Should You Use Room Correction EQ? My Honest Sonarworks Reference 4 Review! 

Jordan , what makes this channel really stand out on YT, is your sheer honesty. Know bullshit , know ego or prima donna crap, just good sincere advice. All the best

I bought this a little over a year ago when mixing in my old "studio"... my 10x10 bedroom. I also found that once the correction was applied, it was like a blanket had been taken off my monitors. I think this is a great learning tool to measure the response of your room, then make adjustments with acoustic treatment to flatten the response when remeasuring. As with anything though, it shouldn't be a tool to lean on for a poor mixing environment (like my old bedroom was). Thanks for the honest review.

I own and use this, and I also agree that it's not something you'd wanna set and forget and have it change everything you've already learned about your room and speakers. I use it more like a virtual second set of monitors. I'll flip it on for a few mins to check stuff out, maybe make a few changes, turn it off, listen, etc. For that purpose, I find it a really useful tool.

Been a fan of your work since Structures and dead and divine days. It's so cool to have this channel around now days so I can understand the magic that went into many records that are still iconic to me. You are a well spoken and natural dude, I enjoy listening to you and your channel every time a new vid comes out! 🤘

Hey Jordan! For quite a while now I’ve been thinking about what I want to do for a career and mixing music has always been an interest of mine, I love the idea of taking what a band has created and putting my own special touch on it to take their music to the next level. I’ve recently started getting into mixing, spending hours on end watching RU-vid channels, reading articles and of course mixing my own projects as practice. I feel having this would help me so much with understanding how a mix should translate and training my ear to what frequencies I should be paying attention to and watch out for. If I do or don’t get it, I do want to say thank you for the videos you post, they are very insightful and easy to understand!

I have been using SW for a couple years. And I swear by it.

This is incredibly solid advice for the "recommended users" portion! I've been an on and off pro musician/producer since the early 90's and I can personally relate to everything said here. Especially the mix checking from desk to back of the room. Standing waves are brutal on your perception! To me that is the key to realizing what is going on in a room. There is a difference between what you hear and what you feel. We tend to lump this whole experience together as a "listener" and that is sometimes the problem when looking for an accurate mix as a "professional."

Currently looking to level up my mixing game and already had this on my list! I mix on headphones and in my living room, so this would benefit to my situation!

This has already been on my wishlist for a while on Sweetwater. I haven't gotten to spend a ton a time on my monitors to really know their sound in my room which is a long rectangle. I think this would help me get a more accurate representation of what I should be hearing and what are the problem areas in my room. Thanks for doing this Jordan and Sonarworks!

I'm mixing In my home studio room for almost 4 years now and I totally agree with you Jordan, I learned how it sounds and how to make things translate outside. Think that's the way to go. The problem is that now during Quarantine and Covid-19 era, my 3 year old daughter can't go to school and I have to Mix/work with her at home all the time, specially at night time and I'm having to force myself to work and mix on Headphones. I Really don't like it but at the same time I know it's possible if I put my heart and effort to make it work. There's where I think a tool like this can help me earn the confidence I'm lacking right now much faster. Would love to have the opportunity. Thanks very much, not only for this one, but for all your videos and courses. Big fan here! Take care and keep on rocking good stuff Jordan!

It would help me out a lot cause I just moved to a new house, a new ‘home’ studio and it would be the perfect new start. Improving my mixes from day 1! Great video as always! Keep up the good work!

Hearing you talk about having to walk to the back of your mix room to really hear the low end really took me by surprise, because I did the same thing in my mix room for years! Hearing low end is a bit of a struggle for me on my current setup. Having something like the Sonarworks software would be a huge help for my mixing process!

Hey Jordan, I'm actually running the software on demo and loving it. I mix a lot on headphones but I also record in different places and the demo that runs for 20+ days has already been a life saviour. Love your content and I really appreciate you giving us your opinion on that.

I've been using Sonarworks for about a year and a half. What I found is that using the mix knob allows you to painlessly re-learn your speakers. Start at 10 and slow move your way up over time. Example: the 1st of every month move the knob another 10%.

Sonarworks Reference studio edition is the centerpiece of my workflow for long long time - can't imagine how to work without it again - lifesaver!

I'm glad my friend referred me to your channel today, as I was actualy saying to him how of a struggle it is to translate to other systems in the world. Sonarworks might be a good starting point!

This is a totally valid point Jordan. My problem was that I never trusted my ears when I was mixing in my studio room - because my room's EQ curve was so off! After getting Sonarworks it really solved the second guessing for me.

I'm new to mixing and mastering and really trying to learn. My room isn't treated yet and once it is I believe this would help me greatly. It was really cool to hear what difference is with this tool. I don't want to rely on it but think it would help greatly. Love the videos and keep up the great work!

Hi Jordan, I am glad that you are pointing out how crucial room acoustic is. I am sound engineering student from Poland and due to Covid I really need to find a static income, so I decided to mix music for people. I can't afford proper monitors atm, so I mix on my ath m40x and I feel like my mixes does not translate well. It is hard to find any job right now so software like this would provide more happy clients. I wish best luck for all the participants! Sonarworks makes some killer software!

SonarWorks sent me a system as an artist with endorsement agreement. My speakers 4” Genelec and bigger Neumann KH310 are fairly new so I am adopting SonarWorks into my daily workflow. It’s early days but I am already feeling better about hearing the low end more accurately 😊 I recommend the system to people who can easily adapt to room correction.