How Much Does Track Mastering Cost? Prices Explained
In short. At Magic Master 1 token = 1 full PRO master of a track. Paying from abroad with Telegram Stars, one master is 75 Stars, or 33 Stars each in the 50-token pack (1,650 Stars). In Russia it is 35 ₽ down to about 19 ₽. Free: a guest gets 3 basic masters a month, an account 1 per day. No subscription; tokens never expire.
Below: what mastering prices are made of in general, what our options cost in typical scenarios, and what a token gets you compared with the free option.
What goes into the price of mastering
When an engineer masters your track, you are not paying for a button press but for several things at once:
- The specialist's time and ears. The engineer listens to the whole track, compares it against references, and shapes the processing for the genre and the goal.
- The room and the equipment. A treated room and accurate monitors let them hear what headphones hide.
- Conversation and revisions. Talking through your intent, one or two rounds of changes, separate versions for different formats.
- Scope. An album, stem mastering, a rush deadline or extra versions usually raise the total.
That is why engineers' rates vary widely with experience, studio and scope — and why comparing them head-to-head with automated processing is not fair to either. They are different services: a person with revisions versus a fast, predictable result you get yourself.
Online mastering costs less for an obvious reason: each track is processed automatically, in about a minute including upload and download. There is no queue and no booking. Many online services charge a monthly or yearly subscription; we sell one-off token packs with no recurring fee.
Magic Master prices: token packs
One token is one full PRO master with every module. All packs unlock the same PRO processing; only the price per master differs.
Paying from outside Russia — Telegram Stars:
| Pack | Price in Stars | Per master |
|---|---|---|
| 1 token | 75 ⭐ | 75 ⭐ |
| 5 tokens | 250 ⭐ | 50 ⭐ |
| 10 tokens | 450 ⭐ | 45 ⭐ |
| 30 tokens | 1,100 ⭐ | ≈ 36.7 ⭐ |
| 50 tokens | 1,650 ⭐ | 33 ⭐ |
Stars are bought inside Telegram and work worldwide without a bank card. Tap "Pay with Telegram Stars" on the pricing page or send /buy to our Telegram bot, pick a pack, and the tokens are credited automatically.
Paying in Russia — rubles via YooKassa (Russian bank cards, SBP, T-Pay and SberPay): 1 token is 35 ₽, 5 are 165 ₽, 10 are 300 ₽ with 1 bonus token, the Album pack is 15 for 399 ₽, 30 are 900 ₽ with 4 bonus tokens, 50 are 1,400 ₽ with 10 bonus tokens, and the Studio pack is 100 for 2,300 ₽ with 20 bonus tokens — about 19 ₽ per master. The Album and Studio packs and the bonus tokens are available for ruble payments only.
What a single, an EP or an album comes to
A few typical cases with Telegram Stars:
- A single. One token, 75 Stars. If you want to try a couple of presets and keep the best, a 5-token pack for 250 Stars is handier.
- An EP of 4 to 5 tracks. The 5-token pack, 250 Stars.
- An album of 10 tracks. The 10-token pack, 450 Stars.
- An album of 12 tracks. A 10-pack plus a 5-pack, 700 Stars in total: 12 tracks and 3 tokens left for redos.
- A beatmaker or studio doing dozens of tracks a month. The 50-token pack, 1,650 Stars, or 33 Stars per master.
Album mode costs nothing extra: you upload the tracks as one batch, the service matches their loudness relative to the loudest one, and you are charged one token per track. How it works is covered in "How to match loudness across album tracks" and on the album mastering page.
What you can do for free
Free mastering is available even without an account:
- Guest — 3 basic masterings per calendar month; the counter resets on the 1st.
- Free account — 1 basic mastering per UTC day, no card required.
A basic master is the Universal preset at a −14 LUFS target, True Peak no higher than −1 dBTP, Studio EQ, four-band compression, dithering and WAV export. It runs on the same processing core as the paid one: the free tier is limited by genre choice and format, not by the quality of the algorithm.
What paid mastering adds
| Feature | Free | With a token |
|---|---|---|
| Genre presets | Universal | 24 presets, including Already loud |
| Platform loudness targets (Spotify, YouTube…) | — | ✓ |
| Reference mastering | — | ✓ |
| Dynamic EQ (8 bands), Transient Designer, denoiser | — | ✓ |
| Parallel compression, M/S processing | — | ✓ |
| Export formats | WAV | WAV, MP3, FLAC |
If you just want a track at a sensible loudness for listening, the free option may be enough. If you are preparing a release — choosing a genre, a target for a specific platform, matching the tone of a favourite record with a reference, or delivering FLAC to a distributor — that is what the paid master is for.
How to work out what suits you
Prices of other online services, with the date we checked them and links to their pages, are collected in Online mastering prices compared.
A simple rule: estimate how many tracks you release over a few months and buy a pack with some room for redos. Tokens never expire, so there is no "unused month" to lose as with a subscription. And if you are just trying things out, start with a free master in the app and buy tokens once you like the result.
Questions and answers
How much does it cost to master one track with Magic Master?
One full PRO master is 1 token. Paying from outside Russia with Telegram Stars, a single token is 75 Stars; packs are cheaper per master: 5 tokens for 250 Stars, 10 for 450, 30 for 1,100 and 50 for 1,650 Stars (33 Stars per master). In Russia tokens are paid in rubles, from 35 ₽ down to about 19 ₽ per master in the largest pack.
How much does it cost to master an album of 10 to 12 tracks?
One track, one token, with no surcharge for album mode. With Telegram Stars, a 10-token pack (450 Stars) covers a 10-track album; for 12 tracks a 10-pack plus a 5-pack (700 Stars in total) gives 15 masters, leaving 3 for redos. In rubles, the Album pack is 15 tokens for 399 ₽.
Can I master a track for free?
Yes. A guest without an account gets 3 basic masterings per calendar month; a free account gets 1 basic mastering per UTC day, no card required. A basic master uses the Universal preset and exports WAV, running on the same processing core as the paid one.
What does a paid master add over the free one?
A token unlocks all 24 genre presets, platform loudness targets (Spotify, YouTube and others), the PRO modules — reference mastering, 8-band Dynamic EQ, Transient Designer, denoiser, parallel compression — and MP3 and FLAC export instead of WAV only.
Is there a subscription? Do tokens expire?
There is no subscription and tokens never expire: you buy a pack and use it whenever you need. From abroad you pay with Telegram Stars, instantly and without a bank card; in Russia payment is in rubles via YooKassa.
Why does a mastering engineer cost more?
You pay for a specialist's time and ears, a treated room and accurate monitoring, a conversation about your intent and rounds of revisions. That is hands-on work, and its price cannot drop to the level of automated processing. Online mastering is cheaper because each track is processed automatically, in about a minute.
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