What loudness should you target for Amazon Music?
Amazon Music’s apps for Android, iOS and Fire OS have a Loudness Normalization setting that plays all songs at the same loudness level. Amazon does not publish a loudness target; about -14 LUFS integrated is the widely used working reference, so a master made for Spotify travels well here. There is no benefit in exceeding it: prioritise clarity and dynamic range over loudness; true-peak -1 dBTP.
When you export from Quantara targeting Amazon Music, the engine measures your master's integrated loudness (ITU-R BS.1770 / EBU R128), normalises it toward the -14.0 LUFS reference, and holds inter-sample (true) peaks under -1 dBTP. It will not slam a quiet, dynamic track up to a loud number just to hit a target — and since the major streaming platforms normalise playback anyway, sitting near the reference is what actually matters. You stay in control: tweak the chain, A/B against the original, and export when it sounds right.
Loudness Normalization on Amazon Music
What it does: lets listeners play all songs at the same loudness level, in the Amazon Music apps for Android, iOS and Fire OS.
Where it is: profile icon > Settings > Loudness Normalization. Amazon’s help page explains how to switch it on and gives no loudness target.
Working reference: about -14 LUFS integrated, the same as for most streaming services; it is not an Amazon figure.
Source: Turn On Loudness Normalization for Amazon Music Playback, Amazon Help.
Masters for HD and Ultra HD
Amazon Music HD and Ultra HD are lossless tiers, so small problems are not hidden by an encoder: check sibilance after limiting and distortion on the loudest passages.
With Loudness Normalization off, your master plays at the level you delivered; with it on, a loud master is simply turned down. A master with headroom and dynamics holds up either way.
How to master your track for Amazon Music
Upload your mix
Create an account (no card needed), then drag and drop your WAV, FLAC or MP3 file into Quantara Studio. Supports files up to 500MB.
Select Amazon Music preset
Click the Amazon Music target. The mastering chain starts from a -14.0 LUFS reference with tone, dynamics and stereo width tuned for this target.
A/B compare and export
Press Play and flip between Before and After to hear the difference. When you're happy, click Export to download your Amazon Music master in the format your plan includes (WAV, FLAC or MP3), normalised toward -14.0 LUFS with true-peak limiting at -1 dBTP.
Genres to pair with Amazon Music
Genre starting points to pair with the Amazon Music target: Pop, Country, Rock, Classical, R&B. Each genre has its own frequency balance and dynamics, so treat the preset as a starting point and fine-tune by ear.
Why master Amazon Music with Quantara?
A mastering engineer brings trained ears to a release. Quantara gives you a fast, transparent mastering chain tuned for Amazon Music: try it with a free account (1 export with a watermark), then unlimited on the Pro plan at €8.99/month. It is a strong, measurable starting point, not a replacement for a trained engineer's ears on a critical release.
Quantara Music masters with its own engine — no AI model. The Amazon Music starting point is fully adjustable in real time, and every change shows on real LUFS, true-peak and gain-reduction meters, so you can verify what it does.
Quantara Music gives you full control: adjust every control in real time, hear the difference with A/B bypass, and export when you're satisfied. Mastering runs entirely in your browser: your files are not uploaded for mastering.
FAQ — Amazon Music mastering
Yes — master and preview in the studio; a free account includes 1 export with a watermark, no credit card. Exports without a watermark come with Pay Per Track, Pro or Studio. Unlimited exports are available on the Pro plan.
Use -14.0 LUFS integrated as a reference and keep true peak under -1 dBTP. Master for the song first; most streaming platforms normalise playback, so the reference matters more than chasing a loud number.
Upload WAV, FLAC or MP3 up to 500MB. Export WAV, FLAC or MP3, depending on your plan, normalised toward the Amazon Music reference with true-peak-safe limiting.
Its Android, iOS and Fire OS apps have a Loudness Normalization setting that plays all songs at the same loudness level. Amazon does not publish a target.
About -14 LUFS integrated is the widely used working reference, not an Amazon figure. Keep true peak under -1 dBTP.
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