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Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science [Paperback]

Bob Katz (Author)
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Publication Date: Nov 26 2002 | ISBN-10: 0240805453 | ISBN-13: 978-0240805450 | Edition: 1
Mastering Audio explains leading-edge audio concepts in an easy-to-grasp, holistic manner, including an ear-opening investigation of the mysteries of jitter, dither and wordlengths, high sample rates, distortion, headroom, monitor calibration, metering, depth perception, compression and expansion, equipment interconnection and much more. Mastering Audio is for everyone who wants to increase their mastery of digital and analog audio: musicians, producers, A&R, mastering, recording and mixing engineers, and students.

*Outlines the steps taken in producing a compact disc, from creation to final pressing
*Provides insights to equipment, training, and the business of mastering
*Answers questions most frequently asked by audio engineers

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"The definitive work on mastering...an indispensable resource for anyone working with audio... If you only buy one book on audio, this has to be it - it should be required reading for anyone involved with recording, producing or mastering music."
Sound on Sound magazine

"As one of the most complete books on the final stage in the recording process...this book clears up any potential misconceptions for newbies and veterans alike." Electronic Musician Magazine, July 2003

"This book is sure to become the 'Industry Bible' on mastering audio. Highly recommended."
Christopher Hambly, www.audiocourses.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars THE book on mastering audio. Jan 17 2010
By Jean-Francois Chicoine
Format:Paperback
This book, along with years of practical experience, will make a good mastering technician (or "engineer") of you.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Stay away from it if you are looking for hard-and-fast rules July 1 2004
By Nicolas Raddatz
Format:Paperback
I bought this book after reading many good reviews. After reading it, I would say that it is indeed a very interesting book, there are a lot of "obscure areas" that the author dares to tackle, with a remarkable "scientific" approach.

BUT, before you buy this book...It's not a "funny" reading, you should get this book if you are already familiar with all the technical subjects covered, the author seems to assume a certain previous knowledge, otherwise you won't go past chapter 1. AND, for all of you cookbook lovers, forget it, you are not bound to find those here.

That being said, I have it, and I like it. I'll probably re read it sometime in the future.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Mastering Audio... Jun 29 2004
By "bagoo"
Format:Paperback
If you buy this book and reread it 4 times, you'll come out better of than buying 5 separate books about mastering. Mastering is a true art and if some book tells you exactly how and where to apply your "enhancements" to improve your sound, avoid it. I've been mastering on the cheap with just a "sound forge" mastering software with a 16bit computer. Working off of old tapes from all the bands I've been in, it's been a pretty steep learning curve mastering these tapes to cd. This book is good as a reference, what you're looking for is easy to find. Dither, wordlengh, editing, compression, reverb and all that other stuff is explained well and provides for deeper understanding when reread. I've got my money's worth and am still learning from it.
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5.0 out of 5 stars if you want a deeper understanding of audio
and a deeper respect for mastering engineers then READ THIS BOOK. this book walks you through the disecting audio to different types of audio. Read more
Published on Jun 25 2004 by Benjamin L Burnside
5.0 out of 5 stars REALLY GOOD!!!
This book is really one of the best on the subject. It may be a little complicated if you don't have background in digital music because all the terms involved, but other than that... Read more
Published on Jun 13 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars Difficult to understand..
I relied upon the several positive reviews on this book but I was a bit disappointed. Yes, the book does have an incredible amount of information. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2004
5.0 out of 5 stars The mastering engineers bible.
Everyone will learn something from this book. People with childs tape recorders or $10,000 digital studios will learn something in this book that will make their mixes sound... Read more
Published on Dec 28 2003 by Rick Paulsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality, Quality, Quality
I've acquired many books about audio over the years, but this book is definitely in my top five list. Read more
Published on Dec 1 2003 by Richard
5.0 out of 5 stars Black Art Mastered
Very rarely do I find a book which stimulates my interest throughout its every page, and even more to the point, very rarely do I find a "technical" book which yields the same... Read more
Published on Aug 21 2003 by Chris Hambly
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterful Book on Mastering from The Master
Up until now, I've read books by authors who fall into one of the following categories: 1) musicians 2) traditional, primarily analog audio engineers 3) acoustic scientists or 4)... Read more
Published on July 25 2003 by Den Hollinden
4.0 out of 5 stars This has it all
Finally a book that answers all those weird little technical questions about digital audio that you've always wondered about. Read more
Published on Jun 28 2003 by "measuringman"
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