Equipment

High-end processing gear is absolutely essential to achieving the best mastering results.  Processing typically includes reference standard digital to analog and analog to digital conversion, proper digital clock timing and removal of digital jitter, high-end reverb and delays, stereo mastering tube compressor, proper level adjustment, stereo field management, and parametric and graphic equalization. 

Many people are surprised to learn that analog gear is often used in the mastering process.  Keeping the material 100 percent digital is not always the best answer, and computer plug-ins just don't approach the sonic quality of, for example, a great stereo tube compressor.

Below is a list of the equipment we typically use when mastering music:

• Manley Slam Stereo Limiter & Mic Pre
• Manley Variable MU Stereo Mastering Compressor
• Manley Massive Passive Stereo Parametric Mastering Equalizer
• Apogee Digital PSX-100 AD DA Converter
• Genelec speakers:  2 1031A's, 1 1030A, 2 1029A's and 1 1092A
• Audient ASP 510 mastering surround sound controller

We also have a wide arrangement of software, instrument samples, and equipment to call upon for special situations, including:

• Vienna Philharmonic SE Instrument Library
• Fxpansion Audio BFD Drum Library
• Digital Performer 5 and Logic Studio 8 software
• SoundSoap Pro Audio Restoration software
• Toast 6 Titanium and Jam mastering software
• Otari MX55TM 2-track recorder with center track time code
• Quantum DLT 4000 tape drive (for mastering DVDs)
• Eventide GTR 4000 Harmonizer
• Kurzweil PC88 Performance Controller Keyboard