Spotify sound quality
Spotify sound quality
My new album - "Here I Stand" was released today. I was listening to it on Ditto and it sounded good. I then listened to it on Spotify and it sounds all muffled? Has anyone else noticed this with their tracks?
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- Stickman0_3
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Re: Spotify sound quality
Hmmm. I notice the lossy-ness of the audio if I listen for it but it never comes across as 'muffled' to me.
Have you tried it on a lossless service like Tidal to compare?
Have you tried it on a lossless service like Tidal to compare?
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Re: Spotify sound quality
What Integrated LUFS value was it mastered to before it was submitted for streaming?
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Re: Spotify sound quality
Muffled is an unusual complaint, and implies a loss of top end. I'd suggest the most likely reason for that is comb-filtering related to listening to a stereo mix in mono?
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Re: Spotify sound quality
Stickman0_3 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 08, 2024 2:15 pm My new album - "Here I Stand" was released today. I was listening to it on Ditto and it sounded good. I then listened to it on Spotify and it sounds all muffled? Has anyone else noticed this with their tracks?
The spotify free webplayer is AAC 128kbit/s, so you should hear some change, but all muffled sounds like something went wrong. Do you have another upload of your song to compare?
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- PippaPumpkin
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Re: Spotify sound quality
Ah, that explains it then. My album is available on
Spotify
Apple Music
Itunes
Amazon
Deezer
Tidal
Pandora
Spotify
Apple Music
Itunes
Amazon
Deezer
Tidal
Pandora
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Re: Spotify sound quality
Tidal has a free trial period so if you're still concerned about it try there.
That'll tell you if it's a compression effect or if there was a problem in the upload.
That'll tell you if it's a compression effect or if there was a problem in the upload.
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Re: Spotify sound quality
Yes, it must be the compression, thanks.
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Re: Spotify sound quality
Apple Music is lossless. So you should be able to do a side-by side comparison.,