From: Wayne Davis Hi Bob, I am working on a new RnB/Hip Hop project that we plan on mastering with you. I have been diligently using the K-System …
Nano, Nano! What is this +9 business?
Analog tape alignment. Is it too hot? From: Dana White +9 on GP 9, 499…BASF 911 Can you comment on why there are multiple reference levels. As I understand it, …
Nearfield Monitors for Mastering
I am currious why nearfields cant or shouldnt be used for mastering. Could they be used outside of the nearfield positioning? Nearfields were originally proposed as a way to deal …
Normalization
Normalization Basics Normalization is a DSP calculation, not a very nasty one, but it adds a minute amount of (probably imperceptible) distortion. But a little bit of imperceptible distortion accumulates …
Normalizing in Samplers after UV22?
From: James Trammell My comments are: Bob, I have some instruments I want to sample with my sampler. It has an AES input, so instead of using the cheap A …
Pressing Problem
A good customer with a blues label phoned me yesterday saying that the manufactured CDs were back from the plant and that they sound a little ‘smaller’ than the final …
Parallel Compression Latency
Bonjour Mr. Katz, Your beautifully presented book -it reminds me of Hegel’s courses books; or generally of books teaching greek philosophy- is a savier. I’ve applied the parrallel compression technique for the …
Peak Levels when using K-System
From: Richard Bob, How’s it going? Hey, I have a quick question for you regarding PEAK levels at K14 or K12. I’m getting pretty good at shooting right between the …