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Fletcher-Munson Curves: How Equal Loudness Contours Affect How You Mix
Your experience of music is more than just vibrations travelling through the air. Fletcher-Munson Curves explain why. As soon as a sound...
Mar 15, 20193 min read


How to Choose the Right Mastering Style for Your Mix
Mastering is more than just the finishing touches on your track. A good master should enrich the unique qualities and sonic signature of...
Mar 7, 20193 min read


Parallel Compression 101: How to Give Your Mix Punchier Dynamics
Parallel compression is a powerful tool for shaping your dynamics. Aggressive compression can give your sounds a sense of weight and...
Jan 21, 20193 min read


What is Dither and When Do You Use It?
There are a few topics out there that never fail to get engineers ranting and raving. Y’know, topics like loudness, compression,...
Nov 13, 20185 min read


How to Prepare Your Album for LANDR Mastering
You finished recording and mixing the songs on your album—Congratulations! Now for the finishing touch. You already know that albums...
May 17, 20183 min read


The LANDR Mastering Guide
This LANDR Mastering User Guide will help you get the very best possible results from your LANDR masters. In this guide, you’ll find...
Mar 2, 20184 min read


Stereo Widening: 7 Simple Ways to Give Your Mix Width
Let’s face it, most mixes don’t jump out of the speaker. They need stereo widening. Without a strong stereo image, your mix will struggle...
Nov 10, 20177 min read


How to Mix Reference Better With LANDR Unlimited Mastering
Mix referencing… If you make music, you’ve probably heard the term. Most engineers and artists do it in some form. In essence, mix...
Sep 6, 20177 min read


Gain Staging: How to Get Healthy Levels for a Better Mix
You’ve probably heard it a thousand times before: You need to pay attention to your gain staging! You need to leave headroom when you’re...
May 1, 20174 min read


Why Unlimited Mastering Isn’t Just Mastering Anymore
Unlimited mastering. Unlimited possibilities. Limited Then… Unlimited Now. Mastering has technically always been “unlimited.” Anyone with...
Apr 5, 20173 min read


How To Improve Your Mixes Using Dirt, Fuzz and Crunch
Dirt, grit, noise and buzz are bad right? Aren’t those all the elements you try to AVOID in the recording and mixing phase? Well, not...
Jan 5, 20174 min read


The Highest Quality LANDR Master Is Now Unlimited
You asked for unlimited 24-bit masters. We heard you. Our highest quality HD 24-bit WAV masters are now free with all yearly pro plans....
Oct 24, 20161 min read


How LANDR Was Used to Make Pixar’s Best Short Film in Years
Piper is the animated short screening in theaters before Finding Dory—the long awaited Finding Nemo sequel. Finding Dory reached a lot of...
Jul 4, 20165 min read


Audio Formats: Everything Musicians Need to Know For Picking the Right File
Get educated and get your audio format right. What’s the best audio format? It’s a common question. I’m sure you’ve asked yourself...
May 5, 20165 min read


How To Use Panning To Get Bigger Sound In Your Mix
Don’t just pan. Pan for gold. There’s one thing that all good music has in common: space. Space gives your sound clarity. It makes sure...
Apr 29, 20163 min read


Why Dorian Is LANDR’s Biggest Leap Forward Ever
LANDR has gone all Dorian on us. Defiant Definitions Creativity cannot be defined. Here at LANDR, we strive to evolve and grow just like...
Apr 28, 20162 min read


How to go From Mixed to Mastered Faster Than You Can say ‘808’
Ever wish you could automatically master your recordings as you produce them? Great minds think alike. We know from experience that...
Dec 11, 20151 min read


The LANDR Desktop App Is Here. And It’s Spectacular.
Seriously—it’s really, really great. Our new App puts LANDR directly on your desktop—and at the heart of your creative process. Now you...
Nov 23, 20152 min read


Mix Referencing: How To Use It To Get The Perfect Mix
There’s only one way to know if your song is good. Mix Referencing. It’s that burning question every creator asks themselves: Is my song...
Oct 27, 20153 min read


Does Loudness Equal Success?
Loudness is like Jelly Beans for human ears — literal ear candy. But is louder actually better? We take a look at the link between...
Aug 11, 20153 min read
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