New Mastering Lab

Engine Room Audio, a full-service audio production facility located on the border of NY's colorful SoHo and Chinatown districts, has introduced a new state-of-the-art mastering lab.

The room features a hybrid of digital and analog gear, including a SADiE 24/96 digital audio workstation and a host of classic TubeTech, Manley, Universal Audio, Ampex, Avalon, Waves, and Crane Song outboard gear.

Engine Room owner/head engineer Mark Christensen reports that the mastering suite represents the final step in the development of the young facility: "We opened our new facility about a year ago with six editing rooms, two live rooms, and duplication services. Our old facilities primarily targeted small-scale projects and duplication clients. When we built this room, our intention was to construct a high-end mastering suite to cater to our growing downtown clientele. We wanted to create a top-of-the-line room that was accessible to independent as well as major label projects."