Mastered in itunes

TALON1973 · 26 Sep 2018 at 18:26

Anyone able to tell me about this? Is this hiDef versions of music ? Just bought an Apple TV and iPad . With a sonos beam coming next month. I’ve got some hiDef stuff from years previous through 7 digital and hdtracks. Seen a few I’d be interested in if they are of high quality.

ShortWarning · 27 Sep 2018 at 10:54

Mastered for iTunes is essentially a standard which prevents ISPs (distortion due to clipping). It doesn't really have anything to do with the quality of the file. Most mastering engineers don't adhere to it anyway judging by the clipping on almost everything modern on streaming platforms.

TALON1973 · 30 Sep 2018 at 20:55

ShortWarning said:
Mastered for iTunes is essentially a standard which prevents ISPs (distortion due to clipping). It doesn't really have anything to do with the quality of the file. Most mastering engineers don't adhere to it anyway judging by the clipping on almost everything modern on streaming platforms.

So not worth it then ?

ShortWarning · 10 Oct 2018 at 10:32

In what sense? There isn't normally 2 versions available, (one which is and isn't mastered for itunes). As I say, it doesn't really have anything to do with hi-def music.