HI David Just ordered it from Amazon! For a real esoteric view on Mixing and mastering try 'mixing with your mind' but I warn you its quite esoteric, will suit the few of us who meditate when mixing/mastering. Cheers Bob davidrclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: >Greetings all, > >As many of you know, Bob Katz's book on mastering has been recommended over >and over. It really is worthwhile. I thank Mark Knecht especially for >getting me to buy it. Anyone working in digital audio, even those who >think they know it all, can benefit from this book. > >A new book was recently published, and I just obtained a copy of it: > >The Art of Digital Music by David Battino and Kelli Richards. > >Now I've just started reading parts of it, but I've already seen some really >good advice. This consists of interviews of 56 people in the industry plus >some conferences. There is a DVD consisting of not just a little marketing, >but it's OK. The book also has noticeable hype BUT: > >The interviews are something like what you may have seen in Electronic >Musician, but it's nice to see a lot more all in one place. I find myself >nodding my head in agreement over and over again... > >I don't recommend this to anyone just getting started. You need >some experience to understand WHY they say the things they do. Without >it, you won't find this book very helpful. One of the things I like about >this new book is that it provided validation of some of my own conclusions >about working with digital audio. It's also good to see differences of >opinion. > >Regards to all, >Dave. > > > > >