Tag: Mastering

My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall  –The new audio book version

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A review by Dr. Maggie Rizzi There is so much to recommend about the new audio version of Jane Goodall’s book, My Life With the Chimpanzees, in so many different dimensions. It is a cogent explanation, essentially irrefutable, as to why we must address the perils of climate change.  It is a roadmap for children and adults alike to the art of living the life of their dreams.  It is a superlative inspiration for girls. It is a quiet, deliberate […]

Audio as the carrier of art… and, message.

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I noted in my previous post LUFS for Dr. Jane our concern in putting forward the best form of audio masters to mitigate any changes to the audio downstream. Meaning: presenting the audio in such an acceptable form that there would be no need for additional processing by any distribution platforms. Also, presenting dynamic audio in such a frame that listeners would not be constantly adjusting volume. The magic of this audiobook production in part has allot to do with […]

LUFS for Dr. Jane

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This post briefly gets into our consideration in preparing the final delivery of the three plus hours of mastered audio for the UK based publisher of the My Life with Chimpanzees audiobook. First off, what’s LUFS anyway? LUFS stands for Loudness Unit Full Scale. Unlike traditional VU meters that detect loudness at a point in time, LUFS metering looks at the average loudness over an entire audio track. A great example of how you experience this and the way it […]

Audio Alchemy

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The classic definition of an Alchemist is someone who practices the medieval art/science concerned with the development of an elixir of life, which would confer youth and longevity; as well as transmutation: turning low-value base metal into the noble metals gold & silver. The Urban Dictionary defines Alchemists as people who are awesome and full of amazing powers.  I put forward, practicing audio alchemy is the act of transforming audio. Not simply recording audio, which is a craft in itself. […]

On Mastering

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Recently I was at the studio of a new client when his daughter a singer/songwriter walked in to say hello and asked what’s mastering and can we do it here?  That question gave me the idea for this post where I share a few of my favorite books on the mystical art of audio Mastering. So what’s Mastering? Here’s a concise explanation from our friends at Izotope:  There are many definitions of audio mastering.  Most commonly, though, the term mastering […]