My unmastered track peaked at -10.07dB while my integrated loudness was around -26.3 LUFS. We also have identified variations in aesthetics for each genre that can alter the feel and emotional impact, with our mastering styles preferences.” Technical Comparison Loudness These changes can be small or big, depending on your mix. Our AI identifies the genre-specific features and compares them across a large number of tracks, making decisions about EQ, stereo width, compression, tone, saturation, loudness, that will make it stand out and be perfect for the style of music. “LANDR has been developed and improved over the years to understand how to best treat your music by making subtle mastering decisions that are appropriate for the genre of your track and by identifying audio features that are most important. I actually asked LANDR if they could provide me with some information about the algorithm and they were kind enough to respond with the following: The hard part is programming an algorithm that works with every possible mix without human interaction. Thousands of tracks are analysed and an average is created that is applied to those tracks you upload. Data such as, loudness, tonal balance and stereo width can be easily measured. You create an algorithm that analyses lots of tracks in one specific genre. The concept of machine learning is pretty simple. I have heard about LANDR for a while now and since the increasing interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning an automated mastering service was inevitable. I will review the paid plans in a feature article. The Pro plan, however, allows you to use unlimited high quality, 24-bit Wav files, without paying per individual track. In addition to this monthly or annual fee you still have to pay per track, but this amount is discounted according to the plan you have. LANDR has 3 different paid plans that give you access to additional features. And I only tested this with the free version. So in terms of quality I think it did a great job. The LANDR master had more punch and clarity in the high end and when comparing the two versions I noticed my own master had some muddy frequencies left that were gone in LANDR’s version. It really put an extra layer of quality on top and I was actually disappointed about the quality of my own self-mastered version.Īudio Comparison between unmastered, self-mastered and mastered by LANDR The LANDR version had much more impact and low end than my own master. I have to say I was surprised by the result! It did a much better job than I initially thought was possible for an automated mastering service. The free version generates a 192kbps mp3 file and doesn’t provide you with extra mastering options, but it’s a good way to test out the service. LANDR allows you to master 2 tracks for free each month. It’s an electronic progressive house track which I mixed with plenty of headroom (10dB) left for mastering. So I signed up for a free account on and uploaded my track. It worked out all right, but I was curious how a service like LANDR would handle it. I put the track to rest for a month, so I could master it with fresh ears because I didn’t have the budget to hire a mastering engineer. I recently mastered a track I produced a while ago, a bad idea, I know. LANDR has been around for a while now, and I finally decided to try it out for myself.
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