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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High End Audio Production by Kent Poon