Thomas W. Bethel, Acoustik Musik/Room with a View Productions’ managing director and principal mastering engineer, has over 39 years of professional recording, mastering, and broadcast experience, and is a voting member of the Audio Engineering Society and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. In the 14 years Acoustik Musik, Ltd. has been in business, he has mastered hundreds of CD projects. He is well-versed in today’s technology, and comfortable with a wide range of musical and visual styles.
Why Come to Us?
We provide professional mastering, copying, restoration, video production, and post production services
We continually optimize our equipment and software
We leave multi-track recording and mix-downs to the professionals at other facilities. (There are no recording studios at our location.)
We offer the latest in computerized state-of-the-art digital video editing technology
We offer a distraction-free work environment that is stable, friendly, and comfortable.
We had our studios professionally designed by Don Mitchell of DSM and Associates (www.dsmassociates.com) and professionally constructed with the best materials available.
We are positive that what you hear while mastering with us will translate well in other listening environments.
We provide excellent value for your money
We deliver on time and on budget.
List of Equipment:
MONITORING
Alon IV Speakers
Bryston 4B ST Amplifier
Benchmark DAC 1
OUTBOARD PROCESSORS
Weiss EQ1 MKII Equalizer
dbx Quantum II Limiter Compressor
Valley Audio Model 730LT Digital Dynamics Processor
t.c. electronic M3000 Studio Reverb Processor
t.c. electronic Finalizer Plus Studio Mastering Processor
DIGITAL ROUTER
Z-Systems 1.8.8
TAPE PLAYBACK EQUIPMENT
Tascam BR-20T
Otari MTR-10
Tascam 122 MkII
ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTER
Benchmark ADC-1
REFERENCE TURNTABLE
Micro Seiki with Micro Seiki Arm and Stanton M-500 Pre Amp
SOFTWARE
Wavelab Version 6
Samplitude Version 10
VST and Direct Plugins from WAVES, PSP, IZOTOPE and many others.
OUTBOARD ANALOG PROCESSORS
dbx
Dolby CAT-22 and 363