They don't provide ISRC codes, UPC codes, file sequencing, DDP creation, Metadata embedding and a number of other small, but very important things that go into finalizing a standard master. If you want to make sure your music is tracked properly and that you get paid correctly, don't use LANDR. They are giving you part 1 of around 10 other steps that go into a standard master. Also forget any sort of automating or real life and emotion from a master.Īnother huge issue I have with LANDR is that they give you a "master" that is not ready for release. LANDR has no idea what compression is doing to the track other then making hit a number they have decided is "professional". LANDR will just smash it down. bye snare, cymbals, and excitement. If your track has a vocal with some high sibilance that is harsh, I can smooth that out. If you work with me I can actually carve some space for the bass and kick. If your track has too much low end LANDR will just smash it down. All LANDR sees is an EQ curve, RMS numbers, and then it boost, cuts, and smashes to mimic things that are currently popular. It can't even distinguish between a kick drum or a bass. They claim "it's smart and getting smarter". The algorithm and technology they use literally has no idea what it's listening to. It comes from listening. You have to be able to distinguish what your actually hearing so you can then pick the right tools and signal chain to build up a great sounding master. all of these things are required in mastering.
When you listen, you notice if the kick is hitting right, if the vocal is too harsh, do the choruses hit hard, do they need to be wider, does the bass need to be carved out so the kick can have impact. When you listen, you're digesting how the song feels, you learn where the song is and where it needs to go. One of the main things that goes into mastering is listening. Read any mastering book, talk to any mastering engineer, google what mastering is and there is nothing remotely close to what the CEO said. and mixing does the opposite of what he describes.Įverything he just described about mastering is literally wrong. Obviously your song is going to sound like a mess when you "randomly record" instruments. "mastering" is trying to make it sound like a band is playing in front of you and that when you randomly record instruments the mixing stage causes you to lose that perception and that LANDR will fix that, instantly. When you randomly record the instruments in a song and put them back together in the mixing stage, you totally lose that perception of the landscape.” This is how the CEO of LANDR describes mastering - "Mastering is basically creating room dynamics to give the impression that you’re listening to the actual band playing in front of you. The problem I have with LANDR is that they are falsely representing what Mastering is, which goes to show how much Mastering is misunderstood in the industry. I embrace the pursuit of creating new things.
I want to start by saying I embrace technology. It's not anyone's fault but LANDR because they are fibbing that they "master" your track and their CEO doesn't even know what mastering is. Siri makes me look like an idiot all the time. They describe the process in cute ways such as "Siri behind an SSL console". but if you care about your music you will read it.Īs many of you have probably heard, there are multiple "Auto-Mastering" companies out there.
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