APPLE DIGITAL MASTERS

Mastered for iTunes

Apple Digital Masters, also known as Mastered For iTunes, is a standard that lets engineers encode music to take full advantage of high resolution.

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Creating Apple Digital Masters

Apple is committed to delivering music as artists and engineers intend it to be heard. The document below explains the history, the technical guidelines, and the tools used to prepare the best possible masters for the Apple ecosystem.

Apple Digital Masters

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Apple Digital Masters - Mastered For iTunes
Certified Online Mastering

An algorithmic mastering process that analyzes and masters your music and integrates with Apple tools.

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Certified Human Mastering

A mastering engineer will master your track using Steinberg Wavelab and the latest Apple Audio Mastering tools.

Order mastering €69
Renowned Mastering Engineer

Get a sound like major artists, handcrafted by a mastering professional. We cooperate with Steinberg Mastering who has mastered Coldplay, Ariana Grande, Seal, and more.

Order mastering €449
Why use a renowned mastering engineer?

It is a day's work to master a track for an experienced engineer. It is a surgical process that requires attention to every frequency, transient, effect, instrument, and vocal. Then sleep on it, and return to polish the diamond when the ears are fresh. Paying a premium is crucial if you want to compete for big stream counts.

DIY MASTERING - AU Lab (FREE)

Apple's free digital audio mixing application, AU Lab, can host Audio Unit effects, including the AURoundTripAAC plugin used in Apple Digital Masters workflows. If you do not already have Logic or another AU host, download AU Lab to audition audio, detect peaks and clipping, and run controlled listening tests.

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