EDM Mastering Online — −9 LUFS for Clubs and Festivals

EDM plays by its own loudness rules: a track needs to "explode" on the drop and hit just as hard on headphones, a club system and streaming alike. Magic Master 2.0 takes EDM to a target of around −9 LUFS with True Peak no higher than −1 dBTP — the standard for club and festival material, where perceived loudness matters without sacrificing bass energy.

The engine processes low frequencies separately: sub-bass is summed to mono below ~120 Hz so the bass doesn't "wander" on subwoofers or lose power when club systems sum to mono. Multiband dynamics keep the balance between kick-bass and synth pads, while an anti-aliasing exciter adds high-frequency harmonics without harshness or digital distortion.

• Check your track in mono before release — if the bass "disappears," the bass phase is conflicting between channels.
• Don't chase loudness beyond −9 LUFS: modern platforms (Spotify, YouTube) normalize loudness anyway, and extra compression will kill the drop's energy.
• Use the LUFS analyzer to check a reference track before mastering.

Also read: How to Master EDM · What Is LUFS