Promoting your music effectively on a DIY basis is tricky. Watching big artists pour thousands into massive campaigns can make the...

LANDR’s senior audio engineer Al Isler loves to talk mixing. So we opened up our P.O. box to the LANDR community and asked you to send Al...

The mandolin VST is an underutilized VST that can be used for various types of music. Modern music production has been notorious for...

A DIY vocal booth is the best solution for recording great sounding vocals at home. Vocals are one of the most important elements of a...

The Arturia Keylab 88 MK II is the remake of the highly revered and tested Keylab Essential. One of the biggest selling points of the...

The Akai MPK Mini MKII is the most affordable and portable version of Akai’s MPK series. This keyboard has become renowned in the...

For musician, actor, multimedia artist and university professor Yassin ‘Narcy’ Alsalman, music is a spiritual conversation, and good...

The future of music distribution comes down to two words: Metadata matters. Metadata ensures your songs are ready for distribution and...

On the surface, the goal of your music promotion seems pretty straightforward. You want to grow your following enough to bring your music...

I started making music and becoming obsessed when I was in high school. This would have been around 2004. Over the years I became more...

There are a number of reasons why you would be curious as to how much a piano weighs. Perhaps you’re getting ready to move or you’re...

LANDR’s Senior Audio Engineer Al Isler loves to talk mixing. So we opened up our P.O. box to the LANDR community and asked you to send Al...

By now, everyone knows how important it is to promote your music online. The new normal is spending a considerable chunk of time writing...

The first thing that comes to mind when thinking about songs in 7 is the band Rush. I grew up listening to classic rock and at the time I...

The AKG K275 professional studio headphones are another fantastic pair of cans from the classic pro audio brand. These low-impedance,...

Nektar is a company that has been growing on me in the last few years. They have released a couple of different high-end MIDI controllers...

Senior LANDR Audio Engineer Al Isler sat down to share his 15 most useful mix tips for producers and mix engineers of all levels. He...

Planning your release is one of the most exciting parts of music promotion. Your album is almost done! But it’s hard to put together a...

Metrics for musicians. It’s a phrase that’s becoming more and more important in music promotion. And for good reason. In a recent poll,...

I often see introductory mixing guides that stress the importance of not relying on headphones for mixing music. While they make a lot of...