speaker profile export)
• Wayne Jones AUDIO (multichannel speaker profile export)
• More hardware support coming in 2022

• Activation key for the product license: the product can be activated and used on 3 machines
• SoundID Reference DAW plugin for Multichannel (AAX, AU, VST2, VST3)
• SoundID Reference standalone app for Stereo (ASIO, WASAPI, APO, HAL)

• Mac: macOS 10.14; 10.15; 11 Big Sur; 12 Monterey
• PC: Windows 10; 11 
• SoundID Reference Measurement Microphone, or Sonarworks XREF 20 Measurement Microphone
• Microphone stand for multichannel system measurements
• XLR to XLR audio cable

Audio interface requirements during the speaker measurement process:

• +48v Phantom Power support
• The same audio interface must be used for input-output
• The audio interface must support and be set to one of the following sample rate formats: 44.1kHz, 48kHz, 88kHz, 96kHz, 192kHz 
• The audio hardware setup must consist of a single external hardware device only (additional preamp units are supported)

Step 1

Measure speakers

Using an individually calibrated SoundID Reference measurement mic that offers multi-angle microphone calibration curves for accurate measurements.

Step 2

Calibrate with hardware or plugin

Run the SoundID Reference plugin in your preferred DAW or export the calibration profile to supported hardware units.

Step 3

Hear the difference

Begin and complete a project from A-Z and compare it to your reference tracks to experience better translation across devices.

Step 4

Adjust your target

Create a custom target curve and limit the calibration range for your whole setup or separate channel groups.