Users can activate two operational modes via in-app purchase as follows:
Lurssen Mastering Console for iOS is a universal app and free download from the App Store that operates in demo mode.
The update is free for current registered users.
Users can download and test-drive Lurssen Mastering Console's full features at no cost for a period of 10 days. Lurssen Mastering Console for Mac/PC - is available from the IK Multimedia web site and select retailers worldwide for $/€199.99 (excluding taxes).
This revolutionary approach provides for the synergistic "whole is greater than the sum of its parts" results and delivers amazing results quickly through a simple, intuitive interface. It recreates the influences any one processor has on the rest of the chain and how a setting change affects the performance and auditory results of the chain. Lurssen Mastering Console is unique because it recreates the physical interactions throughout the chain. to master virtually every style of music today. It features a processor chain that's built to reproduce the sequence, gear, hookups and settings used by the team at Lurssen Mastering, Inc. Lurssen Mastering Console is a totally unique and easy-to-use approach to audio mastering. With these additional presets, users can now find a mastering starting point for virtually every style and genre of music. In this new release, five new styles have been added for creating Hard Rock/Heavy Metal mastered files. Provide the settings for virtually every genre including Rock, Country, Americana, Pop, EDM and more. "Styles" presets created by Gavin Lurssen, Reuben Cohen and the team at Lurssen Mastering, Inc., define the gear chain and Lurssen Mastering Console provides mind-blowing results in record time through an intuitive set of controls and settings. It is also included in the free update for Mac/PC users. The Digital Delivery Mastering option is part of the HD Engine in-app purchase, and can be enabled independently from the HD Engine in the settings menu. This guarantees that the compressed file is safe from distortion when played back from digital distribution services such as Apple's iTunes, Spotify and Pandora. The additional layer of protection is achieved by the peak limiter at the end of the mastering chain working in a specific way. This can cause clips that may go unnoticed while mixing and mastering with regular sample peak meters. It offers an additional layer of protection against peak overshoots that could be generated when decoding the compressed format for playback. This is where the new Digital Delivery Mastering option for Lurssen Mastering Console comes in. Even though the file's maximum peak level is not exceeding 0.0 dBFS, digital overshoots can still occur when the file is de-compressed back to PCM format for playback. As the tendency in contemporary digital music production is to go for super loud masters, distortion can be created as a by-product of extreme use of digital peak limiters pushing up the level. Lurssen Mastering Console's new Digital Delivery Mastering (DDM) feature provides mastered audio files that comply with specifications for sample rate, bit depth and peak levels, ensuring that audio translates perfectly for compressed formats like AAC.Īpple's Mastered for iTunes specifications state files have to comply with high-resolution sample rate and bit depth requirements and that no clipping at or over 0.0dBFS should be present in the digital master being submitted.
Here's more details in IK Multimedia's own words.ĭigital Delivery Mastering - "Mastered for iTunes"įor musicians and engineers mastering music for digital distribution and streaming services like iTunes, Pandora and Spotify, Lurssen Mastering Console now ensures their music is compliant with Apple's Mastered for iTunes specification - an industry first.
Five new style presets for Hard Rock/Heavy Metal music are also included in this update. The update is complimentary for current owners of Lurssen Mastering Console for Mac/PC, and is an included feature in the HD engine in-app purchase in the iOS release. IK Multimedia has announce an update to Lurssen Mastering Console for Mac/PC and iOS that adds "Digital Delivery Mastering" - a feature that lets musicians and audio engineers prepare their mastered audio files for popular digital distribution services to comply with Apple's "Mastered for iTunes" specifications.