Mastering In The Zone

DSP
BOB DENNIS ON DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING

006 - MASTERING IN THE ZONE - Pt1
Bob describes using the Ozone3 mastering software package for mastering compression, equalization and spectrum analysis. Part 1 starts with the software's equalization functions. Can this reasonably priced software package do a good job for us?

Introduction

If your surveyed professional mastering houses and mastering engineers, inquiring about what software does the "best" job in mastering, a lot of answers would come back WAVES (brand). Certainly the WAVES bundles are almost the industry "standard" with products ranging in list price from the Power Pack bundle ($500) to the Diamond bundle ($3800). Although this is expensive software, most professional mastering engineers would consider it a necessary expense.

As an educator and "headmaster" of a recording arts school, I deal with people starting out in the industry. "Entry Level" often means that the new technicians and engineers in the industry have very limited budgets. As a result, the question became, "Is there a less expensive software package, that will do a professional job?"

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Demonstration

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO DEMO COMPARING OZONE TO DIGIRACK
(400 Hz shelf boost @ 9 dB)
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Note About Demos

In the demos, we used part of the introduction and first verse of the tune "Autumn" by the mid-MIchigan rock group, GifTvs included in their debut 1999 release, "Sturgeon General Warning."

Bob Sr.