The Studio

Critical listening is the single most important part of any studio. You cannot correct what you cannot hear accurately. My studio is designed specifically for my needs as a mixing and mastering engineer, carefully treated with specially manufactured acoustic absorbers and diffusers providing an outstanding listening environment that is transparent, open and honest.

My monitoring path consists of dedicated mastering grade digital-to-analog converters, a studio monitoring controller and high-end full range speakers. I’ve chosen the Barefoot MicroMain 27 speakers as my main monitors for their amazing transparency and accuracy translating to other listening environments and systems. They have an even frequency response from 30Hz to 45kHz (±3dB) - from deep detailed sub-bass, warm punchy midrange, to a wide clear top end, at both low and high playback levels. They are wonderful for both mixing and mastering.

Microphones:

  • AKG C414 B-ULS (x2) (Condenser - Multi-pattern)

  • AKG D112 (Dynamic)

  • Coles 4038 (x2) (Ribbon - Figure 8)

  • Neumann KM84 (x2) (Condenser - Cardioid)

  • Neumann KM85 (x2) (Condenser - Cardioid)

  • Neumann U87 (Condenser - Multi-pattern)

  • Neumann U87 Ai (Condenser - Multi-pattern)

  • Neumann U89 (Condenser - Multi-pattern)

  • Royer R-121 (Ribbon - Figure 8)

  • Sennheiser MD421 (x3) (Dynamic)

  • Shure SM81 (Condenser - Cardioid)

  • Shure SM7B (x2) (Dynamic)

  • Shure SM57 (x4) (Dynamic)

  • Shure SM57 Tape Op (Dynamic)

  • Shure SM58 (x2) (Dynamic)

  • ..and access to many microphones on request

Outboard:

  • Thermionic Culture - The Phoenix mastering PLUS

  • Urei 1178 dual peak limiter

  • Neumann V476B (Mic preamp x2)

  • Millennia HV-3R (Mic preamp x8)

  • CAPI VP312 (Mic preamp x2)

  • CAPI VP28 (Mic preamp / line-amp / EQ x2)

  • Vintech VA573 (Mic preamp / line-amp)

  • Countryman Type 85 DI

  • Radial Engineering X-Amp Reamping Box

Sound toys:

  • Moog Minitaur analog bass synthesizer

  • Baldwin Acrosonic spinet piano (1980) modified

  • Sequential Prophet Rev2 8-voice analog synthesizer

  • Gibson Les Paul Studio electric guitar

  • Yamaha steel and nylon string acoustic guitars

  • Shakers, flutes, sound bowls etc.

  • Various effects devices (overdrives, delay’s, reverb’s, etc.)

Monitoring / Converters / DAW:

  • Lynx Aurora (n) - Mastering AD/DA converter

  • Barefoot Sound MicroMain 27 (MM27) Speakers
    - paired with Sound Anchor ADJ-27 Speaker Stands

  • Crane Song Avocet II - Mastering converter / Monitor controller

  • AVID Pro Tools Ultimate 2024

  • Ableton Live 12 Suite

Plugins / Digital tools:

  • AVID Complete Plugin Bundle

  • HOFA CD DDP Authoring

  • FabFilter Pro Total Bundle

  • Plugin Alliance / Brainworx - All plugins

  • Celemony Melodyne 5 Studio

  • Audio Ease Altiverb 8

  • Sound Radix Auto-Align 2

  • iZotope RX 11 Advanced - audio repair

  • iZotope Ozone Advanced

  • Soundtoys 5 - all plugins

  • Valhalla DSP - all plugins

  • Arturia V Collection 7

  • U-HE Synths

  • Slate + Ash

  • Spitfire Audio

  • Relab LX480

  • Revoice Pro 4

  • ..and access to more on request