Reference 4 Studio Edition Upgrade from Headphone Edition

Full confidence in sound

Reference 4 removes unwanted coloration from studio speakers and headphones.

Note: This is an Upgrade for owners of Reference 4 Headphone Edition. The full version of Reference 4 Studio Edition is also available.

Key Features

DAW Plugin

Reference sound combined with true zero-latency processing. AU, AAX Native, RTAS and VST formats.

Systemwide Calibration

Allows the use of calibrated sound for critical listening from any playback source. Works with Windows and Mac.

Step-by-step Speaker Measurements

For ultimate accuracy, software guides you through the process and automatically locates the microphone in your room.

See your Actual Frequency Response

See your room/headphone sound before and after the correction, look at your left and right channel response individually.

Focus on music instead of worrying about your setup. Make the right mixing decisions.

• Eliminate guesswork: Spend less time double-checking and chasing the last fixes. Accurate monitoring with Studio Reference results in clean mixes.
• Get more out of your existing gear: Ultimate accuracy on the speakers and headphones you already have.
• Improve your workflow: Work and switch seamlessly between your devices, studios, projects and clients.
• Easy to set up: Sonarworks Reference 4 has been optimized to work as a streamlined step-by-step process, which minimizes human error, therefore giving you better results.

Supported Headphone Models

AIAIAI

• TMA-1 Studio (PU Foam earpads)

AKG

• K121 Studio
• K141 MKII
• K171 MKII
• K240 MKII
• K240 Studio
• K271 MKII
• K550 MKII
• K553 Pro
• K612 Pro
• K701
• K702
• K712 Pro
• K52
• K72
• K77
• K7XX [NEW]
• K812
• Q701

Adam Audio

• Studio Pro SP-5 [NEW]

Astro

• A40 TR

Audeze

• LCD-2
• LCD2 Classic [NEW]
• LCD2 Closed-Back [NEW]
• LCD-4z [NEW]
• LCD-X
• LCD-XC [NEW]

Audio-Technica

• ATH-AD1000X
• ATH-AD500X
• ATH-AD700X
• ATH-DSR7BT
• ATH-M20X
• ATH-M30X
• ATH-M40X
• ATH-M50X
• ATH-M60x [NEW]
• ATH-M70X
• ATH-MSR7
• ATH-R70X

Avantone Pro

• MP-1

B&O Play

• Beoplay H2 [NEW]
• Beoplay H4
• Beoplay H6 (2nd generation)

Beats

• EP
• Mixr
• Pro
• Solo2
• Solo2 wireless [NEW]
• Solo3 wireless
• Studio 2.0
• Studio3 wireless

Behringer

• HPM1000
• HPS3000

Beyerdynamic

• Amiron Home [NEW]
• Custom Game [NEW] (Slider position 2: Linear)
• Custom One Pro Plus (Slider position 2: Linear)
• Custom Studio [NEW] (Slider position 2: Linear)
• DT 150
• DT 240 PRO
• DT 250 80 Ohm
• DT 250 250 Ohm [NEW]
• DT 1770 PRO
• DT 1990 PRO
• DT 770 M 80 Ohm
• DT 770 PRO 32 Ohm
• DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm
• DT 770 PRO 250 Ohm
• DT 880 Edition 250 Ohm
• DT 880 PRO 250 Ohm
• DT 990 PRO 250 Ohm
• MMX 300 [NEW]
• T 1 (1st generation)
• T 1 [NEW] (2st generation)

Blue

• Lola
• Mo-Fi

Bose

• QuietComfort 25
• QuietComfort 35
• QuietComfort 35 II
• SoundLink wireless II

Bowers & Wilkins

• P7 Wireless

Cowin

• E7 Pro

Creative

• Aurvana Live!
• Aurvana Live! 2

Direct Sound

• Extreme Isolation EX-25
• Extreme Isolation EX-29
• EXTW37 Pro [NEW]
• Serenity Plus [NEW]
• Studio Plus [NEW]

Focal

• Clear
• Clear Professional
• Elear
• Listen Professional
• Spirit Professional
• Utopia

