- SONARWORKS REFERENCE 4 IN THE MIX FULL
- SONARWORKS REFERENCE 4 IN THE MIX SOFTWARE
- SONARWORKS REFERENCE 4 IN THE MIX SERIES
SONARWORKS REFERENCE 4 IN THE MIX FULL
The system itself is divided into three separate and distinct entities: the system-wide app known as ‘standalone’ mode, the plug-in version, which can be thrown on a master bus or insert chain, and a separate room calibration app, SoundID Reference Measure, which is ideal for calibrating speakers in the open air.Īs one would expect, open air calibration does require a reference mic of some kind, and Sonarwork’s own XREF20 microphone (which comes bundled with the full version) is as trustworthy and reliable as one is ever likely to encounter, particularly when used in conjunction with the company’s proprietary software. To cater to the highly personalised world of monitoring, Sonarworks have made SoundID Reference available in two separate versions, the first being for those using both headphones and speakers, with a second version available just for the standalone headphone users.
SONARWORKS REFERENCE 4 IN THE MIX SOFTWARE
Sonarworks latest offering, SoundID Reference, sees the industry leaders in reference software up the ante yet again, this time by way of integrating several features found in the brand’s personalised listening products and combining them with the unrivalled feature set of the industry-leading Reference series, achieving the most powerful Reference suite yet (and also bringing the gap between perfectly calibrated, acoustically treated studio space and budget headphone monitoring into as close a proximity as they have ever been). Such software has been pivotal in the popularisation of these kind DSP-based workflows, in many ways serving as the great equaliser (pun absolutely intended) between big budget studio and the humble home monitoring chain.
SONARWORKS REFERENCE 4 IN THE MIX SERIES
Using a digitally calibrated system is the ultimate insurance policy to ensure that you are giving yourself every opportunity to have your mixes flourish in as many listening contexts as possible.įor the itinerant engineer, software like Sonarwork’s acclaimed Reference series allows for better consistency from one work environment to the next, strengthening the relationship between speaker, headphone and room and providing a flexible and scalable monitoring situation throughout. Read all the latest music software and gear reviews here. In the case of the headphone mixer or those using entry level monitoring equipment, it is without question the most straightforward way to ensure better mix translatability between the inherently biased vantage point of your ears, listening through your specific monitoring situation, and into the wild world of greater audience playback – an inexact science and something in which the margin for error is extremely fine. I should start this review by stating, that in these uncertain times of untreated spaces, cheapo monitoring setups and even worse *gasp* – mixing through headphones – I for one 100% subscribe to the the use of high quality reference and calibration software to extract every bit of useable goodness out of your less than ideal monitoring situation.
Words by Sam McNiece Federal Audio | Expect to pay: $499