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 .

Genres: Music, Nonfiction

190 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2000

Reviews

[Nikos Topiko · Rating 3 out of 5]

Too generic. Many topics that it covers are not about mastering

[Aaron Hynds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bobby Owsinski's books are always a great source of information. Although I wish he had gone in depth on a few more topics, that's not what this book is about---it's a handbook, not a complete reference guide. Great for either learning about the topic anew or brushing up on some of the basics.

[Hugo Vázquez · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another good book by Owsinski. This is the book for you if you are a beginner to mastering like I am. This book gives you the overview of how to master and the tools to do it. I used to think something else about mastering, but this book opened my eyes to the truth. Highly recommended.

[Anastasios Papalias · Rating 3 out of 5]

Καλό βιβλίο για mastering αλλα με αρκετές γενικότητες και κάνοντας πολλές φορές "κοιλιά" στο περιεχόμενο. Είναι μια ευχάριστη αρχή όμως για τον κόσμο του audio mastering αν και υπάρχουν αρκετά πιο εξειδικευμένα βιβλία γι΄αυτό τον τομέα.

[Cameron O'neil · Rating 3 out of 5]

this book has saved my life in the sense that my college major is in Audio Engineering. gave me some great tips, and practical information for creating master mixes.

Would reccomend