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Description
Release-Ready-Check, technical audit protocol
Before your song goes online: the technical reality check
No gut feeling, but a fixed audit protocol: I check your finished mix or master with measurement tools for loudness, clipping, stereo image and compatibility, and tell you in writing whether it is ready for release.
A good fit if: Your song is fully mixed and mastered and about to be uploaded to Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube or a label. You want to avoid technical surprises (quieter than other songs, distortion, mono issues) before it goes live.
The technical audit protocol
- Loudness (LUFS): Integrated loudness and true-peak level measured and matched against the target values of Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube
- Overload and clipping: Check for digital clipping and inter-sample peaks that only become audible after platform compression
- Stereo image: Mono compatibility and phase alignment, so the song does not fall apart on phone speakers and in mono systems
- Frequency balance: Tonal balance across the whole spectrum, anomalies in bass, mids and highs
- Playback compatibility: Listening on several devices (studio monitors, headphones, laptop speakers) for clicks, dropouts or errors in the exported file
- Brief content assessment: Whether the song overall seems ready for release, with a clear go or rework recommendation
What you get
Not a wall of text, but a structured written approval report: every check point listed individually with its measured value or finding, plus a clear overall assessment.
- Written approval report with every check point from the protocol above
- Concrete figures (e.g. measured LUFS and true-peak values) instead of a general impression
- Clear approval recommendation: ready for release, or what still needs to be done first
- Optional: a short video call to discuss the report
How it works
- Choose a format and provide a link: You choose whether with or without a video call, and enter the link to your finished mix or master.
- Technical audit: I check your file with measurement tools against the complete protocol and additionally listen to it myself.
- Receive your approval report: You get your written report by email within 2 to 4 business days, or within 48 hours with the express option.
- Optional discussion: If you booked a video call, we clarify any open points directly in conversation.
Important note, difference from the song analysis: The Release-Ready-Check is not a personal opinion about your song, but a technical audit with measured values (LUFS, clipping, stereo image, compatibility), documented as a written approval report. If you are instead looking for a personal, content-based assessment of your song's mix, vocals and overall impact, the Song Analysis with Feedback is the right, independent offer for that. Many book the song analysis before mixing or mastering, and the Release-Ready-Check afterwards, right before release. If your song is still at a very early stage and it's about the structural build-up rather than the technical release check, the Songdoctoring is the right service before that.
What is not included
- No mixing or mastering: I do not edit your audio file, I check it. Mixing and mastering can be booked separately.
- No personal song analysis with content feedback on song structure or vocal performance, that is what the song analysis is for.
- No distribution service: uploading to streaming platforms or labels is up to you.
Frequently asked questions about the Release-Ready-Check
What is the difference to the song analysis?
The song analysis is my personal, content-based assessment of your song (mix, vocals, overall impact) as written feedback. The Release-Ready-Check is a technical audit with measured values (LUFS, clipping, stereo image, compatibility), documented as a structured approval report. Both can be booked independently of each other and complement each other well, for example song analysis before mastering, Release-Ready-Check right before release.
Do you also edit my song?
No. The Release-Ready-Check is a pure audit, I do not touch your audio file. If the check finds a problem (e.g. clipping or loudness that is too low), you get a concrete recommendation for action; the correction itself (mixing, mastering) is a separate, separately bookable service.
Which LUFS values do you check?
I measure the integrated loudness and the true-peak level of your file and compare them against the usual target values of the major platforms (Spotify and Apple Music around minus 14 LUFS, YouTube similar). You get the actual measured values in the report, not just an impression.
How long does the audit take?
Normally 2 to 4 business days. With the express add-on you receive the approval report within 48 hours.
What happens if the song is not ready?
Du bekommst eine klare Liste, was vor der Veröffentlichung noch zu tun ist. Mit der Zusatzoption “Zweite Prüfrunde nach Korrektur” prüfe ich die korrigierte Version danach erneut, ohne dass du den kompletten Check neu buchen musst.
Is it worth it if I already had the mastering done elsewhere?
Yes, especially then. The Release-Ready-Check is independent of who did the mastering, a neutral second check before upload, regardless of whether I did the mastering myself or another studio did.
Go into your release with confidence
A structured technical report instead of a gut feeling, before your song goes online.
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