Sonarworks Reference 4.3: more headphones, features for calibrating your mixes

Sonarworks Reference 4.3 has a bunch of new features – more headphones, better performance, and it won’t blind you in a dark studio. The goal: make sure your mixes sound consistent everywhere. And with both high-end and consumer cans on the supported list, they seem to want everybody to give this a go.

Oops: April Fools’, at best, gave us stuff we actually want

Well, congratulations – you’ve survived another April Fools’ holiday. At worst, it can be unfunny and confusing. At best, though, it raises a different question – should we actually start dreaming up and making more ridiculous ideas?

Peter Kirn - April 2, 2019

Your questions answered: Sonarworks Reference calibration tools

If getting your headphones and studio monitors calibrated sounds like a good New Years’ Resolution, we’ve got you covered. Some good questions came up in our last story on Sonarworks Reference, the automated calibration tool, so we’ve gotten answers for you.

Peter Kirn - December 27, 2018

The end of the headphone jack isn’t the end of wired headphones

Peter Kirn - September 8, 2016

These headphones will adapt their sound to how you hear

Peter Kirn - May 17, 2016

Apple is probably killing headphone jacks, but don’t panic

Peter Kirn - January 8, 2016

No, Apple Should Not Eliminate the Headphone Jack

- June 24, 2014

In the Age of Beats and Spotify, Winners – and Opportunities

- June 11, 2014

3D Printing, From Headphones to Synth Accessories, Shows Both Promise and Obstacles

- October 12, 2012