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"I know for a fact that I would have liked to have had it when I was mixing the last Coldplay album."Rik Simpson. Mix Engineer | Coldplay
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.
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Product Reviews
Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition Review at Sound on Sound
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Reference 4 Studio Edition Review at Produce Like A Pro.com
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Reference 4 Studio Edition Review at ProTools Expert.com
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