[linux-audio-user] Mastering; Rezound, fir filter, digital clipping

[Steve Harris]

On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 09:28:22 +0100, Daniel James wrote:
> > I'm doing a study on audio mastering. Hopefully this
> > letter will generate some correspondance from which
> > I'll learn enough to augment a GFDL licensed document
> > that I've been working on.
> 
> I look forward to reading that. Mastering is a mystery to me, so I've 
> just sent off for a book called Mastering Audio - the Art and the 
> Science by Bob Katz. Are there any other titles that list members 
> could recommend on the subject? 

I think thats going to be good, the author and publisher (focal press) has
a good reputation, other books I've read in thier series have been good.

Tell us what its like.
 
> I know there are specialist mastering applications on other platforms, 
> but what are the options on Linux? I know Audacity has recently added 
> a gui compressor, and Glame used to have a great normalisation tool. 
> Plus there's quite a few relevant LADSPA plugins - I know Steve 
> Harris was working on a mastering toolkit.

Its now a jack app (which mostly uses LADSPA for its processing):
http://sf.net/projects/jamin its nearing the stage where feedback on the
UI and sound quality would be useful, so if you have any spare testing
cycles please join the list.

- Steve