Spotify Master Loudness
Hit Spotify's -14 LUFS / -1 dBTP loudness target so your track doesn't get auto-attenuated by the platform.
Drop your audio file here
or click to browse a file
MP3, WAV, FLAC and other formats are accepted. The output keeps the same format.
- Integrated loudness
- -14 LUFS
- True peak ceiling
- -1 dBTP
- Loudness range
- 11 LU
About this Spotify mastering tool
Spotify normalises every track to -14 LUFS integrated loudness with a -1 dBTP true-peak ceiling. If your master is hotter than that, Spotify simply turns it down on playback — so the loudness war is already lost. The smart move is to master AT the target so your audio sounds exactly the way you intended at platform volume.
This tool applies broadcast-grade loudness normalization at -14 LUFS / -1 dBTP / LRA 11 — the values Spotify itself uses. We don't analyse or index your master.
How to master for Spotify
- 01
Drop in your finished master
Whatever format you mix in — WAV, FLAC, MP3, AIFF.
- 02
Click master
The tool measures and normalises to -14 LUFS / -1 dBTP.
- 03
Upload to Spotify
The platform won't attenuate the track — it's already at the target.
Why master to -14 LUFS
- Spotify normalises every upload — match the target and your audio plays back at full intended level
- True-peak ceiling at -1 dBTP avoids inter-sample clipping on Spotify's lossy stream encoder
- Works on any format — output keeps the same container as the input
- Free, private, no install
- No watermark, no signup, no length cap
- Equally relevant for podcasts uploaded to Spotify (use the Podcast tool for the AES target)
Spotify mastering FAQ
What's LUFS?
Loudness Units relative to Full Scale — an ear-weighted, time-integrated loudness measurement defined by the broadcast loudness standard. Streaming platforms use it to normalise tracks at playback time.
Won't my master sound quieter than other -14 LUFS songs?
Same target = same playback level. If a competitor's track sounds louder at -14 LUFS, they have a punchier mix (better dynamics, transients, and processing) — not a hotter master.
What about Spotify's -11 LUFS Loud preset?
Loud preset still caps at -11 LUFS but applies a soft limiter on the playback side. Mastering to -14 keeps the cleanest version of your audio under any preset.
Is my file kept private?
Yes. We don't analyse or index your master.
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