Housed in an architecturally asymmetrical space to avoid common modal problems, the mastering room is treated with custom modular absorption solutions that help to future-proof the studio in addition to providing an excellent acoustic response. This is both broad-band and band-specific in nature, in order to tailor the room’s acoustics to taste.

In addition to physical acoustic design, the monitoring path benefits from the acclaimed Trinnov Audio ST2 Digital Acoustic and Metering Processor which ensures the room is not only acoustically flat, but also phase-coherent in the listening position, creating immersive and lifelike imaging with reference-level detail and accuracy. Combined with the rest of the room’s acoustic design, the result is state-of-the-art reproduction of the sound-stage throughout and beyond the audible spectrum.

RMS uses a workflow that has become the norm for mastering studios around the world: a hybrid blend of digital and analog processors that can be tailored to the needs of each mix. All monitoring is done through the Kii 3’s and Trinnov. The studio’s digital processing tools are too numerous to list, but the outboard chain currently consists of a variety of specialty analog and digital tools, from vacuum tube to transistor topologies, eq to compression, colored to transparent, and of course, various flavors of AD/DA conversion. Manufacturers/Designers include DW Fearn, Lynx, Prism Sound, Forssell Technologies, Avalon, On The Moon, Lavry, and more.

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