Delivery, loudness & approval guides
Guides to client feedback, approval, payment and audio delivery, with references for loudness and metering.
Loudness · Featured
Streaming loudness targets for every platform (2026)
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Sending work to clients
Prepare the files, collect feedback and agree how approval, payment and delivery will work.
Workflow
How to send a master to a client for approval
Workflow
How to send a mix to a client for feedback
Workflow
How to get client sign-off on a master
For your clients
How to give feedback on a mix
Checklist
Mix delivery checklist: check before you send
Reference
Mastering delivery formats: what to deliver
Delivery
How to send stems to a client
Delivery
How to send music to a client privately
Business
How many revisions should you offer clients?
Business
How to get paid for mixing and mastering
Loudness and metering
Understand the measurements and compare versions at matched loudness.
Loudness
Streaming loudness targets for every platform
Metering
LUFS, true peak, LRA & dynamic range explained
Measurement
True peak after encoding: three masters measured
Measurement
True peak after encoding: 17 chart tracks
Loudness
Why louder sounds better, and how to A/B fairly
For a comparison of review tools, see Frame.io for audio, and the rest of the comparisons.
Review a mix with your client
Send a review link for lossless playback, waveform comments and approval. Clients do not need an account. Review links have no expiry unless you set one. On Free, released delivery files are available for 30 days at a time and can be released again.