Martin writes: Hi Bob, Hope you are doing good. I am studying your book on chapters 5-7. On chapter 7, page 103 where you mention: Output level or makeup gain: …
Dither and Sample Rate Conversion
Galen writes: “Dither and Sample rate conversion question- Reading Bob Katz’s book, mastering audio. I want to clarify- That I have heard from 2 independent sources, the Bob Katz book, …
Ambience in Multi-Overdub-Sessions
Fabian Köhler Posted the following question: In your opinion,Does it make sense to record with 2 ambient mics/ main mics when it comes to sessions with multiple overdubs? I tried …
Examples of When to Dither in the Studio
Bob, Hope you are doing well. I have your Mastering Audio book that I reference quite often and have question that I hope will help me in reconfiguring some new …
Dither to Mp3?
Hi Bob, It’s been a while, I hope you are doing well. Dare I say — I miss our loudness group’s regular calls! I’m writing to ask for your advice. …
Tape Machine Input Levels
Hi Bob! I hope you and Mary are doing well! I have a question for you…It’s been such a long time i recorded on a 16 tracks tape machine… Maybe …
Reasons for asking for a 32 bit float mix instead of 24
Dear Mr. Bob Katz! After owning several editions of your “Mastering Audio” and also your “Mastered for iTunes” this is the first time I’m reaching out to you personally. Because …
Monitor Level Calibration with Different Room Volumes
Philipp Eltz Posted the following question or comment: Hi! I own ‘Mastering Audio’ and read in the Monitor Cal. Setup part of the book that Bob recommends 83dBSPL as an …
Subwoofer Setup
To whom it may concern, I read the very informative article regarding setting up subwoofers but I just wanted to ask a few questions as I’m a little confused by …