The studio
Built with a living room in mind the studio of Masterenzo Mastering is located in a great sounding old house (1928) in Rotterdam. Amphion and Thermionic Microlabs speaker systems fit the room perfectly. The Thermionics are cloned Wilson Audio's and are custom built to specification.
A single outboard rack with modified and carefully selected gear ensures short signal paths with plenty of flexibility and power.
I see my gear as one organic musical instrument, a heritage from my years being a pro guitarist.
Monitoring.
- Amphion Two15 speakers, decoupled system
- Thermionic Microlabs speaker system, decoupled and bi-amped
- Tivoli mono speaker
- Custom built mastering console by Dutch Audio (serial no. 1)
- Crookwood VU meters
- Dan Clark Audio - Ether headphones
Analogue.
- Tube-Tech HLT2A shelving and tilt equaliser (modified)
- Avalon VT-747 compressor and band equaliser (modified)
- Thermionic Culture The Phoenix compressor
- Dave Hill Designs Titan compressor (stereo pair)
- API 5500 dual mono equaliser
- Custom Audio Germany HDE250 equaliser
Conversion.
- Crane Song HEDD-Q AD/DA converter with tube and tape coloring options
- Grimm Audio UC1 USB interface and converter
Software.
- Wavelab Pro on Mac
- Hofa DDP Player-Maker
- Selection of plug-ins by DMG Audio, Fabfilter, Metric Halo, ToneBoosters, Oeksound, Weiss, SIR Audio Tools, Slate Digital
Various.
- Unity and Grimm Audio cables
- nOb generic controller
- Equipment modifications by Dutch Audio
Coffee.
- Technivorm Moccamaster filter coffee machine
- Bezerra Magica PID espresso machine
- Eureka Mignon coffee grinder
- Freshly roasted coffee beans from Rotterdam!