LUFS are the new way to measure loudness in audio. This new measurement scale is an important development for many issues in music...

Parallel compression is a powerful tool for shaping your dynamics. Aggressive compression can give your sounds a sense of weight and...

It’s easy to wonder why tape machines are still popular with some producers in 2020. In a recording era with better than ever access to...

Everyone knows good EQ is important for mixing music. Along with compression, EQ is the main tool for blending the tracks in your mix...

It’s easy to think of mixing as a magic process that turns raw tracks into slick productions. Complicated tutorials and racks of rare...

Every musical project is the result of a group of collaborators working together. Even when the artist is the star of the show, there’s...

Everyone knows mastering is an essential phase in the life cycle of a song. When the mix is finally complete, mastering is the step that...

So much effort goes into producing the tracks you love. Along the way, skilled pros lend their unique talents to every stage in a song’s...

Psychoacoustics sounds like an abstract scientific concept, but it comes into play whenever you listen to music. Listening to a track...

Multiband compression is a unique type of dynamics processing It’s a powerful compresor style that can address mix problems you might...

Modern listeners get their music from more diverse sources than ever before. In the past it was simple. Music producers knew their fans...

Hit tracks from professional producers almost always have one thing in common—they’re loud. That pro volume level is a basic expectation...

Compression and EQ are the two most essential tools in mixing. You’ll probably apply them on every single track in your session before...

Welcome to Hard Truths, the series on the LANDR Blog where we cut through the noise and take on a harsh reality from the world of music...

The two most important aspects of sound in mixing are dynamic range and frequency balance. When it comes to controlling frequencies in...

Mastering is the last step in the music production process. It’s the phase where your song gets its final polish and presentation for...

Audio editing is one of the most basic processes in music production. It’s the key DAW operations you perform on your audio files before...

Welcome to Hard Truths, the series on the LANDR Blog where we cut through the noise and take on a harsh reality from the world of music...

Many new producers wonder about mixing vs. mastering. It’s not always clear which stage in music production has the biggest influence—or...

It’s easy to daydream about doing nothing but mixing all day every day. You want to spend as much time as possible doing what you love...