The core

  • Close-up of a microphone with a pop filter, set up in a dark room, likely for recording.

    The Booth

    It all begins with a sound-recording environment. My booth has been quality-controlled by https://georgethe.tech/

    The noise floor (Normalized to 0dB) is -56dB, which provides a very clean sound. Applying a high-pass filter allows it to drop down to -65dB.

    The room had a standing wave resonance (A "room mode") at about 70hz-80hz, which was resolved with a large bass trap from https://www.atsacoustics.com/

  • Close-up of a DJ mixing console with illuminated controls, buttons, and a large knob, branded Universal Audio, in a dark setting.

    The preamps & Interfaces

    PRE-AMPS: SPL CHANNEL ONE MLK3 CHANNEL STRIP - ELYSIA SKULPTER QUBE SERIES MICROPHONE PREAMP - WARM AUDIO WA73-EQ & ART VOICE CHANNEL PREAMP

    INTERFACES: NEUMANN MT48 - UNIVERSAL AUDIO APOLLO TWIN X QUAD - MOTU M4 - RODECASTER PRO II - SOUND DEVICES MIXPRE 6 & 10

  • A close-up of a black headphone with the model number 'DT 770 PRO 250 OHM' illuminated in purple, hanging in a dimly lit setting with a dark background.

    The Cans & Monitors

    CANS: SENNHEISER HD650 - BEYER DYNAMIC DT990 PRO 250, 770 PRO 80 & 250 OHM - STEVEN SLATE VSX - DROP ETYMOTIC ERX , OLLO AUDIO S5X & OLLO AUDIO X1

    HEADPHONE PREAMP: LITTLE LABS

    MONITORS: ADAM AUDIO A4V - YAMAHA HS5 & HS8 SUBWOOFER