ABSTRACT
Mastering in Music is a cutting-edge edited collection that offers twenty perspectives on the contexts and process of mastering.
This book collects the perspectives of both academics and professionals to discuss recent developments in the field, such as mastering for VR and high resolution mastering, alongside crucial perspectives on fundamental skills, such as the business of mastering, equipment design and audio processing.
Including a range of detailed case studies and interviews, Mastering in Music offers a comprehensive overview of the foremost hot topics affecting the industry, making it key reading for students and professionals engaged in music production.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part One|118 pages
Mastering: practice
part Two|89 pages
Mastering: music and people
chapter 8|19 pages
‘Past’ masters, present beats
Exponential sound staging as sample-based (re)mastering in contemporary hip hop practice
chapter 10|14 pages
Mastering success
A roundtable discussion with early to mid-career mastering engineers
chapter 11|20 pages
Peak-Fi
Have we reached the ultimate reproduction standards needed to make humans happy?
part Three|87 pages
Mastering: future
chapter 16|12 pages
Mastering in music
A conference, a discussion, and a ‘what-if’ – a manifesto for an encapsulated audio delivery format
chapter 17|20 pages
Signature mastering
New sound aesthetics in post-production and the new role of mastering
