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MasterCheck is an optimisation plug-in for cross-platform mastering, designed to ensure that your masters sound consistent across all platforms — physical, digital and streaming. Audition how loudness normalisation will affect your track, and preempt the impact that each codec will have, alongside industry standard loudness and True Peak measurement.
Find the sweet spot between perceived loudness and dynamics, and avoid nasty surprises by compensating for encoding artefacts ahead of time.
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How does your music sound when it reaches the listener? You already optimise masters for domestic hi-fi systems, car stereos, headphones and earbuds. In the streaming era, shouldn’t you optimise for each streaming platform too?
Audition and preempt data compression and loudness normalisation for…
- Spotify
- Apple Music
- Tidal
- YouTube
- Soundcloud
- Bandcamp
- Qobuz
- Pandora
…and more, using the Codec mode and Offset to match function.
For mixing and mastering, for stereo and surround
To some extent, loudness and cross-platform optimisation is primarily a concern for the mastering engineer, not the mixer, artist or producer. But if a mix is too hot or over-compressed then there is nowhere further to go! So it makes sense to reference Integrated loudness, PLR, PSR and True Peak even at the mixing stage. Plus, MasterCheck can be a great demonstration tool for those clients who might still believe that “louder is better” no matter what.
MasterCheck supports up to 7.1.4 channels, enough to receive a Dolby Atmos bed, or other immersive, 3D and surround audio formats. The resizeable portrait and landscape views mean that MasterCheck can fit neatly into practically any layout and workflow, regardless of on-screen real estate.
- Mac OSX 10.13 / 512 MB RAM
- Windows 8 / 512 MB RAM
- AAX, VST3, AU and AudioSuite in 64-bit.
NUGEN Audio Installation
1. Visit https://www.nugenaudio.com/register.php and create a new account > enter your email address and License Code (found in your Plugin Boutique User Account).
2. Check your email > Click the link that reads ‘Complete license registration’.
3. Read the following information and click ‘My Account’.
4. Create a password > Click ‘Login’.
5. Once you have confirmed your account, fill in the form which greets you.
6. Select your operating system.
7. Your licence can be viewed under the ‘My Licenses’ Tab.
Note: If you wish to activate your Plugin using an iLok, click ‘Convert To iLok’.
8. Click on the MY DOWNLOADS tab and download the full version of your plugin.
9. After the file has downloaded, run the installer.
10. Read the software licence agreement and if happy, click AGREE.
11. Select where you wish to install the plugin and click CONTINUE.
12. Select which component you wish to be installed and click CONTINUE.
13. Check you have enough space on your computer to install and if so, click INSTALL.
14. Once the installation concludes, open the plugin within your DAW.
15. Once the plugin is open within your DAW, click USE LICENCE.
16. Click ON-LINE
17. Enter your licence code and click APPLY LICENCE.
18. Once your licence has been entered, click YES to confirm you wish to licence to your machine.
19. You have now successfully licenced your plugin!
PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to activate your licence onto your iLok dongle and not your machine, please click CONVERT TO ILOK at stage 7.
