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Contact
MasterDigital
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MasterDigital Corporation
Mastering + Post Production + Remote
Year Founded: 1991
For further information contact:
Parker Dinkins
2614 W.15th Ave., Covington, LA 70433 USA
Tel: 504.236.6368
E-mail MasterDigital
www.masterdigital.com
Last updated:
7/21/10
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MasterDigital is a leading provider of CD mastering, audio restoration and audio preservation services. The company has mastered over 1,800 CD projects and was the first in Louisiana to deliver professio8al production masters to CD pressing plants. Major label credits include: Sony, BMG, Verve/Polygram. A wide variety of analog and digital formats are accepted, as well as virtually all types of computer based audio files. An FTP server is available for transferring files. MasterDigital is one of a handful of companies worldwide with the ability to transfer negative metal parts in sizes up to 20" in diameter. MasterDigital owns the complete set of forensic tools from CEDAR Cambridge and is a nationally recognized provider of forensic audio services for the legal profession.
Engineer:
Parker Dinkins
Equipment
- Recorder/Players
- 1/4" open reel: Studer A820 (up to 14" dia., including NAB, DIN and Cine reels)
- stereo quarter and half track NAB head block with vernier azimuth, custom made by JRF
- stereo European butterfly head block with vernier azimuth
- full track head block with vernier azimuth
- 1/2" open reel: Studer A820 (up to 14" dia., including DIN)
- stereo head block with vernier azimuth
- 2/4 track open reel: Tascam 44 (1/4")
- 8 track open reel: Tascam TSR-8 (1/2")
- Audiocassette: Nakamichi CR-7 (w/speed control and adjustable azimuth)
- Phonorecords: Technics SP-15 (up to 20" dia) with 24 styli, including bi-pointed styli for playing negative metal parts
- DAT: Sony PCM-7040 w/SMPTE timecode, Sony PCM-R500 (32kHz)
- Prism 20 bit encoded DAT
- DAW: Pyramix w/CEDAR Retouch + De-Thump, WaveLab, Sonic Solutions
- CD Duplication + Error Checking
- Mixing
- Signal Processing, including Noise Reduction
- CEDAR CambridgeTM
- Dolby A, B, C, SR, dbx Type I, Weiss DS1-MK3, Weiss EQ1-LP, Crane Song STC-8/M, GML 9500, Aphex, Elberg MD12 Mk2 phono preamp, Lexicon PCM96 Surround
- Monitoring, Measuring and Restoration
- CEDAR CambridgeTM
- Genelec 1037A, Genelec 8250A, Auratone, Dorrough, Crookwood Audio, Sennheiser
- Yamato Scientific Oven
- Digital/Analog/Digital Converters
- Storage + Transfer
- RAID 5 Array, IBM LTO-3 and Exabyte tape drives, SCSI and SATA capabilities
- Remote
- Recorders, Audio
- Tascam HS-P82 8-channel Solid State Memory recorder w/dual Lithium NP-1A batteries, 32GB each (2 complete units, in Pelican cases)
- Recorder, Video
- Sony PMW-EX3 Solid State camera w/128GB memory
- Sachtler tripods w/heads (2 units)
- Snakes, 125' 16-channel total
- 50' 8-channel Mogami/Neutrik snakes, each w/one breakout box and one fan (2 identical units)
- 75' 16-channel Mogami/Neutrik snake w/one breakout box at each end
- Mic cables, 500'
- 25' Canare mini star quad cables, terminated with Neutrik EMC EMI protected male and female XLRs (16 cables)
- 6' Canare mini star quad cables, terminated with Neutrik black/gold XLRs (16 cables)
- ENG Breakaway Cable, 20' w/one 13' extension, wired with Neutricon and Neutrik black/gold XLRs in accordance with the Remote Audio standard
- vdB carbon fiber boom pole
- Microphones
- Sennheiser wireless SK5212A/EK3241A w/MKE Gold mic (2 complete units)
- Sennheiser MKH 418 M/S condenser shotgun
- Schoeps boundary layer, cardioid (2), figure 8, omni mics w/CMC 6-U amplifiers, active cable, low cut filter module, stereo mount
- AKG C 535 EB condenser mic
- Sanken COS-11s clipon mics (2)
