Essential Information About the SoundID Reference Speaker and Headphone Calibration Kit with Measurement Microphone
- Precise calibration of monitors and headphones for the most linear response possible and reliable monitoring.
- Fast workflow: multipoint room analysis, automatic room size calculation, and saveable speaker profiles.
- Translation control thanks to "Translation Check" which simulates over 20 listening environments.
- Monitoring flexibility with "Zero Latency," "Mixed," or "Linear Phase" filters and Mono, Dry/Wet, Safe Headroom settings.
The Modern Standard for Studio Calibration
Designed to standardize your listening chain, this kit combines the SoundID Reference software with a dedicated measurement microphone. As the successor to widely acclaimed studio correction solutions, it establishes itself as a benchmark for ensuring reliable mixing and mastering decisions, whether you work on nearfield, midfield monitors, or headphones.
Compared to previous generations, you benefit from a finer calibration engine, editable target curves in real time, and an expanded "Translation Check," all aimed at better consistency across rooms and systems.
Who It's For and Its Uses
Ideal for home studios, post-production control rooms, and mobile engineers, this kit is designed for those who want mixes that "translate" everywhere. It optimizes both creative listening and final quality control, with latency managed according to the context of recording, editing, or mixing.
Key Features and New Additions
The software corrects the frequency response of your monitors and headphones to smooth out peaks and dips caused by the room and transducer. The multipoint analysis procedure maps your room and automatically determines its size to apply appropriate compensation. You can store numerous speaker profiles, recall output presets, and adjust the target curve on the fly to match your aesthetic.
On the monitoring side, three filter modes let you choose the ideal balance between quality and latency. Mono, Dry/Wet, and Safe Headroom settings speed up balance validation, while "Translation Check" simulates more than 20 device types to instantly test mix robustness.
The included omnidirectional electret measurement microphone ensures reliable on-axis and off-axis acquisitions, with dedicated calibration files for native integration into SoundID Reference. A MIDI mapping feature available in the application allows you to control parameters and automate your routines.
Technical Specifications
Software Features
- Reference for speakers and headphones with measurement microphone
- Software suite for calibrating speakers, headphones, and a measurement microphone
- Frequency response correction for studio monitors and headphones for the most linear reproduction possible
- Enables better evaluation of recordings and mixes
- Room analysis and automatic room size calculation using multiple measurement points
- Audio calibration engine for the most precise adjustment possible
- Ability to store a large number of speaker profiles
- Includes calibration curves for over 280 different headphone models
- Target curves can be individually adjusted in real time
- Translation Check simulates over 20 different devices and device types for precise implementation during mixing
- Three selectable filter modes: Zero Latency, Mixed, and Linear Phase to optimize filter quality and latency for different monitoring situations
- Additional settings for Mono, Dry/Wet, and Safe Headroom
- Available only in the application: MIDI mapping for various parameters and user presets for predefined output configurations
Measurement Microphone
- Pre-polarized electret condenser capsule
- Frequency response: 20 - 20,000 Hz with measurement protocol
- Polar pattern: omnidirectional
- Sensitivity: 14 mV / Pa
- Self-noise: 24 dB
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 70 dB
- Dynamic range: 106 dB
- Maximum sound pressure level: 132 dB SPL
- Requires +48V phantom power
- Connector: 3-pin XLR
Calibration Files
- Calibration file for off-axis measurement at 30 degrees in native Sonarworks format for use with SoundID Reference software
- Calibration file for on-axis measurement at 0 degrees in TXT format
License, Delivery, and Activation
- Delivery type: Box without data carrier
- License validity: Unlimited
- Copy protection: Online activation
- Simultaneous activations: 3
System Requirements
- Windows: version 10 or later (64-bit)
- Mac OS (64-bit): version 10.14 or later
- Additional requirements: Internet connection for installation/activation, standard or custom calibrated headphones
Supported Formats
- Standalone software
- AAX Native 64-bit
- AU 64-bit
- VST2 64-bit
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