Spotify streams audio using Ogg Vorbis and AAC files which are almost guaranteed to increase the peak levels. They suggest -2dBTP of headroom for loud track, as loud tracks have a greater chance of clipping during transcoding. Spotify suggests leaving at least -1dBTP (decibels true peak) of headroom when submitting music so they are optimized for the lossy formats. I personally like to keep my clients music no louder than around -8 short-term LUFS during the loudest part of the song when I'm mastering for Spotify.ģ.

Going for a more dynamic and punchy mix will sound better than an over-compressed, distorted master. It will get turned up and potentially limited (to make it louder without surpassing 0.0dB) if it's quieter than -14 LUFS. Your music will get turned down if it's louder than -14 LUFS. Louder music can appear to sound 'better', so be sure to level-match your master when referencing your favorite mixes in the studio (we have an awesome plugin for that called REFERENCE, check it out!)Ģ. “The Experimental Collection is not about breaking the rules of Bourbon in fact, 95% of our experiments stay within the confines of traditional methods of making whiskey,” said Harlen Wheatley, Buffalo Trace’s master distiller.You should master your music so it sounds great to you! These figures aren't 'targets', but it's worth remembering that:ġ.

The resulting liquid offers a ‘smoky and nutty’ aroma, with hints of leather, mahogany and cacao beans, with flavours of ‘light smoke’, brown butter, and a sweet toffee finish. The distillate was aged for nearly 10 years in new charred white oak casks before being bottled at 45% ABV. The use of peated malt is rare in American whiskey production, the Kentucky distiller said. The ‘one-of-a-kind’ Bourbon uses smoked peated malt to add a ‘hint of smoke’ to the rye mashibill. The new Buffalo Trace Experimental Peated Bourbon is the 26 th release in the brand’s Experimental Collection, created to ‘push the limits of innovation’ in American whiskey. Buffalo Trace has used peated malt for its latest release

Sazerac-owned Buffalo Trace Distillery has expanded its Experimental Collection with a Bourbon made with peated malt.

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