Compact Disc Mastering - Audio Mastering Tools (hardware)

Audio Mastering Tools (hardware)

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Audio consoles
  • Maselec MTC-2 Mastering Console
  • Sound Performance Lab MMC 1 – Multichannel Mastering Console
  • Crookwood M Class mastering consoles
Monitors
  • Adam Professional Audio Adam A7X
  • Barefoot Sound MicroMain 27 Mastering Speaker
  • Focal Focal Twin 6BE Monitor
  • Genelec 8040A Speaker Monitor
Master recorders
  • MasterLink ML9600 Mastering Deck
DAW
  • SADiE
  • Sonic Studio soundBlade
  • Pyramix Merging Technologies
Converters & Encoders
  • Prism AD-2 / Prism AD-2
  • Weiss ADC-1 MKII Analog/Digital converter
  • Pacific Microsonics Model One – A-D/D-A converter & HDCD encoder
  • Pacific Microsonics Model Two – A-D/D-A converter & HDCD encoder (Note: later versions manufactured by Euphonix)
  • Lavry AD122-96MKIII Analog/Digital converter
  • Crane Song Ltd. HEDD Crane Song HEDD
  • QES Labs ADC-10 32 bit 384kHz A-D Converter ADC-10
Digital Signal Processors
  • TC Electronic System 6000
  • Weiss EQ1 EQ processor
  • Weiss DS1 Compressor/limiter
  • Z-Systems Audio Engineering z-qualizer z-qualizer
Equalizers
  • API 5500 – Equalizer
  • Pultec EQP1A
  • Maselec Prism MEA-2 Equalizer Maselec EQ
  • Langevin PEQ-2 Mini Massive
  • Sontec MES-432C 2 ChannelParametricEq
  • Millennia NSEQ-2 Parametric Equalizer
  • Gyraf G14 Equalizer Parallel-Passive Stereo Tube Equalizer
  • Maselec MEA2 Analog Equalizer
  • Inward Connections DEQ-1 Class A Discrete Mastering EQ
Dynamics
  • Phoenix "Thermionic Culture" Valve Compressor
  • GML Analog dynamics hardware
  • Manley 'Vari-Mu' Stereo Compressor
  • Millennia TCL-2 Tube Compressor
  • Tube Tech SMC-2BM Multi-band Compressor
  • Neve 33906 – Compressor
  • Chandler Limited Germanium Compressor

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