These are the tools used to focus analog depth with digital precision:
Manley
Massive Passive Tube Equalizer is a classic!! This
stunning piece of gear sculpts sound in a magical and organic
way that adds a whole new dimension to anything that passes
through it.
Tube-Tech
SMC-2B multiband tube compressor. Extremely flexible
and unique -- capable of producing a wide range of dynamic
control and tone. Everything from ultra smooth and transparent
to screaming loud with bite. Because of its diversity and
sound it was chosen over the Manley Vari-Mu. (which says a
lot)
Pendulum OCL-2 Class A, stereo tube compressor. SONIC GLUE! Everything from spanky fast, to overdriven and dirty.
Speaker
monitors by Earthworks. The Sigma 6.2 monitors
are surgically precise and time coherent, essential for a
properly mastered recording
Mytek
Stereo96 AD/DA: Pristine audio conversion from analog
to digital and digital to analog. Mytek DDD-603 digital peak meter. Precise
VU /peak meter that displays exactly what is going on.
Grace
M904: Hi-fidelity monitor control that reveals nothing
but the truth! Excellent routing capabilities -- the nervous
system for Stereophonic Mastering.
Velodyne DD-12 Self tuning sub-woofer, for an exceptionally flat response.
Samplitude10 workstation. 32 bit digital audio editor.
The finest sounding and most powerful digital editor on the
market today! Includes a tool
chest of precision EQ, mulit-band compression, expansion, peak
limiting, noise reduction, stereo enhancement, room simulation
& much more.
POW-r dither is an outstanding wordlength reduction from 32bit to
16bit. Weiss Engineering has once again redefined digital audio!!
Bryston
4BST audiophile amplification. A perfect compliment to
the Earthworks Sigma 6.2 reference monitors.
Lynx
AES16 digital sound card. A 16 channel AES portal to
and from the computer.
Grado
SR325i audiophile headphones. Wide open, fast neutral
sounding headphones that are a joy to have on.
DDP 2.0 is the recommended master media used in CD glass mastering
for its superb error control and consistency over CD audio.
Professional
Sound Projects:
Indispensable sonic enhancement with attitude!
Quarter-inch
open reel for analog mixes.
24
bit Yamaha counsels are a practical choice for DAW users.
Mastering
Audio:The Art and Science by Bob Katz is quickly becoming one
of the most referenced and indispensable tool in this arsenal.
