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Author: Robert A. Katz
Publisher:
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780240805450
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuitable for those who want to increase their mastery of digital and analog audio: musicians, producers, A&R, mastering, recording, and mixing engineers, this title offers an introduction to the procedures and technical issues involved in mastering.
Author: Jonathan Wyner
Publisher: Berklee PressPublications
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 136
ISBN-13: 9780876390948
DOWNLOAD EBOOK(Berklee Guide). Improve the sound of your recordings. Mastering is the art of optimizing recorded sound, finding the ideal volume levels and tonal quality, and insuring data integrity necessary to produce a professional-quality duplication and distribution-ready master. This book introduces the techniques and tools of audio mastering, suitable for commercial and home/project studio environments. Technical discussions address gear, studio setup, methodologies, goals, and other considerations for making tracks sound their best, individually and in relationship to other tracks. The accompanying recording has audio examples that support two detailed case studies where readers can follow a mastering engineer's manipulations step by step.
Author: John Rogers
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: 2021-07-23
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe #1 Best Selling Audio Mastering Book for 2020 and 2019! If you're into audio engineering, this is a great music production book to add to your home recording studio collection. Packed with step-by-step proven methods. Audio Mastering Secrets is the first audio mastering books that focuses entirely on how to master audio to radio quality standards, all from the comfort of your home recording studio. No expensive gear required to get amazing results! Written by John Rogers of JR Mastering, this guide outlines (Step By Step) the techniques John has used to professionally master over 40,000 songs, since 1999. My book covers the following: This Book Is An 8.5 x 11 Learning Guide (184 pages) It focuses on how to master audio, how to become a great audio mastering engineer, and how not to be a bad one. I do not get into the specific brands of gear you should buy, the history of sound engineering, or 1,000's of compressor settings (of which maybe 40 you'll ever use). In this book I focus on mastering audio! Common Mastering Problems And Their Solutions In audio mastering, you will face common problems like a mix being too thin, tinny, distorted, over-saturated, muddy, or not bright enough. Sometimes you can't get the song loud enough, boomy enough, no separation, too much bass, no sparkle, and many other problems. I explain in detail which effects processors to use and their exact settings to solve these common problems. This is a great tool to refer back to when needed. My Step-By-Step Audio Mastering Session You will learn the 18 steps I take in the audio mastering process. From importing your file, down to loudness maximization and finally exporting a perfectly mastered song! This Entire Book Is Based On Real-World Experiences Not on theory, what I learned in school, or what I heard from some other engineer. I teach from real world experiences with satisfied clients. Mastering Different Genres Here s where I break down the sonic qualities of sixteen different genres. How much brightness, bass, boominess, compression, etc., you re trying to achieve for each genre. And several tips on what clients are looking for. My Audio Mastering Laws In this section, I cover a series of dos, do nots, and facts that basically apply to all audio mastering jobs regardless of genre. I also cover several pitfalls you will experience (just like I did) as an audio mastering engineer, and how to get through them. Setting Up You're Listening Environment In this section I cover calibrating your speakers, learning your speakers, speaker placement and room size. And, the myth about soundproofing your room. The Effects Processors Used In Audio Mastering The basics of what they all do, how to use them, when to use them, and my initial settings templates. This Book Is A Very Easy Read I left out all the high-tech jargon and rarely used words that slow down sentence flow. And Much More! In a matters of weeks, you can learn all of the audio mastering secrets, tips, and techniques that took me over 19 years to learn!
Author: Mixerman
Publisher: Mixerman Publishes
Published: 2021-10-01
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0960040560
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMixing is an Attitude
When I think back to my best mixes—regardless of their commercial success—in each and every case, I can only describe the experience as one in which I was working from deep within, outside of any external forces. I wasn't thinking; I was doing. I wasn't scared of what anyone would think. I wasn't scared of failure. All my decisions were made with confidence, and once a judgment was made, I didn't second-guess myself. I allowed the music to guide me, and I based all of my mix decisions on nothing more than one simple criterion: Are the song and production doing what they're supposed to be doing?
