The Equipment...

Digital Editors
• Steinberg Wavelab 6.1
• Adobe Audition 3
• Sony CD Architect 5.2d
• Nero 8 Ultra Edition
• GEAR Pro Mastering Edition (DDP)

Monitoring
• Lipinski L-707 loudspeakers
• PSB alpha subwoofer
• Sennheiser HD600 headphones with Cardas cable

Cables/ Interconnects
• DH Labs Q-10 bi-wired speaker cable
• DH Labs Air Matrix interconnects
• DH Labs BL-1 interconnects
• DH Labs D75 75-ohm digital cable

Amplification
• Creek Audio 4330 mk2

Converters
• RME 9652 HDSP D/D
• RME AEB 4-I four-channel A/D
• Benchmark DAC1 two-channel D/A

Equalization
• Professional Sound Projects MasterQ
• Professional Sound Projects Neon HR (linear phase)
• Waves Renaissance EQ
• Waves Linear Phase EQ
• Voxengo GlissEQ
• Roger Nichols Digital Frequal-izer (linear phase)

Compression/ Limiting
• Professional Sound Projects MasterComp
• Professional Sound Projects Vintage Warmer 2
• Voxengo Analogflux
• Voxengo Warmifier
• Voxengo Marquis Compressor
• Waves C1
• Waves C4
• Waves Linear Multi-band
• Waves Renaissance Compressor
• Waves L1
• Waves L2
• Waves L3
• Voxengo Elephant 2
• Roger Nichols Digital Finis
• Professional Sound Projects Xenon Limiter

Restoration
• iZotope RX

Dither/Noise Shaping
• POW-R
• Apogee UV22
• Apogee UV22 HR
• Waves IDR
• Cranesong Analog Dither

Analog and Digital Transports
• Panasonic SV-3700 DAT
• Sherwood DD-980-T (Dolby B/C/S & HX Pro)
• Plextor PlexWriter Premium

Metering
• RME Digicheck
• X-ISM Inter-sampling Meter

Diagnostics
• PlexTools Professional XL

Calibration Meter
• Phonic PAA2

Misc.
• All equipment connected through
APC Back-UPS 350 surge protectors/battery backup.

The Room...

A balanced, neutral listening environment is the critical element that guarantees your mastered mixes translate successfully in the "outside" world. Attaining it is not easy.

For that reason, we utilized the expertise of noted acoustician George Augspurger. George worked closely with ZenMastering to develop a game plan to optimize our listening environment, culminating in a visit to our studio for a sonic fine-tuning session.