Basic Mastering (The Basic Series) [Paperback]

Paul White (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Basic Series | Publication Date: January 1, 2006

The ultimate aim of any recording project is the mass-production of music, whether on CD, cassette, MiniDisc or any of the other media available to the modern recording artist. It is important, therefore, to have the best possible recording in the first place. This book shows you how to master and edit your music so that you end up with a product that would look at home in any record store.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Music Sales America (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1860742890
• ISBN-13: 978-1860742897
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.1 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #998,277 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #38 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Science > Technology > General & Reference
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67 of 67 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too Long, June 13, 2003

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"oramph" (PhIla, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Mastering (The Basic Series) (Paperback)

This book is extremely small, but still, it could have been shortened into a few concise paragraphs.

The first third of the book is a repetitious litany on how to splice tape, label boxes and use a DAT. It haphazardly hints at the numerous steps one most go through to prepare the audio for reproduction. Then states that if you're going to burn a Red book CD, none of this is necessary. Good then, let's skip it.

The second third is about how to cut and paste digital audio using editing software. If you've ever used audio software then you can skip this part too. Actually if you even have audio software, you're better off just playing around with it, so you should skip it also.

The last third is a glossary. Yes, an entire third of the book is an appendix. It gives the definition of many useful industry terms. For instance, STEREO, WAH-PEDAL, TRACK, and VOLT.

Example:

VOLT,
A unit for measuring electricity.

I would skip it.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Overview But Lacks Detail, February 13, 2001

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R. Munoz "ZettaPixel Photography" (Lawrence, KS USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Basic Mastering (The Basic Series) (Paperback)

This book will provide the reader with a great overview of what mastering is all about but it fails to give any detail on the subject. If you want a summary of what mastering is then this book just may be worth it for you. The glossary of terms alone may be worth the price of the book! If you're looking for something more detailed, skip it!

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars For ten bucks, I highly recommend it., March 1, 2001

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HeWhoReadsALot - See all my reviews

This review is from: Basic Mastering (The Basic Series) (Paperback)

This book is a small palm-size book which you can read in several hours. It reads well, the advice is sound and I found the answers to several questions, and several other suspicions (common sense items) were confirmed.

This book packs a whallop for the size it comes in. I would like to see this be a real 8.5 x 11 book. It was a heck of a lot more interesting that the "CD Home audio course" which I am returning. I'm keeping this one.

This book proves size does not matter. The content is solid and he didn't fill up a bunch of pages with common sense junk.

Could use more illustrations, but then again it is a perspective book not a tutorial.