“Terrible purchase experience with this product! I upgraded my computer for better performance and immediately bought the Oria Mini with a microphone and a permanent multi-channel license through Apple. I have the emails, but they haven't validated the purchase or the licenses! I've had the purchase for a month and I've never been able to transfer the license to the Oria Mini. It's been a terrible experience! If you can't help me and no one is contacting me—I've already sent many emails—please help!”
“The plugin is great, unfortunately, I've been waiting for a month for the microphone to capture my piece and I have no response from Sonarworks other than this satisfaction survey. After-sales service non-existent. It's up to Sonarworks that I change my rating, when I get what I paid for.”
“Sonarworks helped me to get better mix and translating well on all my device. Before I struggled a lot, and spent 6 years to get a better mix for my mixes. With sonarworks, instantly I got super mix,because I am now able to judge my mix quickly. Thank you sonarworks team for your efforts in making such a useful tool.
Now I am happy about my mixes and very confident to mix. I highly recommended to all musicians Mix engineers.”
“in combination with apollo is great. at this moment I do a project studio and I bought the software and the mic to measure the room to get a precise measurement which is sent to gik acoustics for creating the acoustic treatment”
“I bought Sonarworks SoundID Reference to calibrate my Genelec 8040 monitors. I chose this software because of its strong reputation and the excellent reviews from users. Building my dream studio had been a dream of mine since I was a teenager - and today, I was finally able to make that dream come true.
Combined with Audient iD44 and Oria Mini, it created what I consider to be the perfect setup for electronic music. Not only for production itself, but also for listening to my favorite artists with true passion. After adding the Genelec 7050, music gained a completely new dimension - I started hearing details I had never noticed before.
Sonarworks smoothed out the sound and made everything feel more cohesive, natural, and subtle. Thanks to this, my small 10 m² music room - equipped with 6 acoustic panels and 6 bass traps (which I built together with my mom :) ) - became incredibly accurate and acoustically precise. For the first time, I felt like I was no longer listening to the equipment, but to the music itself.
What impressed me the most was how much it changed the way I experience sound. I started rediscovering tracks I had known for years in a completely new way - hearing space, depth, and tiny nuances that had previously been hidden in the mix. It’s an amazing feeling when you close your eyes and get goosebumps. Those are exactly the moments that make investing in great sound truly worth it.
The only thing I didn’t fully like were the “hidden” costs. When buying the Oria Mini, I didn’t realize the software had to be purchased separately. Then, after buying the software itself, I found out that an additional plugin was required to export the calibration profile to the device. It’s not really about the cost - I understood that professional solutions come at a price - but rather about transparency throughout the process. It would have been much better to know the full cost of the entire system from the beginning, without unexpected surprises along the way.
Despite that, I truly believe the software is absolutely worth its price - the difference is audible with just a single switch. The room calibration process itself was incredibly simple and intuitive. Today, I can enjoy outstanding sound quality, and my small studio has become a place I return to every day with inspiration and motivation to create.
That’s why I believe Sonarworks SoundID Reference is not just another calibration tool - it’s something that allows you to truly hear music the way it was meant to be heard. Highly recommended!”
