The equipment and software used for mastering includes the following:
A Pro Tools HD system with a Digidesign 192 Interface. Grey works in 24-bit resolution, at sample rates from 44.1kHz up to 192 kHz.
The latest mastering software from Waves, as well as all the plug-ins in the Waves Diamond Bundle, including:
- Linear Phase Equalizer
- Linear Phase Multiband Compressor
- L3 Multimaximizer and Ultramaximizer
- PAZ Psychoacoustic Analyzer (for frequency and phase analysis)
- S1 Stereo Imager
- PS22 Stereomaker
- TransX - for working with transients in the mix
The Latest Audio Restoration software from Waves and Digidesign:
- Waves Restoration Bundle: X-Noise, X-Hum, X-Click, X-Crackle
- DINR - Digidesign Intelligent Noise Reduction
Vintage Compressors:
- Bomb Factory's Teletronix LA2A
- Bomb Factory's Urei 1176
- Waves Renaissance Compressor
Vintage EQ:
- Bomb Factory's various Pultec Equalizers
- Waves Renaissance EQ
Serato's Pitch 'n' Time - for time stretching/compression independent of pitch, and pitch fine tuning independent of time
Digidesign's Reverb One, Waves' Renaissance Reverb and TrueVerb- for added ambience or reverb when needed.
Genelec 1030a monitors
Sunfire Subwoofer