Mastering a full album for streaming is one of those things that sounds simple until you actually do it. It’s not just about making every track sound good on its own — it’s about making the whole thing feel like it was meant to exist together, even when some anonymous algorithm shuffles it into a playlist next to Cardi B and a 90s shoegaze track.

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Sequencing is crucial. How one song fades into the next, how dynamics breathe across the record, and how tonal balance carries from start to finish — these choices can make the difference between a record that feels alive and one that just sounds like a bunch of files stacked together. Streaming makes it trickier: each platform normalizes differently — Spotify, YouTube, Tidal: ~−14 LUFS integrated, −1 dBTP ceiling; Apple Music: ~−16 LUFS. Push one track too hot, and its punch disappears; leave another too soft, and it gets boosted — often in ways that ruin the subtle stuff you actually worked for.

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Technical stuff matters: we’re talking LUFS, True Peak, dynamic range, inter-track coherence, and careful reference comparisons across multiple streaming platforms. Every album gets a custom streaming master — tailored to the mix, the style, the platform targets, and the listener experience. Even the order of tracks, pauses between songs, and tonal shading are considered. You want your record to survive the algorithm and still feel like yours.

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At the end of the day, it’s not magic. It’s listening, math, and judgment honed over dozens of albums. But if you do it right, it’s the difference between a collection of tracks and an album that actually exists. Email us to discuss getting started.