Brian Schwab

Mixing and Mastering

Brian Schwab owns and operates a mixing and mastering studio located on the north side of Chicago. The sophisticated environment is a warm and creative workspace equipped with the highest quality outboard equipment and the latest computer technology for music production.

The studio space is dedicated to mixing and mastering. It is designed to be an accurate and comfortable listening environment. The equipment list reflects the world-class tools used for mastering and a selective list of high-quality outboard gear used for mixing.


Monitoring

Barefoot Sound MicroMain27 Monitors

Avantone Monitors

Furman HA-6AB Headphone Monitor Amplifier


Mastering Console

Crookwood M3 Custom Console


Converters

Antelope Audio Orion32 HD (64 channels)

Crane Song Solaris Quantum D/A Convertor

Antelope Audio Pure2 Mastering Convertor

Antelope Isochrone 10M Rubidium Atomic Reference Generator


Dynamics

IGS Tubecore Mastering Vari Mu Compressor

Foote Control Systems PS4 Plus Compressor

Neve 33906 J/D Compressor

SPL Iron Mastering  Compressor

Bettermaker Mastering Limiter

API 2500 Bus Compressor


Equalization

Hendyamps Michelangelo EQ

SPL PQ Mastering EQ


Reverberation

Bricasti M7

Echo Chamber (12’x14’x7’)

Custom plate reverb with tube driver and preamp


Microphones

Neumann U87 (Bill Bradley Mod)

Schoeps Colette Stereo Set (MK4)

AKG 414 B-ULS (2)

AKG D12 (original)

Beyerdynamic M88

Sennheiser 421 (2)

Sennheiser 441

Shure SM57


Other

Solid State Logic Sigma Delta Analogue Summing  (32 channels)

ZSys Digital Detangler

RME HDSPe AES PCIe

RME ADI-642

Switchcraft StudioPatch 6425 Audio Patchbay (2)

John Hardy M-1 Mic Preamp (4 channels)


DAW

ProTools HDX

Logic Pro X

Wavelab Pro

Sonoris DDP Creator Pro

iZotope RX


Plugins

FabFilter

Waves

DMG Audio

Sonnox

Cranesong

McDSP

Plugin-Alliance

Tokyo Dawn Labs

Tone Projects

Pulsar Audio


Acoustic Treatment

RealTraps (Mega, Mondo, Mini)

GIK Diffusers