Pure Analog Mastering - CD VINYL MP3 ONLINE

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:23:30 +0200

WEBFLYER 2009

[english] MAINFRAME MASTERING is an audiophile mastering studio in Frankfurt City, Germany, established by producer / engineer Frank Marheineke aka MAINFRAME in 2000. We offer HIGH-END ANALOG AUDIO MASTERING, professional mix-engineering and audio-restoration at surprisingly low rates. We commit ourselfes to give you the best experience in sound you ever imagined! Try our online service - it's excellently sounding, reliable, personal, with very fast turn-around times and guaranteed to your satisfaction. [prices/rates]

[deutsch] MAINFRAME MASTERING ist ein audiophiles Mastering-Tonstudio in Frankfurt am Main, gegründet 2000 von Produzent und Toningenieur Frank Marheineke, alias MAINFRAME. Wir bieten ANALOGES HIGH-END AUDIO MASTERING, professionelle Ton-Nachbearbeitung, Song-Mischung und Ton-Restauration. Probier unseren günstigen Online-Service aus - der Sound ist bombastisch, zudem arbeiten wir zuverlässig, persönlich und schnell mit Zufriedenheitsgarantie. [Preisliste]

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Studio Slideshow 2009

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:19:00 +0200

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THE PHOENIX tube master compressor

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 13:06:29 +0100

THE PHOENIX TUBE MASTER COMPRESSOR

The british THERMIONIC CULTURE "THE PHOENIX" MASTERING COMPRESSOR with SIDECHAIN filters now resides in my studio ! I am considering this machine as being the funkiest and best sounding vari-mu style (think Fairchild) compressor ever build. With it's extended attack and release times and a 3 way sidechain filter this beast not only offers all one can wish for functionaluity-wise, but also it's incredible transparent and crisp sound makes it a perfect addition to my mastering chain for all styles of music. The input gain stage can be driven to get that harmonically rich saturated sound and the threshold can be set to give just that glue and goo to the sound that is needed. Even only as a tube amplifier with no further compression it makes sense at times when the signal has already perfect dynamics - just ride the gain and enjoy the hot glowing tubes doing their part. The compression itself works so natural and transparent that most of the time no further limiting is needed to get the hottest signal ever, and that is just fine as people realise that limiting is actually killing sound. The unit is connected all the way with high-end VOVOX cabling, even the power line - for the tightest sound ever. link

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WHAT IS MASTERING ?

Tue, 13 Jan 2009 17:20:06 +0100

PROFESSIONAL AUDIO MASTERING is the "art and science" of processing your mix/recording at a very high standard to be the best sounding it can be. It's is the final stage in the music-production process, right before DUPLICATION. The classic approch is to tastefully FILTER / EQUALIZE the mix as a total, control dynamics and transfer it to a destination MEDIUM by taking into accounts the mediums own characteristics. However, the less medium-dependent modern approach includes heavier DYNAMIC-PROCESSING and EQing, so that the music-level hits the genres COMMON LEVEL and SOUND. What you'd get back out of this process is a QUALITY PRE-MASTER you can use to publish. That can be just a wav/aiff/mp3-file (e.g. online) or a physical CD-PREMASTER (CD) that contains the arranged, processed recordings with additional coding (PQ, ISCR, UPC/EAN, CDTEXT) in order to be the definitive BLUEPRINT FOR DUPLICATION.

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OYAIDE BLACKMAMBA power-cable

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 19:06:43 +0100

OYAIDE_POWERCABLE

At the Musikmesse i got to know Mr. Kenji Takechi from OYAIDE ELEC, Inc., a high-grade audio cable manufacturer from Japan. He kindly sent me their new finger-thick power-cable BLACKMAMBA. Here's my observation notes, 2 independent runs ABX, replacing a standard IEC cable: # SUMMIT AUDIO EQP-200B : The sound is very dynamic, less stressed and less squeezed. It sounds relaxed, the mids are transparent, the highs smooth and clean, bass is deep, dimensionality increased. # MILLENNIA NSEQ-2 / discrete mode : The sound is solid and stable, assertive, compact. The lower mids appear lighter and the upper mids stronger, bass is round and broad, highs are shimmery, the overall bandwith seems increased. # RME FIREFACE800 : The sound is fast, attacks articulated, direct. The upper mids seem accentuated and the overall impression is extremly tight with an increased bandwidth, even though the dimensionality has not changed here. # THERMIONIC CULTURE PHOENIX (vs. VOVOX INITIO power cable) : Comparing it with it's contender, this one is the toughest to detect. I find that spectrum, dynamics, velocity, detail and depth are very similar, while the OYAIDE sounds a tad cleaner and the VOVOX a tad stronger. This could be caused by how much distortion there is left in the power distribution or simply by cable-design/intention. I can't decide wich one i like better generally, but i'm least left with an option to experiment wich cable drives a unit better to your liking. Hi-end power cables always seem to have an uplifting effect especially on audiophile gear where you can hear it, you could say there is a quality in sound that is evident on all tested units: for OYAIDE that's clean, transparent, solid and noble. I think that's great to get yet more sound out of your hardware: converters and interfaces, that's where i like the OYAIDEs attached to best! OYAIDE NEO

