Music Mastering

Level up your app with built-in music mastering and empower creators to deliver professional-grade, release-ready music powered by Dolby.io APIs.

FEATURES

Music mastering for you


For executives Differentiate your application with a powerful premium feature to delight users, drive adoption, increase stickiness, and grow revenue per user.	For application owners Quickly and easily add a professional-grade music mastering service to your application with extensive resources and support so your team can focus on what matters.
For developers Start building in minutes with helpful resources including a UI kit, kickstart application with sample code, and extensive documentation and useful how-to guides.	For music consumers Make your tracks shine in seconds with music mastering that is flexible, powerful, affordable, and distribution-ready.

Music mastering features for your app

Try before you buy	Master your way	Distribution ready	Stereo image enhancement	Deliver everywhere
Offer creators the chance to preview multiple mastering parameters before purchase at no additional cost.	Incorporate mastering profiles from 14 genres and sonically diverse options based on your user base.	Meet distribution loudness specifications using industry-leading limiting technology.	Intelligently identify stereo imaging issues with Dolby-generated insights before applying tightening or widening processing.	Deliver mastered music in WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, and MP4 formats in a single API call at no additional cost.

TESTIMONIALS

Hear what others are saying...


"I am so thrilled that there is a Dolby mastering option on my SoundCloud account. As an independent artist, I will have access to the best quality sound for my music." Monsieur Vampland Singer-songwriter	"I'm so obsessed with using SoundCloud's mastering tool from Dolby on my old tracks, I've created a virtual masterer called Aurora Dolby!" Art Block Singer-songwriter

Master your tracks directly on SoundCloud, powered by Dolby.io

Dolby’s mastering technology doesn’t just analyze your track, it critically listens to your music similar to the way an engineer would – identifying the details, the sections, and musical transitions that give your song its unique story arc.

SOLUTION

Dive into our solution brief to learn more about Dolby.io Music Mastering key features and capabilities.

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FAQ

General

What is the Dolby.io Music Mastering API?

The Dolby.io Music Mastering API provides a professional-grade music mastering service to help music platforms deliver release-ready music. The service offers powerful functionality that creators love, including industry-leading audio treatment and limiting technology, over a dozen mastering profiles for creators to choose from, and stereo enhancement capabilities including both tightening and widening –all at lightning speed and a very accessible cost.

Why should I choose the Dolby.io Music Mastering API over other cloud mastering services?

Built on a rich legacy of signal processing innovation, the Dolby.io Music Mastering API is proven to perform at high scale, used by industry leaders including SoundCloud and UnitedMasters, and has mastered millions of minutes of audio. The service is easy to incorporate, with developer resources including extensive documentation, a UI Kit, and a Kickstart app with sample code to get started. With end-user friendly capabilities including track mastering in seconds, an option to preview multiple mastering profiles at no additional cost, stereo enhancing functionality including both tightening and widening, and loudness correction to meet standards for various distribution platform, the Dolby.io Music Mastering service is the standard in cloud-based music mastering.

What is the fastest way to get started testing the Dolby.io Music Mastering API?

The best way to test the Music Mastering API is by quickly deploying your own Music Mastering Kickstart App! We recommend following our Getting Started guide which walks through the basics of creating a Music Mastering workflow within your own application or service.

What is Music Mastering Preview?

Music Mastering Preview offers creators a chance to preview multiple mastering parameters before purchase at no additional cost.

It looks like you don’t support a feature I need, how do I submit a feature request?

We would love to hear about how we can help solve your problems, please contact us.

Do you preserve metadata from the original track?

Yes, pre-embedded metadata of common metadata types including artist, album, genre, and others will be automatically preserved after being processed.

Technical

What is the maximum number of jobs that can be submitted/processed at once?

The Dolby.io APIs are designed for scale. There isn’t a limit on the number of jobs that can be processed at once. We use a modern architecture to process high volumes of content in parallel.

What is the maximum number of outputs per job?

Up to five outputs per Music Mastering Preview and Music Mastering job can be generated.

Is there a limit on the input file length?

Yes, the input file length for the Music Mastering and Music Mastering Preview API must be greater than 1 second and less than 10 minutes.

Can I cancel a job that I submitted?

We allow for job cancellation within 15 seconds of submitting the job, see our How-To guide for canceling a job.

Who should I contact if I have additional technical questions?

Our support team can help you determine how to get what you need out of any of our APIs.

Format Support

What input formats do you support?

The Dolby.io Music Mastering API supports most audio input formats. If you have a query regarding a specific format need, please contact us.

What output formats do you support?

The Dolby.io Music Mastering API supports WAV, MP3, OGG, AAC, and MP4 output formats. Music Mastering Preview supports only AAC output formats.

How do I get my files in and out of the API? Can I connect to my own storage?

The API can read any publicly available file on the web, pre-signed URLs, or HTTP with basic authentication. This works the same for your output storage. For testing the Media APIs, we also offer Dolby Temporary Cloud Storage free of charge so that you can upload and download local files without having to connect your own storage account.

Billing

What does the billing process look like?

The billing process is simple and transparent. Once you sign up you can get started for free. Once you are ready, move to the pay-as-you-go plan and only pay for your usage. Invoices are sent on a monthly basis. Each API’s pricing is listed on our Pricing pages.

Are taxes included in the pricing?

Taxes are assessed according to the billing address on file beginning January 1, 2022. We will not assess any tax to usage prior to that date.

Do you charge for failed API calls?

No, we don’t. If your job fails, you are not charged for any of the processing.

How can I cancel my subscription?

Our billing is no-commitment. Pay only for what you’ve used. Stop using the API to stop getting charged and change your plan in your dashboard.