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