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Major Mixing

Mastering For Spotify

A master tuned for Spotify’s loudness normalization and encoding, with the loudness chosen for the song, not forced to -14 LUFS.

  • Real engineers, not algorithms
  • 6 revision rounds included
  • Premium analog & digital gear
  • Ready in 2–3 days per song
How It Works

From Upload to Final Master

01

Export the stereo mix

A 24-bit WAV at your session's sample rate, with nothing on the master bus and peaks around -6 dB.

02

Fill in the order form

Name, email and number of songs. In Notes, add a released reference that already sounds right to you on Spotify.

03

Upload your files

A WAV per song, or one zip for several. You can also upload later.

04

Pay securely

Card, Apple Pay or Google Pay on Stripe's secure checkout. You see the total before you pay.

05

Master and revisions

Your Spotify master in 2–3 days per song. Listen on your phone and in the car, then send notes: 6 revision rounds are included.

06

Final delivery

A release-ready WAV per song, ready to upload to your distributor for Spotify.

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Mastering For Spotify

Mastering For Spotify

Mastering For Spotify

$79

A master tuned for Spotify’s loudness normalization and encoding, with the loudness chosen for the song, not forced to -14 LUFS.

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*Price depends on the project size — calculate your exact price on the order page. Not happy with the result? See our refund policy.

What is mastering for Spotify?

Short answer: mastering for Spotify means making the master for the way Spotify actually plays it. By default Spotify turns every track to about -14 LUFS, so a louder file doesn’t play louder, and a master squashed only to win a loudness race just sounds flatter once it’s turned down. We set the loudness by the song, not by a number: a hard EDM track can sit far above -14 LUFS, a jazz record well below it, and both play back well. It’s $79 per song on this page, or a +$10 add-on when you order regular mastering.

How Spotify plays your master

Spotify setting or case What happens
Normal (default) Played back at -14 LUFS integrated
Loud (Premium) -11 LUFS, with a limiter that only works in this mode
Quiet -19 LUFS
Master quieter than the setting Turned up only as far as its peaks allow, keeping 1 dB of headroom
Album played in order Normalized as one, so the levels between songs stay as mastered
True peak Spotify recommends -1 dBTP, or -2 dBTP for masters louder than -14 LUFS
Web player, some devices No normalization at all

Source: Spotify for Artists, “Loudness normalization” (support.spotify.com), checked 30 October 2026. Loudness is measured to the ITU 1770 standard; normalization applies to lossy (Ogg Vorbis, AAC) and lossless FLAC playback.

Mastering requirements for Spotify

Spotify has no loudness requirement. It publishes a playback reference and recommendations, and you upload through your distributor, which sets the file format.

Is -14 LUFS the target? No. It’s the level Spotify plays music at, a point of orientation, not a goal. Popular music typically sits around -9 LUFS integrated, and real releases range from about -5 to -20 LUFS. Mastering a hard EDM track down to -14 LUFS just to match the number takes away the density the genre is built on. Pushing a jazz track to -9 LUFS flattens the dynamics that make it breathe. The level is chosen for each song, by how it sounds after Spotify has turned it up or down.

What you get with Mastering for Spotify

  • A master tuned to Spotify’s loudness normalization and encoding, so it doesn’t come out over-compressed once Spotify turns it down to its playback level.
  • A real engineer listening to your song, not an algorithm, with your reference track in mind.
  • The first master in 2–3 days per song and 6 revision rounds included.
  • A release-ready WAV for your distributor.

Ordering regular mastering? Add Mastered for Spotify on the same order for +$10 per song.

What to send: a stereo WAV with nothing on the master bus and peaks around -6 dB, plus a released reference track that already sounds right to you on Spotify.

Mastering for Spotify online at Major Mixing

We have mastered for streaming since 2019: 11,000+ projects, 500M+ streams on records our engineers worked on, and 4.8★ from 300+ reviews. We are also an official Apple Digital Masters provider.

Want to master for Spotify yourself? Our guide how to master for Spotify covers LUFS, true peak and what Spotify does to quiet and loud masters.

FAQ

Mastering For Spotify — Frequently Asked Questions

How can I place an order for mastering? faq accordion icon
  1. First of all you need to export a mixed track from your DAW.
  2. Then, please zip your files.
  3. Choose the service you’re interested in.
  4. Fill in all fields. Choose the quantity of songs.
  5. Leave a note (any wishes for a master and references).
  6. Upload zipped files and a demo mix (if you have).
  7. Proceed to Checkout
How to prepare my song for mastering? faq accordion icon

Please bypass all the processing from the master bus. Make sure, that the peak values are no louder than -6dB. Files should be delivered as a 24 or 32 bit .wav file at their native sample rates.

Should I send a reference track? faq accordion icon

You may send us a reference track to show us the sound you like. If there are no reference tracks – no worries, we will pick up something similar to your song.

How many revisions do I have? faq accordion icon

Six rounds, included with every order. We do not count them strictly: if your feedback is clear and we are moving in the right direction, we keep going until it is right. Most projects are finished in one or two rounds. The only time we would quote for extra rounds is when revisions go in circles or arrive without real direction — and we would tell you first.

Which genres do you work with? faq accordion icon

We work with any genre. We have a team of mixing engineers, which have a lot of experience in mixing and mastering almost all genres.

Where are you located? faq accordion icon

Our main office is in Rubi, Barcelona, Spain, and our engineers work remotely from a few different countries. It is the same named people on every record – not a marketplace and not a rotating pool of freelancers.

Demo Mix faq accordion icon

We need your demo in order to see the structure of the song, the effects were used. The demo mix CANNOT BE USED as a reference for mixing and mastering.
We accept as references, songs that are relevant to the current industry and have been released on streaming platforms.

Will mastering improve my sound? faq accordion icon

Mastering is a process of finalization and preparing the track for distribution. It will definitely help your music sound in industry loudness, equalization curve, etc. In some cases it will help improve your sound, but a mastering engineer can’t fix mixing mistakes. You can choose the Stem Mastering option if you feel that your mix needs help but you don’t want to change a lot.

What is the Stem Mastering? faq accordion icon

Stem mastering is a process where mastering engineer creates final master using pre rendered buses as drums, bass, accompaniment, vocals and background vocals.
So in this case the mastering engineer has more abilities to fix some mistakes and improve overall sound. However, I would certainly recommend working to get the mix to be as close to finished as possible, rather than adopt the “just fix it in post” attitude.

What is the Mastering for Spotify? faq accordion icon

Mastering for Spotify is a master tuned to Spotify’s loudness normalization and encoding. Spotify turns most tracks down to about -14 LUFS, so we set the loudness by what the song needs, and the master doesn’t come out over-compressed once Spotify turns it down. On the Mastering for Spotify page it’s $79 per song; with regular mastering it’s a +$10 add-on.

Should I master to -14 LUFS for Spotify? faq accordion icon

No. -14 LUFS is the level Spotify plays music at, not a target for the master. Popular music typically sits around -9 LUFS, and real releases range from about -5 to -20 LUFS. We choose the level for each song by how it sounds after Spotify’s normalization.

Do you have bulk deals? faq accordion icon

Sure! We have discounts for bulk deals. The size of the discount depends on the quantity of songs. You can always check it in the order window.

Can I contact you for additional information? faq accordion icon

Of course! You can contact us via Live Chat on the website,

email: info@majormixing.com

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instagram: @major_mixing.

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