Here is a link to a great article by Bob Katz. He wrote it for the TC Electronic Finalizer but the information is useful no matter what gear you use.
http://www.tcelectronic.com/media/bobkatz.pdf
If any of you don't know who Mr. Katz is you should check out his website, www.digido.com. He also wrote one of the most informative books ever on the "black art" of mastering. It's called "Mastering Audio: the art and the science". It's worth the money if for nothing more than the info on how to properly set the levels for your monitors.
Anyone else have any websites or links to articles that they found have made a big impression on how they make music? Share them with the crowd!
Required Reading for DIY mixes and mastering...
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- KVRAF
- 12977 posts since 29 Sep, 2003 from Ottawa, Canada
IIRs is a big Katz fan. And when he tackled a mix of mine, I could tell that he took what he read to heart.
A good little read. I still would like to read the full book you mentioned, just for education's sake... I'll never have a suitable mastering room, but the knowledge contained is surely invaluable anyhow.
Greg
A good little read. I still would like to read the full book you mentioned, just for education's sake... I'll never have a suitable mastering room, but the knowledge contained is surely invaluable anyhow.
Greg
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- KVRAF
- 6740 posts since 25 Mar, 2002 from sheffield, england
I recomend the book most highly!
That reminds me, I'm supposed to tweak that mix a bit.. sorry Greg, got distracted by a few things!
That reminds me, I'm supposed to tweak that mix a bit.. sorry Greg, got distracted by a few things!
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- KVRist
- Topic Starter
- 54 posts since 17 Aug, 2005 from Hillsboro OR, USA
I don't think there is such a thing as a "perfect" mastering room. Even the ones that are designed and built for that purpose have their issues. That being said there are a bunch of things that you can do to improve your audio environment.Lunch Money wrote:IIRs is a big Katz fan. And when he tackled a mix of mine, I could tell that he took what he read to heart.
A good little read. I still would like to read the full book you mentioned, just for education's sake... I'll never have a suitable mastering room, but the knowledge contained is surely invaluable anyhow.
Greg
I suggest looking up a guy named Ethan Winer (www.ethanwiner.com) he actually builds and sells acoustic treatments for studios but he also freely shares his information with people who either just want to build for themselves or just can't afford to buy commercial stuff.
Studio acoutsics is another area where you could spend a lifetime learning and still just scratch the surface.
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- KVRist
- 169 posts since 10 Feb, 2003 from Melbourne, Australia
The most helpful book I've read on mixing isMixing With Your Mind by Mike Stavrou.
Essential reading
Steve
Essential reading
Steve