The Studio
Gear, tools, and signal chain
A hybrid analog and digital setup — hardware where it adds real character, digital precision where accuracy matters most. Every tool is here because it serves the music.
My setup is built around a hybrid analog and digital workflow — analog hardware where it adds real character, digital precision where accuracy matters most. Everything lives in a treated studio environment, and every tool in the chain is there because it serves the music, not because it looks good on a spec sheet.
Signal Chain
Your mix in
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Master out
Monitoring & Room
Accurate playback is the foundation of everything. I cross-reference between speakers and headphones throughout the entire process — the goal is a master that translates, and you can only know that by testing it on multiple systems.
Yamaha HS8 Studio Monitors
Near-field reference monitoring
Sennheiser HD 660S
Open-back reference headphones
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
Audio interface & D/A conversion
EQ & Tone
Most of the mastering work happens here. The Dangerous BAX EQ brings a musicality to broad tonal shaping that's hard to replicate digitally. The digital tools handle precision, correction, and anything that needs a scalpel rather than a brush.
Dangerous BAX EQ
Mastering-grade analog EQ
FabFilter Pro-Q 3
Linear phase surgical EQ
UAD Neve 1073 Preamp & EQ
Analog-modeled color EQ
UAD Pultec EQP-1A
Classic program EQ emulation
Waves H-EQ
Hybrid analog-modeled EQ
iZotope Ozone EQ
AI-assisted spectral shaping
Dynamics & Compression
The Shadow Hills is the heart of the dynamics chain — two compressor stages in one unit, optical and discrete, each with a different character. Plugins handle the multiband work and anything that needs more precision than analog allows.
Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor
Dual-stage analog mastering compressor
FabFilter Pro-C 2
Transparent mastering compression
FabFilter Pro-MB
Multiband dynamics control
UAD SSL G Bus Compressor
Console bus glue & cohesion
Waves API 2500
Punchy analog-style compression
iZotope Ozone Dynamics
Intelligent multiband dynamics
Limiting & Loudness
The final stage before delivery. Hitting streaming loudness targets without flattening the life out of a track takes careful ears. The goal is always the loudest version that still breathes — not the loudest version possible.
FabFilter Pro-L 2
Transparent true peak limiting
iZotope Ozone Maximizer
Intelligent loudness maximizing
Waves L2 Ultramaximizer
Industry-standard peak limiting
Analysis & Metering
Metering isn't just about hitting numbers — it's about verifying that what your ears are telling you checks out. Hardware and plugin metering together gives a complete picture of where the master stands before it leaves the studio.
TC Electronic Clarity M
Hardware loudness & spectrum meter
iZotope Insight 2
Comprehensive audio analysis suite
DAW
Pro Tools 2025 Studio
Primary digital audio workstation
Microphones & Recording
Available for recording sessions and audio capture alongside mastering and post-production projects.
Shure SM7B
Broadcast dynamic microphone
Rode NTK
Large-diaphragm tube condenser
Royer R-10 Ribbon
Ribbon microphone
Shure SM57
Instrument dynamic microphone
Shure SM58
Vocal dynamic microphone
Shure Beta 87A
Condenser vocal microphone
Sennheiser e85
Instrument condenser microphone
DBX 376 Tube Channel Strip
EQ, compressor & tube saturation
Studio Projects VTB1
Tube preamp