I, too, have been recommending people pay attention to Bob's writings about
studio calibration. It's a pretty simple setup to do and it tells one scads
about how their work is stacking up to released product without any
guesswork at all. As to the K-System metering, that's something a lot of
people simply aren't going to understand right up front, but I don't believe
that Bob really has the "right" to name it either. It's not like he
actually came up with a dynamite metering system, just expounded on it
pretty well.

The problem I've seen with a lot of us little studios is that the ins and
outs of the system aren't properly understood, therefore making calibration
an almost impossible task. Then again, more often than not, gain staging
isn't understood in itself, and if you can't START with a good sound and
proper recording levels, you'll never get an END product that sounds like
you want it to.

Bob Katz' writings should be prerequisites listed in the FAQ, if you ask me.

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Roger W. Norman
SirMusic Studio

301-585-4681




"Kurt Albershardt" wrote in message
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Brian Takei wrote:

Kurt Albershardt ) wrote:

I recommend Bob Katz's excellent writing on the subject

http://www.digido.com/portal/pmodule...er_page_id=59/


Thanks for the reference. I had some exposure to his K-System at AES
2001 in NYC, where he chaired the workshop 'The Changing Role of The
Mastering Engineer'. The article was a good read, though it is
addressing mixing/mastering issues and applications, as opposed to
tracking. Do you know if his K-System being widely adopted?


Not widely enough IMO ; Coming from a video and film background I got
used to calibrated monitors and never understood why the music rooms
didn't have the same luxury.