Mastering Electronic Dance Music: An Essential Guide for EDM Producers

Author:   Alexandra Bartles
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781032685243


Pages:   150
Publication Date:   19 December 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Mastering Electronic Dance Music is a guide to the sonic considerations of EDM audio. Written by a successful Apple-approved mastering engineer, it introduces readers to all the techniques behind mastering electronic dance music (EDM). Beginning with the essentials of preparation, the book addresses the nature of mastering and the importance of listening. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including compression, EQ, saturation, metering, LUFS, and delivery formats. The book discusses all the processors involved in a mastering chain, finishing with a step-by-step guide of how they can be used, using an example of how a track by DJ Nicky Holloway was mastered. Covering plug-ins and hardware, this is an invaluable guide to mastering EDM supported by numerous online audio examples. This is an essential reference for anyone interested in producing or mastering EDM music, offering insights for beginners taking their first steps in engineering, as well as adept producers exploring new genres and students of music production.

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Author:   Alexandra Bartles
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Focal Press
ISBN:  

9781032685243


ISBN 10:   1032685247
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   19 December 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. What Is Mastering 2. Mastering Options 3. Your Monitoring Environment 4. Mastering Tools 5. Developing Listening Skills 6. Bit rate and Sampling 7. Dynamics 8. EQ in Mastering 9. Compression 10. Mid-Side Processing & Stereo Width 11. Saturation 12. Limiting 13. Metering 14. Mastering Low Frequencies 15. Mastering Mid-Range Frequencies 16. Mastering High-Range Frequencies 17. Mastering Process Step By Step 18. Practical Application 19. Delivery formats

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Alexandra Bartles is a UK Apple-approved mastering engineer specialising in electronic dance music who owns Altar Academy Studios, a studio dedicated to production, mixing, mastering, and training. She has mastered albums and singles for many artists, including Nicky Holloway, and is a member of the AES UK Executive Committee. Alex has collaborated with producers, writing melodies/lyrics for Warner, Mammas Milk, and 1980 Recordings.

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