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# Can LANDR Replace Your Mastering Engineer?
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/can-landr-replace-your-mastering-engineer/
- Published: 2014-07-02T10:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-07-02T10:30:00.000Z
- Description: Times are definitely changing. With the rise of techno-everything, more and more tasks are being moved to automated systems. Data entry, assessment, and export can all be done at a. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/07/can-landr-replace-your-mastering-engineer.html]
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- Tags: Music Business, Music Marketing, Music Tech, Music Think Tank, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

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Times are definitely changing. With the rise of techno-everything, more and more tasks are being moved to automated systems. Data entry, assessment, and export can all be done at a touch of a button. Photographs can be broken down into layers, modified, and put back together again with the stroke of a virtual brush. Sounds can be created on a keypad instead of an instrument. The act of creating music has so many elements that make it nearly impossible to authentically replicate with computers, but when it comes to [mastering](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio%5Fmastering?ref=hypebot.com) that created music, has LANDR cracked the code?

Many seem to think so. LANDR has provided a platform that saves a lot of time and money if you're wanting to churn tracks – but if you're wanting to sell records, you might not want to be so quick to give your [mastering engineer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastering%5Fengineer?ref=hypebot.com) the boot. Explore the pros and cons of LANDR with **Brian Hazard** as he makes the case for going the extra mile on [MusicThinkTank.com](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/can-landr-replace-your-mastering-engineer.html?ref=hypebot.com)

"Your mastering engineer can be, as Chris from [London](http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=51.5072222222,-0.1275&spn=0.1,0.1&q=51.5072222222,-0.1275%20%28London%29&t=h&ref=hypebot.com) Exchange puts it, The [Fifth Beatle](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth%5FBeatle?ref=hypebot.com). We are partners in releasing the best records possible, which often extends into areas beyond mixing, like promotional advice and track sequencing."

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