The Mastering Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski

The Mastering Engineer's Handbook by Bobby Owsinski

Audio mastering is the final step in the audio production process, polishing the recording's final mix and prepping it for release and distribution. This fourth edition of Bobby Owsinski's classic The Mastering Engineer's Handbook is a thoroughly updated and comprehensive manual on the art and science of creating well-mastered recordings.

Today's musicians and engineers have many high quality and low cost software-based mastering tools available to them, but the challenge is to understand those tools and learn to use them wisely.

Redesigned and updated to reflect both the latest in technology and recent changes in the marketplace, this new edition shows you both the fundamentals, and the advanced aspects of both self-mastering, and prepping your mix for mastering by a pro.

Topics covered include:

• Techniques for making a hot-level master
• A comprehensive look at mastering for vinyl including the format's latest technology improvements
• Mastering techniques for the best sounding online streams
• An overview of the tools required for successful self-mastering

The book also features interviews with a number of legendary mastering engineers discussing their techniques and tips that will help you master your own music with style and technical know-how. Give your music the benefit of the expertise you'll find with The Mastering Engineer's Handbook, Fourth Edition.

Owsinski, Bobby: - Music-industry veteran Bobby Owsinski is an in-demand producer/engineer working not only with a variety of recording artists, but also on commercials, television, and motion pictures. He is an expert on surround sound music mixing and has worked on surround projects and DVD productions for superstar acts including Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Willie Nelson, Neil Young, Iron Maiden, the Ramones, and Chicago, among many others. Bobby is also one of the best-selling authors in the music recording industry, with 25 books that are now staples in colleges around the world, including The Mixing Engineer's Handbook, The Recording Engineer's Handbook, and Social Media Promotion For Musicians. He's also a contributor to Forbes, his popular blogs have passed 7 million visits, and he's appeared on CNN and ABC News as an audio and music branding expert. Many of his books have also been turned into video courses that can be found online at lynda.com, and he continues to provide presentations, workshops and master classes at conferences and universities worldwide. Bobby's blogs are some of the most influential and widely read in the music business. Visit his production blog at bobbyowsinskiblog.com, his music industry blog at music3point0.com, his podcast at bobbyoinnercircle.com and his website at bobbyowsinski.com. He can be found on Forbes at forbes.com/sites/bobbyowsinski.

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ISBN 13	9780872887411
ISBN 10	0872887413
Title	The Mastering Engineer's Handbook
Author	Bobby Owsinski
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Haynes Publishing Group
Year published	2001-05-09
Number of pages	281
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