Mixea

  • What is Mixea?

    Mixea is DistroKid's online mastering service. You can use Mixea to add the final, polishing touch to your music before distributing it to stores and services.Mixea combines modern mastering techniques to offer a variety of smart, finely tuned options. You can easily choose the best sounding mastered result for your tracks.Mixea is a subscription-based service. For one annual fee, you can master an unlimited amount of tracks, for an unlimited amount of artists.Head to https://distrokid.com/mixea/ to try it out and receive your first mastered track for free! { "@context": "https://schema.o...

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  • How Do I Use Mixea?

    To use Mixea, first open the Features Menu in the top right and click "Mixea," or head directly to https://distrokid.com/mixea.At this point, depending on the file you use, it may take several minutes for the mastering engine to complete the process – it is generating 15 different mastering options for your track.Once you're on the main Mixea page, follow these steps to get your file mastered: Select the file you want to put into the mastering engine by clicking "Choose File" or dragging the file in. Once your file is selected, click "Master My Song" to start up the mastering engine. After ...

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  • Preparing Your Tracks Before Uploading Them to Mixea

    To get the most out of your track mastering using Mixea, we recommend that you do the following prior to uploading your files:Remove any mastering plugins from your mastering bus (including compressors, equalizers, limiters, and stereo enhancers).Try to ensure that your audio file is not clipping. A little bit of clipping is okay if you can't change it and can't hear it, but it's preferable to upload something that is free of any clipping.Try to provide the best quality recordings you can with low noise (like the background noise picked up by your microphones). A little bit of noise is okay...

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  • Can I Still Get Mixea Mastering Without a Subscription to Mixea?

    If you don't have a full Mixea subscription and still want to apply some mastering to your upload, you'll still get an opportunity to do so when you upload! After filling out the upload form for your release and selecting "Continue," you'll get an opportunity to listen to a preview of a Mixea-mastered version of your release in case you want to add an additional finished sound.In the preview of the Mixea mastered version of your release, you'll get to compare the original version to the Mixea version right in your device. If you like what you hear, you can instantly add the Mixea mastering ...

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  • What Kind of Files Can Mixea Master?

    Mixea supports WAV, FLAC, MP3, AIFF and MP4 files, just drag and drop them into the mastering engine, and you'll be good to go!You can download your finished tracks in Ultra HD (HD WAV, 24-bit, 48k), High Quality (WAV, 16-bit, 44.1k), or Medium Quality - (MP3, 256kpbs).  { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "What Kind of Files Can Mixea Master?", "description": "Mixea supports WAV, FLAC, MP3, AIFF, and MP4 files for mastering, and provides downloads in multiple quality formats including Ultra HD, High Quality, and Medium Quality.", "mainEntityOfPage"...

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  • How Much Does Mixea Cost?

    Mixea costs $99 USD per year, and is billed annually on the original date you opt into and pay for the service. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "How Much Does Mixea Cost?", "mainEntityOfPage": "https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408277040275", "description": "Mixea costs $99 USD per year, billed annually on the original signup date.", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "DistroKid", "url": "https://distrokid.com" }, "author": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "DistroKid" }, "articleBody": ...

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  • What Intensity/EQ Settings Should I Choose?

    You know your music better than anybody! Choose the Intensity and EQ settings that sound best to you. A brighter EQ setting will tend to bring more clarity to your vocals, while a warmer EQ setting will tend to add more presence to your bass. A higher Intensity will produce a louder version of your track with more processing and compression. A lower Intensity will apply a softer touch to your track. Most users tend to choose a Medium Intensity with a Neutral EQ, but you don’t have to!Note that many streaming services may change the loudness of your mastered tracks, but some may not, and tha...

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  • Should I Do Anything Differently If I’m Trying to Master a Single Track or a Full Album?

    You don’t need to do anything differently. You can still pick the Intensity/EQ settings that sound best to you for each track. However, if you are mastering an entire album, you may want to choose the same Intensity for each track if you wish to preserve a similar loudness across tracks everywhere your album is heard. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Should I Do Anything Differently If I’m Trying to Master a Single Track or a Full Album?", "description": "You don’t need to do anything differently when mastering a single track or a full album, thou...

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  • What Is The Maximum File Size Mixea Can Master?

    For lossless audio files (WAV, FLAC) the maximum file size that Mixea can master is 250MB.For lossy audio files (MP3, M4A) the maximum file size that Mixea can master is 50MB. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "What Is The Maximum File Size Mixea Can Master?", "description": "Mixea can master lossless audio files up to 250MB and lossy audio files up to 50MB.", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/12962883093523" }, "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Dist...

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  • How Do I Download Mastered Tracks from Mixea?

    To download your mastered tracks from Mixea, head over to Mixea at https://distrokid.com/mixea and click "My mastered tracks" in the upper right to check out your finished tracks.From there, you can download any tracks you've mastered in Ultra HD, High Quality, or Medium Quality. These are the specifications for each option: Ultra HD: HD WAV, 24 bit depth, 48k sample rate High Quality: WAV, 16 bit depth, 44.1k sample rate Medium Quality: MP3, 256kbps bitrate { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "How Do I Download Mastered Tracks from Mixea?", "desc...

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  • Why is it taking so long for my song to be mastered?

    Not to worry! Mixea's mastering engine is generating 15 different options for your track, this may take several minutes or more.Be aware that if you click away from the page or refresh you will need to start over. { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "Why is it taking so long for my song to be mastered?", "description": "Mixea’s mastering engine generates multiple versions of your track, which can take several minutes to complete.", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://support.distrokid.com/hc/en-us/articles/4408278463379...

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