[BOOK][B] Mastering audio: the art and the science

B Katz, RA Katz - 2003 - dl.acm.org
B Katz, RA Katz
2003dl.acm.org
From the Publisher: Mastering Audio provides 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 …
From the Publisher: Mastering Audio provides 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. KEY FEATURES: *Outlines the steps taken in producing a compact disc, from creation to final pressing *Provides insights to equipment, training, and the business of mastering engineerstudio owner *Answers questions most frequently asked by audio engineers Author Biography: Bob Katz played the B flat clarinet from the age of 10, and his lifelong love of sound and music led him to become a professional recording, mixing and mastering engineer (since 1971). Three of his recordings have garnered the Grammy(tm) award and many others have been lauded in publications such as Stereo Review, Audio, and Stereophile. He has written over one hundred articles for audio and computer publications, and is an inventor and manufacturer with processors and support gear in use at mastering studios worldwide. His most recent patent-pending inventions, the K-Stereo and K-Surround Processors, fill a missing link in the mastering and post- production pantheon. He has been a workshops, facilities and section chairman of the AES and has given lectures in several countries. Currently, Bob runs Digital Domain Studios just north of Orlando, Florida.
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