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Reference 4 Studio Edition Upgrade from Headphone Edition

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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

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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