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Guides, deep dives, and updates from the team building Phantom.

Phantom v1.2.3: Approved for the Anthropic Marketplace

Phantom has been approved for the Anthropic Plugin Marketplace. Two new processing tools, hardened security across all 19 tools, and a leaner codebase.

FadeLabs Team - May 14, 2026

EBU R128 Loudness Explained for Mixing Engineers

What EBU R128 means in practice: LUFS targets for Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube, how loudness normalization works, and how to check your mix before mastering.

FadeLabs Team - May 13, 2026

Frequency Masking in Mixing: How to Find and Fix It

Frequency masking is the main reason mixes sound muddy or unclear. Learn what it is, why it happens, and how to use Phantom's masking analysis tools to locate and fix frequency overlap in your mix.

FadeLabs Team - May 13, 2026