Mastering Audio - The Art and the Science (Paperback, 3rd Edition)

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

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2014
First published:	2015
Authors:	Bob Katz
Dimensions:	216 x 236 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	408
Edition:	3rd Edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-240-81896-2
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Music recording & reproduction Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Music > Techniques of music > General Books > Music > Music recording & reproduction Books > Music > Techniques of music > General Promotions
LSN:	0-240-81896-2
Barcode:	9780240818962

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