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Mastering, a form of audio post production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device (the master), the source from which all copies will be produced (via methods such as pressing, duplication or replication). In recent years digital masters have become usual, although analog masters, such as audio tapes, are still being used by the manufacturing industry, notably by a few engineers who have chosen to specialize in analog mastering. Mastering requires critical listening; however, software tools exist to facilitate the process. Results still depend upon the intent of the engineer, the accuracy of the speaker monitors, and the listening environment. Mastering engineers may also need to apply corrective equalization and dynamic compression in order to optimise sound translation on all playback systems. It is standard practice to make a copy of a master recording, known as a safety copy, in case the master is lost, damaged or stolen.

mastering dynamic compression replication

References

  1. Robert Auld. Mastering Then and Now. http://www.recordingmag.com/resources/resourceDetail/109.html. Retrieved 2016-01-19. 
  2. "New Technique Aids LP Waxing", Billboard, 1950-03-25, https://books.google.com/books?id=k_UDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA47#v=onepage&q&f=false 
  3. Dynamic range was limited by the fact that if the mastering level was set too high, the cutting head might be damaged during the cutting process or the stylus may jump out of the groove during playback.[2]
  4. Running times were constrained by the diameter of the disc and the density with which grooves could be inscribed on the surface without cutting into each other.
  5. In multi-track recording each signal input is recorded to its own track on a multi-track recorder. This multi-track tape is mixed down to a mono or stereo master tape. A multi-track tape may be remixed many times, in different ways, by different engineers, giving the possibility of several masters (mono version, stereo version, LP version, AM radio version, single version, etc.).
  6. Martin, George; Hornsby, Jeremy (1994). All you need is ears. Macmillan. p. 143. ISBN 0-312-11482-6. 
  7. Blair Jackson (May 1, 2006). "Issues in Modern Mastering". Mix Magazine. http://mixonline.com/recording/mastering/audio_issues_modern_mastering. 
  8. Bob Katz Mixing Tips http://www.digido.com/bob-katz/mixing-tips-and-tricks.html
  9. How much headroom for mastering? http://cdmusicmastering.com/how-much-headroom-for-mastering.html
  10. Shelvock, Matt (2012). Audio Mastering as Musical Practice. Ontario, Canada: ETDR: University of Western Ontario. pp. 1–72. http://ir.lib.uwo.ca/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1709&context=etd. 
  11. Nardi, Carlo (2014). "Gateway of Sound: Reassessing the Role of Audio Engineering in the Art of Record Production", DanceCult 6(1), 9. http://dj.dancecult.net/index.php/dancecult/article/view/456
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