Actual-level comparisons

Hear what the master changes.

Choose a track, keep your place, and switch between the original mix and the mastered file. The level difference is part of the result.

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What you are hearing

No hidden loudness matching.

The mastered side plays the same MP3 offered for download, at its delivered loudness. The original plays at its own level. Use the measurements to understand the level change, then listen for balance, punch, width, and tone.

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Prepare your mixFix the problems mastering should not have to solve. Choose a mastering pathKnow when automatic mastering fits and when to involve an engineer. Understand targetsCompare loudness and true-peak delivery choices.

Your track is the useful test

Hear a full-level preview of your own mix.

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