Dangerous Music MASTER CUTTER

Transparency and Flexibility for Mastering to Vinyl: As vinyl makes its resurgence, cutting is becoming a required service in many mastering rooms. Thus, we are offering the new Dangerous Music CUTTER, a version of our proven MASTER transfer console with its incredible all-analog Mid-Side matrix and transparent routing, now with outputs especially designed to feed a lathe.

Seamless Integration with the LIAISON: If the three insert points aren’t enough to handle a more elaborate mastering rig, you can use the MASTER in conjunction with the powerful Dangerous Music LIAISON to patch in even more analog equipment at the touch of a button. For example, by inserting the LIAISON’s two stereo busses onto two of the MASTER’s insert loops, you’ve expanded from three to seven stereo inserts while simultaneously introducing analog-domain parallel processing, button-enabled signal rerouting, and instant patch recalls. You’ll get the speed and ease of digital-style recall from your analog gear.

Investing in the Analog Sound & Workflow: While some engineers are willing to run their mastering processes digitally – or “in the box” as the familiar phrase goes – the top professionals all rely on analog mastering equipment to achieve truly successful final production masters. When you purchase top-shelf analog equipment like the MASTER, you’re making an investment that will last your entire career. Because there’s no operating system, plugins, DAW or computer to become incompatible and, thus, obsolete, your analog gear will never require expensive upgrades. As one of the centerpieces in your mastering studio, the MASTER pulls all of your analog investment pieces together into an elegant “mastering rig” with a workflow and sound quality previously only known to those able to pay tens-of-thousands of dollars for custom mastering consoles.

• All connections are Balanced XLR, +4dBu nominal operating level
• 2 stereo inputs, 3 stereo outputs (one for monitoring)
• 3 insert loops
• 2nd insert capable of MS matrix operation
• Input and Output controls: + – 5dB in 0.5dB steps
• Input Monitor Offset: -2 to +8dB in 0.5dB steps
• Width control: -4 to +6dB in 0.5dB steps
• Attenuator accuracy: > 0.01dB
• THD+Noise in audio band: < 0.0018%
• IMD 60Hz + 4kHz 4:1: < 0.0025%
• Crosstalk rejection: Better than 111dB @ 1kHz
• Headroom: > +27dBu, +23dBu in the matrix under worst-case conditions
• Frequency response: Better than 0.2dB down @ 1Hz and 100kHz
• Noise floor: < -92dBu total energy in the audio band