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BENCHMARK ADC1 + DAC1 converters

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:39:52 +0100

meet the Benchmarks

When it comes to conversion between the analog and digital domain opinions about the best converters available can't be different and controversial enough. Some prefer transparent and clear, being a bit on the cold side, others love colored and warm or euphoric, hence being not exactly neutral to the source. Attributes like flat frequency response, detail, punch and dimensionality are qualities to be considered for sure, but where's the one that has it all ? What is true to almost all converters of a certain class and price-tag is that they deliver an definite quality boost outrunning all stock ware, while still having some character on their own. What i have found to be punchy, clear and honest while not being sterile at at all is the BENCHMARK DAC1 (as monitor controller) and the BENCHMARK ADC1 (as main A/D converter) - world class conversion in a half rack space, build like a tank. Connected completely with VOVOX digital and analog cables they massively deliver and don't loose ! link

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MAINFRAME gets VOVOX Purum certification

Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:49:19 +0100

VOVOX PURUM CERT

MAINFRAME MASTERING got officially announced as member of the VOVOX PURUM scroll, a label provided to those studios attaining the highest standard of sound transmission using exclusively and consequently VOVOX SOUND CONDUCTORS. It was very unexpected to me to receive this honor, but proud to present it within this photograph. VOVOX is a specialized brand in producing sound conductors / cables at a new, almost esoteric level of approach and claim. so, i must say, they have succeded. This is not your ordinary cable, but an ultra transparent transmitter of signals in between the signal chain, and not only that but providing the same technology to the adapt of digital and power cables. After weeks of extensively testing these entities i came to believe that these are far superior to any other brand i was using before. And no, i'm not getting paid for this, it cost me an awfull lot of money... but very worth it! link

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230V PURE GREEN electricity - we are powered

Wed, 12 Nov 2008 23:49:09 +0100

"Ich bin gerad aufgewacht, hab meine Augen aufgemacht , Für einen ersten Schritt ist es nie zu spät , ich habe angefangen, ich hab jetzt Ökostrom, Ich will mein Leben, weil es sonst ein andrer lebt, Es ist nie zu spät ..." the encouraging text of MIA's song OEKOSTROM is one of many possible expressions of small things we can do to change life for a better. MAINFRAME MASTERING is now powered by a greenpeace recommended provider/producer of green electricity - meaning NO NUCLEAR POWER, insignificant CO2 EMISSIONS and based on 100%RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES. Don't fall for the RECS certificate swindle - please join this movement and get real... what else can you do ? atomausstieg-selber-machen wiki

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MILLENNIA NSEQ-2 Class-A equalizer

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:51:43 +0200

MILLENNIA_NSEQ-2

Time for a change, time for a new millennia ! The supreme class-a discrete/vacuum tube program equalizer MILLENNIA NSEQ-2 has arrived at my studio to complement the SUMMIT PASSIVE EQP-200B. The so called "twin topology" unit got tubes, but where it really shines is its discrete operational mode. build like a tank to survive every coming new age mastering war, ehm... trend, there's a reason this one has found home in many world-class mastering studios, and that's ( - artificial pause - ) it's SOUND ! Yep, cat's out of the bag ;)) This is a straight "no color" unit, unbelievable transparent and clean but than delivering the biggest bottom, the smoothest angel like hi-end and super solid mids. I needed to change the internal jumper settings of the LAVRY DA10's output to unbalanced (pin2 hot) to match the input section of the NSEQ-2 wich was running pretty hot soundwise - but then... this unit IS running hot - like an atomic pile! link

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Refined Audiometrics EQ + Algorithmix K-Stereo

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:20:21 +0200

PLPAREQ

K-STEREO

Some new digital tools arrived recently at my place and after some extensive testing with all high-class software contenders i'm happy to announce 2 new tools in the arsenal: the PLPAREQ linear phase digital mastering eq by REFINED AUDIOMETRICS and the new ALGORITHMIX K-STEREO, invented by mastering guru BOB KATZ. The EQ is yet in an undecided battle with the ALGORITHMIX RED EQ, but since i was part of the beta testing of the plpareq some time ago i've some sympathy for this one. Anyway, the quality of both is stunning, leaving everything i know far behind - something that is actually hard to admit as it also kicks some of my former favourites out of the chain. I'm pretty sure that it's way more than the emperors new clothes... that class of eq changed my approach to mastering music quiet a bit ! The K-STEREO itself is not a stereo expander but an ambience refresher, one could say - can be very subtle to conceive but it opens up the dimension and depth of the track that you'll probably only miss when taking it out. It's really cool to regain some of the spaciousness lost when converting from 24/32bit to the 16bit resolution of CD. link

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