Borza Mastering Studio Tour - The State of the Studio, October 2022

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Жыл бұрын

Hey team! Here's a quick walkthrough of my mastering studio and signal chain as of October 2022. Any questions on any particulars, let me know in the comments!
Acoustics and Studio Monitors:
Acoustic Treatment by LA Sound Panels
Kii Three
Kali Audio
Grace M905 Monitor Control
Hardware:
Lynx Hilo Mastering Converter
Dangerous Convert-2
Dangerous Convert-AD+
Manley Backbone Mastering Console
Dangerous BAX EQ
Thermionic Culture "The Phoenix" Mastering Plus Compressor
Manley Massive Passive Mastering Edition
Manley SLAM! Mastering Edition
Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Master Buss Processor
TC Electronics Clarity M
DAWs:
Myriad
HOFA CD-Burn.DDP.Master
WaveLab Pro 11
iZotope Rx 8
Reaper
Plugins:
FabFilter Suite of Plugins
iZotope Ozone 10
Plugin Alliance
Klanghelm VUMT
Tone Projects Unisum and Kelvin
Oxford Inflator
DDMF Magic Death Eye
DDMF PluginDoctor
IG: / borzamastering
FB: / borzamastering
Web: www.borzamastering.com

Пікірлер: 82

@inforobob Жыл бұрын

Annoying presentation and difficult to watch. Won't be subscribing.

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback Robert 😊 How could I improve?

@Ifelovv Жыл бұрын

I disagree……yeah, that’s all I got. I disagree

@proaudionajia Жыл бұрын

Wonderful presentation. Enjoyed watching every second of it, but you are entitled to your opinion of course.

@JuanNungaray Жыл бұрын

Dude really? Will goes out of his way to explain everything in awesome detail, I love his videos, please don’t change the way you do videos Will just because of one douche! The rest of us really appreciate all your videos, been subscribed for years now, I am a fan of your work bro, we are also friends on Facebook, I am the guy that also has the Manley Slam (Mastering version) remember you asked me to do some tests with plugin doctor, I will get to that pretty soon, been going thru some stuff in my life, but will get to it soon, cheers bro 😃🙌💯

@bakerlefdaoui6801 Жыл бұрын

You must be aiming for a tiktok vlog

@KiiAudio Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for choosing Kii THREE 🙏🏻😊

@rodrigodeltoro7220 Жыл бұрын

Well done! good luck on the new place.

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@precisionsoundworksstudio Жыл бұрын

Great episode! 🙌🏻

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@PetrolMediaInc Жыл бұрын

Very insightful

@korymcintyre 10 ай бұрын

I just discovered your video and you have helped me immensely in my quest for information, (Slam vs Shadowhills, Covert AD+ vs Hilo). Thank you so much for posting this studio tour...I am a new subscriber 😀

@JustohArtist 7 ай бұрын

Best video intro ever......to the point

@certifiedbeatz9904 Жыл бұрын

Missed seeing the analog in the algorithm. Need more videos. The goat of mastering

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@CreativeMindsAudio Жыл бұрын

Oh welcome back to LA!

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I missed the food most of all. Love being back :)

@danthegeetarman Жыл бұрын

Cool to see the updated setup and great video as usual! Would love to see a video on your pros/cons with Ozone 10 like you mentioned and actually would love to see a video about the side of mastering most people don’t see. Like you said, the DDP, metadata, all that stuff. Anyways love the content as always!👍🤘

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I’m editing an Oz10 video right now 😊

@danthegeetarman Жыл бұрын

@@WillBorza awesome!!! Very curious! 👍

@paulgilbody 8 ай бұрын

Just found your channel - thanks for the great content. I also use Reaper and recently found out it does DDP too!

@WillBorza 8 ай бұрын

I haven’t gotten into making ddp’s with reaper. For that I use Hofa or wavelab if it needs extra attention

@benjamincaron9442 Жыл бұрын

NICE SPEAKERS :)

@ThePhantomJack Жыл бұрын

Though a bit messy, I like your style! Subbed.

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Sorry for the mess 😬

@ericlarkins 9 ай бұрын

I use my Hilo as my monitor controller, send AES out to my Dutch & Dutch 8c monitors, monitor outs to HR824s, and line outs to a Behringer Headphone Amp. Control it all with the Hilo Remote App on screen which also gives me control of the Hilo phones out separately.

@brucekeen8925 9 ай бұрын

Very interesting. My slam is my main preamp and I hardly use it's compressors. Must try them again. It's DAC never worked. I love my massive passive but also mostly for tracking since it is immediate and never sounds bad. Love the Tone projects stuff, The unisum is much more than a mastering compressor and Kelvin can bring the transformers into the DAW.

@audiokemestry Жыл бұрын

Nice review. I definitely agree with your take on the Massive Passive. Going on year 3 with mine...love it. I'm trying to get my hands on a SLAM at some point. Does yours have the DAC output, and if so, do you ever use it?

@JuanNungaray Жыл бұрын

Will please make video of how you use your Manley Slam please. Cheers bro 😃🙌💯

@ahhhabee Жыл бұрын

every time you post I see more gear I want lol

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Get it! Sorry for the gear lust haha

@dspoet1 Жыл бұрын

Can you do an updated studio tour

@jmizzbeatsj-jigga7888 Жыл бұрын

whaaaaat uuuppp what monitors you mastering with now never mind you just explain it. Thank you always

@TR.YISRAEL Жыл бұрын

The Kii 3's replaced the barefoots 👀? So, what indifference was found in the IN-8s during your duration of use that prompted the purchase of the Kii 3s? I've read reviews about the sound image being scooped compared to other high end monitors like KH80s & SC205s. Can you elaborate on the experience thus far, both pros & cons of the IN-8 V2s?

