Hi everyone!
I’ve been working on finding a good reference for one of my songs I’m starting to master. I have a good selection of FLAC music on my computer to use as reference tracks but they all have their own quirks and unique qualities that make them different than my song. I was curious to see if there was a program, website, or software that could possibly listen to my track, and find the most sonically similar song to use as a reference to master with. This would help as far as eq and stuff goes to reference while working on my master. I can use the tracks I have for things like loudness, compression and peaks but the frequency spectrums are overall different in their own unique ways and I want to find the most similar sound to use as I’m mastering for the most accurate reference. Any tips or insight would be appreciated! Thank you and have a good day!

 

Such as?

 

1. You sould not use a reference track when doing mastering. It is not necessary. If you don't know and can't find a reference track forget about it. Just correct mistakes and levels. This is the main goal of mastering rather than matching your sound with the sound of other compositions.

2. If you really want it try random tracks. And look what you get.

 

There are some good articles available out there.
All you have to do is search things like:
"Do professional mastering studios use reference tracks?" - and -
"How to use reference tracks when mastering" - and -

Anything to do with professional mastering in a pro mastering studio.

 

Best Reference Track For All Genres --> www.masteringthemix.com/blogs/learn/best-reference-track-for-all-genres

 

Here is a website that will assist you, but you need to register first. After registering, you will receive five free uploads per month. Make sure to select the "Similarities" option, which will then search for ten songs that sound similar to yours on Spotify. You can choose the one that is closest to your song. Keep in mind that you may need to try multiple times to achieve the best results.

https://app.cyanite.ai/

 

you can use AI but then what's the point of making own original music?

reference tracks are supposed to recalibrate/refresh your ears, not serve as shortcut to lack of composition, mixing and mastering skills