Some gear I use…

Manley Massive Passive Mastering Version - Stereo parallel tube EQ

The king of all equalizers! (probably) Four bands (two channels) of tone sculpting audio goodness. Selectable shelf and bell curves per band. Vacuum tube make-up gain stages & line drivers for sweet analog saturation. Open and detailed mid-range, with a huge low end. Passive circuit design allows HF boosts without the harsh sibilance, and unbelievable bass fatness without the mud. My mastering version has optimized high and low pass filter options. Amazing powerhouse EQ.

Avalon VT-747SP - Stereo opto tube compressor + 6 band program EQ

Smooth opto compression with side chain control, and a choice of signal paths - Warm tube tone or classic class A analog. Tons of headroom and gain. When mastering I will often EQ into this from the Massive Passive. The perfect EQ and compressor combination for mastering. The 6 band program EQ is very musical and a nice option for adjusting timbre pre or post compression. Lovely 32KHz shelf for those silky air frequencies.

Lynx Hilo - Reference A/D D/A mastering converter system

The link between analog and digital worlds. Transparent and open analog / digital conversion for the purest audio quality. Real-time accurate metering and analysis tools. Simple and fast routing and monitoring control via the full color touchscreen. I can hear every detail with this audiophile reference standard interface.

Computer and Software

Apple M2 Mac mini [Mac OS Ventura 13.6] - Avid Pro Tools (latest 2025 version)

Three Body Technology Kirchoff EQ [high quality EQ with dynamics] - Dangerous Music Bax EQ [mastering EQ]

Tone Projects Michelangelo [mastering EQ] + Kelvin [dual stage saturation] + Unisum [mastering compressor]

TDR Slick EQ M [mastering EQ] - TDR Kotelnikov GE [mastering compressor] - TDR Limiter 6 GE [comp/limiter toolkit]

Izotope Ozone 11 Advanced [audio mastering suite] + Insight 2 [metering] + RX9 [audio restoration suite]

Fabfilter Pro-Q 4 [EQ] + Pro-MB [multi-band compressor] + Pro-C 2 [compressor] + Pro-L 2 [limiter]

Weiss Deess [mastering de-esser] - Cytomic The Glue [bus compressor]

Oeksound Soothe2 [dynamic resonance supressor] +Spiff [adaptive transient processor]

UAD Spark [mixing & mastering plugin bundle] - HOFA CD-Burn.DDP.Master [DDP authoring]

Miscellaneous

Unity Audio Monolith [speaker stands] - Custom mastering desk - V3 Acoustic 26RU by Curuxa Customs

Kings Audio H-03 [headphones] + M10 [headphone amp] - Sennheiser HD650 [modded] - Sony TC-K661S [cassette deck]

Technics SL1210 mk2/ Ortofon 2M Red - Lehmann Audio Black Cube SE [phono preamp stage] - Mukatsuku Disc Stabilizer

Mogami Reference & custom made gold Neutrix/Sommer cables - Acoustic panels, bass traps + diffusors by GiK Acoustics