We work in a mastering suite designed for us by the world’s leading studio designer, Thomas Jouanjean of Brussels-based Northward Acoustics.

Northward FTB rooms are renowned worldwide as the holy grail of listening environments, and our workspace gives us the distinct advantage of being able to make bold decisions with absolute certainty - whether that’s pushing your music into new territory, or knowing when to leave well enough alone.

Our analog signal path is completely custom. Designed by J. LaPointe to work as an integrated system with our Merging Technologies converters, it features a dual signal path with the option of colourful tube, transformer, and inductor based eq, or a completely passive design that achieves full analog eq capabilities without adding a single amplifier to the signal path, outperforming any off-the-shelf mastering equipment available today.

Weiss EQ1 MK2 and DS1 MK3 digital hardware complements the analog chain, and we use the Merging Technologies Pyramix system for editing and master production.

Analog tape playback is via a custom ATR Services ATR-102, with both 1/2” and 1/4” capabilities. Supporting infrastructure includes dedicated transformer isolated electrical service, and numerous network, AES, and analog patch points for easy client connections.