How do you optimise your music for online streaming, when there are so many different services and standards out there ?

Specifically:

* What’s the best file format to submit ?

* What about the specifications ?

* Can you compensate for the sound of the encoder ?

* How do you know how loud to make your music ?

* Should you make separate masters for every service ?

* What about Mastered for iTunes ?

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Links

Why mp3 sucks, and how to hear it

http://productionadvice.co.uk/why-mp3-sounds-bad/

Sample rate conversion comparisons

http://src.infinitewave.ca

TMS - The Dither Episode

http://themasteringshow.com/episode-21/

Online streaming loudness infographic

http://productionadvice.co.uk/online-loudness/

TMS - The Loudness Episode

http://themasteringshow.com/episode-6/

Mastered for iTunes - the saviour of great sound ?

http://productionadvice.co.uk/what-is-mastered-for-itunes/

Online streaming loudness petition

https://www.change.org/p/music-streaming-services-bring-peace-to-the-loudness-war

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