Focusrite

• HP60 MkII [NEW]

Fostex

• T50RP MK3
• T60RP
• TH610
• TH900 mk2
• TH900 mk2 Sapphire Blue
• TH-X00

German Maestro

• GMP 8.35 D

Ghostek

• soDrop 2

Grado

• SR60e
• SR80e

HiFiMan

• HE 400i (2015 revision)
• HE 4XX

HyperX

• Cloud II
• Cloud Alpha
• Cloud Stinger

JBL

• E55BT
• Everest Elite 700

JVC

• HA-RX700

KRK

• KNS6400
• KNS8400

Koss

• Porta Pro Classic

Marshall

• Major II
• Major III [NEW]
• Major III Bluetooth [NEW]
• MID A.N.C
• MID Bluetooth
• Monitor
• Monitor Bluetooth [NEW]

Master & Dynamic

• MH40

Meze

• 99 Classics
• 99 NEO

Monoprice

• Monolith M1060

MrSpeakers

• AEON Flow Closed [NEW]
• AEON Flow Open-Back [NEW]

NAD

• VISO HP50

Neumann

• NDH 20 [NEW]

Oppo

• PM-3

Philips

• Fidelio X2HR
• SHP9500
• SHP9500S

Phonon

• SMB-02

Pioneer

• SE-M531
• SE-MS5T

Pioneer DJ

• HDJ-500
• HDJ-X5
• HDJ-X7
• HRM-5
• HRM-6
• HRM-7
• SE-M531 [NEW]

Plantronics

• BackBeat Pro 2

PreSonus

• HD7
• HD9 [NEW]

Razer

• Razer Kraken Pro V2 (Oval earpads)

Roland

• RH-300
• RH-300V

Samson

• SR850
• SR950

Sennheiser

• HD 4.40 BT
• HD 4.50 BTNC
• HD 25-1 II Basic Edition [NEW]
• HD 25 70 Ohm
• HD 25 C-II
• HD 25 Light
• HD 25 Plus
• HD 201
• HD 202
• HD 205
• HD 215-II
• HD 206
• HD 280 Pro
• HD 280 Pro
• ([NEW] facelift)
• HD 380 Pro
• HD 559 [NEW]
• HD 58X [NEW]
• HD 598
• HD 598 Cs
• HD 600
• HD 650
• HD 660 S
• HD 6XX
• HD 700
• HD 800
• HD 800 S
• Momentum On-Ear Wireless
• PX 100-II
• PXC 550

Shure

• SRH440
• SRH840
• SRH940
• SRH1440
• SRH1540
• SRH1840

Skullcandy

• HESH 2.0
• HESH 3 Wireless
• Crusher

Sony

• MDR-1A
• MDR-1000X
• MDR-7506
• MDR-7510
• MDR-7520
• MDR-CD900ST
• MDR-V150
• MDR-V6
• MDR-XB450
• MDR-XB450AP
• MDR-XB550AP
• MDR-XB650BT
• MDR-XB950AP
• MDR-XB950BT
• MDR-Z7
• MDR-ZX110
• MDR-ZX110AP
• MDR-ZX310
• MDR-ZX310AP
• MDR-ZX770BN
• WH-H900N
• WH-1000XM2
• WH-1000XM3 [NEW]

Status Audio

• CB-1

Steelseries

• Siberia v3 Prism [NEW]

SuperLux

• HD-330
• HD668B
• HD 681

Ultrasone

• HFI-580
• Pro 580i
• Pro 780i
• Signature Studio

V-Moda

• Crossfade II Wireless
• Crossfade M-100

Yamaha

• RH5Ma [NEW]
• HPH-MT220
• HPH-MT5
• HPH-MT7
• HPH-MT8

System Requirements

Mac

• macOS 10.9 or later
• Hardware: 2 GB RAM
• 1024x768 display
• Sonarworks supported headphones or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones

PC

• Windows 7 or later
• Hardware: 2 GB RAM
• 1024x768 display
• Sonarworks supported headphones or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones

Important Note: A microphone is NOT INCLUDED with this product.