Sonarworks SoundID Reference Multichannel Edition
Sonarworks SoundID Reference Multichannel Edition is a specialized room correction and speaker calibration software designed to provide a completely flat, accurate acoustic reference across immersive, surround sound, and multi-speaker monitoring setups.
Key Features
- Extensive Channel Scaling: Delivers precise speaker measurement and digital acoustic correction for speaker layouts stretching from basic 2.0 stereo up to complex 9.1.6 Dolby Atmos systems.
- Time & Phase Alignment: Features sub-millisecond, phase-based time delay calibration across all satellite and LFE (subwoofer) channels, creating a perfectly coherent, razor-sharp soundstage.
- Target Curve Customization: Allows creators to mix using a perfectly flat reference response, the official Dolby Atmos Music curve, or manually tailored target curves with specific frequency limits.
- Hardware Profile Export: Offloads processing from your computer to supported hardware DSPs, allowing you to use calibration profiles with zero computer CPU overhead. It exports natively to systems like the AVID MTRX series, DAD AX32, the Dolby Atmos Renderer Mastering Suite, and Adam Audio A-Series monitors.
- Filter Modes: Provides 3 processing modes—Zero Latency (ideal for live tracking), Linear Phase (for maximum frequency transparency without phase distortion), and Mixed.
- Headphone Integration: Includes over 480 pre-built, ready-to-use headphone calibration curves to match your room's response to your secondary monitoring gear.
System Specifications
- Operating Systems: macOS 10.14 to 12 (and higher); Windows 10 and 11 (64-bit native)
- Plugin Support: AAX, VST3, VST2, and AU formats for major DAWs, alongside a standalone stereo desktop control app.
- Audio Specs: Supports native sample rates up to 192kHz. Requires an audio interface that utilizes the same unit for both input and output paths, plus +48V phantom power for the measurement mic.
- Licensing: Online activation that permits running the software concurrently on up to 3 individual computers
