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that's correct - but the SC files have to be uploaded as uncompressed audio and download must be enabled
otherwise you end in SC's specific 128 kbit mp3 stream, regardless of what quality you uploaded
in regard to 'mastering' the stream definitely blurs the signal
(which can even turn out to be positive in case parts of the mix were too cutting)
another aspect worth mentioning:
a full scale mix (0dB fs) will almost certainly distort with mp3, depening on genre you may consider to encode (or upload uncompressed) with -1dB or even lower
something that sqeezes the last bits of loudness out of a track cannot be reproduced on SC directly (without severe artifacts)
cheers, Tom
The Sound Test Room have spoken!
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/14533/video-audiomaster-for-podcasts-and-music-mastering-app-demo-for-ipad
@MusicInclusive What's your opinion on this app?
Interesting, but I only just skimmed through the video. Am I correct in assuming that you can't adjust any of the knobs on the pieces of gear they show for each preset? Also did you notice the waveform of the exported file when Doug opened it in Audioshare? (Around 7:10 in the video)
Yeah, I'd say it's "louder," if not completely smashed into oblivion.
seconded - it's just plain audio crap, and not even worth $1
as brice stated: all about loudness and that even in the worst way imaginable shudder
you CANNOT master by defaults or presets, you may apply loudness, but even that needs careful adjustments
mastering in the proper sense is an entirely different story than what the app suggests
there's a really nice mastering suite around for a couple of years by iMusicAlbum
or you may choose the Steven Slate approach with Positive Grid's Final Touch
if you can't handle the task, delegate it to someone else
for those who just want some uncoloured loudness and have a Mac or PC at hand:
Anwida Soft have a plugin called L1V with just 3 faders that does exactly that job perfectly
cheers, Tom
My only problem is that I'm using my iPhone exclusively. There aren't as many choices available... If I had a proper loudness maximizer, compressor, and EQ, I might be able to try to do something....I can't afford Lurrsen's product.
I wonder to myself if this app isn't just EQ'ing and Normalizing the track....
I'm not very familiar with iPhone apps (my 3gs lacks CPU cycles)
did you consider Push by Kymatica ? supposedly from subtle to squash
the Eq part can often be compensated by choosing the right sounds in advance, so it results in a balanced mix
this is more 'mastering-alike' than to just cludge things together and hope for the magic bullet at the end of the process
I have several 'mastering' apps on various platforms, but actually never used one
(the balanced mix plus some smart limiting like the Anwida plugin does it for me)
cheers, Tom
@Audiojunkie is Remaster in your current grasp good man?
I think it's exactly doing that. A few different generic EQ curves that have zero to do with the source material, and then some sort of brick wall limiter that clearly sucks the life out of your dynamic range—as seen in the sound test room's video. I don't believe it's normalizing the track, simply because of how squashed the waveform was in the sound test room's video. There were next to zero peaks....the whole damn thing was peaked, with zero dynamic range! Not sure what sort of levels Doug's track had originally before he processed it with the app, but if that is the result it yields with ample headroom then I would steer very clear of this thing.
I actually have that app somewhere. Would that be a good app for mastering on the iPhone?
Good advice! Thanks!
I used it for a track I've been working on, so I can offer an apples to apples to apples estimation. It fell far short of Lürssen, as you might imagine, and even shorter of what I've managed to do in Auria using various plugs (mostly Pro-Q, Pro-L, Pro-DS and Pro-C) - to my ears, at any rate. If you have Auria and these plugins and time to learn, this app is not worth 5 dollars.
But I don't mean to gainsay Doug's review - if you don't have Auria and those particular plugs, or more importantly, the time to bother, this will get you nice and commercially loud quickly and simply. Not quite mastering in the contemporary sense, but, kinda. If the original mix is decent, you could hand your Audio Mastered song off to a DJ without worry ... Think LANDR with 13 presets to choose from at an all you can eat buffet for $5.
At least the price beats the pants off of Lürssen. Based on my run through, I'd rate it above Final Touch (which I don't care for) but below Igor Vasiliev's Mastering app (because you can actually toggle controls there).
