[MAC] Error while loading headphone or speaker calibration profile

If you encounter the "Error while loading the calibration profile" message in the standalone app or the DAW plugin, this guide details the issue and provides solutions to resolve it.

 

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Error while loading the calibration profile

SoundID Reference may give an error message when a calibration profile is being loaded. Mostly headphone profiles, but also speaker profiles are affected. This can happen in both the plugin and the standalone app:

"Error while loading the calibration profile"

 

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Solution

Follow these resolution steps:

  1. Remove all output presets you've created for headphones
  2. Clear the preset configuration in both the standalone app and the plugin as shown here:
    1. Deleting the config file in SoundID Reference standalone app (incl. the backup file)
    2. Deleting the config file in SoundID Reference DAW plugin
  3. For headphone profiles only: Delete the corrupted headphone profile (the .swhp file) in the Sonarworks Projects folder:

    Macintosh HD/Users/your_username/Library/Application Support/Sonarworks/SoundID Reference/Sonarworks Projects
  4. Relaunch the standalone app/plugin and create a new preset to re-download the headphone profile ('Add a new headphone profile' / 'Open existing profile')

 

 

Note: The User/Library directory is hidden on macOS by default. To show hidden files, use the Command + Shift + "." (dot) key command in Finder, or follow the directions here: How to show hidden files Mac and Windows?

 

 

 

If the issue persists, reach out to us, mentioning the following: 

  • After redownloading the profile via DAW, is it running fine in standalone?
  • After redownloading the profile via standalone app, is it running fine in DAW?
  • Share a screenshot of the Project folder:
    Macintosh HD/Users/your_username/Library/Application Support/Sonarworks/SoundID Reference/Sonarworks Projects
  • Is your DAW running in Rosetta mode when adding the new profile? 
  • Send your profile

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