
Is that 320 actually 320?
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WAV and FLAC too. A lossless file can still be a 128 kbps MP3 in a nicer wrapper, and this is how you catch it.
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What makes a 320kbps MP3 fake?
A real 320 keeps almost all the original detail. A fake one started smaller, usually 128kbps, and had most of that detail thrown away before anyone relabelled it 320. Relabelling changes the file name. It never brings back what got deleted.
How does Tune Check verify my files?
Every file is decoded in your browser. No audio is uploaded.
One exception: a file that comes back below 320 sends its track name, as text, to our catalogue. On an untagged file, that is the file name.
Frequently asked questions
Is my MP3 really 320kbps?
A label in the file name doesn't prove it. Tune Check reads the actual frequency content. A real 320 carries detail up near 20kHz. A relabelled fake stops well below that, whatever the tag says.
How can I tell if an MP3 is fake or upscaled?
Look for a frequency cutoff. Low-bitrate encoding throws away high frequencies to save space, and converting that file to 320 afterward doesn't bring them back. Tune Check finds that cutoff and flags it.
Does Tune Check upload my files?
No. Everything runs locally, in your browser. The only outside call is a text lookup of the track's name, and only for a file that comes back below 320. On an untagged file that name is the file name without its extension. No audio ever leaves your machine.
What happens if I have more than 20 files to check?
The free tool here checks 20 files in a run. A Bangerz Army membership skips the scan entirely and gives you the verified 320s from the catalogue.
Does Tune Check work on FLAC files too, or only MP3?
Yes, and WAV, M4A, AAC, OGG and Opus. Lossless formats can still hide a lossy source: a file that started as a low-bitrate MP3 and got wrapped in FLAC or WAV without ever getting the deleted detail back. AIFF and ALAC are the two exceptions right now, because Chrome has no decoder for either and everything here runs in your browser.
What can a frequency cutoff not tell me?
It cannot tell you where a file came from or who made it. A cutoff is evidence about one thing: how much of the top end survived whatever encoder touched the file last. The bitrate a file declares is a label, and a label can be rewritten. The spectrum is a measurement, and a measurement can still have an innocent explanation, such as a dark master or a vinyl rip. A lossless file is not bad because it does not look like a 320 kbps MP3. Tune Check prints the number and the picture, and stops there.
What does the badge with a frequency on it mean?
It is the height of the file, in kilohertz, and it appears on files Tune Check marks red. A real 320 runs to about 20 kHz and carries real sound in its top octave. A file that stops lower, or that reaches 20 kHz with nothing living above 16 kHz, is not the 320 you were promised, whatever its label says. Tune Check prints the number and the picture, and you can look at both.
Every track in our catalogue passes this same check.
Run it on your pool. Then run it on ours.
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