Equipment List

Digital editors
• Steinberg Wavelab
• Adobe Audition
• Sony CD Architect
• Nero
• GEAR Pro Mastering Edition

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

Amplification
• Lipinski L-301 monoblock amps with PS Audio A/C cables

Tube and tape "mojo"
• Cranesong HEDD (pentode/triode/tape)
• Neve Portico 5042 True Tape (analog tape driver @ 7.5/15ips)

Equalization
• Professional Sound Projects MasterQ
• Professional Sound Projects Neon HR (linear phase, M/S)
• Voxengo GlissEQ
• Waves Renaissance EQ and Linear Phase EQ

Dynamics
• Professional Sound Projects MasterComp
• Waves L2
• Voxengo Elephant limiter
• Professional Sound Projects Xenon limiter

Restoration
• iZotope RX

Converters
• Benchmark DAC1 D/A, monitor controller
• Cranesong 192 D/A/D
• RME AEB 4-I A/D
• RME 9652 HDSP D/D

Digital transports
• Panasonic SV-3700 DAT
• Plextor PlexWriter Premium CD burners (3)

Analog transports
• Sherwood DD-980-T (Dolby B/C/S & HX Pro)

Cabling
• DH Labs T-14 speaker cable
• DH Labs BL-1 balanced interconnects
• DH Labs Sub-Sonic II subwoofer cable
• DH Labs D75 coaxial digital cable
• DH Labs D110 AES/EBU digital cable
• Audioquest Optilink A fiber optic digital cable

Sample rate converters
• Voxengo R8Brain Pro
• Steinberg Crystal Resampler

Dither/ noise shaping
• POW-R
• Apogee UV22 HR
• Waves IDR
• Cranesong Analog Dither

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

Disc verification
• PlexTools Professional XL

Calibration meter
• Phonic PAA2

Misc.
• All equipment connected through APC Back-UPS 350 surge protectors with 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, whose professional acoustic design credits include Marcussen Mastering, Sony Mastering NYC, Sunset Sound Los Angeles, Electric Ladyland NYC, A&M Mastering Hollywood, Deluxe Mastering, and more.

George worked closely with us to develop a game plan for optimizing ZenMastering's listening environment, culminating in a visit to our studio for a sonic fine-tuning session.