Decode Studio

[ ABOUT ]

… " Mastering is the final stage in the production process, where the track improoves its quality, resolution, warm und volume, while respecting the artist‘ sound concept, without altering its essence. Having been studied sound for years, I´ve developed a very personal method which I apply to Mixing and Mastering in music " ...
( Gabriele B. – Decode Studio )

Decode Studio, active sinc

e 15 years in Rome, Zurich and Berlin, works for around 50 Labels and more than 100 international artists, with a focus on the world of electronic music and clubbing. The Studio is fitted with both analogue and digital technology, whose outboard, software und daw have been customized by artisans and experts in the field of music technologies.

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[ SERVICES ]

We support the artist from realization to finalization of the musical product, providing advice on the best hardware and software technology, customized according to individual needs.

- Planning, building, customization DAW
- Planning, building, customization analog outboard gear
- Sound Design
- Arrangement
- Restoration
- Mixing
- Stem Mastering
- Mastering
- Vinyl Cut

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[VINYL CUTTING]

Decode Studio boasts a consolidated collaboration with Roberto Barbolini, vinyl mastering engineer carrying 30 years of cutting experience and renowed cutterheadrepair. The interaction beetween mastering engineer and cutting engineer had led over the years to develop a job procedure, aimed at reaching the best compromise between quality, volume and dynamic, until each track is to its maximum potential in accordance with vinyl technical specifications.

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[ LABEL ]

Underground Quality
Brouqade
Cave Recordings
Forbidden Behaviours
Fasten Musique Concrete
Sol Asylum
Castanea Reecords
Telharmonic Texture
RoundQubeMusik
RA+RE
O***m Audio
Involuntary Movement
Memento Records
Beagle Traxx
Citylow Records
Nabuco Records
EMI Records
Amam Records
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Kript Records
M_Rec Ltd
Key Vinyl
Attic Records
Asteroid Records
Abayomi Records
Eclectic Limited
LC Series
Future Deja Vu Records
Virgo Records
Deconstrukt Records
Arkita Records
I/Y Records
Limited
Device Control Recordings
Monolith Records
Twin Paradox
Resiliens Recordings

and many others ......

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[STUDIO EQUIPMENT]

Monitors:

Focal Solo6 BE
Genelec 8040A
KRK V6 Series
Yamaha NS10

Summing :

Dangerous 2-BUS (first edition)

Audiocard :

2 x MOTU HD 192 ( with customizes AD/DA converter )

Outboard :

Audioscope 2813-E
Cranesong IBS EQ
Smart Research C2M Stereo Compressor
2 x Empirical Labs Distressor EL8-X
TLAudio 5052 (customized version : mainboard + 3 russian matched valves)
8 Channel DI Box (Burr Brown Preamp)
SPL Transient Designer
Sherman Filterbank 2 Stereo
TC Electronic Finalizer 96K
Customized Parametric EQ
Customized AD/DA Converter

Synth :

Alesis Andromeda A6
Access Virus TI
Korg MS 20
EMU Orbit V2
Kawai Synthesizer 100F

Drum Machine :

Dave Smith & Roger Linn Tempest
Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII
Native Instruments Maschine
Native Instruments Maschine 2 Studio

Master Keybords :

CME UF8 88-Key
Roland RD700

Controllers :

Ableton Push
Novation Nocturn
Behringer B-Control Fader BCF2000

DAW Audio :

2 x Rack DAW Audio i7 , 16 gb ram, 10 TB Sata3 / SSD + Dual Heads Asus 21.5 "

Software :

Cubase 8 Pro
Ableton Live 9
Native Instruments all bundles
and many others ......

DJ Consolle :

Pioneer DJM600
2 x Technics SL 1200 MK2
Pioneer CDJ 1000

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[VINYL CUTTING EQUIPMENT]

Cutting lathes:

Neumann VMS70
Ortofon/Philips Lyrec SV8
Presto 6N with Technics SP10 plate

Cutting amplifiers:

Neumann SAL74B, one customized version only for Half Speed
Neumann VG66 customized with tube RIAA encoders and final power mosfets amp. Ortofon GO541

Cutting Heads:

Neumann SX74
Neumann SX68
Neumann SX15
Neumann ES59
Ortofon DS522
Presto 1D

DAC DA converter 192kHz 24 Bit tubes BLACKNOTE DAC30
Audiofire 2
DBX DDP
Behringer DEQ2496

Processors:

Drawmer MX50 selective De-esser
Ortofon STL732 HF limiter
Orban 8200ST HF clipper
Orban 6200 multiband compressor/limiter
Orban 9100/A2 multiband compressor/limiter
RTW level and correlation meters. About 20 different playback heads and different turntables to do ref measures. Infinity SM102 and Yamaha NS266 Studio monitors with Blacknote dual mono amplifiers.

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[STAFF & CONTACT]

- [Gabriele B.].....................[[email protected]]
- [Ken Karter]......................[[email protected]]
- [Gabriele Carasco].........[[email protected]]
- [Majla Fornaro]................[[email protected]]
- [Christopher Ledger].....[[email protected]]
- [Roberto Barbolini].........[[email protected]]

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