Guides on audio quality, format conversion, streaming loudness, and getting the most out of your audio files.
Learn exactly how to normalize your audio for Spotify (-14 LUFS), YouTube (-14 LUFS), and Apple Music (-16 LUFS). Includes a free browser-based tool.
Discover 15+ free browser-based audio tools that work without uploading your files. Convert, trim, analyze, normalize, and more — right in your browser.
Learn when audio conversion is truly lossless and when it's not. Understand lossy vs lossless formats and how to preserve maximum quality.
Looking for a free Audacity alternative that works in your browser? Compare SoniqTools vs Audacity for trimming, converting, normalizing, and more.
Learn how SoniqTools analyzes your audio files and what each quality verdict means — from True High-Resolution to Very Low Bitrate, plus how it detects fakes.
For decades, the music industry crushed the dynamics out of recordings to be louder. We measured real tracks to show the damage — and why streaming normalization is finally changing the rules.
We analyzed the same song in six different formats using spectral analysis. See what each codec actually preserves — and what it throws away — with real data.
You paid for lossless audio — but is it actually lossless? Here's how to use spectral analysis to spot fake FLAC files that were transcoded from lossy sources, with real-world examples.