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Editing Drum Samples Creatively: 7 Quick Tips
Drum samples have infinite potential. Tap into it. You can sample anything: clipping your toenails, a squeaky door opening, a leaky...
Mar 3, 20163 min read


Are You Getting the Most Out of Your DAW?
Music production software is only as good as you make it. Your digital audio workstation is a tool. Just like a hammer or a saw. Hammers...
Feb 23, 20163 min read


Drum Compression: One Simple Technique for Punchier Drums
You can’t have fatness and punch right? Wrong. I’ll admit it, my drums were flat. I was happy with my patterns, but the sound always came...
Feb 20, 20162 min read


The 12 Best DAW Apps In The World Today
Music production software changed music. It’s no secret. When digital audio workstations (DAWs) came on the market, audio recording,...
Feb 14, 201612 min read


The LANDR Desktop App Is Now Available For Windows
The LANDR Desktop App is now available for Windows. Rejoice. We made LANDR for everyone. That’s why we’re super excited to announce that...
Feb 4, 20161 min read


How to Make Original Music When Everything’s Already Been Done
It’s not hard to be original. But in a time where anything is available with the push of a button the definition of ‘original’ has...
Feb 3, 20162 min read


My 5 Steps To Finishing a Track Properly
Sometimes silence is golden. But only sometimes. Before you send your mix out for audio mastering, there are 5 steps you have to take to...
Jan 29, 20163 min read


How To Use Samples In Your Tracks Without Getting Sued
Sample a bit of this. Sample a bit of that. It’s the taster’s choice. Whether you know it or not, sampling is everywhere in music....
Jan 27, 20163 min read


How to Promote Your Music: The Artist’s Guide to Getting Heard
Getting paid for your music comes down to 2 words: self-promotion. When big business streaming became the new norm in the music industry...
Jan 15, 20161 min read


How to Turn Bedroom Beats Into a Career With xSDTRK
Yonatan Ayal is a kid at heart. Which might surprise you, given his level of success. His drive has led him to success as both a solo...
Jan 8, 20164 min read


Why Hustle Beats Talent When Talent Don’t Hustle
Jesse Tolbert has a tattoo on his arm. Its message is simple: Made in Detroit. Born and raised in Motown, the words describe Tolbert’s...
Dec 30, 20156 min read


The Ten Best Articles Of 2015 That Every Musician Should Read
2015 was the most important year for music in decades. What didn’t happen in music this year? It’s a tough question. The internet was...
Dec 29, 20153 min read


Everything I Learned About Making Music in 2015
I just got into producing. I’m new to the wonderful world of music creation. After years of absorbing, listening, hoarding and dissecting...
Dec 23, 20153 min read


9 Free VST Plugins For Mixing Perfect Vocals
In our How to Mix Music guide we talked about why mixing dynamic sounds is a tough egg to crack. Vocals are super dynamic so...
Dec 17, 20153 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


Govales Goes All In With A New LANDR-Mastered Track
Our favorite R&B crooner and LANDR family member Govales goes “ALL IN” with his newest track, as covered by The FADER. The sensual...
Dec 7, 20151 min read


How To Reduce Annoying DAW Latency
Save your home studio desktop environment. Reduce your CPU load. One of my favourite feelings is laying on the warm sand in the middle of...
Dec 4, 20153 min read


Blue Hawaii’s Alex Cowan: A Vessel For Greater Music
Dive into Blue Hawaii’s textures—head first for best results. Alex Cowan is driven. He makes up one half of Blue Hawaii—a group name that...
Nov 27, 20153 min read


How To Give Thanksing For What Really Matters
LANDR is catching feels today. Dearest Friends, So we wanna take a second and reflect on (or maybe reverberate on) everything we’re...
Nov 26, 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
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