Mastering Audio - The Art and the Science - Grand Format

This best-selling book has shown thousands of mixing and mastering engineers, musicians, A&R, and producers how to create great soup. It fully integrates the technical and artistic aspects of mastering and contains new and critical information for professionals and students. Don't leave for the studio without it ! WHAT IS MASTERING ? Mastering is the last creative step when producing a record album or single for disc, home music server, iPod, broadcast or internet delivery.
Bob Katz unravels the technical mysteries that challenge audio engineers daily - in an easy-to-grasp, holistic manner. Learn new and powerful artistic techniques for stereo and surround sound. To master audio you must become a master of audio ! Sequencing, leveling, and processing ; PQ coding and master preparation ; How to make a master radio - and Internet-ready - Mixing vs. mastering ; Advanced compression and equalization techniques for all styles of music ; New insights on high sample rates Jitter, clocking Dither, wordlengths ; Loudness management ; Room calibration, acoustics Equipment interconnection ; More !