Mastering Audio | Katz, Bob

Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science, Third Edition unravels technical mysteries that challenge audio engineers. Focused on workflow, the third edition provides a step-by-step approach to the mastering process. Rewritten to address changes that will continue to influence the audio world, the third edition speaks to the influence of loudness measurement and assessment and provides explanation of how mastering engineers must integrate loudness measurement and PLR assessment in their mastering techniques. The third edition includes the newest approaches to equalization, monitor response measurement and correction, the psychoacoustics of clipping, an extended discussion of restoration and noise reduction techniques, an extended set of listening examples, and an updated chapter on surround mastering.