eMastered

Yes, up to the point of downloading. The pricing page invites you to master and preview unlimited tracks for free and pay only when you are ready to download. The homepage describes the flow: upload an MP3, AIFF or WAV file, let the engine analyze and master it, then compare the master with your original in the browser.

The free account does not include the file. The help center says eMastered is a subscription service and does not sell individual file downloads, so even one finished song requires a plan. Use the free preview to decide whether the engine suits your mix, then subscribe only when you have tracks ready to release.

All three paid options include the same tools; the help center says the only difference is how you are billed. On the US view of the pricing page, the yearly plan costs $180 paid upfront, the monthly-billed yearly plan $19 a month with a one-year commitment, and the month-to-month plan $39. Visitors elsewhere can see other amounts and currencies, so confirm the price at checkout.

The monthly-billed yearly plan is the one to question. It locks you in for a year like the upfront plan but costs $48 more over twelve months. It only makes sense if paying $180 at once is not possible. If you need a single release, one month at $39 is the smallest purchase, as long as you cancel at least one day before renewal.

Distribution is tied to the subscription. The terms define a distribution period that lasts while you subscribe plus a grace period of no less than 30 days. Before that period ends, eMastered submits takedown requests to remove your recordings from all streaming platforms.

Cancelling therefore affects more than mastering. If you released music through eMastered, move those releases to another distributor before the grace period ends, and download any masters you still need while the plan is active. The terms also allow the company to delete account content after an account is removed, without being responsible for keeping it.

The terms offer a refund only on your first subscription purchase. Within 14 days you must both cancel in your account settings and email support asking for the refund. It is lost once you have created or downloaded more than four Mastered Recordings.

The pricing page words the limit as fewer than 4 downloaded tracks, one fewer than the terms allow. To stay eligible under both texts, download no more than three masters while you decide. A later renewal is not a first purchase, so it does not reopen the refund window.

Distribution carries an asterisk on every plan. The fair usage policy limits an account to one artist profile and 20 new recordings in any rolling 30-day period, with further submissions blocked automatically until the window resets. Catalogue imports need separate approval.

The same policy bans distributing content you do not own or have not licensed, including covers, remixes, samples and stems, and it bans low-effort or AI-generated spam. Violations can lead to takedowns and termination without refund, and eMastered may ask for identity or licence documents at any time.

• One artist profile per account.
• Up to 20 new recordings per rolling 30 days.
• Covers and remixes need the proper licence before release.

By uploading, you confirm you hold all rights needed to submit, reproduce and distribute the recordings. For distribution and use on eMastered’s sites, section 6.1 of the terms grants the company a worldwide, perpetual, sub-licensable licence that also covers training or improving its AI and machine learning models.

The privacy policy adds that uploaded media types are analyzed to understand user needs, and that you can request deletion of personal data by email. If a label or co-writer must approve AI training on a recording, clear it before you distribute through eMastered.

1. Record the date, browser and account type.
2. Play the original and the master at matched listening volume.
3. Listen for pumping, harsh top end and lost low end in the loudest section.
4. Note whether you would release the preview as it is or would need the paid mastering options.
5. Only then choose between one month and a yearly plan, based on how many tracks you will release in the next year.

Accept the service if the default master is ready to release without audible distortion. Reject it if the preview distorts the loudest section or changes the balance you mixed. No listening result is reported until the comparison is done.

For levelling and cleaning spoken audio rather than mastering music, compare Auphonic and Adobe Podcast.