» Experience + Acoustics + Gear
Combining years of experience, an acoustically treated room, and professional quality tools is the ONLY way to approach a mastering job. Just like clothes don't make the man; audio equipment does not a mastering engineer make - however, I'm sure you'll agree that when combined with an experienced engineer and a great sounding room, your product will come out sounding its best. Here is a partial list of our mastering equipment:
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• Weiss ADC2 A/D Converter - the BEST A/D converter EVER!
• Weiss DAC2 D/A Converter - professional digital to analog converter. Weiss rules!
• Avedis E27 Analog Equalizer modules - stereo matched in an Avedis R52 rack
• API 8200a Mix Module - same path as the 1608 mixer; for processing and stem mixing
• Danfield 726 Stereo Compressor - based on the legendary SSL G Series stereo bus compressor - highly modified prototype
• Innertube Audio Atomic Squeezebox - the most transparent hardware compressor we've ever heard - all tube audio pathway
• LaChapell Stereo Tube Preamp - euphonic sounding tube preamp & line driver
• Crane Song Avocet Monitor Controller - Mastering-grade monitoring and volume control
• Lynx AES16e SRC - Multi-channel AES/EBU PCIe Audio Interface with 24-bit/192kHz support
• TC Electronic PowerCore 6000 - fully loaded with all available plug-ins
• Sonnox plugins - we have the entire suite of Sonnox pluggins
• Real Traps - our mastering room is acoustically treated with Real Traps products
• Monitoring #1 - we use custom built mastering monitors with Bryston amplification
• Monitoring #2 - ADAM P11 monitors and Sub10 MK2 subwoofer
• Miscellaneous - Apple Mac Pro 2.66 Quad Intel, Audio Accessories Shorti DB25 Patchbay, Mogami analog and digital cabling
• Much more tasty outboard gear by API, Retro Instruments, Empirical Labs, etc..