Basic Mastering (The Basic Series) (Paperback)

~ Paul White (Author) "One of the joys of recording music in the modern home recording studio is that the entire process can be carried out there, from songwriting..." (more)
Key Phrases: production master, analogue tape, edit point, Red Book (more...)

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Product Description

Further titles in this exciting new pocket sized series, designed to make music technology simple.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sanctuary Publishing (January 1, 2004)
• 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.com Sales Rank: #550,012 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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62 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	R. Munoz "ZettaPixel Photography" (Lawrence, KS USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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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 9 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	HeWhoReadsALot - See all my reviews

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.