Mastering in Music

by John Paul Braddock (Editor), Russ Hepworth-Sawyer (Editor), Jay Hodgson (Editor), Matthew Shelvock (Editor), Rob Toulson (Editor)

Overview

Mastering in Music is a cutting-edge edited collection that offers twenty perspectives on the contexts and process of mastering.

This book collects the perspectives of both academics and professionals to discuss recent developments in the field, such as mastering for VR and high resolution mastering, alongside crucial perspectives on fundamental skills, such as the business of mastering, equipment design and audio processing.

Including a range of detailed case studies and interviews, Mastering in Music offers a comprehensive overview of the foremost hot topics affecting the industry, making it key reading for students and professionals engaged in music production.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367227197
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/30/2020
Series:	Perspectives on Music Production
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

John-Paul Braddock is a UK based mastering engineer at Formation Audio and is the co-chair of the Audio Engineering Society’s Mastering Group.

Russ Hepworth-Sawyer is a mastering engineer for MOTTOsound, teaches part time at York St John University, UK, and is the co-chair of the Audio Engineering Society’s Mastering Group.

Jay Hodgson is a mastering engineer at MOTTOsound and a professor of popular music studies at Western University, Canada.

Matthew Shelvock made the transformation from session musician to mastering scholar, but is currently leading business affairs for Chillhop, the well-known lo-fi hip hop radio and label.

Professor Rob Toulson is a leading scholar in the field of music production and is the CEO of RTSixty Limited, the company behind music based applications such as variPlay, iDrumTune Pro and Drummer ITP.

Table of Contents

Preface Braddock Hepworth-Sawyer Hodgson Shelvock Toulson vii

Part 1 Mastering: practice 1

1 The creative mastering studio Alexander Hinksman 3

2 Surround + immersive mastering Darcy Proper Thor Legvold 19

3 Towards a definition of compression glue in mastering Austin Moore 44

4 Engineering authenticity: the aesthetics of DSP modelling in mastering plugins Neil O' Connor 60

5 Mastering for streaming: exploring a new levelling standard Scott Marker 77

6 Mastering audio analysis: teaching the art of listening John Paul Braddock 104

Part 2 Mastering: music and people 119

7 Interview with Darcy Proper Rob Toulson 121

8 'Past' masters, present beats: exponential sound staging as sample-based (re)mastering in contemporary hip hop practice Michail Exarchos Aka Stereo Mike 136

9 Remastering Sunnyboys Stephen Bruel 155

10 Mastering success: a roundtable discussion with early to mid-career mastering engineers Russ Hepworth-Sawyer 174

11 Peak-Fi: have we reached the ultimate reproduction standards needed to make humans happy? Crispin Herrod-Taylor 188

Part 3 Mastering: future 209

12 The shifting discourse on audio mastering Carlo Nardi 211

13 Loudness - the sales gimmick Jay 'Jedi' Hodgson 226

14 Audio mastering facing automation: the embracement of the human Thomas Birtchnell Andrew Whelan 234

15 Transformations and continuities in the mastering sector Steve Collins Adrian Renzo Sarah Keith Alex Mesker 249

16 Mastering in music: a conference, a discussion, and a 'what-if' - a manifesto for an encapsulated audio delivery format J.P. Braddock Russ Hepworth-Sawyer 264

17 Signature mastering: new sound aesthetics in post-production and the new role of mastering Holger Lund 276

Index 296