That sounds nice, huh? I mean, that's the headspace you want to be in when you're mixing! The problem is, you can't get there if you're focused on all the wrong things, and we're all susceptible to distraction and self-doubt. Great mixing involves trusting yourself, first and foremost. And I can promise you, that trust is downright infectious to everyone on your project.
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I'm Mixerman, a gold and multi-platinum mixer, producer, and recordist. I've been mixing professionally and at a high level for over three decades now., and I can assure you, great mixing isn't about manipulating sound. It's about the decisions you make in regards to the music, the balances, and how you use the arrangement to push the listener forward through the song. This is accomplished thought concrete strategies and techniques, that I'm uniquely qualified to offer you.
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You can spend the next decade mixing two songs a day to get there. Or you can get Zen & the Art of MIXING 2021, and I'll explain the thinking behind great mixing. And then watch your confidence soar.
There's a reason why this is my most popular work, to date. Enjoy, Mixerman
Author: Cyrus Khambatta, PhD
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 2020-02-18
Total Pages: 402
ISBN-13: 059318999X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe instant New York Times bestseller. A groundbreaking method to master all types of diabetes by reversing insulin resistance. Current medical wisdom advises that anyone suffering from diabetes or prediabetes should eat a low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet. But in this revolutionary book, Cyrus Khambatta, PhD, and Robby Barbaro, MPH, rely on a century of research to show that advice is misguided. While it may improve short-term blood glucose control, such a diet also increases the long-term risk for chronic diseases like cancer, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease, and fatty liver disease. The revolutionary solution is to eat a low-fat plant-based whole-food diet, the most powerful way to reverse insulin resistance in all types of diabetes: type 1, type 1.5, type 2, prediabetes, and gestational diabetes. As the creators of the extraordinary and effective Mastering Diabetes Method, Khambatta and Barbaro lay out a step-by-step plan proven to reverse insulin resistance-the root cause of blood glucose variability- while improving overall health and maximizing life expectancy. Armed with more than 800 scientific references and drawing on more than 36 years of personal experience living with type 1 diabetes themselves, the authors show how to eat large quantities of carbohydrate-rich whole foods like bananas, potatoes, and quinoa while decreasing blood glucose, oral medication, and insulin requirements. They also provide life-changing advice on intermittent fasting and daily exercise and offer tips on eating in tricky situations, such as restaurant meals and family dinners. Perhaps best of all: On the Mastering Diabetes Method, you will never go hungry. With more than 30 delicious, filling, and nutrient-dense recipes and backed by cutting-edge nutritional science, Mastering Diabetes will help you maximize your insulin sensitivity, attain your ideal body weight, improve your digestive health, gain energy, live an active life, and feel the best you've felt in years.
Author: JP Braddock
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2024-02-23
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 1003845355
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAudio Mastering: Separating the Science from Fiction is an ideal guide to tangible development as a mastering engineer. This book offers a comprehensive overview of mastering processes, teaching the reader to link critical listening skills with analysis to comprehend the processing required to improve the quality of their audio. Whether involved in game audio, composing for film and television, producing rock or programming EDM, the aesthetics required to manipulate and assess audio for mastering are a highly valuable addition to any artist or engineer's skill set. Audio Mastering encourages readers to engage in personal analysis and, in doing so, contextualise their evaluations by linking to appropriate and available processing tools. Discussion of processing conventions and theory are included to help readers create an effective audio chain utilising the best properties from each process, as well as practical examples and additional online resources to support development of skilled processing control. This is a thorough and practical textbook for audio engineers, artists, producers and students on music production, music technology and music performance courses, and for aspiring and developing mastering engineers.
