Katz has mastered three grammy award winning albums and one nominated album. Katz, who owns and operates digital domain, a mastering facility close to orlando, florida, reports that metric halos spectrafoo signal analysis and metering software has. Hes become the first option for artists, record companies, and studios looking for a client first philosophy, and a commitment to delivering great results project after project. Sep 24, 2015 bob katz played the b flat clarinet from the age of 10, and his lifelong love of sound and music led him to become a professional recording, mixing and mastering engineer since 1971. Signal paths are kept to a minimum and often customized gear and specialized tools are used.
Sound on sound magazine even referred to it as the definitive work on mastering. Lucio cadeddu interviews bob katz, coowner and mastering engineer of digital domain, recorded two artist grammy awardwinners, audiophile recording engineer and former technical director at chesky records tnt internet hifi magazine. Completely reorganized to focus on workflow, this third edition details mastering. With the advent of cheap computers many amateurs are interested in learning this skill but the book will also interest professionals for its many useful tips and hints. The fact is, much of the information about how and why things work, especially with pcm digital, is fragmented, disjointed, and poorly documented. The online book is very nice with meaningful content. Mastering audio provides leadingedge audio concepts in an easytograsp, holistic manner, including an earopening investigation of the mysteries of jitter, dither and wordlengths, high sample rates, distortion, headroom, monitor calibration, metering, depth perception, compression and expansion, equipment interconnection and much more. In an easytograsp, holistic manner mastering audio. Mastering is really the entire system, and that especially includes the room and the loudspeakers used to evaluate the music. Including practical tips and real world experiences, bob katz explains the technical detail of. This book cites mastering audio 3rd ed bob katz in the format katz 2014 bob katz presets can be found under bk mastering presets in the preset menu. This is part 1 of bob katz talking about the loudenss war at aes 09. The art and the science by bob katz is very smart indelivering message through the book.
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I have no reservations when i recommend that every engineer working with audio purchase a copy of mastering. Audio mastering is performed in a dedicated studio with quiet, calibrated acoustics, and set of widerange monitors. Projects he has worked on have received grammys and acclaim from audiophiles 2 and his book on mastering is considered by some to be the definitive work on mastering. Jul 10, 2017 bass frequency surgery tutorial by bob katz, author of mastering audio 9780240808376 by focal press. Bass frequency surgery tutorial by bob katz, author of mastering audio 9780240808376 by focal press. The craft of mastering the audio mastering engineer is a specialist who spends his or her entire time perfecting the craft of mastering. Leadingedge audio concepts are explained in an easytograsp holistic style. The art and the science, third edition unravels the technical mysteries that regularly challenge audio engineers. One of the most famous mastering engineers in the world has written the definitive work on mastering, and in the process has created an indispensable resource. Mastering audio the art and the science 3rd edition. Urm podcast ep12 interview w mastering legend bob katz. The art and the science by bob katz 20071003 bob katz on. Much of bobs book, mastering audio contains concepts from these articles. Katz explains the evolution of standards for dynamic range through the present and with implications for the future.
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