tenfoot
I jumped right in and installed the new update,  as I do every month,  before I knew anything of the dreaded presence of Landr. Although like many of us I was a little surprised and unhappy to find it there,  I have now been working in the studio all day and half the night,  all the while successfully ignoring it completely.  Shockingly,  there have been no ill effects whatsoever.
 
Methinks we all worry too much about too little. Perhaps we should smile more:) 

bapu

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
There are many people I know who are top notch musicians but rarely frequent a user forum let alone post. 

Thank God. We luddites would just want to drool all over them.

Beepster
I also resent the sentiment that people who frequent forums (and most specifically this forum) are somehow less able or likely to make rational decisions or observations about the products they use.
 

artturner
Since this thread was a little long on opinions (mine included) and short on examples, I thought I would contribute.
 
This is an acoustic instrumental, the title was a happy accident, I really had no intention of doing this when I started this song today.
 
Here is the original after I had done what I could to it:
https://soundcloud.com/ar...y-choices-now-original
iZotope Alloy 2 on drums, Vintage Scooped Drums preset
iZotope Ozone 6 on master, Warm and Transparent preset
REmatrix on a reverb bus, Modern Feel preset
 
I fed LANDR the resulting master and here is what LANDR did with it on medium:
https://soundcloud.com/artturnermusic/what-are-my-choices-now-landr-medium
 
I kind of like the "pop" and clarity of the LANDR version. Can any of you true mastering gurus tell me what LANDR did to achieve this?
 
Thanks!

jpetersen
OK. In the meantime, I've been having a lot of fun with your two sound files.
 
First I reduced the volume of the LANDR one so both sound equally loud.
 
Then I flipped through the presets supplied with Ozone 5. Most are too heavy-handed, but I found one that is not too far off and started to investigate. The EQ is scooped at around 500Hz with curves that look similar to that of the BBE Sonic Maximizer. However, when the violin becomes dominant, it keeps it's mid-frequency character. Interesting.
 
One thing I'm finding when just applying presets is, liking one and taking it as a starting point is very much a matter of taste. Which one is "better"? Hard to say. Craig Anderton likes vocals, so he focuses on that. But unless there are flaws in the sense of Craig's "Public Service" video, whereby there are nasty resonances to find and eliminate, it's not really possible to find out how clever LANDR really is. Your recordings don't have such flaws (well - I have only done 3 albums, so what do I know?).
 
I have to work so I've left it for now, but will continue. It's keeping me fascinated.
 
But so far, a BBE-like effect centered at 500Hz.
Thanks!!! Educational stuff.

Noel Borthwick [Cakewalk]
If you were referring to my post the point I was making was in direct response to Craig's post, that we need to support the many users of our products who might be very experienced in other ways but not very technical with DAW's. Not sure why you drew the conclusion that people on forums were any less.