Die, robot

While throughout these pages, we’re determined to emphasise the good that AI and smart algorithms can bring to the table, there are still many who baulk at the idea of a future wherein a multitude of mechanical minds sculpt and pen our tracks. While those musicgenerating platforms face considerable contempt from some, others direct their ire at the automation of smart algorithms. Mastering platforms come under particular fire. While the continual advancement of the algorithmically-driven platforms such as LANDR and eMastered leads them to get smarter, the companies themselves offer an olive branch to traditional jobbing mastering engineers. As eMastered’s Colin McLoughlin told The Verge in an interview, “For the absolute best mastering, a traditional mastering engineer will always be the ultimate option.”