Handy tip for anyone else who finds the same thing, the plugin has an 'Avoid Clipping' setting in the bottom right under the output, which may be pulling the output down, even when bypassed. Unchecked this, pulled the output right up, and internal bypass sounded the same as bypassing the plugin.
Your Key to Monitoring Accuracy
The Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition includes two software titles — Reference 4 Speaker and Reference 4 Headphone — that will ensure monitoring accuracy from the speakers and headphones you already own.
Reference 4 Speaker Edition
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Tuning your monitors with the Sonarworks Reference 4 Speaker plug-in is like hiring a pro acoustician to calibrate your studio. At Sweetwater, we know that accurate monitoring is key to making great-sounding recordings. With Reference 4, you take the guesswork out of mixing. Reference 4 utilizes Sonarworks' proprietary Perceived Acoustic Power Frequency Response, an acoustic measurement system that measures sound the way we perceive it, while the company's Automatic Microphone Positioning System makes optimal placement of your measurement mic effortless. Once your system is measured, the Audio Calibration Filter Engine kicks in, augmented by Speaker Range Extension and Acoustic Power Simulation, technologies that affect low- and high-frequency speaker response and simulate different speaker models, respectively.
Reference 4 Headphone Edition
Accurate headphone monitoring? Heres's a Sweetwater tip: you may not need to shell out the big bucks for top-of-the-line 'phones. Your existing headphones may be capable of absolute accuracy, but physical limitations are keeping them from realizing their potential. The Sonarworks Reference 4 Headphone Edition plug-in measures those limitations and creates a digital profile to correct them. Sonarworks' advanced technology produces impressive results, effortlessly. Realize the full potential of your headphones with Sonarworks Reference 4 Headphone Edition.
Sonarworks Reference 4 Studio Edition Plug-in Features:
- Overcome the physical limitation of your monitor speakers and headphones
- Bundle includes Reference 4 Speaker Edition and Reference 4 Headphone Edition
- Reference 4 Headphone includes average calibration curves for the following popular headphone models:
- AKG K141 MKII
- AKG K240 Studio
- AKG K271 MKII
- AKG K701
- AKG K702
- AKG K712 Pro
- AKG K812
- Audeze LCD-2 non-fazor
- Audeze LCD-X
- Audio-Technica M20x
- Audio-Technica M40x
- Audio-Technica M50x
- Audio-Technica M70x
- Audio-Technica R70x
- Beats Mixr
- Beats Pro
- Beats Solo 2
- Beats Studio 2
- Beyerdynamic DT770 80 Ohm
- Beyerdynamic DT770 250 Ohm
- Beyerdynamic DT880 Pro
- Beyerdynamic DT990 Pro
- Beyerdynamic DT1770
- Beyerdynamic T1
- Blue Lola
- Blue Mo-Fi
- Focal Spirit Pro
- KRK KNS8400
- Oppo PM-3
- Philips SPH9500
- Sennheiser HD202
- Sennheiser HD25 (pleather pads)
- Sennheiser HD25 light
- Sennheiser HD280 Pro
- Sennheiser HD380
- Sennheiser HD598
- Sennheiser HD600
- Sennheiser HD650
- Sennheiser HD700
- Sennheiser HD800
- Sennheiser Surrounder
- Shure SRH840
- Shure SRH1840
- Sony MDR7506
- Sony MDR7520
- Superlux HD
- Yamaha HPH-MT220