Mastering Audio The Art and the Science

Name: Mastering Audio The Art and the Science
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ISBN: 9780240808376

ISBN-10: 0240808371

ISBN-13: 9780240808376

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Bob Katz

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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…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 10/3/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 9.25" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Foreword


Introduction



Preparation



No Mastering Engineer is an Island



Connecting It Together



An Earientation Session



Wordlengths and Dither



Decibels: Not for Dummies



Monitor Quality



Mastering Techniques



Putting the Album Together



Equalization Techniques How to Manipulate Dynamic Range for Fun & Profit



Part One: Macrodynamics



Part Two: Downward Processes



Part Three: The Lost Processes



Noise Reduction



Top Processors



Advanced Theory and Practice



How to Make Better Recordings in the 21st Century


Color Plates



Monitor Setup and Calibration



Additional Mastering Techniques



Analog and Digital Processing



How to Achieve Depth and Dimension in Recording, Mixing and Mastering



Surround Mastering



High Sample Rates, Is This Where It's At?



Jitter-Separating the Myths from the Mysteries



Technical Tips and Tricks



In Conclusion



Education, Education, Education



Appendices



Radio Ready-The Truth



The Tower of Babel-Audio File Formats



Preparing Tapes and Files



Premastering for Vinyl



Tape Label/Log



Conversions



I Feel the Need for Speed



I Feel the Need for Capacity



Footnotes on the K-System



Recommended Reading, Test CDs



Biography: Eric James



Biography: Bob Katz



Glossary


Index


Afterword