The Reference 3 plugin made every single decision I make in the studio - from what sounds to choose, to how much reverb and delay to add, to dialing in compression and EQ - vastly easier and quicker. I came to realize after using the plugin for some time that it doesn’t make your audio sound more polished in an artificial way - it’s simply letting you accurately hear the frequency and phase content of your music. Running some of my favorite tunes through the plugin - tracks I’ve played in rooms ranging from small clubs to the biggest rooms in NYC during DJ sets, and which I know inside and out - revealed a far more accurate representation of what the records actually sound like in the real world, outside of our studio. Of course, if a room correction plugin simply makes your audio sound more flattering, this may not help you as an engineer - but after using the Sonarworks 3 plugin for over a month now, I can say with certainty it has helped me deliver far more polished mixes.
Bypassing the correction in the plugin revealed the low mid and low frequency buildup we hadn’t noticed before, and everything simply sounded muddy and lacking in clarity. Inserting the plugin on the master buss of a session was nothing short of a revelation - everything sounded more clear, more defined, and much more cohesive in the stereo field. The Sonarworks system detected some fairly significant low and low-mid build up (~+5dB) as well as a slight dip around 1K, a critical region for vocal mixing as well as mastering. We have a substantial amount of high-end corrective material up in the DJBooth studios, but due to the odd shape of our room and extremely high ceilings, we knew the sound could be more accurate. We would without hesitation say this is the first plugin any producer or engineer should buy to expand the capabilities of their DAW - it’s really that game changing. FeaturesĪfter using the Sonarworks 3 system for just a couple of days, it had become indispensable in my workflow.
SONARWORKS REFERENCE 3 HEADPHONE PLUGIN INSTALL
Setting up Sonarworks Systemwide takes a quick install and authorization - after that, you’ll see a dropdown menu with controls for the correction in your Mac’s menu bar.
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