THE STUDIO


We have the best mastering signal path in the industry, and obviously leader in Asia market. Our clients can select between the highest transparency digital processing, analogue and tube processing, and combination between two domains. Our full tube mastering includes more than a dozen of NOS tubes, that is capable to enhance and sweeten cold digital recordings.


Console: 

DwS custom solid wood console with Contessa Chair

Monitors: ATC SCM100ASL / Custom Manley ML10

Crookwood Custom Console with full options

8 Analogue inputs / 16 digital crosspoint / 7 Analogue Inserts / MS inserts/Converter Pool)


Master Recorder:

Studer A820 with Dolby 363 SR/A noise reduction unit

Genex 9048 48channels 24bit/192kHz & DSD recorder


dCS Conversion System:

904 DSD/24Bit-192kHz Reference Analogue to Digital Converter

954 DSD/24Bit-192kHz Reference Digital to Analogue Converter

974 DSD/24Bit-192kHz DSD/PCM D-D Converter


Weiss Digital Mastering Chain:

24Bit/96kHz Mastering Analogue to Digital Converter

24Bit/192kHz Mastering Digital to Analogue Converter

Double Sampling Linear Phase Equalizer

Double Sampling Dynamic Equalizer

Double Sampling De-Esser, Compressor, Limiter and Expander

SARACON Sampling Frequency Converter


Analogue Mastering Processor:

Avalon Design AD2077 Mastering EQ

Custom Manley Enhanced Pultec EQP1A EQ (Mastering version) X2

Custom Manley Mid Frequency EQ (Mastering version) X 2

Custom Manley Stereo Variable Mu Tube Compressor (Mastering MS version)


Z-System Mastering Chain:

Z-system Custom Double Sampling Equalizer


CD Enhancers:

Pow-r "Psychoacoustically Optimized Wordlength Reduction"

Meridian 518 Digital Audio Processor


Metric Halo 2882 +DSP, ULN-8, Spectrafoo Complete

Steinberg Wavelab 6.0 & Nuendo 3

Altiverb Sampling Reverb

Custom Digital Audio Cable by Weiss Engineering, George Cardas, AudioQuest Cables

Headphones: Sennheiser HD-600/Grado RS-1/AudioTechnica Raffinato

Moody Lava Lamp

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