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            <title><![CDATA[How loud should a mix be before mastering?]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/how-loud-should-a-mix-be-before-mastering</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[There is no magic number, but there is a right answer: leave headroom, skip the limiter, and keep the songs of a release consistent with each other. Here is what mastering engineers actually want from a mix, and a fast way to get a whole album there.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clicks, pops, drops and distortion, flagged in seconds]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[AMIE scans every file for the three defects that slip past a tired ear, and shows you exactly where they are.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Integrated loudness, true peak and dynamic range]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The three numbers every delivery spec asks for, measured the way the streaming platforms measure them.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Tonal tilt and stereo imaging]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:46:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Is the master dark or bright, wide or narrow? AMIE gives you a reference to measure against instead of a guess.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[True bit depth, including 16-in-24 padding]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[The file header says 24-bit. AMIE checks whether the audio inside actually is.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Batch analysis: a whole album in one pass]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:32:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Drop in every track of a release at once. AMIE analyzes them together and shows you which ones need attention.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Watch folder: analysis that runs itself]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Point AMIE at the folder your DAW bounces to and every new master is checked the moment it lands.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Album overview: every track of a release, side by side]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:18:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[See the loudness, dynamics and true peak of a whole album on one screen, and catch the track that will jump out on a playlist.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dolby Atmos masters, checked channel by channel]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Open an ADM BWF file and AMIE checks every bed channel and object for the defects that matter, not just a stereo mixdown.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[One-click De-click, re-verified after the repair]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Find the click, press Repair, hear the result. AMIE runs the detector again on the fixed audio before it lets you save.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[De-clip rebuilds clipped peaks that sit below full scale]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Clipping that was turned down afterwards is invisible to a peak meter. AMIE finds the flat tops and restores the peaks.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Audition before you commit, revert at any time]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Nothing is written until you press Save, and every repair can be undone afterwards.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Clean "(fixed)" copies, written next to your original]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/clean-fixed-copies-written-next-to-your-original</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:43:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[AMIE never edits the file you were sent. Repairs go into a sibling file with the same format, same depth and a clear name.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[ISRC embedding that every system can read]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/isrc-embedding-per-ebu-tech-3352</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Put the ISRC inside the WAV itself, written the way broadcasters and distributors expect, for a whole album in one go.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Injector: how loud your master will really play on each platform]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/injector-normalization-gain-and-true-peak-penalty-per-track-per-platform</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Streaming services turn your master up or down before anyone hears it. Injector shows you the exact gain and whether true peak will cost you.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Codec preview you can A/B against your master]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/codec-preview-you-can-a-b-against-your-master</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hear your master through the same lossy encoder the platform uses, at its bitrate, and switch back to lossless in one click.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Compare all platforms in one table]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/compare-all-platforms-in-one-table</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Every track against every streaming service: the gain each one will apply and the true peak that results, on a single screen.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Upload to Dropbox or Samply and copy the share link]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/upload-to-dropbox-or-samply-and-copy-the-share-link</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[When a release passes, send it to the client without leaving AMIE. One upload, one link.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Meet AMIE 2.0: find it, fix it and deliver it]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/meet-amie-2-0</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[AMIE is audio quality control for mastering and delivery. It finds clicks, drops, distortion and level problems in seconds, fixes what can be fixed, and shows you how your master will play on every streaming platform before you release it. Here is the tour.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Streaming platform loudness targets in 2026: Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TIDAL, Amazon Music and SoundCloud]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/streaming-platform-loudness-targets</link>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[One table with the loudness level each major streaming service normalizes to, whether it turns quiet tracks up, how it handles albums, and where each number comes from. Checked against the platforms’ own documentation and kept current.]]></content:encoded>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sample-rate conversion that adds nothing to your audio]]></title>
            <link>https://www.wavedivision.audio/blog/sample-rate-conversion-without-aliasing</link>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 17:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
            <content:encoded><![CDATA[Convert between 44.1, 48, 88.2 and 96 kHz, at 16- or 24-bit or 32-bit float, with proof that the result is clean.]]></content:encoded>
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