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Our thoughts on sound, tools, and the decisions behind what we build

Kenny Larkin: How Techno Was Invented and How I Survived Getting Shot

Introducing In the Room with Musik Hack — our new podcast series of deep-dive conversations with our favorite people across the whole music industry, from artists to engineers to executives.

Alex

13 January 2026

Podcast

Mixing & Mastering

Loudness and Dynamic Range

Is dynamic range purely good? Is Loudness purely good or bad?

Sam Fischmann

28 August 2025

Plugin Philosophy

On Designing Plugins

There are lots of challenges that go into writing plugins, but one of the hardest things is not losing vision for the overall sound!

Sam Fischmann

15 August 2025

Community

Interview with Patch Bae

Talking with Patch Bae (from Weiss Advice)

Sam Fischmann

14 August 2025

Plugin Shootout: Can Master Plan Compete with The God Particle, Ozone, and LANDR?

Mastering is changing. It’s not a final step anymore. It’s part of the mix. And the tools we use should reflect that.

Mixing & Mastering

04 August 2025

When You Want Your Vocals to Cut Through Without Getting Harsh

Is This What You Want From Your Mix? When you're finishing a vocal mix, you want to make it feel clear, upfront, and expensive without getting harsh, brittle, or overprocessed, so you can confidently place it next to a SZA, The Weeknd, or Doja song and know it holds up. If that’s the target, then this is how you do it, with FUEL.

Mixing & Mastering

06 May 2025

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Podcast

Kenny Larkin: How Techno Was Invented and How I Survived Getting Shot

Introducing In the Room with Musik Hack — our new podcast series of deep-dive conversations with our favorite people across the whole music industry, from artists to engineers to executives.

Alex

13 January 2026

Mixing & Mastering