Author: Mike Senior
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-08-06
Total Pages: 1066
ISBN-13: 135136880X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover how to achieve release-quality mixes even in the smallest studios by applying power-user techniques from the world's most successful producers. Mixing Secrets for the Small Studio is the best-selling primer for small-studio enthusiasts who want chart-ready sonics in a hurry. Drawing on the back-room strategies of more than 160 famous names, this entertaining and down-to-earth guide leads you step-by-step through the entire mixing process. On the way, you'll unravel the mysteries of every type of mix processing, from simple EQ and compression through to advanced spectral dynamics and "fairy dust" effects. User-friendly explanations introduce technical concepts on a strictly need-to-know basis, while chapter summaries and assignments are perfect for school and college use. ▪ Learn the subtle editing, arrangement, and monitoring tactics which give industry insiders their competitive edge, and master the psychological tricks which protect you from all the biggest rookie mistakes. ▪ Find out where you don't need to spend money, as well as how to make a limited budget really count. ▪ Pick up tricks and tips from leading-edge engineers working on today's multi-platinum hits, including Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Michael Brauer, Dylan "3D" Dresdow, Tom Elmhirst, Serban Ghenea, Jacquire King, the Lord-Alge brothers, Tony Maserati, Manny Marroquin, Noah "50" Shebib, Mark "Spike" Stent, DJ Swivel, Phil Tan, Andy Wallace, Young Guru, and many, many more... Now extensively expanded and updated, including new sections on mix-buss processing, mastering, and the latest advances in plug-in technology.
Author: Russ Hepworth-Sawyer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2018-09-28
Total Pages: 478
ISBN-13: 131748004X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAudio Mastering: The Artists collects more than twenty interviews, drawn from more than 60 hours of discussions, with many of the world’s leading mastering engineers. In these exclusive and often intimate interviews, engineers consider the audio mastering process as they, themselves, experience and shape it as the leading artists in their field. Each interview covers how engineers got started in the recording industry, what prompted them to pursue mastering, how they learned about the process, which tools and techniques they routinely use when they work, and a host of other particulars of their crafts. We also spoke with mix engineers, and craftsmen responsible for some of the more iconic mastering tools now on the market, to gain a broader perspective on their work. This book is the first to provide such a comprehensive overview of the audio mastering process told from the point-of-view of the artists who engage in it. In so doing, it pulls the curtain back on a crucial, but seldom heard from, agency in record production at large.
Author: Lisa Mojsin
Publisher: Barrons Educational Services
Published: 2016-09-15
Total Pages: 209
ISBN-13: 1438008104
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMastering the American Accent is an easy-to-follow approach for reducing the accent of non-native speakers of English. Well-sequenced lessons in the book correspond over eight hours of audio files covering the entire text. The audio program provides clear models (both male and female) to help coach a standard American accent. The program is designed to help users speak Standard American English with clarity, confidence, and accuracy. The many exercises in the book concentrate on topics such as vowel sounds, problematic consonants such as V, W, TH, the American R and T and others. Correct lip and tongue positions for all sounds are discussed in detail. Beyond the production of sounds, the program provides detailed instruction in prosodic elements such as syllable stress, emphasis, intonation, linking words for smoother speech flow, common word contractions, and much more. Additional topics that often confuse ESL students are also discussed and explained. They include distinguishing between casual and formal speech, homophones (e.g., they're and there), recognizing words with silent letters (e.g., comb, receipt), and avoiding embarrassing pronunciation mistakes, such as mixing up "pull" and "pool." Students are familiarized with many irregular English spelling rules and exceptions, and are shown how such irregularities can contribute to pronunciation errors. A native language guide references problematic accent issues for 13 different language backgrounds. Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.
