Landr review7/26/2023 ![]() ![]() $89.99/year sounds absurdly expensive considering the competition. Distrokid, the only distributor I know that does a flat annual rate like Landr (any other?) takes a cut and Landr doesn't. shazam is a scam and I believe the "keep uploaded forever" part is also cleverly worded but there is a loophole. They take no % cut of any earnings, and they include many extras that other services make you pay for song by song such as Social Media monetization etcĭistrokid is 19.99/month, youtube monetization is 14.99 I think. That's the perspective with we approach the subject.Landr's plan for $89.99/year unlimited releases really appeals to me. But they wouldn't come here, because this is where people come to learn. If an artist doesn't have the interest in trying that and learning how to do it themselves, then it's all good that they want to use those. I think if you like whatever these online services are doing to your mix (most of these give you a free preview), you can go back to your mix and try to replicate it yourself and save a few bucks. Sure, compared with professional mastering they are much more affordable, but what you are getting is not comparable as a service. OP asked for the professional perspective. They are aggressively marketing themselves as the thing that will make you ready for release, so I honestly don't think they need defending either. Almost all these services are purporting themselves as an affordable replacement of professional mastering, and they are not that so it's worth making that distinction. There is no shaming them, it's just making it clear what they are and what they are not. It's not a perfect replacement for a mastering engineer, but it works fantastically, is great sounding, and highly regarded by guys like Phil Tan, Ryan West, Matthew Weiss and more.Īlso, and this is true: a robot arm controls the knobs. You pay one low price per track or use their subscription service and can try all 5 presets. ![]() The reason is that it's an entirely analog high-end, HW chain (with a digital front end for the automation) with 5 presets, created by a real mastering engineer. Mixing a track well is your real goal.Īs for online mastering, there is exactly ONE online mastering system worth using: Aria. A properly mixed, well-balanced track might barely need mastering at all. It adds tone, level, limiting, saturation, and balance in an attempt to maximize the tonal and level balance of an already mixed track, as well as set correct levels and eq balance for the end format. If I may make an assumption based on your question, first, you really need to "master" mixing: mastering is a specific process that is half music production and half format production. ![]() Preset algorithmic mastering generally isn't great. Helps us keep the sub clean by reporting posts and comments that are in fault. Check out the rest of them before posting and learn more behind their reason to be:
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