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  1. Merrick
    Merrick
    A lot of people knock MFiT because they think it's meant to make things sound good on earbuds, but it's exactly the opposite. It's a program of mastering best practices. Several MFiT masterings are unique and sound better than the other commercially available options.
    Mar 1, 2017
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  2. Merrick
    Merrick
    I do hope one day Apple does offer these masterings as lossless files, as I believe they require a 24/96 master that they use to make the AAC files.
    Mar 1, 2017
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  3. Merrick
    Merrick
    And of course I'll throw in the caveat that like with anything else, just because something is MFiT doesn't mean it is the best or even a good mastering. The Iron Maiden MFiT albums use the same squashed masterings as the hi-res files and sound awful.
    Mar 1, 2017
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  4. Chris F
    Chris F
    Yup exactly... it's all about the mastering and good mastering practices!
    Mar 1, 2017
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  5. Dino
    Dino
    I can enjoy a dynamic lossey file (256 AAC or 320 MP3) more easily than a squashed lossless file. (And yeah, I hear lossey artifacts.)
    Mar 1, 2017
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  6. Dino
    Dino
    When I first read the MFiT rules, I thought maybe this would help bring an end to the Loudness War. I was wrong about that. I haven't listened to very many MFiT, but from what I've heard, they don't always enforce the rules.
    Mar 1, 2017