Audio Technology and EquipmentWe provide the newest and most "musical" sounding digital technology, DSD and DXD for all our recordings. These formats enable us to record, edit and master for any CD replication such as conventional CD; Super Audio CD (SACD) featuring high-definition stereo, high-definition 5.1 surround sound, and conventional 44.1kHz CD; DVD-A or any future consumer format. Depending on the final product, we can select from any sampling and bit rate, and we are equipped to transfer between a multitude of digital and analog formats.
We utilize only high-end tube and solid state Neumann microphones in a variety of configurations such as Blumlein technique, Decca tree, and the more common A-B and X-Y setup. In general, we adhere to the "less is better" approach, with properly positioned microphones and very little or no manipulation of the original signal path.
Partial List of Equipment
- Microphones
Neumann Tube Microphones: 3 (matched) M150; 2 (matched) M149
Neumann Condenser Microphones in matched pairs: TLM 170; TLM 171; TLM 50-S; KM140
Neumann Stereo Microphone: SM 69fet
- Microphone Preamplifiers
Millennia HV3-3D eight channel microphone pre-amplifier
Studer MicAD D19 (8 Channel 20-bit Microphone Pre-Amplifier and AD Converter)
- Analog-Digital-Analog Converter
DAD Sphynx2 (Axiom) 8 channel AD-DA converter up to 192kHZ 24Bit (PCM) and DSD/DXD format
- Digital Audio Workstations
Pyramix DSD 8 channel system
Fostex Foundation 2000 8 channel system
- Mixing consoles
Yamaha O2R digital (24 channels)
Studer/Revox C279 analog (6 channels)
- Monitors and Amplification
Krell 200 amplifier
B&W 801 Series 3 Reference loudspeakers
Meyersound HD-1 loudspeakers
Klein & Hummel 5.1 surround sound setup (by mid-2007)
- Other equipment
Sony PCM 800 (8 Channel Digital Recorder)
Sony CDR W66 Recorder
Sony R500 DAT Recorder
Lexicon 300L Reverb/Special Effects Processor
Revox PR99 Mk III Analog Reel-to-Reel Tape Recorder
Gaggia Espresso Machine
