What’s new in RefBooth

The changes you would notice most, newest first.

7 November 2026

A WAV, AIFF or FLAC made from an MP3 at any bit rate or from Opus is found, in the report and in Set check alike. One made from Apple’s AAC is not, and the fake FLAC page says so.
True peak reads closer to the truth: within 0.05 dB of a 32 times oversampled reference on 46 of 48 released club masters.
Sections on club music are named from the music: a drop is earned, the other full parts are a groove, and a club track gets no verse.
The product’s e-mails come from “RefBooth”, not a bare address.

Two plans, DJ and Studio, priced for the country you are billed in, each with a 3-day trial. Switch between them at any time.
DJ: every reading on every track, the set check, stem separation and the vocal remover. Studio adds A/B against your references, online mastering and the mastering assistant.
Set check for DJs: up to 50 tracks side by side, with the gain trim for each and a quality line per track.
The mastering assistant: describe the master in your words, then check what you asked for against what was measured.

The home page says everything RefBooth does, and takes your file on its first screen.
A sample report anyone can open, with nothing to upload and nothing to sign up for.
Mastering has three styles and three strengths: Warm, Balanced or Open, held lightly, moderately or tightly.
Two plans, each with a 3-day trial, priced for the country you are billed in.
Plan & billing in Settings: switch plans, cancel, resume, or refund the first charge in one click.
A critical finding, such as a file built from a lossy source, now withholds “Ready to deliver”, and the report names it.
Key detection rebuilt: it reads minor keys far better, gives the same key at any sample rate, and a short or ambiguous clip says it is unsure.
A tool run that fails is given back, up to five a day.
A finding’s figures are named in words, with their units.
On a phone, your first report opens on its verdict, and the page no longer slides sideways.

The report’s verdict says what to fix next, in order, after the worst problem.
“Master it for …” beside the verdict opens the form on the platform you are judging for.
The printed report is a handout: it opens on the verdict and the timeline, with no controls and no offers on the paper, and a saved PDF is named after the track.
The checker pages have the drop box on them. New pages for Spotify, YouTube and Apple Music loudness, the loudness penalty, the mix analyzer, mono compatibility and comparing to a reference.
Keys are spelled as musicians write them: Bb and Eb.
Phones get the home page much faster.

Stem separation, a vocal remover and mastering, each run on the track you just checked.

Section names sit on one lane of the timeline, and pointing at the waveform gives that section’s figures.

Product news, only for those who ask for it, and a referral link for your account.

RefBooth is on sale, priced by country, with the first charge refundable within 14 days.

Compare sets your track beside its references on shared scales, aligned by sections, and keeps the comparison with your account.
Real arrangement labels on the sections, and a report with no inner scrolling.

The go-live release: new analyzers, Compare rebuilt, and prices and the statistics question that follow the country you are in.

Something missing, or wrong? Write to support@refbooth.com. A founder reads every message.