Changelog

Everything user-visible that ships in Soneam, with dates. Built in public by one engineer, shipping most weeks.

August 2026

Hear the encode, not a description of it

  • The streaming preview has always applied each platform's loudness. It now plays the master through the platform's codec as well: Ogg Vorbis at Spotify's free-tier bitrate, AAC-LC 256 kbps for Apple Music, Opus for YouTube.
  • A Listener control next to the platform chips switches between the lossless master and the encode, so the comparison is one click and back again.
  • Off by default. Which encode a listener gets depends on their plan and their connection, so nothing decides that for you.
  • On the review page as well, which is where it matters: the person deciding is the one who has never heard the file any other way.
  • The other platforms stay loudness-only rather than guessing at a codec nobody has published.

July 2026

Your workspace, rebuilt too

  • The project page now leads with the waveform. The mastering metrics and streaming preview fold into quiet panels you open when you want them, so the audio is the focus instead of a wall of numbers.
  • Zoom into the waveform to leave a comment on the exact moment, with a scrollbar to pan and the view following playback.
  • The same smoother player and keyboard shortcuts as the review page, now in your workspace, with J and K to move between tracks.
  • Both sides of a handoff now feel like one tool: your workspace and the review page your clients open got the same treatment.

July 2026

The review page, rebuilt

  • The player is now the focus: a bigger waveform, a calmer layout, and the comment thread flattened into a clean conversation instead of stacked boxes.
  • Zoom into the waveform to comment on the exact moment. Scroll or the magnifier control zooms, a scrollbar pans, and the view follows playback, so you can pin a note on a four-minute track down to the second.
  • Comments update live: a new note from your client appears on its own and glows, with a "2 viewing" badge when you are both on the page at once. No refresh, no missed feedback.
  • A smoother player everywhere: a playhead that tracks at full frame rate, metrics panels that open without stutter, and keyboard shortcuts (space to play, arrows to seek, C to comment, ? for the full list).
  • Cleaner on the phone too, with the master's specs and loudness on their own tab and the download button always within reach.

July 2026

The inbox: every project's next move, in one bell

  • A bell in the sidebar now collects what needs you across all projects: change requests, open comments, payment claims to confirm, masters approved and ready to deliver, and failed uploads to retry.
  • A second tab shows what you're waiting on from clients: approvals, payments, downloads, unopened review links, and file requests nobody has answered yet.
  • Each item drops you into the exact spot for the action: a payment claim opens the delivery panel with the package highlighted and "Mark as paid" in view, an approved project opens the delivery form, a change request scrolls to the client's note.
  • Nothing to dismiss or mark as read: items clear themselves when you take the action (reply, confirm, deliver, upload a revision).

July 2026

Get paid before the download

  • Deliveries can now require payment: set a balance with line items (mastering, revision fees, alternate formats) and downloads stay locked until you confirm the money landed.
  • Works with however you get paid: bank transfer, PayPal, anything. Your payment instructions show on the delivery page, the client taps "I've sent the payment", and one click from you unlocks their files.
  • Connect your Stripe account and the delivery page gets a Pay button: your client pays you directly and downloads unlock instantly, even at 2 a.m. on a Sunday.
  • Available on every plan. Soneam takes 0% of your money.
  • New guide to go with it: how to get paid for mixing and mastering.

July 2026

Yearly billing: 2 months free

  • Every paid plan now has a yearly option: Indie $90, Pro $190, Studio $390 per year, which works out to 2 months free.
  • Switch between monthly and yearly billing in place from the billing page, with no second subscription and prorated by Stripe. Plans and prices are on the pricing page.

July 2026

Free tools, shareable results, and a bigger guide library

June 2026

Public launch, and the delivery paper trail

  • Soneam opens to everyone.
  • SHA-256 checksums recorded for every delivery, so what the client downloads provably matches what you rendered.
  • Printable approval record: who approved which version, and when.
  • Approval confirmation emails, a request-changes flow, and approval withdrawal.
  • Album-wide approval and one-click ZIP delivery.
  • Download notifications and link read receipts, so "did you get it?" is something you can check.

June 2026

The loudness engine

  • Streaming loudness preview in the player and in client review links: hear your master as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TikTok, Tidal, Amazon, and Deezer will play it, true-peak ceilings included.
  • Fair Loudness in the player: switch versions level-matched, so the louder one can't fool anyone's ear. Level only, the audio is untouched.
  • Deep metering: LUFS over time, dynamic range, PLR and PSR, and true peak measured with 4× oversampling.
  • Real-time output meter that shows the actual level after preview gain and Fair Loudness.

June 2026

Faster, bigger uploads

  • Direct-to-cloud uploads with files up to 600 MB.
  • Branded email for every notification, and reliability logging so a failed email is never silent.

May 2026

The core workflow

  • Projects, tracks, and versions with lossless FLAC playback and waveform-pinned comments.
  • No-login client review links, recorded approvals, and password-protected delivery.
  • Comment carry-over: open feedback follows the track into the next version, so nothing gets lost between rounds.