Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The Art and the Science
by Bob Katz
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Author: Bob KatzEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-10-17
ISBN: 0240808371
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Focal Press
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Book Review: Bob - Please write another book for the rest of us......,
Summary: 5 Stars
This is an amazing book. I have the first edition and the second and from them I surmise that Bob Katz is a genius. I also have A Brief History Of Time and from that I surmise that Sir Stephen Hawkin is also a genius. What these books have in common is that I understand well less than half of the content, and even so, perhaps a quarter of the content is relevant to me. And those relevant parts take some finding, buried as they are beneath a huge wealth of knowledge and technical brilliance.
So Bob, if you're reading this, please write me another book. You see, somewhere in your neighbourhood (or "neightborhood", depending where you come from) is some guy just like me. He's just as passionate about his music as you are, and has the best digital rig he can afford, perhaps a Mac Dual G5 running Cubase, a MOTU Firewire interface, a Yamaha power amp driving Tannoy monitors, and he's made the trip from teenaged hippy singer/songwriter to middle aged blues/jazz player, Martin 000-16 New Yorker to GIbson 335.
But he has a day job, a lovely wife and daughter with another on the way and simply isn't going to be allowed to turn his sitting room into an acoustically sound listening room. Nor sit in his "studio" (read "small, spare room") all night listening to his music. And yet he needs you even more than the professional mastering engineer - he needs to to be able to tap into your knowledge and skill in order to make the best of the time and equipment he has available.
Put yourself in his shoes and write another book please Bob and we non-professionals will thank you for it.
Summary of Mastering Audio, Second Edition: The Art and the Science
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, levelling, processing; how to make a record album radio-ready; and mixing as it relates to mastering. Divided into five parts, the book begins with the basics--monitoring, mastering techniques, useful tutorials, and the fundamentals of dithering and decibels--then moves on to more advanced concepts, such as jitter and clocking, monitor calibration, and multi channel audio, miking, and acoustics. Leading-edge audio concepts are explained in an easy-to-grasp style. Including practical tips and real-world experiences, Bob Katz explains the technical detail of the subject in his informative and humorous style.
* Written by a well respected engineer who has engineered albums which have won the Grammy
* Provides you with information on the latest techniques and processes used in mastering
* Covers equipment, training and the business of mastering and answers all the frequently asked questions
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