To achieve the highest possible sound quality when mastering, you’ll need high quality mastering equipment. At our studio we use a carefully selected blend of new and vintage, analogue and digital equipment. We do our processing in the analogue domain and some with digital outboard processors and use a few software plugins for limiting, metering and analysis.
Processing
Maselec MLA-4 Multiband Compressor / Expander
Maselec MLA-2 Compressor
NEVE 33609 Compressor (metal knob version)
Maselec MEA-2 Equalizer
Analogue Addicts custom Pultec style EQ with EMI valve pre module
Bettermaker Analoge Mastering Limiter
TC Electronic Finalizer 96K
Orban DAB9600
Orban 418A Stereo HF limiter
Playback, Recording & Editing
Protools 12 HDX system with HD I/O 8x8x8 audio interface and Antelope Orion32 HD
Various legacy systems such as: SONY PCM-7040 DAT recorder, SONY DVW-510P Digital Betacam Player, Alesis HD24, Alesis ADAT XT 8 track recorder, TASCAM DA-88 Digital multitrack recorder.
AD/DA Conversion
2 x Antelope Pure2 Mastering Grade Convertor
Monitoring, Clocking, Routing & Metering
Antelope 10MX Master Clock
Maselec MTC-1X Stereo Mastering Console
DK-Technologies MSD100T/SA
NUGEN Audio MasterCheck plugin
Focal SM9 studio monitors
Neumann KH 805 active Subwoofers
Bowers & Wilkins 683
Hypex NC400 mono block amplifiers
Alternative monitoring options include: Apple iPhone 7 plus, iPad PRO, Fostex 6301B.
