Q-Audio has released Magik Mastering, a mastering assistant specially suited for dance music styles.
They say:
With an intuitive interface and a powerful processing engine, it transforms your tracks into club-ready, festival, or streaming-optimized masters.
Features:
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7 intensity levels (from Low to Extreme) for precise control.
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Smart Audio Analysis that automatically optimizes parameters based on audio content.
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Professional pipeline with 10+ effects: EQ, compression, saturation, limiter, and more.
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Adjustable LUFS target from -4 to -12 dB.
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Smart suggestions based on musical genre.
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Optimization for Club, Festival, Streaming, and Dynamic.
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Dance-Specific Effects.
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6x Pumping Compression – The signature breathing effect for Techno/EDM.
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Sidechain Compression – Rhythmic ducking with Librosa beat tracking.
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Parallel Compression (New York Style) with 3 intensity levels.
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Multiband Compression – Transparent frequency-band processing.
Pricing & Availability
Magik Mastering is available for Windows and macOS and is free / donationware.
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