The Mastering Engineer's Handbook,9780872887411

The Mastering Engineer's Handbook

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ISBN13: 9780872887411
ISBN10: 0872887413
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-11-01
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Summary

This perfect follow-up to "The Mixing Engineer's Handbook" features detailed information on the critical areas of expertise for mastering engineers. Learn the professional secrets of mastering in stereo and mastering in surround. The book features in-depth interviews with hit-making, world class mastering engineers, a description of the various mastering tools currently available in the marketplace as well as their proper uses, and the techniques and methods of the major mastering engineers. Includes a detailed discussion of the newly emerging field of surround-sound mastering. Well-known mastering engineers discuss their methods and working environments making this book valuable to everyone from the novice to professional mastering engineers!

Table of Contents

Foreword xii
Introduction xiv
Meet the Mastering Engineers xv
PART ONE: MASTERING IN STEREO xvii
What Exactly Is Mastering?
1(7)
Some History
2(1)
From Vinyl to the CD and Beyond
2(1)
Why Master Anyway?
3(1)
Why Is It So Good When the Pros Do It?
4(1)
Experience Is the Key
5(3)
The Mechanics Of Mastering
8(16)
Level
8(3)
How to Get Hot Levels
11(1)
Limiting
12(1)
Compression
13(2)
Compressor Tips and Tricks
14(1)
Three Rules for Hot Levels
15(1)
To Normalize or Not to Normalize
15(1)
Frequency Balance
16(1)
Frequency Feathering
17(1)
Four Rules For Frequency Balancing
17(1)
Processing on Load-In
18(1)
Editing
19(1)
Fades
19(2)
Fade-Ins
19(1)
Fade-Outs
20(1)
Spreads
21(1)
EDLs
22(1)
Effects
22(2)
Tools For Mastering
24(22)
Common Elements
24(1)
The Signal Path
25(3)
The Digital Detangler
28(1)
The Monitor System
28(1)
The Acoustic Environment
29(1)
Monitors
30(1)
On the Bottom
31(2)
Subwoofers
32(1)
Subwoofer Placement and Adjustment Tips
32(1)
Amplifiers
33(1)
Converters
34(1)
Equalizers
34(1)
Compressors and Limiters
35(1)
Tape Machines
36(1)
Analog Tape Machines
36(1)
Digital Tape Machines
37(2)
Consoles
39(1)
The Digital Audio Workstation
40(1)
The Big Players
40(1)
The Network
41(1)
Backup
41(2)
Other Devices
43(1)
The UV-1000
43(1)
Metering
43(1)
Sample Rate Converters
44(1)
De-essers
44(1)
The Alesis Masterlink
45(1)
CD-ROM Files
45(1)
Mastering For CD
46(10)
Dither
46(1)
Rules for Using Dither
47(1)
ISRC
47(1)
CD Subcodes
48(1)
The Sony PCM-1630
49(3)
1630 Mastering Setup
52(1)
The PMCD
52(1)
DDP
53(1)
CD-R Burners
54(1)
Disc-at-Once
54(1)
Recorder Speed
54(1)
CD-R Recording Tips
55(1)
Error Checking
55(1)
CDS---How They Work And How They're Made
56(12)
The Books
56(1)
Red Book
56(1)
Orange Book
56(1)
Blue Book
57(1)
Green Book
57(1)
Yellow Book
57(1)
White Book
57(1)
Photo CD
57(1)
How CDs Work
58(2)
Scanning the Disc
60(2)
How CDs Are Made
62(5)
CD Pressing Plants
67(1)
Of Additional Interest
67(1)
Mastering For Vinyl
68(16)
A Brief History of Vinyl
68(1)
The Physics of Vinyl
69(8)
The Vinyl Signal Chain
77(1)
Master Lacquer
77(1)
The Cutting Stylus and Cutter Head
78(1)
The Lathe
78(1)
The Mastering Console
78(2)
Equalization
80(2)
The Elliptical Equalizer
82(1)
How Records Are Pressed
82(2)
Parts Production
84(3)
Multiple Masters
84(1)
The CD Master
84(1)
The Cassette Master
84(1)
The Vinyl Master
84(1)
Backup Masters
85(1)
Client Refs
85(1)
Master Verification
85(2)
Ten Recording Tips to Remember Before Mastering
87(4)
PART TWO: MASTERING IN SURROUND 91(42)
The Future is Here
92(9)
First, a Bit of History
92(2)
Types of Surround Sound
94(1)
The LFE Channel
95(1)
Bass Management
95(1)
Other Types of Surround
95(1)
The Differences between Surround and Stereo
96(1)
The Surround Mix
97(1)
Surround Mix Features
97(1)
Differences between Mixes for Picture and Music
97(1)
Different Perspectives: ``Audience'' vs. ``Onstage''
98(1)
The Center Channel
99(1)
The LFE (Subwoofer) Channel
100(1)
Surround Master Media Prep
101(5)
Slate the Master
101(1)
Master Tape Track Assignments
101(2)
Print a Test Tone
103(1)
Print Time Code
103(1)
Surround to Stereo Compatibility
103(1)
Document the Details
104(2)
Surround Equipment
106(12)
Monitoring
106(1)
Bass Management
106(1)
Test Equipment
107(1)
The Console
107(1)
Converters
108(1)
Outboard Gear
108(1)
Surround Master Recorders
109(2)
96/24 Anyone?
111(1)
Surround Encoders/Decoders (Codecs)
111(1)
Data Compression
112(1)
High or Low Resolution: 96/24 vs. 48/20
112(1)
Lossy and Lossless Compression
113(1)
Dolby Digital (AC-3) or DTS Encoding
114(1)
Meridian Lossless Packing
114(1)
A New Way of Working
114(1)
What the Heck Is Authoring?
115(2)
Enter DLT
117(1)
Multichannel Audio Delivery Formats
118(15)
DVD Basics
118(1)
Storage Capacity
118(1)
File Format
119(1)
The DVD-Video Disc
119(1)
Sonics
120(1)
DVD-Video Advantages
121(1)
DVD-Video Disadvantages
122(1)
The DTS Music Disc
122(1)
Sonics
123(1)
DTS Music Disc Advantages
124(1)
DTS Music Disc Disadvantages
124(1)
The DVD-Audio Disc
124(1)
Sonics
125(1)
Scalability
125(1)
Playback Time
126(1)
SMART Content
126(1)
Copy Protection and Watermarking
127(1)
Value Added Content
128(1)
DVD-Audio Disc Advantages
128(1)
DVD-Audio Disc Disadvantages
129(1)
The Super Audio CD (SACD)
130(1)
Sonics
130(1)
Other Data
131(1)
Super Audio CD Advantages
131(1)
Super Audio CD Disadvantages
132(1)
PART THREE: THE INTERVIEWS 133(125)
The Interviews
134(124)
About the Interviews
134(1)
Greg Calbi
135(12)
David Cheppa
147(9)
Dave Collins
156(14)
Bernie Grundman
170(12)
Bob Katz
182(14)
Bob Ludwig
196(14)
Glenn Meadows
210(14)
Bob Olhsson
224(12)
Doug Sax
236(9)
Eddy Schreyer
245(13)
Glossary 258(10)
About the Author 268(1)
Thanks 268(1)
Index 269

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