"If you record, you need this book. Arguably the most clearly written single source of essential audio information available, Katz populates its 335 very readable pages with fascinating insights, expert testimony, myth-debunking facts, practical techniques, and strong opinions. Ostensibly about mastering, this book goes way beyond its primary subject and covers so much critical information that it should be required reading for anyone who presses 'Record.'"--GuitarPlayer.com
Contents
Foreword
Preparation:
No Mastering Engineer is an Island; Connecting It Together; An Earientation Session; Word lengths and
Dither; Decibels for Dummies; Monitoring
Mastering:
Putting the Album Together; Equalization Techniques;
Macrodynamics; The Downward Processes; The Lost Processes; Noise Reduction; Other Processing
Advance Theory and Practice:
Monitor Calibration; The K-System; Analog and Digital Signal Processing; How to Achieve Depth and
Dimension in Recording, Mixing and Mastering; High Sample Rates, Is This Where It's At?; Jitter--
Separating the Myths From the Mysteries; Tips and Tricks
