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The art and the science
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Second Edition
By
Bob Katz, Mastering Engineer of 3 Grammy-Winning albums, Digital Domain Studios, Orlando Florida
Description
Written by an award winning, highly respected professional, Mastering Audio gives you a thorough introduction to the unique procedures
and technical issues involved in mastering.
Suitable for all levels of students and professionals, it is ideal for anyone who wants
to increase their mastery of digital and analog audio: musicians, producers, A&R, mastering, recording and mixing engineers.
Fully updated
to cover the latest technologies, Mastering Audio discusses audio philosophy and art: sequencing, leveling, processing; how to make a
record album radio-ready; mixing as it reltes to mstering. Divided into 5 parts, the book begins with the basics - monitoring, mastering
techniques, useful tutorials and the fundamentals of dithering and decibels and moves on to more advanced concepts - jitter and clocking,
monitor collaboration as well as multi channel audio, miking and acoustics. Leading-edge audio concepts are explained in an easy-to-grasp
holistic style.
Including practical tips and real world experiences, Bob Katz explains the technical detail of the subject in his informative
and humorous style.
Audience
Musicians, producers, mastering recording and mixing engineers. Advanced beginners to professional level.
Contents
Foreword
Preparation:
No Mastering Engineer is an Island; Connecting It Together; An Earientation Session; Word lengths and Dither; Decibels
for Dummies; Monitoring
Mastering:
Putting the Album Together; Equalization Techniques;
Macrodynamics; The Downward Processes; The
Lost Processes; Noise Reduction; Other Processing
Advance Theory and Practice:
Monitor Calibration; The K-System; Analog and Digital
Signal Processing; How to Achieve Depth and Dimension in Recording, Mixing and Mastering; High Sample Rates, Is This Where It's At?;
Jitter--Separating the Myths From the Mysteries; Tips and Tricks
Out of the Jungle:
Education, Education, Education; At Last
Appendices
Index
Afterword
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 352 pages, publication date: OCT-2007
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80837-6
ISBN-10: 0-240-80837-1
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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