NUGEN Audio announces availability of MP3- and SoundCloud-supporting MasterCheck mix optimisation plug-in update
Award-winning professional audio plug-in and software provider NUGEN Audio is proud to announce availability of MasterCheck v1.7.0.1 — updating its music streaming auditioning plug-in to include MP3 and SoundCloud support as the complete optimisation solution for today’s delivery services — as of July 19...
As a NUGEN Audio mainstay, MasterCheck optimises mixes for today’s delivery services, revealing problems ahead of time to enable its users to audition and deliver masters perfectly tuned for today’s playout systems — a plug-in providing the tools to make sure that music reaches the listener as intended, in other words. With the timely introduction of the v1.7.0.1 update, MasterCheck now includes an Opus preset for SoundCloud — the online audio distribution platform and music sharing website based in Berlin, Germany, that enables its users to upload, promote, and share audio — and also adds support for MP3, a coding format for digital audio.
“A SoundCloud preset was added so that SoundCloud content creators can use MasterCheck with the same ease and convenience as people creating content for Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, and YouTube, etc.” So says NUGEN Audio Solutions Specialist Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe, before adding: “It’s effectively one click, rather than having to create a custom preset.” Prior to the v1.7.0.1 update, it was effectively ‘possible’ to use MasterCheck to monitor for SoundCloud, but because its settings were different to other superficially similar platforms — notably not applying any loudness normalisation — this was a comparatively painful process!
“MP3 has fallen out of favour in recent years, but it is still something that customers have frequently asked us to include in a MasterCheck update,” Freddy Vinehill-Cliffe continues. “The majority of online radio stations still use MP3 codecs, so this new support is really useful for anyone mastering a track that might end up on Internet radio.”
v1.7.0.1 is a recommended free update for all existing owners of MasterCheck — also available to purchase (as a 32- and 64-bit-supporting AAX-, AU-, VST-, and VST3-compatible plug-in) for Mac (OS X 10.7 and above) and Windows (Vista and above) directly from NUGEN Audio for a time-limited introductory promo price of $149.00 USD until August 22, 2019, rising thereafter to $199.00 USD.
For more in-depth information, please visit the dedicated MasterCheck webpage here: https://nugenaudio.com/mastercheck
About NUGEN Audio (www.nugenaudio.com)
NUGEN Audio provides award-winning professional audio plug-ins and software for the creative music producer and sound designer. Founded in 2004 when current Creative Director Jon Schorah and Technical Director Paul Tapper discovered a shared passion for music and innovative design, the launch of Visualizer in 2005 cemented the company’s future direction, bringing it to the attention of audio producers worldwide while quickly gaining a reputation for innovation and high-quality execution. Indeed, it has subsequently developed a product range that continues to attract attention across all major platforms and editing environments, conforming to today’s Audio Unit, RTAS, and VST standards, available for both MacOS and Windows operating systems. So, with products in everyday use within thousands of broadcast, film, mastering, and music studios, the results clearly speak for themselves.
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