Singing puts some serious demands on your body. To project a clear sound your diaphragm, airways and vocal cords all work together. The...

In most modern pop productions, vocals are the centerpiece. For any vocal take, the goal is to not only make them sound polished, but...

Vocals are the most important element of a song. They convey the emotion, drama and human connection in music. What are studio vocals?...

A great vocal take can make or break a track. That’s why top artists and producers put so much effort into recording vocals as well as...

Synth pads are the washy ambient textures that help build the atmosphere of a track. You may not hear them clearly in a dense mix, but...

De-esser plugins are an important part of any pro vocal chain. They help reduce the effect of one of the most frustrating issues in vocal...

The sounds you use in your music each have their own distinct character. Whether they come from VSTs, sample packs or your audio...

Audio normalization is a concept that comes up fairly often for new producers. It’s a music production process that’s been around since...

Vocal harmony is a special sound. From soaring harmonized lead lines to classic stacks of backing vocals, vocal harmonies play a major...

Free recording software has empowered countless musicians to start their creative journey. It’s possible because tools that would once...

Until the inception of the DAW, music-making was always a very hands-on experience. As Francesca Lombardo recounts, even the early days...

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...

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...

There’s something special about the sound of a cassette, they produce this amazing warmth and warble as they pass the electromagnetic...

Modular synth is taking over the world. This once uncommon synthesis type has become the main arena for sonic experimentation in...

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...

Subtractive synthesis sounds like an abstract scientific concept. But if you’ve ever used a synthesizer in your music production...

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...