LANDR - Instant online mastering

[vonparty]

Just wanted to share what I think is a pretty revolutionary new tool...
instant online mastering. www.landr.com

Here's a promo code to get a free month trial of the pro service (no need to enter a credit card or anything annoying):
http://bit.ly/1nctHcU

[savyurrecords]

Care to do a bit better and post a before and after?

[vonparty]

I've been doing lots of double-blind testing comparing LANDR masters with pro mastering jobs we've had done... generally it's performing really well...

I'll do a before and after post soon...

[Captain Johnson]

Hmmmmm, interesting. Although surely a stop gap solution…

[vonparty]

very useful for mastering dj mixes and live recordings too...

[pepezabala]

I tested it yesterday and was pleasently surprised. Also good for instant filesharing. Upload your track, you get a free email with a download link for the mastered track. just forward to your agent/fans/collaborateurs. quick and dirty.

[Airyck]

Interesting, thanks for the heads up. I'll give it a go

I feel like this should be one of those horribly stupid internet advertisements...

"mastering engineers hate this one stupid little trick, click here to see what it is" lol

I know it's not that but that's what it reminds me of :p

[mholloway]

Now if somebody would just release an "Instant online song generator," we could delete our DAWs and sit back & relax for the rest of our lives!

[Airyck]

So I threw a dance tune at it over lunch to listen to in the car at work today (I have a very crude mix of the track so far but it sounds decent). The tune was not really prepped for mastering but I wanted to see what came out. It actually sounded better than no mastering at all. Certain sounds popped out more that had initially been hidden and the was a better balance between the lows/mids/highs. I was doing some A/B switching in the car and noticed a less flat and narrow sound over all. I think it's great for a quick dirty mastering check and honestly sounds much better than no mastering at all.

It seems to be a perfect setup for doing a quick master for sharing with friends or if you're going out to play and want things to be a little more even and balanced on that brand new track you haven't had time to master yet. This is only one track but I think I'll try more just to see what happens.
I may also master the track myself then upload and compare the landr master to my own. Then at least I get to pick between the two. It seems like it's not an end all be all mastering service but something that could be very useful for other reasons such as a different perspective on a track you're working on etc... I can already hear things that I'd like to do to the track in the mix after doing a quick automated landr master.

The way I see it it's actually a very useful service even if it's not for the final product (in some cases I think it could be though). Maybe it's good with dance music? Maybe it's adjustments match my mixing flaws, hard to say but I don't think it should be discredited and made fun of so easily, it seems there has been some thought put into it that's for sure.

[Tarekith]

I would love to have a go at mastering something that someone had done by LANDR as well, could be interesting.

[H20nly]

it says in the fine print that 50% of the rights and 15% of any royalties you make go to them.
your tracks will be featured in German shizer films and in a cassette player in Ron Jeremy's new double length feature.

[Captain Johnson]

it says in the fine print that 50% of the rights and 15% of any royalties you make go to them.
your tracks will be featured in German shizer films and in a cassette player in Ron Jeremy's new double length feature.

Yeah what do they own if you use their service…

[re:dream]

https://www.landr.com/#/about/terms

[H20nly]

We may revise these Terms from time to time, and will always post the most current version on our website. If a revision meaningfully reduces your rights, we will notify you (by, for example, sending a message to the email address associated with your account, posting on our blog or on this page). By continuing to use or access the Services after the revisions come into effect, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms.

of course you'll get an email after the rules have been changed, of course.

[TheNobleNemesis]

it says in the fine print that 50% of the rights and 15% of any royalties you make go to them.
your tracks will be featured in German shizer films and in a cassette player in Ron Jeremy's new double length feature.

I didn't see that in the fine print. In which part do they say this?