WonderTruly (she/they)
Absolutely not. Mastering is a magnificent dark art, not a means to an end. Engineers like @hilljam put DECADES of work into ear training so they can fine tune a mix into not just something crisp and professional, but also something that is INTERESTING, that preserves the personality of the song & its artist.
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Show threadWonderTruly (she/they)Dec 23, 2023

Full disclosure, as someone who is and has often been dirt broke throughout my career, I know how tempting it is to take shortcuts. Hell, I used Landr myself when I didn’t know better. All I cared about was loudness, and Landr did that for me.

But it’s not hard to learn how to slap a limiter on your master bus and get that release-ready volume boost!

Show threadWonderTruly (she/they)Dec 23, 2023
What IS hard, and where there is so much room for growth, is making a solid community network accessible. There are great mentors out there, and engineers who are willing to barter or even donate their time, but I think we don’t always have the tools to connect artists with engineers in a process that’s as easy as pushing a button for an algorithm on Landr. We have to get better at lifting each other up and helping educate each other in our music communities.
Show threadChris White finds this vexingDec 23, 2023
@WonderTruly Plus, if you don’t learn a bit about critical listening and mastering, you’re not gonna know when that LANDR master is a piece of shit.
Show threadWonderTruly (she/they)Dec 23, 2023
@stoneymonster yes!! Absolutely!
Show threadjamie hill🏴‍☠️Dec 23, 2023
@WonderTruly 🤝🫶