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AUDIO MASTERING VOLUME 3

Steinberg 




Product Description
The perfect mastering compendium for audio engineers, producers, media technicians or
even ambitious home studio enthusiasts who masters with a PC workstation, or want to
start producing their own masters. This DVD series is probably the most complete work
on digital audio basics and professional mastering techniques available today, and
contains a huge range of strategies, tips and hints on using computers to create the best
sounding masters possible. The DVD series (there is also a Volume II and Volume III)
will not only be an invaluable source of basic information for those just now looking to
get into mastering, it also will allow seasoned engineers wanting to brush up or extend
their technical expertise to do so without having to sneak back into school! Audio
Mastering includes full English, German, French and Spanish versions.

With more than 180 minutes of video on Volume I, and more than 160 minutes of video
on each Volume II and Volume III Audio Mastering offers comprehensive knowledge
about digital techniques and skilled handling of digital audio data using WaveLab to
attain the best possible results in professional mastering. Fundamentals such as PCM,
jitter and dithering are covered extensively, as well as other areas such as workflow
optimization and data preparation for creating master media. Audio Mastering also offers
invaluable strategies for creative sound processing, with real-world applications and
practical examples that support learning.

About the Author

Friedemann Tischmeyer has worked in audio mastering and mixing for more than 15 years. An engineer for countless well-known artists and the owner of his own independent mastering facility, Friedemann has also published two Tutorial DVD-ROMs, 'Internal Mixing' and two extremely well-received books 'Audio Mastering with PC Workstations' and 'Internal Mixing'.


Volume I Contents

Chapter I: Basics

What is mastering?
Defining the goals of mastering
CD mastering of stereo tracks
CD mastering from groups
Time management
Studio acoustics & room acoustics testing and calibration
Choice of speakers & speaker layout
Equipment requirement for mastering
Cabling
Operation system settings
Audio interfaces
Frontend & backend
Our sense of hearing
The Fletcher-Munson curve
Listening strategies
Ear training
Frequency distribution
Metering for mastering
Minimum System Requirements for the DVD-ROM:

DVD Drive
Quicktime 7
Windows XP Home or Pro
Mac OS X 10.4
2 GHz Processor or Faster (PC)
1.67 GHz Processor or Faster (Power Mac)


Product Description
Audio Mastering Volume 3

Audio Mastering is the ideal mastering compendium for every audio engineer, producer, media technician or even ambitious home studio enthusiast who masters with a PC workstation, or wants to begin producing their own masters. It provides one of the most complete works on digital audio basics and professional mastering techniques available today. This comprehensive compendium of digital mastering knowledge on three DVD-ROMs contains a huge range of strategies, tips and hints on using computers to create the best sounding masters possible. Audio Mastering provides support and extends existing knowledge for engineers looking for a way of extending existing knowledge. Audio Mastering includes full English, German, French and Spanish versions.

With more than 180 minutes of video on Volume I, and more than 160 minutes of video on each Volume II and Volume III Audio Mastering offers comprehensive knowledge about digital techniques and skilled handling of digital audio data using WaveLab to attain the best possible results in professional mastering. Fundamentals such as PCM, jitter and dithering are covered extensively, as well as other areas such as workflow optimization and data preparation for creating master media. Audio Mastering also offers invaluable strategies for creative sound processing, with real-world applications and practical examples that support learning.

About the Author

Friedemann Tischmeyer has worked in audio mastering and mixing for more than 15 years. An engineer for countless well-known artists and the owner of his own independent mastering facility, Friedemann has also published two Tutorial DVD-ROMs, 'Internal Mixing' and two extremely well-received books 'Audio Mastering with PC Workstations' and 'Internal Mixing'.


Volume III

Chapter II: Workflow - (continued)

Phase 2: Creative sound processing
Optimizing the best-sounding track
Using the leveler for A/B comparisons
Saving master section settings
PQ editing
Editing CD text & EAN / ISRC
Final master montage
Phase 3: Follow up
Verification master
Error elimination
Choice of master medium / DDP versus CD-R/CD-ROM
Audio CD report
Chapter III: Creative Sound Processing

Basic strategies
Order of processing steps
Working with EQs
Fletcher-Munson curve and EQing
Important filter types
Compressors
Typical examples and strategies
Practical editing examples with master section
Minimum System Requirements for the DVD-ROM:

DVD Drive
Quicktime 7
Windows XP Home or Pro
Mac OS X 10.4
2 GHz Processor or Faster (PC)
1.67 GHz Processor or Faster (Power Mac)