Sonarworks is running a Spring Sale from March 16 to March 29, 2026, with discounts of up to 40% across their SoundID lineup. If you’ve been watching the price on SoundID Reference or eyeing VoiceAI, the timing is decent — and every product comes with a no-credit-card free trial, so there’s no reason not to kick the tyres first.
What’s on Sale
Three headline deals anchor the promotion:
- SoundID Reference for Speakers & Headphones with Measurement Mic — $199 (was $299)
- SoundID VoiceAI Perpetual License with Rock + Pop + Kids Voices Bundle — $129 (was $169)
- Universal Audio Apollo Monitor Correction Add-on — $50 (was $79)
Additional products, upgrades, and bundles will also be part of the promotion — worth checking the full store once the sale goes live on sonarworks.com.
SoundID Reference: The Calibration Case
The pitch for SoundID Reference hasn’t changed in years, and that’s not a bad thing. You measure your room or pick from over 500 supported headphone profiles, and the software corrects the frequency response so your mixes stop lying to you. Engineers like Dana Nielsen (Adele, Bob Dylan, The Avett Brothers), Rafa Sardina (Madonna, Lady Gaga, Stevie Wonder), and Mark Needham (The Killers, Imagine Dragons) use it. Whether that sways you or not, the underlying problem it solves — mixes that don’t translate — is real, and the tool has a solid track record.
The Apollo Monitor Correction Add-on is worth flagging separately. It moves the calibration out of the DAW and into the Apollo interface itself, which means it works regardless of what software you’re running. At $50, it’s the cheapest entry point in the sale for Apollo users already invested in that ecosystem.
VoiceAI: Two Years In
When Sonarworks first launched SoundID VoiceAI, the reaction from the calibration-tool faithful was somewhere between curious and skeptical. A monitoring company making a vocal transformation plugin? The bundle deal here — perpetual license plus the Rock, Pop, and Kids Voices expansion packs at $129 — makes more sense as a package than the standalone product did at launch. It’s aimed at producers who want vocal variety without stacking live takes. Whether it fits your workflow is a try-before-you-buy question, which the free tier covers.
Our earlier coverage of the SoundID VoiceAI freemium update has more background on how that product has evolved.
New Headphone Profiles
Alongside the sale, Sonarworks has added several new headphone profiles to SoundID Reference. The newly supported models are:
- Audeze MM-100
- Beyerdynamic DT 1990 Pro MKII
- Beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO X
- Beyerdynamic DT 990 PRO
- Beyerdynamic DT 270 PRO
- Sony MDR-M1
The DT 770 and DT 990 are two of the most common headphones in project studios, and the Pro X variants have been widely used since Beyerdynamic refreshed the line. Full details on the new profiles are on the Sonarworks blog.
Pricing and Availability
The Sonarworks Spring Sale 2026 runs March 16 (2:00 PM PT) through March 29, 2026 (11:59 PM PT) via the Sonarworks online store and select retail partners.
- SoundID Reference (Speakers & Headphones + Mic): $199 (was $299) — includes a free 21-day trial
- SoundID VoiceAI Perpetual + Rock/Pop/Kids Bundle: $129 (was $169)
- UA Apollo Monitor Correction Add-on: $50 (was $79)
- Free SoundID VoiceAI mode with unlimited local processing is available to all users regardless of the sale
