Operating system and hardware requirements for running the SoundID Reference software on your macOS or Windows computer, and on integrated devices.
In this article:
Operating system requirements for SoundID Reference
- macOS 11 Big Sur, 12 Monterey, 13 Ventura, 14 Sonoma
- Windows 10, 11
- Stable internet connection (offline use not supported)
Note: compatibility with older macOS versions is possible with the 5.9 and 5.2 Legacy versions of SoundID Reference, learn more here: SoundID Reference software releases (component matrix and support status).
SoundID Reference for Headphones
- Operating system requirements as shown above
- SoundID Reference for Headphones product license
- Supported Headphones or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones
SoundID Reference for Speakers and Headphones
- Operating system requirements as shown above
- SoundID Reference for Speakers and Headphones product license
- 2.0 Stereo speaker system (with or without subwoofer)
- Supported Headphones or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones
- Audio interface with +48V phantom power support
- Audio hardware setup consisting of a single external hardware device only during the speaker measurement process (additional preamp units are supported)
- XLR to XLR audio cable
- A supported measurement microphone:
SoundID Reference for Multichannel
- Operating system requirements as shown above
- SoundID Reference v5.3 (or later) installed
- SoundID Reference for Multichannel product license
- 2.1-9.1.6 multichannel speaker system, see supported formats here
- 2.0 stereo speaker system (with or without subwoofer)
- Supported Headphones or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones
- Audio interface with +48V phantom power support
- Audio hardware setup consisting of a single external hardware device only during the speaker measurement process (additional preamp units are supported)
- XLR to XLR audio cable
- Microphone stand and clip for 2.1-9.1.6 multichannel measurements
- A supported measurement microphone:
Virtual Monitoring Add-on for SoundID Reference
- Operating system requirements as shown above
- SoundID Reference product license (any license type)
- Virtual Monitoring Add-on for SoundID Reference product license
- Supported Headphones or Sonarworks individually calibrated headphones
SoundID Reference Integrations
- Operating system requirements as shown above
- SoundID Reference product license for the respective calibration profile type:
- SoundID Reference for Headphones - headphone profile export
- SoundID Reference for Speakers and Headphones - headphone and speaker profile export (stereo)
- SoundID Reference for Multichannel - headphone and speaker profile export (stereo/multichannel)
- Supported integration device, as listed below.
Integration devices and calibration profile types
SoundID Reference supports a growing list of integrated devices. For more details, visit the SoundID Reference Integrations page:
- ADAM Audio - A-Series: stereo/multichannel speaker profile export
- Audient - ORIA: stereo/multichannel speaker profile export
- AVID - MTRX Studio: multichannel speaker profile export
- AVID - MTRX with SPQ: multichannel speaker profile export
- DADman - AX32 with SPQ: multichannel speaker profile export
- Dolby Atmos Mastering Suite - Dolby Atmos Renderer: multichannel speaker profile export
- Fluid Audio - Image 2: stereo speaker profile export
- Lynx Studio Technology - Aurora⁽ⁿ⁾: multichannel profile export
- Merging Technologies - MERGING+ANUBIS: headphone and stereo/multichannel speaker profile export
- RME audio interfaces: stereo/multichannel speaker profile export
- Wayne Jones AUDIO - Studio Monitors: stereo/multichannel speaker profile export
- Universal Audio - Apollo X: headphone and stereo/multichannel speaker profile export
Note: The profile upload software tools for the target devices may be provided by the integrated device manufacturers, featuring their own system requirements. Learn more in the articles listed above, or visit the manufacturer's product specification webpage.
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