One of the most important parts of mastering is making sure songs “translate” well. It should sound great no matter where it’s being heard.
People listen to music on all kinds of different devices, using different platforms. Spotify, Youtube, and Apple Music all have their own normalization standards.
This means songs will sound a little bit different on each of them. It’s the mastering engineer’s job to make sure the song is of the utmost quality no matter how it’s being heard.
These next few plugins will help you get a master that sounds terrific everywhere.