STUDIO
In addition to an acoustically optimized room and trained ears, the sound monitor speaker builds the heart of every mastering studio.
Dance Mastering relies on the current Trio 11 reference class from Focal Audio.
NS10 speakers are used as near-field loudspeakers in combination with a Glockenklang Bugatti amplifier.
For the actual mastering process we work HYBRID (analog & digital) to combine the best of both worlds.
On the analog side, mastering processors from Bettermaker, Solid Stage Logic /SSL, Thermionic Culture, Rupert Neve WES Audio with digital converters (AD/DA) from Dangerous Audio, RME & Apogee are used.
On the digital domain we use tools from Acustica Audio, Antares, Ben Schulz, Black Box Analog, Black Salt, Brainworx. Dangerous Music, Dear Reality, Eventide, Denise Audio, Elysia, Empirical Labs, FabFilter, Fabrice Gabriel, Flux, Focusrite, Izotope, Kazrog, Kush Audio, Leapwing, Lindell Audio, Maag, Manley, Mastering The Mix, Meter Plugs, Milennia, Newfangled Audio, Neve, Oek Sound, Pro Audio DSP, Process Audio, PSP, Pulsar, Pultec, Shadow Hills, Slate Digital, Softube, Solid State Logic (SSL), Sonnox, SPL, Sound Radix, Soundtheory, TC Electronic, UAD, Valhalla, Vertigo, Waves and Weiss, besides others.
Since every mastering has different requirements, 10 different brickwall limiters, countless compressors, EQs, or various saturation tools and analog tape simulations belong to the arsenal of dance mastering.
For a transparent depth graduation & stereo width, we rely on the so-called MS technology.
studio Specs
STUDIO HARDWARE (excerpt):
Apple MBP M1 10Core
Adam Audio S3H
Apogee AD/DA Converter
Bettermaker Darth-Limiter
Brauner VM1 Microphone
Beyer Dynamics DT770Pro & DT 880Pro DT 1990 Pro
Dangerous Audio AD+
Flock Audio Patch
Focal Trio 11
Focal Subwoofer
Heritage Audio System 5000
Mini DSP Room Correction
Moog Sub Sequent 37
RME DA
Rupert Neve Portico 5042
Rupert Neve 511
Solid State Logic Fusion
TC Electronic Clarity M
Tegeler Audio Cream
Tegeler Audio EQP1
Thermionic Culture Phoenix
UAD PCIe Apollo
Universal Audio LA-610 MKII
VURM Analyzer
WES Audio Hyperion
WES Audio NG-Bus- Compressor
WES Audio Rhea
WES Audio Titan
Yamaha NS-10M
SOFTWARE (excerpt):
Logic Pro X
Ableton Live
FL Studio
Reaper
Acustica Audio Div.
Amek EQ 200
Antares Autotune Pro
Arturia V-Bundle
Arturia FX Bundle 3
Ben Schulz Analyzer & Oscillos Megascope
Bettermaker EQP
Black Box Analog Design- HG2
Black Salt Audio Low- Control, Oxygen, Clipper
Brainworx Masterdesk
BX Console Focusrite
BX Console SSL 4000 E & G
Baby Audio Paral.Agressor
Cableguys Shaper Bundle
Celemony Melodyne
D16 div.
DadaLife div.
Dangerous Music BAX EQ
Dear Reality dear VR Pro
Denise Audio Div.
Devious Machines Boost
Eiosis Air EQ Premium & DeEsser
DSP Quattro
Elysia Div.
Empirical Labs Lil FrEQ
Empirical Labs Mike-E Comp
Eventide Split EQ u.A.
Exponential Audio Reverbs
Farbfilter Pro Bundle
Iceberg Audio The Sub
IK Multimedia Diverse
Izotope Insight 2
Izotope Nectar 3
Izotope Neutron 3
Izotope Ozone 9
Izotope RX 9 Bundle
Izotope Vocal Synth 2
Kazrog True Iron, Synth Warmer & K-Clip
Keilwerth Audio Avenger
Leapwing Audio All
Mastering The Mix All
Matthew Lane DrMS
Meter Plugs Loudness- Penalty
Milennia NS-EQ2 & TCL-2
Native Instruments- Komplete Ultimate
Newfangled Elevate- Mastering Bundle
Oek Sound Soothe 2 & Spiff
Output All Plugins & Expansions
Pulsar MU, 1178, Massive
Proceed Audio Decibel
PSP Oldtimer u.A.
reFX Nexus 2
RJ Studio Sideminder
Reveal Sound Spire
Shadowhills Mastering-Compressor
Sigum Bute Loudness N.
Sir Audio Standard Clip
Slate Digital div.
Softube Harmonics Analog- Saturation
Softube Tape
Sonarworks Sound ID Ref.
Sonible Smart EQ 2, Smart Comp & Smart Limiter
Sonnox Codec Toolbox
Sonnox Oxford Dynamics
Sonnox Oxford EQ
Sonnox Envolution
Sonnox Inflator
Sonnox Oxford Limiter
Sonnox Oxford Supresser
Sonnox Transmode
Sonnox Vox Doubler
Sound Radix Pi
Soundtherory Gulfoss
Soundtoys 5 Bundle
Spectrasonics Omnisphere
SPL Hawk Eye
SPL Iron
SPL Passeq
SSL 3G Bus Compressor
SSL Channel Strip 2
SSL Flex Verb
SSL Native X Saturator
SSL Vocal Strip 2
Summit Audio EQF 100
Synchro Arts VocAlign Ultra
TLA100A & Grand Channel
SynchroArts Vocaligne
TC Electronic MD4
TC Electronic Master X HD
TC Electronic Clarity M
Tokyo Dawn Labs div.
Tone Empire Fire Child
Tone Projects Kelvin
Tone Projects Unisum
u-he Diva
UAD Ampex ATR102
UAD Empirical Labs Fatso
UAD Fairchild 670
UAD Manley Massive- Passive
UAD Neve 1081 & 88RS
UAD Pultec Bundle
UAD Studer A800
UAD Teletronix LA-2A
UAD UA1176
United PI Royal Compressor
UVI Shade
Vertigo VSM3
Vertigo VSM4
Vertigo VSC2
Voxengo div.
Waldorf Edition
WaveAlchemy Bassynth
Waves Platinum Bundle
Waves Abbey Road- Mastering Console
Waves Abbey Road Vinyl
Waves API 2500
Waves CLA Bundle
Waves GW Bundle
Waves Eddie Kramer PIE & Kramer Tape
Waves Ovox
Waves Puig Child Bundle
Waves SSL G Channel & Compressor
WavesFactory Track Spacer
WEISS Comp /Limiter
WEISS DeEss
WEISS DS1 MIK3
WEISS MM1 Mastering Max
Xferrecords Serum & OTT
Zynaptiq Adaptiverb