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Massive Mastering 26 May 2006

Here it is - Designated "Room E" for various and sundry reasons.

Doesn't really photograph well though...

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RemyRAD Fri, 05/26/2006 - 10:26

Congratulations! That is a beautiful mastering suite! Just watch out for those termites and splinters and always put your shoes and socks on. I guess you used all that wood because you use a Cedar system to prevent any problems with moths? MASSIVE MASTERING? The room looks good but I wouldn't call it massive?

Go ahead, stay in the closet!
Ms. Remy Ann David

Massive Mastering Fri, 05/26/2006 - 17:09

Thanks BT!

Oh, let's see here -

1. Sounds great... VERY even and gloriously neutral. Haven't had it shot yet, but I haven't had to do a single revision since day one... Somewhere around 600 pounds of low end absorption - 21 traps + walls & ceiling. You can stand right in the corner and barely a bump in the lows.

2. A bit of a change - The old room was easy to "flex" with - You could move around and get a different perspective. This room is so "flat" that there are no excuses. :lol:

3. The monitors are around 6 feet from the rail on the desk - I know, I know... It looks like a yard in the photos. Must be the lighting...

4. The paneling is 1/4" cedar slats - Each slat is glued over 100% of the surface area and brad-nailed to prevent any resonance or vibration. Not as aromatic as "closet" cedar, but a fresh "woodsy" scent that goes well with vanilla candles and coffee.

5. The loudspeakers are B&W Nautilus 802's

6. The glorious knobby thing is a Crane Song Avocet monitoring controller.

7. The desk is a Sterling Modular "Master Plan D"

8. Yeah, it's not very "massive" - But thanks to all that broadband absorption, it sounds that way. 8-)

Other stuff that's bound to come up -

The floor is floated 4" over slab concret except for where the speakers are - There, the concret comes up all the way to the subfloor/floor. From there, the speakers are sitting on SoundAnchors stands placed on Indian granite slabs. The Bryston 4B sits on a smaller granite square cut from the same slab (I think Tom is a fan of the Bryston/granite combination also).

Power is a dedicated 20A line to the gear, filtered, filtered, filtered. Lighting is on its own circuit - VERY quiet Lutron dimmer modules on two track units (front & back of room).

An oversized & reduced flow air return is over the amp between the cloud and the wall to keep the "gear end" of the room cooler. A smaller return is near the client seating space in the rear "sweet spot."

Uh... The smoke detector is from FirstAlert. :lol:

Thomas W. Bethel Sat, 05/27/2006 - 08:51

John,

Nice room I am VERY IMPRESSED.

The speakers do look closer in the photo

Yes I like the Bryston 4B Granite combo and have ever since I put my 4B on the slab and noticed a BIG difference in the bass (much tighter)

CONGRATULATIONS and I expect we will be hearing a lot of Grammy award winning CDs coming out soon with your name as Mastering Engineer on them.

Take care and GOOD LISTENING....

Thomas W. Bethel Sat, 05/27/2006 - 12:23

nihility0000 wrote: i am ready to kill for some B&W 802's......

No need to kill just come up with the bucks

Read about them here http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.models/Label/Model%20802D

buy them here

Nicholson's Stereo
HI-FI Buys
Home Theatre Solutions
Precision Audio

All in Nashville, TN

Or

Underground Sound
Sound Concepts
Prescision Audio
Custom Audio Video
Audio Dimensions
Stereo One, Inc.

All in Memphis

anonymous Sun, 05/28/2006 - 02:46

Thomas W. Bethel wrote: [quote=nihility0000]i am ready to kill for some B&W 802's......

No need to kill just come up with the bucks

Read about them here http://www.bwspeakers.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.models/Label/Model%20802D

buy them here

Nicholson's Stereo
HI-FI Buys
Home Theatre Solutions
Precision Audio

All in Nashville, TN

Or

Underground Sound
Sound Concepts
Prescision Audio
Custom Audio Video
Audio Dimensions
Stereo One, Inc.

All in Memphis

yeah i made the mistake. i went to underground sound in memphis to hear them....
...the grass seems greener.... the air ...cleaner.....
i would still kill for that happiness.

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