Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science

 

 

 

Part 1:     Preparation

 

- Chapter 1:        No Mastering Engineer is an Island

- Chapter 2:        Connecting It Together

- Chapter 3:        An Earientation Session

- Chapter 4:        Wordlengths and Dither

- Chapter 5:        Decibels for Dummies

- Chapter 6:        Monitoring

 

Part 2:     Mastering

 

- Chapter 1:        Putting the Album Together

- Chapter 2:        Equalization Techniques

- Chapter 3:        How to Manipulate Dynamic Range for Fun & Profit

- Chapter 4:        Noise reduction

- Chapter 5:        Other Proccesing

 

Part 3:     Advanced Theory and Practice

 

- Chapter 1:        How to Make Better Recordings in the 21st Century: Monitor Calibration / Color Plates

- Chapter 2:        How to Make Betther Recording in the 21st Century: The K-system; an Integrated Approach to Metering, Monitoring and Leveling Practices.

- Chapter 3:        Analog and Digital Recording

- Chapter 4:        How to Achieve Depth and Dimnsion in Recording, Mixing and Mastering

- Chapter 5:        High Sample Rates. Is Thies Where It’s At?

- Chapter 6:        Jitter – Separating Myths from the Mysteries

- Chapter 7:        Tips and Tricks

 

Part 4:     Out of the Jungle

 

- Chapter 1:        Education, Education, Education

- Chapter 2:        At Last

 

Part 5:     Appendices

 

- Chapter 1:        Radio Ready – The Truth

- Chapter 2:        The Tower of Babel – Audio File Formtats

- Chapter 3:        Preparing Tapes and Files

- Chapter 4:        Tape Label/Log

- Chapter 5:        Table of Decibels

- Chapter 6:        Q vs. Bandwidth

- Chapter 7:        I Feel the Need for Speed

- Chapter 8:        I Feel the Need for Capacity

- Chapter 9:        Footnotes on the K-System

- Chapter 10:   Recommended: Reading, Test CD’s

- Chapter 11:   Biography: Eric James

- Chapter 12:   Biography: Roberg A. Katz

- Chapter 13:   Glossary