If you're encountering a DAW crash with the SoundID Reference plugin, this guide covers various scenarios and workarounds to resolve the issue.
In this article:
- DAW crashes (MAC/WIN)
- Delete the plugin config file
- Clear DAW cache
- Run DAW as administrator (WIN)
- Change the Unicode settings (WIN)
- Reinstall an earlier version of SoundID Reference
DAW crashes (MAC/WIN)
When you're trying to either load an existing project with the SoundID Reference plugin or you're working on a new project and want to use the SoundID Reference plugin but both actions result in a DAW crash, please try the following:
Delete the plugin config file
- Delete the config file as shown here: Deleting the config file in SoundID Reference DAW plugin
Clear DAW cache
- Clear the DAW cache, as per the instructions of the specific DAW you're using.
Run DAW as administrator (WIN)
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- Right-click on the DAW shortcut
- Select Run as administrator
- Load the plugin
Change the Unicode settings (WIN)
- Setting > Time & language > Administrative language settings
- Change system locale
- Beta: Use Unicode UTF-8 for worldwide language support (enable/tick)
Reinstall an earlier version of SoundID Reference
- Follow the instructions on How to install / revert back to a legacy version
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As of right now I have decided to not use SoundID in the future anymore.
It delays the start up of my DAW by at least by 20 seconds, and in one out of three cases the DAW wouldn't start at all. I reported it a couple of month ago, but they offered no solution and no update since then to fix this. That's simply not enough, since Logic Pro is not an exotic DAW.
In addition, the correction of the low end is not and never was sufficient, because the bass is eliminated instead of corrected. I had to modify it by using REW an defining additional filters in a custom target.
In the future, I will go for a speaker system with measurement functionality as offered by Genelec. No more untested updates etc.