The intent of the Reference 4 software is to straighten the ruler out, giving a recording engineer a neutral and accurate tool to evaluate the sound of a mix. The basic idea is that mixing and mastering through monitors that have frequency response peculiarities can result in recordings that don’t sound as good as they could- it’s like measuring the length of something with a crooked ruler.
We’ve come a long way from the manual third-octave setups of my youth.Ī relatively new entry into this market is Sonarworks, whose main offering-the Reference 4 Studio Edition-is clearly targeted to studio and mastering use, but can certainly be used in home audio setups with great success. Even freeware systems such as Room Equalization Wizard (REW) do a remarkable job of improving the sound in home audio setups. As with nearly everything involving digital electronics, the costs have dropped as rapidly as versatility and efficacy have increased. Stuart YanigerĪlthough various loudspeaker and room equalization schemes have been around for decades, recent advances in digital signal processing have enabled far more sophisticated and effective methods to be implemented. Stuart Yaniger takes a look at Sonarworks, a relatively new entry into this market and its main offering-the Reference 4 Studio Edition, which is clearly targeted to studio and mastering use but can certainly be used in home audio setups. Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition- Loudspeaker And Headphone Correction System audioXpress | July 2018
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