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Basic Mastering (The Basic Series)

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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.

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!

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.

The book has some good tips but tends to be quite redundant. Several points are repeated over and over throughout the book, with a good edit it could be stripped down to at least two thirds of the size keeping the same content.

This book is a quick read that sets you up to use your ears truthfully and your equipment efficiently. An asset and great start for anyone with even a slight interest in mastering audio. Use this book as soil to grow your skills, and keep it in your back pocket during your first few mastering jobs.

Is a very good book. That is what wizard made. The book give you a solid foundation. If you want to learn fast, then this is the book for you! I use this 3 books a lot. You must read its!!!