PSA - Always best to get a third party to master if you have the budget for it and intend to move units.
Great, informative review @eustressor !! Thank you!!
as you happen to mention FabFilter... I recently stumbled over a comparison of 3 'intelligent limiters' : SAW Studio Levelizer (which I use constantly), Pro-L and Anwida's L1V.
Pushing things hard, Pro-L introduces roughly 4times more distortion than Levelizer
L1V delivered a stunning performance of no distortion at all, which is exactly what you want in a mastering context.
The mode of operation of all 3 plugins is extremely convenient, as they intend to give more impact to your mix while keeping it's character. I use much less compression since then.
Worth checking for reference to ease selection of your own favorite app for that purpose
cheers, Tom
I'm pretty dubious about this one, I have to say. Taking the loudness boosting out of the equation, the presets are really rather subtle - they just sound like very slight EQ changes.
I think the concept is a strange one too. Presets are just too static for mastering, in my view. Tools like compressors (with all the parameters available) and Parametric EQs are pretty much workhorses for mastering duties, so you can address frequency and level imbalances. I can't see the 'new-age' preset getting much use
Also, the free export I did, exported as an AAC file. Seems a limited choice, no wav ?
I really sat slack-jaw for a moment when I realised those screens didn't have any knobs on them at all but were just pictures... in Doug's video
cheers, Tom
EQ => AUFX Peak and Remaster
Limiter => Limiter AmazingNoises
All on the phone
Pan and level plus other FX in AUM
Thanks!! How transparent is the Amazing Noises limiter?
Too much time spent on this one? Move along already? We have better things to do with our time?
I'm not 100% and rather was going off specs of What the app is ((adjustable) EQ + Compression) sounds like it's perhaps halfway there.
I'm going to give it a spin on some unmastered bits to see all what the wee fella is capable of on a 6s.
Cool! Please report back!
After a quick test drive I'm having something of a "where has This lil' sucker been my whole (iOS) life??" experience: between the fully-capable EQ and to-my-ears fantastic sounding compressor I'm getting clean and punchy UMPH results and am able to push the preamp firmly UP before hearing any yellow-flag distortion or otherwise unfavorable mutation.
Tested with iPhone 6s and iPad Air1 through Mackie HR824 monitors.
@Audiojunkie not sure if you've made a decision or not, but if you want to link me to a couple of your mixed / pre-mastered tracks I'd be happy to run them through Lurssen, Final Touch and Master FX so you can get a sense of those results. I am by no means an expert on these things, but I'd be happy to help out.
I really appreciate it @brice !! Unfortunately, I don't have anything at that stage of readiness right now. I would definitely love a comparison of the available apps though, if someone else has material to volunteer!! :-)
No worries! I've probably got some material around here that I could make a comparison with. Let me have a gander and see what I can pull together. What style of music do you make?
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@Audiojunkie Here is a test I did today with a track I made on my iPad. Used only iOS for the whole pipeline, including the mastering (aside from Landr, which I tossed in for good measure). Using Logic only for the metering tools and to make the screen recording you see below. I gotta say, I was surprised by the result I got from the Audio Mastering app. Hope this helps a bit!
Note: I sent the same file through all mastering options. A mixdown from Auria with 12db of headroom.
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Nice donely Mister B.
I think I'd have to go 2143.
But that's just me.
[And really well displayed also, Mister Tufte approves].
Thanks @JohnnyGoodyear
Hmmm, a copy of The Visual Display of Quantitive Information literally sits within my field of view as I'm typing this. That's strange!
I don't disagree with those choices. Final Touch definitely has the leg up in terms of overall control. That one I was able to adjust the stereo width on, so it's a touch wider sounding. Not too much. All in all, they still sound like shit, but definitely louder shit.
Cool!! Thanks for this!! So I guess this is most comparable to LANDR. It would be really interesting to see this set up as a poll to see who would win between this app and LANDR. With all of the talented ears on here, the voting and comments would be fascinating!! :-)