Resources
Free tools to prep yourtrack before you send it.
Prep guides, prompt builders and readiness checks. A little prep here makes your final result better, and your turnaround faster.
Free guide
Stem Prep Guide
Grouping, sample rate, bit depth, naming, dry vs wet vocals and how to send a clean reference. Saves a revision round on nearly every mix.
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AI Prompt Builder
Build a stronger AI generation prompt in under 1000 characters. Genre, energy, mood, groove, vocals and era, all selectable.
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Mix Readiness Checker
Upload a mix for a free readiness score and warnings: clipping, limiting, brightness, bass width. No card required.
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Why I Built Echo Forte
Two decades of records, years in A&R, and the finishing gap that keeps killing good songs. The story behind the service, from founder Aden Forté.
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How Loud Should a Club Master Be?
Six commercial club masters measured against their real premasters: median -7.7 LUFS, true peaks over zero, dynamics untouched. The numbers versus the forums.
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Why AI Masters Sound Flat
Louder and smaller at the same time is measurable. What crest factor and loudness range reveal about over-limited masters, and what a proper chain does instead.
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LANDR vs BandLab vs Echo Forte
One premaster through three services, aligned, level-matched and measured. Flip between them mid-play and judge with your ears.
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Run your track through the tools, then start a master or send a brief. A bit of prep up front gets you a better result, faster.