“As a student who moves around a lot, I often have to work in rooms that are less than ideal acoustically. After trying out the SoundID reference trial and measuring my room, buying it was an immediate no brainer (especially with the student discount). The change in clarity that I heard from my speakers upon applying the curve was staggering, and has finally allowed me to trust what I am hearing from my monitors. It has helped me finish multiple mixes that I had been struggling with previously, and has also finally allowed me to mix on headphones. For anyone in a similar situation to my own, I would recommend it 100%.”
“I think the standalone app could be improved on the backend, I had a few issues finding my calibration profiles after an update, and it seems like sometimes CoreAudio and the app don't work together -- I have to restart coreaudio sometimes to get any sound out of the speakers. The plugin works smoothly.
One more improvement: in Ableton 11 Live, I always get the note "SoundIDReference was not bypassed when rendering...", even if the plugin is bypassed in Ableton. This is a little annoying.”
“Sound ID reference is excellent. I've calibrated my room and headphones and feel I have a much more detailed picture of what's happening sonically... and my room is already pretty good.”
“I'd give it 5 stars, if the driver would load consistently on my Mac Studio. Otherwise, the software has been very helpful in allowing me to truly hear my mixes. They are translating much better on other systems as a result.”
