We are audio engineers who are passionate about music making and proud to bring our expertise to artists’ recordings. We offer professional mastering and restoration, including MQA and Plangent technologies to take your music to a higher level.
Mastering
Book a session with David Glasser. Please tell us a little about yourself if you'd like us to contact you about rates and scheduling. You are also welcome to call us at 303-247-9035 at any time.
Airshow offers audio mastering for all release formats including CD, downloads, DVD, DSD/SACD, Blu-ray, vinyl and MQA. Airshow’s mastering engineers bring decades of experience and a passion for music to every project. We have mastered thousands of projects in a wide range of genres, for clients ranging from major labels to first-time independents.
Airshow’s TEC-Award nominated mastering studio, designed by Sam Berkow of SIA Acoustics, is equipped with top-notch analog and digital gear.
Projects mastered at Airshow have won numerous Grammy awards and collected over 100 Grammy nominations, numerous gold and platinum sales records, and other industry accolades; yet, the highest accolade is the confidence of our clients.
Mastering is the last step in the audio production process and combines technical and creative elements. As part of the creative team, we invite you to schedule a listening session to check out your mixes prior to mastering.
Check out these tips before your session: Make the Most of Your Mastering Session.
Recorders
Studer A820
Ampex ATR 104
Headstacks for 1/4” full track, quarter track, NAB & DIN 2 track; 1/2” 2, 3, and 4 track playback. 1” 2 Track on request. Choice of replay electronics, including Plangent Processes
Tascam & Nakamichi cassette decks
Sony PCM-7030 and Tascam DA-45 DAT recorders
Tascam DA-98 DSD recorder, DA-88 compatible
Sony PCM-1630 system
Sony PCM-601 F1 format system
Pro-Ject Xtension 10 Evolution turntable
Equalizers
Sontec MES-432C/6
Prismsound Maselec MEA-2
API 5500 and 550m
Pultec EQM-1A3
Weiss EQ-1 MkIII
Z-Sys ZQ-6 surround
Z-Sys ZQ-2 stereo
Dynamics
SSL Multichannel compressor
API 2500 compressor
Maselec MPL-2 peak/high frequency limiter/de-esser
Maselec MLA-4 multiband compressor/expander
Fairman TMC compressor
Weiss DS-1 MKII
Waves L2 limiter
Maselec MTC-6 analog transfer & mastering console
Z-Systems 32×32 AES Routing Switcher
Miscellaneous
TC 6000 w/ Surround Mastering, GML EQ, Unwrap, & Backdrop plug-ins
Lexicon 300 reverb & effects processor
Sony DRE-777 convolution reverb
Weiss SFC-2 sample rate converter
Z-Sys SRC3 sample rate converter
RME-DD192 digital format converter
Z-Sys Z-K6 surround processor
Dolby, DTS & Circle Sound surround processors
Workstations & Converters
Workstations
Sonic Studio soundBlade w/ all options
Sony Sonoma w/ SBM-direct DSD>PCM converter, SACD authoring
ProTools 10 & 11
Wavelab
Plugins include
iZotope RX6 audio restoration suite
iZotope Ozone 8
Sonnox Oxford Limiter & Inflator
Wholegrain Systems Quartet & Trio
Weiss Saracon DSD/PCM sample rate conversion
Converters
Pacific Microsonics HDCD Model 2
Pacific Microsonics HDCD Model 1
Prismsound ADA-8XR 8 channel PCM & DSD converter
Ayre AD9 PCM & DSD A/D converter
Meitner 8 channel DSD D/A converter
Mytek 8×192 8 channel PCM & DSD converter
Monitoring
Dunlavy SC-V loudspeakers (FL and FR)
Dunlavy SC-IV (C, LS, RS)
Dual Paradigm Servo-15 subwoofers
Ayre Acoustics amplification
Grace 920 headphone amplifier
Grace 905 monitor controller
Mytek and Sony AES metering
All technical equipment is fed by a 10kVA Equitek balanced power system.
The Restoration Center for Audio Archives
Please tell us a little about yourself if you'd like us to contact you about rates and scheduling. You are also welcome to call us at 303-247-9035 at any time.
The digital transfer of tape archives or sonic restoration for commercial release requires precision, care and accuracy.
PLANGENT-OPTIMIZED TRANSFERS
Airshow is the music studio provider of analog master tape transfer for Plangent Processes restoration services. Plangent processing brings unprecedented clarity and increased image depth and focus to master tapes using a proprietary technology to remove wow, flutter and other speed perturbations. We’ve written about the method here.
SONIC RESTORATION
Some of the most cherished reissues of recent years been restored at Airshow, including the GRAMMY-winning collections “The Anthology of American Folk Music” and “Screamin’ and Hollerin’ the Blues: the Worlds of Charley Patton.” Audio restoration – the nuanced, detailed application of noise reduction processes, click and pop removal, and distortion reduction – contributes clarity to releases of archival and historic material.
THE RESTORATION CENTER for AUDIO ARCHIVES
The Restoration Center is a suite of services to help cultural heritage institutions and record labels to digitize analog audio archives and make them accessible electronically. Digitization services include real-time transfer from cassette, disc, any open-reel tape format, and PCM and DAT digital sources. After digital conversion, files can be post-processed to enhance listenability for scholars or to a commercial standard for use in exhibits or release.
Archivists are welcome to send or bring a box of media and participate in a Discovery Day. Prospective Restoration Center clients are welcome to contact Ann Blonston in Boulder to discuss their project: 303-247-9035.
Playback Recorders
Studer A820
Ampex ATR 104
(Headstacks for 1/4” full track, quarter track, NAB & DIN 2 track; 1/2” 2, 3, and 4 track playback. 1” 2 Track on request. Choice of replay electronics, including Plangent Processes)
Tascam & Nakamichi cassette decks
Sony PCM-7030 and Tascam DA-45 DAT recorders
Tascam DA-98 DSD recorder, DA-88 compatible
Sony PCM-1630 system
Sony PCM-601 F1 format system
Pro-Ject Xtension 10 Evolution turntable
Monitoring
NHT M-20 monitors and Grado headphones
Restoration Tools
Sonic Studio soundBlade w/ NoNoise and Spectral Repair
iZotope RX6 audio restoration suite
iZotope Ozone 8
Converters
Pacific Microsonics HDCD Model 2
Pacific Microsonics HDCD Model 1
Prismsound ADA-8XR 8 channel PCM & DSD converter
Ayre AD9 PCM & DSD A/D converter
Meitner 8 channel PCM/DSD converter
Mytek Brooklyn MQA D/A
Mytek 8×192 8 channel PCM/DSD converter
Lavry dB-4496