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Saturday, May 20, 09:30 — 11:30T1 - MASTERING FOR MULTICHANNEL AUDIO
Presenters:
Jeff Levison, DTS, Inc. - Agora Hills, California
Darcy Proper, Galaxy Studios - Mol, Belgium
Marko Schneider, Skywalk Mastering - Trierweiler, Germany
Abstract:
In stereo music production mastering has become an exacting science with specific goals, techniques, and tools. Surround systems are becoming the standard in consumer applications. So how has the stereo mastering experience been adapted to multichannel? This tutorial will examine the multichannel work of the mastering engineer in music and the repurposing of motion picture audio for DVD. A discussion of practical approaches and work procedures (with real world examples) will illustrate issues such as dynamics control, stereo downmix, bass management, bit rate, and audio encoding for authoring. Goals, differences, and similarities of mastering for music and film will be compared. Special emphasis will be placed on the new challenges for broadcast, Blu-Ray, and HD-DVD.