Author: Alessandro Fois
Publisher: Alessandro Fois
Published: 2020-03-16
Total Pages: 271
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNote to the 1st Edition This manual has been translated from Italian by a non-native translator. This will allow full comprehensibility of the text but will not always guarantee an absolute smoothness of the natural expressive form. As this is a technical manual, we do not think that this is particularly serious. However, we apologize to the reader, appealing to his understanding. If the English version of this manual will receives sufficient consent, we will ensure that we prepare a new edition with a more refined translation as soon as possible. Those who would like to help me improve the translation of the English version of this manual and other manuals like this, can contact me at the addresses they can find below. I invite you to report any suggestions, incompleteness, errors, by writing an email to the address below. The manual is available on www.alessandrofois.com under the Books menu Preface The purpose of this manual is to provide concrete and simple help aimed at rapidly obtaining professional-level results, in alignment with the quality standards of the audio production industry, without using analog outboards. The easy application of the criteria suggested below make it suitable for inexperienced operators; but even audio professionals with few mastering experiences will be able to integrate and reorganize the knowledge already acquired through practice. Digital technology has made the equipment necessary to obtain professional results more accessible; therefore numerous home studios were born, dedicated to recording and processing of sound, some of which are managed by sound engineers of good competence, almost like their professional colleagues. Primarily this book is addressed to them, so that they can organize in a more orderly way the knowledge already acquired, fill the conceptual gaps, learn new concepts and procedures, find out inspiration for new mental and professional paths. An experienced sound engineer will smile for some simplified explanations. They aim to make the material accessible. But perhaps he will read these pages equally with pleasure, considering them a mental exercise of “revision”. For beginners, the manual would like to provide support to learn correctly and experiment with the principles and procedures of digital audio mixing. Index of the manual Note on the 1st edition Foreword Index of the manual CHAPTER 01 - Mastering preliminary ITB and OTB Purpose of mastering What you need Analog and Digital Mix analysis Logbook Dynamic Analysis impressions listening Stereo-mono compatibility Tonal Verification Dynamic Verification Review of the mix Creating and Parameters of a Session Your computer's resources Other Specifications Comparison Mastering “on board” Sound levels CHAPTER 02 - Editing Cutting, silencing, fading Start cutting Start silencing Start fading End cutting, silencing, fading Middle cutting, insert CHAPTER 03 - Noise reduction Click Crackles Hiss Hum Traffic noise, wind noise and feedback Conclusion CHAPTER 04 - MS Mastering The MS chain L-R to M/S encoding M/S processing M/S to PARTIALURLPLACEHOLDER decoding How to set the M/S matrix on the Daw Mastering operations with the M/S matrix Conclusion CHAPTER 05 - Stereo image Phase correlation Symmetry Width Center leveling CHAPTER 06 - Stems Stem mastering Addition and subtraction What stems How to export stems correctly CHAPTER 07 - Dynamics and Loudness Dynamic I'm listening Natural Dynamics Recording Dynamics Loudness War Audio Consequences LUFS The Revolution of Streaming Reference Loudness True Peak Level The new standards CHAPTER 08 - The working session Import mixes and stems Main Group Original audio track Audio track test Instrument track Audio Chain Building a template CHAPTER 09 - Tonal correction Acoustic perception HPF and LPF What you need General imbalances Static Equalization Dynamic Equalization Balancing the bass Spectrum Analyzer Test of the medium mix Tonal imbalances in individual sources Coloured Equalizers Automation Quality CHAPTER 10 - Dynamic correction Treatment of abnormal peaks Transient Adjustment De-essing Levelling Compression Smoothing Compression Risks of the dynamic process Mix too compressed Comparison and corrections CHAPTER 11 - Environmental correction Ambient sound Increase body Sharps bass Crushed Mix Width and depth Effects Installation CHAPTER 12 - Other processes Enhancement Exciter Analog Tape Saturator Inflator CHAPTER 13 - Finalisation Enhancement of bass Cosmetic Equalization Verification of loudness Finalizer Limiter Oversampling Algorithm selector Lookahead+Attack and release Channel Links Ceiling - Output LUFS Meters True Peak Gain Listening and Comparing Dithering and Noise Shaping Mastering for vinyl Export Duplication on Audio Cd Encoding Automatic mastering Appendix Monitoring Warning Conclusion Author's Biography Copyright Contacts
