Batch audio QC
Check loudness, peaks, silence, channels, and file properties across a complete delivery.
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Sonaudit Guides
Guides for checking audio deliveries in batches, reviewing technical findings in context, and producing clear QC reports on Mac.
Reviewing findings
Audition candidate clicks, hum, phase, and boundary issues before making a decision.
Reports and handoff
Turn reviewed results into focused PDF, CSV, or JSON reports for the next stage.
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Delivery & Cue Sheets
How to Generate a Music Cue Sheet from Video and Audio on Mac
Extract background music cues, track titles, artists, and exact timecodes from finished videos and audio files on Mac for broadcast and client delivery.
Read articleWorkflow & Attribution
How to Identify Background Music and Timestamps in Finished Videos on Mac
Scan completed video edits and long audio files to identify background tracks, log start times, and build clean music attribution timestamps on macOS.
Read articleAudio QC basics
What Does Audio QC Mean? A Practical Guide Before Delivery
Understand what audio quality control checks, where listening matters, and how technical preflight differs from editing, mastering, and final acceptance.
Read articleLoudness and peaks
What Is True Peak in Audio? dBTP vs. LUFS
See why a reconstructed waveform can peak above its stored samples, what dBTP measures, and why true peak cannot replace a loudness reading.
Read articleApple delivery workflow
Does Apple Digital Masters Require −1 dBTP?
Separate Apple's one-decibel headroom recommendation from a true-peak preset, then complete the AAC audition and approval steps a PCM preflight cannot replace.
Read articleBatch audio QC
How to Check a Folder of Audio Files Before Delivery on Mac
Run a repeatable batch audio QC pass, review timed findings, and keep the original files unchanged until the fixes are made in your editor.
Read articleLoudness and peaks
LUFS, True Peak, and Sample Peak: What Each Audio QC Metric Tells You
Separate programme loudness from sampled and reconstructed peaks, and avoid using one number as a substitute for the others.
Read articleFinding review
Why Click and Pop Detectors Flag Clean Audio
Understand why drums, edits, and high-frequency material can resemble a defect, then review candidates without turning every transient into a failure.
Read articleReports and handoff
Audio QC Reports: When to Use PDF, CSV, or JSON
Choose a readable review document, a row-based spreadsheet export, or a versioned structured record without sending every internal candidate to the client.
Read articleResult interpretation
Audio QC Pass, Fail, or Review: What Each Result Means
Read objective threshold failures, content-dependent review candidates, unsupported files, and report status without treating automation as a listening decision.
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