
ROOM
My NC20-rated mastering studio is a highly accurate listening environment, acoustically tuned and phase/time aligned. Housed in a century old building, the space was purpose-built with meticulous attention to detail. The design optimized the room geometry to minimize sonic distortions, resulting in acoustic precision that is accurate from 26Hz - 22kHz with a narrow variation of +/- 3dB (6dB peak-to peak). The room is tied together with the Zaor Maestro 24 Classic Desk & the custom HiFI Woodworks HF4 Speaker Stands, which both yield a minimal acoustic footprint.
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Monitoring
PMC Speakers IB-1s Reference Monitors
VTV Amplifier Hypex NC1200 Dual Mono
Neumann NDH 20 Headphones
Grace Design m900 Headphone DAC -
Analog Tape
Otari MTR-10B ¼” 2-track Production Tape Recorder (pulled from The Hit Factory)
Otari MTR-10C ¼” 2-track Production Tape Recorder
Nakamichi LX-3 cassette deck
Tascam 130 cassette deck -
Equipment
API 2500 Bus Compressor
API 5500 Dual Equalizer (with input transformers)
Big Crunch Box (Telefunken NFLÜ 325, UTC LS-140, & Neve/St. Ives VT-22543 Line Transformers)
ITI/Sontec MEP-130 Dual Parametric Mastering Equalizer w/ original unpotted op/filter-amps (Unobtainium!)
Kiiratronix CM-1 Transformer Box
Manley Labs EQP-1A Stereo ‘Pultec’ Equalizer - Mastering Version
Manley Labs Stereo Variable Mu® Limiter Compressor
Maselec MEA-2 Precision Stereo Mastering Equalizer
Maselec MLA-4 Stereo Triband Compressor / Expander -
Acoustic Room Treatment
Martienne Acoustics 6” Bass Traps
RealTraps 3 ¼” Wall Minitrap Absorbers
RealTraps 2” RFZ Panel Clouds
Mobtown 5” Bass Traps
Bluetone Acoustics Poland QRD N7 Diffusers -
Plugins
Weiss, Softube, SoundTheory, Audiosingularity, iZotope, oeksound, Newfangled Audio, Goodhertz, FLUX, Tokyo Dawn Labs
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Speaker Cable
Analysis Plus Solo Crystal Oval 8
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Power
Furman P-2400 AR 20A Prestige Voltage Regulator / Power Conditioner
Pangea Audio AC 9SE MKII Signature Power Cables -
Interconnects
Custom made by Will Melones with Canare and Mogami wire, and Neutrik connectors. The wire is made from gold plated free-range dairy-free zinc oxide copper mined from Mars only when Mercury is in retrograde.
If you made it this far, I salute you. 🤓