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'''Bob Katz''' is an [[audio mastering]] engineer and author of a popular book on audio mastering.<ref name="book">{{cite book |title=Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science |date=2007 |author=Bob Katz |ISBN=0240808371}}</ref> Katz has mastered three [[Grammy Award]]-winning albums and one nominated album. He has received acclaim from audiophiles<ref>[http://www.stereophile.com/records2die4/67/index6.html Stereophile: 1992 Records To Die For<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2013}} and his book on mastering has received acclaim,<ref>[http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookreview.cws_home/678044/review Elsevier<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}<!--can't find an archive 2013-04-18--></ref> with some considering it the "definitive work on mastering".<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Katz Mastering Audio|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct03/articles/bobkatz.htm|publisher=Sound On Sound|accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref> He has developed proprietary systems K-Stereo and K-Surround. These processes are designed to "recover lost or amplify hidden ambience, space and imaging, and generate stereo from mono signals without adding artificial reverberation."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://mixonline.com/news/headline/bobkatz-uspatent-kstereoksurround-102406/ |title=Mastering Engineer Bob Katz Awarded U.S. Patent |date=2006-10-24 |publisher=[[Mix (magazine)]] |accessdate=2013-04-18}}</ref>
'''Bob Katz''' is an [[audio mastering]] engineer and author of a popular book on audio mastering.<ref name="book">{{cite book |title=Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science |date=2007 |author=Bob Katz |ISBN=0240808371}}</ref> Katz has mastered three [[Grammy Award]]-winning albums and one nominated album. He has received acclaim from audiophiles<ref>[http://www.stereophile.com/records2die4/67/index6.html Stereophile: 1992 Records To Die For<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>{{Failed verification|date=April 2013}} and his book on mastering has received acclaim,<ref>[http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/bookreview.cws_home/678044/review Elsevier<!-- Bot generated title -->]{{dead link|date=April 2013}}<!--can't find an archive 2013-04-18--></ref> with some considering it the "definitive work on mastering".<ref>{{cite web|title=Bob Katz Mastering Audio|url=http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/oct03/articles/bobkatz.htm|publisher=Sound On Sound|accessdate=14 December 2012}}</ref> He has developed proprietary systems K-Stereo and K-Surround. These processes are designed to "recover lost or amplify hidden ambience, space and imaging, and generate stereo from mono signals without adding artificial reverberation."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://mixonline.com/news/headline/bobkatz-uspatent-kstereoksurround-102406/ |title=Mastering Engineer Bob Katz Awarded U.S. Patent |date=2006-10-24 |publisher=[[Mix (magazine)]] |accessdate=2013-04-18}}</ref>


Katz taught at the Institute of Audio Research from 1978 to 1979. In 1988, Katz joined [[Chesky Records]] and began recording jazz and classical artists there, as well as producing [[Oversampling|oversampled]] commercial recordings. In 1990, he founded an audio mastering company called Digital Domain Mastering, where he continues to work. At the early part of 2015, Katz began a regular blog, Katz's Corner, on the headphone enthusiast site [[InnerFidelity]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Katz's Corner|url=http://www.innerfidelity.com/category/katzs-corner|publisher=InnerFidelity|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>
Katz taught at the Institute of Audio Research from 1978 to 1979. In 1988, Katz joined [[Chesky Records]] and began recording jazz and classical artists there, as well as producing [[Oversampling|oversampled]] commercial recordings. In 1990, he founded an audio mastering company called Digital Domain Mastering, where he continues to work. In early 2015, Katz began a regular blog, Katz's Corner, on the headphone enthusiast site [[InnerFidelity]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Katz's Corner|url=http://www.innerfidelity.com/category/katzs-corner|publisher=InnerFidelity|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>


==Grammy Award-winning albums==
==Grammy Award-winning albums==

Revision as of 01:49, 16 April 2015

Bob Katz is an audio mastering engineer and author of a popular book on audio mastering.[1] Katz has mastered three Grammy Award-winning albums and one nominated album. He has received acclaim from audiophiles[2][failed verification] and his book on mastering has received acclaim,[3] with some considering it the "definitive work on mastering".[4] He has developed proprietary systems K-Stereo and K-Surround. These processes are designed to "recover lost or amplify hidden ambience, space and imaging, and generate stereo from mono signals without adding artificial reverberation."[5]

Katz taught at the Institute of Audio Research from 1978 to 1979. In 1988, Katz joined Chesky Records and began recording jazz and classical artists there, as well as producing oversampled commercial recordings. In 1990, he founded an audio mastering company called Digital Domain Mastering, where he continues to work. In early 2015, Katz began a regular blog, Katz's Corner, on the headphone enthusiast site InnerFidelity. [6]

Grammy Award-winning albums

Grammy Award-winning albums mastered by Bob Katz:

The K-system

Bob Katz proposed the K-system to measure audio levels and standardize dynamic range in recorded audio.

References

  1. ^ Bob Katz (2007). Mastering Audio: The Art and the Science. ISBN 0240808371.
  2. ^ Stereophile: 1992 Records To Die For
  3. ^ Elsevier[dead link]
  4. ^ "Bob Katz Mastering Audio". Sound On Sound. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
  5. ^ "Mastering Engineer Bob Katz Awarded U.S. Patent". Mix (magazine). 2006-10-24. Retrieved 2013-04-18. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ "Katz's Corner". InnerFidelity. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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