Sonarworks Upgrade from SoundID Reference Studio to MC

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 500+ models

Control your target sound

• Flat target curve used by 200'000+ music creators globally
• Customize your target by limiting the 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 Apple Silicon (M-series chip devices)

Export your calibration profile to supported hardware

• Merging Technologies MERGING+ANUBIS (headphone and stereo/multichannel 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 Studio Monitors (stereo/multichannel speaker profile export)
• ADAM Audio A Series (stereo/multichannel speaker profile export)
• Fluid Audio Image series (stereo speaker profile export)

What's included

• An upgrade code for your existing product license: after upgrading, the product can be activated and used on 3 devices
• A new 90° microphone calibration profile compatible with multichannel measurements for the existing SoundID Reference Measurement Microphone and Sonarworks XREF 20 measurement microphone owners (0°; 30°; 90°, also downloadable in TXT format for third-party use)
• SoundID Reference DAW plugin for Multichannel (AAX, AU, VST2, VST3)
• SoundID Reference standalone app for Stereo (ASIO, WASAPI, APO, HAL)

System requirements

• A valid permanent SoundID Reference for Speakers and Headphones license
• macOS 11 Big Sur (or higher)
• Windows 10, 11
• Stable internet connection (offline use not supported)
• SoundID Reference Measurement Microphone, or Sonarworks XREF 20 Measurement Microphone
• Microphone stand for multichannel system measurements
• A microphone clip for the measurement microphone that is being used. For Sonarworks measurement microphones, a ø21 mm (0.83”) clip is needed

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)