Mastering Audio
Mastering Audio - The Art and the Science (Paperback, 3rd Edition)
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In an easy-to-grasp, holistic manner Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition unravels the technical mysteries that regularly challenge audio engineers. Including practical tips and real world experiences, Bob Katz explains the technical detail of the subject in his informative and humorous style. Completely reorganized to focus on workflow, this third edition details mastering by providing a step-by-step approach to the process. First covering practical techniques and basic theory, this industry classicalso addresses advanced theory and practice. The book’s new approach is especially suitable to accompany a one- or two-term course in audio and mastering.
Completely rewritten and organized to address changes that will continue to influence the audio world, this third edition includes several new chapters addressing the influence of loudness measurement and assessment and provides explanation of how mastering engineers must integrate loudness measurement and PLR assessment in their mastering techniques.
Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition also includes the newest approaches to equalization, monitor response measurement and correction, the psychoacoustics of clipping, an extended discussion of restoration and noise reduction techniques, an extended set of listening examples, and an updated chapter on surround mastering including coverage of Pure Audio BluRay.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Preparation
Chapter 1- No mastering engineer is an island
Chapter 2- connecting it together
Chapter 3- An Earientation session
Chpater4- Word lengths and dither
Chapter 5- Decibels: Not for Dummies
Chapter 6- Monitor quality
Part 2 Mastering Techniques
Chapter7- Putting the album together
Chapter8- Equalization
Chapter 9- Macrodynamics
Chapter 10- Downward Process
Chapter 11- The Lost process
Chapter 12- Noise reduction
Chapter 13-Top processors
Part 3- Advanced Theory and Practice
Chapter 14- How to make better recordings in the 21 century
Chapter 15- Monitor set up and calibration
Chapter 16- Additional Mastering Techniques
Chapter 17- Analog and digital processing
Chapter18- How to achieve depth and dimension in recording , mixing and mastering
Chapter19 Surround sound mastering
Chapter 20- High sample rates
Chapter 21- Jitter
Chapter 22- Technical tips and techniques
Part 4- In conclusion
Chapter23- Education Education Education
Appendices
1- Radio Ready
2- the tower of Babel
3- Preparing tapes and files
3- Premastering for vinyl
5- Tape label
log
6- Conversations
7- I feel the need for speed
8
I feel the need for capacity
9- Footnotes on the K- system
10 Recommended reading, Test CD's
11- Biography: Eric James
12-Biography: Bob Katz
13- Glossary
Completely rewritten and organized to address changes that will continue to influence the audio world, this third edition includes several new chapters addressing the influence of loudness measurement and assessment and provides explanation of how mastering engineers must integrate loudness measurement and PLR assessment in their mastering techniques.
Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition also includes the newest approaches to equalization, monitor response measurement and correction, the psychoacoustics of clipping, an extended discussion of restoration and noise reduction techniques, an extended set of listening examples, and an updated chapter on surround mastering including coverage of Pure Audio BluRay.
Table of Contents
Part 1 Preparation
Chapter 1- No mastering engineer is an island
Chapter 2- connecting it together
Chapter 3- An Earientation session
Chpater4- Word lengths and dither
Chapter 5- Decibels: Not for Dummies
Chapter 6- Monitor quality
Part 2 Mastering Techniques
Chapter7- Putting the album together
Chapter8- Equalization
Chapter 9- Macrodynamics
Chapter 10- Downward Process
Chapter 11- The Lost process
Chapter 12- Noise reduction
Chapter 13-Top processors
Part 3- Advanced Theory and Practice
Chapter 14- How to make better recordings in the 21 century
Chapter 15- Monitor set up and calibration
Chapter 16- Additional Mastering Techniques
Chapter 17- Analog and digital processing
Chapter18- How to achieve depth and dimension in recording , mixing and mastering
Chapter19 Surround sound mastering
Chapter 20- High sample rates
Chapter 21- Jitter
Chapter 22- Technical tips and techniques
Part 4- In conclusion
Chapter23- Education Education Education
Appendices
1- Radio Ready
2- the tower of Babel
3- Preparing tapes and files
3- Premastering for vinyl
5- Tape label
log
6- Conversations
7- I feel the need for speed
8
I feel the need for capacity
9- Footnotes on the K- system
10 Recommended reading, Test CD's
11- Biography: Eric James
12-Biography: Bob Katz
13- Glossary
