Year/Release Date : 12/11/24
Developer : Sonarworks.
Developer’s website : Sonarworks
Format : STANDALONE, VST, VST3, AAX.
Bit depth : 64bit
Tablet : Present [R2R]
System requirements : WIN 10+
Description :
~ Create, mix and deliver with confidence ~
Calibrate your headphones and speakers with SoundID Reference software
to trust every mixing decision.Peculiarities
Accurately measure and calibrate speakers for headphones and stereo or multi-channel systems. Over 400 headphone models are supported.
The program supports speaker setup from stereo, to 5.1 and up to 9.1.6. Atmos Room.
Works in all major DAWs as a plug-in and as a standalone system-wide application that calibrates the sound in the entire system.
Modeling various listening environments, from car stereos to high-end hi-fi systems.
Curve control and target mode capabilities.
Zero-latency processing.
Changelog History :
Release Notes 5.12.1 [12 November 2024] .
SoundID Reference :
→ Implemented integration with Universal Audio Apollo X interfaces, allowing you to apply speaker or headphone calibration profiles directly to Gen 1 or Gen 2 devices
. → Improved performance of the virtual audio driver on macOS.
→ A number of minor visual updates and under-the-hood improvements.
SoundID Reference Measure :
→ Implemented a Universal Audio measurement stream that starts automatically as soon as a profile is requested from the SoundID Reference app.
→ Added 6.1 speaker layout for Universal Audio integration: (channels: L, R, C, LFE, Ls, Rs, Cs)
→ Several minor visual and backend improvements.
Release Notes 5.12.0 [17 July 2024] .
SoundID Reference :
→ Implemented RME export for devices with Room EQ support.
Users can export multichannel or stereo speaker calibration profile presets and manually import them into TotalMix.
The following devices are supported at launch: UFX+, UFX II, UFX III, and UCX II.
→ Removed the Leave Feedback button.
→ Various minor visual and internal fixes.
SoundID Reference Measure :
→ Fixed the default suggested profile name so that it does not contain characters that are not accepted by the program when saving a measurement profile.
→ Various minor visual and internal fixes.
Installation :
It is recommended to perform the registration process on a computer disconnected from the Internet .
1) Uninstall the previous version and delete the “Sonarworks” folder in
%LOCALAPPDATA%\ (C:\Users/Your username/AppData/Local).
2) Block the app from accessing the internet.
Otherwise, you will lose your license.
Here are some popular hosts that the app tries to access :
activation.sonarworks.com
updates.sonarworks.com
analytics.sonarworks.com
accounts.sonarworks.com
(You can also run ” Sonarworks Hosts Patch ” as administrator to block the above addresses)
3) Run SoundID Licenser.
4) Install SoundID-Reference.
5) Enjoy!
ADDING A HEADPHONE PROFILE :
0) Make sure your SoundID-Reference is already activated by opening the application.
1) Launch SoundID_Reference_KeyGen.
Click “Generate Profile”.
2. Manually fill in the ComputerID:
Go to %LocalAppData%\Sonarworks\Logs and open “SoundIDReference_Browser.log“.
In the 5th line, copy the 41 letters of the ComputerId starting with “g”
[SoundIDReference] [info] ComputerId gxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Paste ComputerId into keygen
3. Click on “ Generate Profile for This ComputerID ”.
You will be asked to open “Headphone Profile Source (*.swhpsrc)”.
These source files are included in this release.
Open the source file you want to use.
Our keygen will generate the correct profile for your computer.
It will ask you to save the “Headphone Profile (*.swhp)”.
Save the file anywhere you want.
4) Run SoundID-Reference.
Import the profile (*.swhp) you generated.
5. Enjoy!
6. Or you can this video about adding the Headphones profile
