A mix analyzer: every reading, judged as a mix or a master
Drop a mix and RefBooth reads its loudness, true peak, dynamics, stereo and spectrum, judged as a mix on its way to mastering or as a finished master. In DJ and Studio, each with a 3-day trial.
Your report opens with a 3-day trial. Stored on our own servers in the EU, never used to train anything. Without an account it is deleted after 7 days. See a sample report
What it answers
- Every measurement against its target, with the verdict on top, each against a target band, with what to fix first.
- Judged as a mix or as a master. The report has a Master and a Mix switch. A mix is meant to keep headroom for mastering, so as a mix it is read against the bands mastering engineers ask for, not a finished master’s.
- Every platform at once: how far each would turn the track down, and its true peak against each ceiling.
- Unlimited reports, with no monthly cap.
What changes when you judge it as a mix
Four bands move, and the rest are read as before: a mix that cancels in mono is still a mix that cancels in mono.
- Integrated loudness −20 LUFS to −14 LUFS: loud enough to hear the balance, with no bus limiter leaned on to get there.
- True peak at or under −3 dBTP: the headroom the mastering works in.
- Peak to loudness at least 14 dB and crest factor at least 12 dB: the transients are still the mix’s.
How to read the result
- The verdict at the top says how many readings are in their band and names the first thing to fix.
- Each reading shows its value against its band, and explains what it means and how to fix it.
- The pictures show where it happens: loudness over time, the spectrogram, the waveform and the sections.
Questions
Is the mix analyzer free?
No. It is in DJ and Studio, each with a 3-day trial. Cancel in those three days and nothing is charged.
Should I analyse the mix or the master?
Both, at their own stage. Judge the mix as a mix before it goes to mastering, so its headroom is read as headroom; judge the master as a master before you deliver it.
Where is my file kept?
On our own servers in the European Union, never used to train anything. Without an account it is deleted after 7 days.
One reading on its own: the LUFS checker, the true peak checker and the mono compatibility checker. Against a record you trust: compare to a reference.