Apple Digital Master (Previously: "Mastered for iTunes")

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  1. Samuel

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    Apple Music just launched a new "Apple Digital Master" initiative program today to re-brand the old "Mastered for iTunes".

    As remembered, the digital downloaded tracks from iTunes are encoded from the original master recordings and placed under "Mastered for iTunes".
     
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  3. VEENX

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    thanks for the info
     
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    Oh good lord.
     
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    oh nice
     
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    Samuel Well-Known Member Uploader Ripper

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    So it's just a brand. You're actually getting encoded tracks from original master copies. :flushed:
     
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    how many of these ADM have been made available in lossless?
     
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    What tf means encoded from the original master?
     
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    Encoded from the final .wav master file which necessarily complies with mastering standards, mainly the loudness and the encoding, with less noise and higher fidelity for ALAC or AAC-LC, ...
     
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