A neat read I think, even touches on LANDR, a new-ish and pretty compelling service. I've only tried it once but it worked as intended - tweaked a file, made a

A neat read I think, even touches on LANDR, a new-ish and pretty compelling service. I've only tried it once but it worked as intended - tweaked a file, made a difference. Improved? Too subjective, but a tentative yes. I do take such an article with a grain of salt though, because a lot of the "tightest" sounding music since 2010 - in my PERSONAL opinion - is in drum & bass and, more than likely, not run through too much outboard gear like is romanticized here. Smart routing in Ableton and into iZotope isn't outside the reach of intelligent, determined artists and producers of many stripes. I just tend to think "Oh, yeah Grimes sounds pretty good, so does Radiohead, but compared to what's happening in a Netsky or Camo & Krooked track, just different ballparks altogether." Like I said, that's me and my ears. Having great outboard gear can truly make a difference if the source material is great.