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Recommendations for book or DVD on audio mastering?
What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for
a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Thanks. |
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Recommendations for book or DVD on audio mastering?
On Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:56:15 -0700 (PDT), muzician21
wrote: What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Thanks. Find a mastering facility near where you live and book time with them. IOW look over their shoulder. |
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What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Thanks. Mastering Audio - The Art and the Science SECOND EDITION Bob Katz -- shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/ http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.html http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShai...withDougHarman |
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Recommendations for book or DVD on audio mastering?
On Jun 1, 8:56*pm, muzician21 wrote:
What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Thanks. Mastering Audio: The Art and The Science - Bob Katz The Mastering Engineer's Handbook: The Audio Mastering Handbook - Bobby Owsinski Audio Mastering - Craig Anderton I highly recommend going to turnmeup.org and read the numerous articles there about mastering and the current trends. In particular Bob Orban's piece about why the popular tendency of abusive mastering is absolutely NOT needed is great information. rd |
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On 2010-06-01 (hankalrich) said: muzician21 wrote: What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Thanks. Mastering Audio - The Art and the Science SECOND EDITION Bob Katz I knew he'd written a book, couldn't recall the title, but I can second that one from what reading I've done of Bob's writing. IF www.digido.com is still up with some of his writings on it musician should take a look there as a preview for waht he can expect from the book. Bob is a fount of information about what one should expect from the mastering process. Richard webb, replace anything before at with elspider Remote audio in the Memphis, Tn. area: see www.gatasound.com |
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IF www.digido.com is still up Comes up with a malware warning from Google. |
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muzician21 wrote:
On Jun 1, 11:31 pm, wrote: IF www.digido.com is still up Comes up with a malware warning from Google. Saw that and closed the page. Put up a new page and entered the URL, got no warning, and Bob's site seems to be working fine. Maybe Google has become its own virus. g -- shut up and play your guitar * http://hankalrich.com/ http://armadillomusicproductions.com/who'slistening.html http://www.sonicbids.com/HankandShai...withDougHarman |
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On Jun 1, 11:31 pm, wrote: IF www.digido.com is still up Comes up with a malware warning from Google. Interesting. Norton claims that the site is infected with bloodhound.pdf.23. There is at least one PDF on the home page. Presumably, it gives the indications of being infected. |
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muzician21 wrote:
The "loudness" issue seems to be a consistent lament I hear/read by audio pros, yet it apparently continues. Do you have any reason to think the industry will change? The industry is always changing, but not always for the best. Nor is there consistency as to what constitutes "best." What about money-making artists themselves - I assume at least some percentage of artists must be tech-savvy. Do they generally disagree, or agree but don't have the clout to make it change? All of the above. Some artists are aware of the movement to not have all loudness all the time, but not many of them have the ability to control this (the people providing the money decide what will sell the most product), and some of them want to do whatever sells the most. Independent artists who make, master, and distribute their own recordings of course have all the control they want. However, since much of this music is distributed only via downloads and is heard only on computer speakers or earphones by people who have lost the ability to find the volume control, if they don't want their music to be turned off or deleted, they need to make it as loud as the last thing that the customer heard. There are some audiophile recordings that have full dynamic range, but they really can't be enjoyed to their full extent the way most people listen. But they're available for those who actually make listening to music an activity, not just wallpaper. -- "Today's production equipment is IT based and cannot be operated without a passing knowledge of computing, although it seems that it can be operated without a passing knowledge of audio." - John Watkinson |
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muzician21 wrote:
What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Dave Moulton's _Golden Ears_ set. You need to sit down every day and go through each section one at a time, but you will find it very much an eye opener. You will have to put some work into it, but you will get it back in spades. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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muzician21 wrote:
What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Thanks. Try F. Alton Everest's "Critical Listening Skills for Audio Professionals" The book is more like lecture notes with demonstrations. The lecture and demonstrations are on a CD. One note of caution, the CD is in MP3 format so it won't play on many CD players. Later... Ron Capik -- |
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"muzician21" wrote in message ... What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Thanks. Not a substitute for the wise recommendations here, but this may help: http://www.izotope.com/products/audi...eringGuide.PDF Poly |
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Ron Capik writes:
Try F. Alton Everest's "Critical Listening Skills for Audio Professionals" The book is more like lecture notes with demonstrations. The lecture and demonstrations are on a CD. One note of caution, the CD is in MP3 format so it won't play on many CD players. Eh? LEctures maybe, but examples in mp3 format? That doesn't sound like a good way to convey the examples to me. Regards, Richard .... Remote audio in the southland: See www.gatasound.com -- | Remove .my.foot for email | via Waldo's Place USA Fidonet-Internet Gateway Site | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. |
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Ron Capik writes: Try F. Alton Everest's "Critical Listening Skills for Audio Professionals" The book is more like lecture notes with demonstrations. The lecture and demonstrations are on a CD. One note of caution, the CD is in MP3 format so it won't play on many CD players. Eh? LEctures maybe, but examples in mp3 format? That doesn't sound like a good way to convey the examples to me. Regards, Richard ... Remote audio in the southland: See www.gatasound.com -- | Remove .my.foot for email | via Waldo's Place USA Fidonet-Internet Gateway Site | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. I don't have the credentials to question Mr. Everest's media choice, and being as he's been dead for some time, we can't goto the source for an explanation. However, my guess is that the publisher wanted to get the [estimated] 4+ hours of recorded material on one CD. [YMMV] May also be worth noting that the copyright is 2 years after his death. Later... Ron Capik -- |
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muzician21 wrote: What's a good resource even if one doesn't aspire to do mastering for a living but wants to understand the process in depth, or wants to elevate their skills from fumbling half-assed amateur guesswork to having a clue as to what they're doing. Dave Moulton's _Golden Ears_ set. You need to sit down every day and go through each section one at a time, but you will find it very much an eye opener. You will have to put some work into it, but you will get it back in spades. --scott I've been coveting that set for years. Hopefully I can afford it by the end of this year. Glad to see someone I've come to respect thinks highly of it. ---Jeff |
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Ron Capik writes:
The lecture and demonstrations are on a CD. One note of caution, the CD is in MP3 format so it won't play on many CD players. Eh? LEctures maybe, but examples in mp3 format? That doesn't sound like a good way to convey the examples to me. I don't have the credentials to question Mr. Everest's media choice, and being as he's been dead for some time, we can't goto the source for an explanation. I"m sure it was pure economics. But again, considering the subject matter of the lectures and the examples, I"d pay a bit more to have them in at least 16 bit 44.1 for my edification. I'd figure listening to samples of different mastering techniques etc. in mp3 would be like looking at an exhibit of paintings through a smudged dirty glass windowpane. However, my guess is that the publisher wanted to get the [estimated] 4+ hours of recorded material on one CD. [YMMV] May also be worth noting that the copyright is 2 years after his death. OF course, and pure economic reasoning. MR. Everest's books are quite well done, and I"m sure these were too. Too bad the publishers made the choices they made. Regards, Richard .... Remote audio in the southland: See www.gatasound.com -- | Remove .my.foot for email | via Waldo's Place USA Fidonet-Internet Gateway Site | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. |
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