With the book launched by IK Multimedia and Course Technology PTR -- Mixing and Mastering with T-RackS, The Official Guide -- you can learn the ins and outs of mixing and mastering directly from author, producer, and engineer, Bobby Owsinski.

This release is Owsinski's official mixing and mastering guide for IK Multimedia's T-RackS software. The 192-page pro-audio book offers a guided tour of T-RackS 3 to home studio owners, professional musicians, and engineers. Using the book, you can learn how to professionally polish recordings and mixes with T-RackS 3 mastering software, and get the techniques needed to achieve the professional sound quality required to finalize your audio productions, whether they are for radio, Podcasts, television, or feature film soundtracks.

In Mixing and Mastering with T-RackS, The Official Guide Owsinski covers the full spectrum of all types of audio processing from the most widely used signal processors. He also clarifies the real usage of compressors, limiters, and EQs, while providing real-world examples of their sonic effects. The book includes the important principles of mixing and mastering audio, with a number of techniques, including how to prepare the environment and mindset for mixing, and how to set up the studio for optimal monitoring. It's called a guide because it will guide you, step-by-step, through the world of mastering, explaining all aspects along the way. Overall, the guide provides solid advice on "gluing" audio tracks together to create the feel and mood that musicians and engineers want to hear from their mastered audio files and recordings.

Its chapters include the following: Mix Preparation, Monitoring, Using T-RackS Dynamics during Mixing, Using the T-RackS EQ and Metering during Mixing, Mix Buss Compression, Preparation for Mastering, Introduction to Mastering, Monitoring during Mastering, Metering, Mastering, Mastering with T-RackS 3, and Exporting Your Project.

Mixing and Mastering with T-RackS - The Official Guide is now available for $29.99 (MSRP) from the IK Multimedia Web store and other sellers (Amazon, Barnes & Noble).

For more information about T-RackS software, visit t-racks.com.