Full Description
Audio Mastering: The Artists collects more than twenty interviews, drawn from more than 60 hours of discussions, with many of the world's leading mastering engineers. In these exclusive and often intimate interviews, engineers consider the audio mastering process as they, themselves, experience and shape it as the leading artists in their field. Each interview covers how engineers got started in the recording industry, what prompted them to pursue mastering, how they learned about the process, which tools and techniques they routinely use when they work, and a host of other particulars of their crafts. We also spoke with mix engineers, and craftsmen responsible for some of the more iconic mastering tools now on the market, to gain a broader perspective on their work.
This book is the first to provide such a comprehensive overview of the audio mastering process told from the point-of-view of the artists who engage in it. In so doing, it pulls the curtain back on a crucial, but seldom heard from, agency in record production at large.
Contents
Dedication
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part One: North America
Gateway Mastering: Bob Ludwig & Adam Ayan
Ellen Fitton
Randy Merrill
Bob Katz
Kevin Gray
Jonathan Wyner
Dave Hill
Bryan Martin
Alex Krotz
Alastair Sims
Part Two: Europe
Ray Staff
Denis Blackham
John Dent
Barry Grint
Mandy Parnell
Darcy Proper
Nick Watson
JP Braddock
Matt Colton
Nick Cooke
Paul Baily
Dr. Phil Harding
Bruno Fazenda
Concluding Discussion: Russ Hepworth-Sawyer and Jay Hodgson
