GUIDES

Comparing audio by ear, done fairly

Short, practical guides to the comparisons people make every day: two mixes, the master against its mix, the remix against the original. What makes such comparisons fair, and how to run them.

Compare two audio files onlineCompare two versions of a track by ear: play both in sync, switch instantly on the same beat, match their loudness, and keep the files lossless.Read the guide Before and after masteringA fair way to judge a master against the mix: level-matched, switched on the same beat, bit-perfect, and shareable with the client in one link.Read the guide Why level-match an A/B testLouder almost always sounds better, so an unmatched A/B test is biased. How to level-match by ear or by LUFS, and what the numbers mean.Read the guide Compare a remix with the originalVersions with different intros or edits drift apart in time. Line them up on their shared parts and trim to the passage you want to compare.Read the guide Send revisions clients can compareStop sending two WAVs and a paragraph of notes. Send one link the client opens on any device, with the versions labelled, level-matched and in sync.Read the guide