@chrisdover8507 11 ай бұрын

What’s your opinion of the ADL600? I’m using it on mixbus . Love it

@elonthebass6870 Жыл бұрын

Neve MBP has built in input and/or output transformers? In addition to the red&blue silk? I’ve always suspected mine was doing something internally.

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Yeeep! Check the Hammerstein on Plugin Doctor 😊

@jeremyleegroup Жыл бұрын

Please do a separate video on the Slam.

@dire4048 Жыл бұрын

Can you talk about how you find clients? I’m tired of having people in my house to record songs.. Its bought me all my gear, never would have been able to afford a massive passive or a Shelford without it but how can I get mixing and mastering clients without recording artist in house. Thanks! Your entire studio is awesome.

@cutseencinematics Жыл бұрын

would be interested to hear this too - maybe another video?

@AliKozy Жыл бұрын

You need to update your website! No Slam in the dynamics section! #justsaying😂😂😂p.s. which of your two TC Phoenix or Slam do find you reach for when mastering dance music tracks?

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

SLAM is gonna help reinforce the pumping effect if the dance track is lacking there, or the Phoenix would thicken it up if the track is feeling a little sparse or disconnected.

@bachelorgamer8001 11 ай бұрын

so you dont use the mbp for compression ?

@ilikechipsnsalsa9354 Жыл бұрын

Hello! I have a Hilo and do occasionally clip it. I'm wondering what sounds better about clipping the Dangerous? Thanks!

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

It’s mostly just amount of clipping. To me, if the hilo clips very occasionally at a random transient for just a moment but I don’t hear it, I’m not going to go reprint because the red clip light came in in my DAW. But I’m not going to intentionally push 1,2,3+ dBs into the Hilo. I’ve been able to push 8+dB into the AD+ and have it sound great. Ultimately I would back off from +8 over zero because hot damn that’s probably too loud. But it’s nice to know that the point of AD isn’t your limiting factor for loudness.

@Sance21 Жыл бұрын

@@WillBorza I have the Lynx Aurora 8 (n) and the Burl for ADC via AES. What are your thoughts on the Burl's clipping/sound vs the Dangerous? Also, would you swap out or upgrade in anything in my chain on the in-between? Lynx - Iron Age Audioworks V2 EQ (5500 clone) - On the Moon Spacecraft Stereo Enhancer - Louder than Liftoff Silver Bullet - Black Box HG2 - Stam Audio MK1 4000A (SSL Style Bus Compressor) - Audioscape D-Comp (Zener Diode Compressor/Limiter) - Neve MBP II - Burl B2

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

I see you have 1 eq, 2 color boxes, and 3 dynamics processors. I’d maybe trade your least used compressor for a 2nd EQ, that way you’ll have 2, 2, and 2. Do you have a way to swap the order of these units or are they all wired in series? If you can’t swap them around, I would stagger the compressors out so that they’re not all grouped at the end of the chain. Maybe SSL first, zener in the middle, and MBP at the end, but pick the order in which they sound best and support each other the most.

@Sance21 Жыл бұрын

@@WillBorza At the moment they are wired in series but I was thinking about getting the Flock Audio Patch as a patchbay. Funny you say that about the 2nd EQ, as that's what I feel like I'm in need of. What do you recommend, like a second alternative to the Massive Passive, which is pretty steep, if any other great choices exist in your view?

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

The regular Massive Passive is a bit cheaper and totally qualified to master with. And the Massive Passive really is just a pultec on steroids, so something pultec-y might be nice for you as an alternate sound to fthe 5500 emulation, and depending on who makes it, significantly less than the Massivo.

@garrymkrtchyan1833 Жыл бұрын

Hi, Will! Welcome back to Glendale. I wonder how can one become an assistant to you?

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Thanks! shoot me an email :)

@icysasakimusic Жыл бұрын

Does the ad+ clip better than pure2? I have the pure2. Looking for change for something better. Maybe dangerous, crane song or Lavry gold , or u think the pure 2 is super ok to keep ? Thanks.

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

If you can afford the Lavry Gold, there is nothing better. I'm saving up for one!

@icysasakimusic Жыл бұрын

@@WillBorza as AD, the new Lavry gold savtr is the best one. How about dac? Lavry gold also ? Thanks. Your channel is awesome 👏👏

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Definitely lavry both ways if you can

@stevel850 24 күн бұрын

I've been considering the Bax eq for quite some time. One of the recent videos that was put out by dangerous music was a Bax EQ -> Massive Passive chain. It sounded like it was too much and that the MP could do better on it's own. Could the reason why you don't like the bax be strictly because it doesn't play well with the MP? I have an EQ4M that I want to chain with it and I wonder if using the bax with that is a completely different story and maybe why others like it whereas you don't. I'm also on the fence on what to get next, the bax, or the Convert AD+. I am currently on a Clarett+ and want to go high end. Did you mention +8 over 0? That's a lot! What is it in LUFS? My clarett can maybe get me to -3 in LUFS and then it just doesn't sound so nice anymore but distorts okay. You also mentioned that the Convert AD+ brings an analog feel. I've read that the bax sounds "musical" I wonder which brings the better change to my gear. You have some high end equip. The fact that you dropped the bax and kept the AD+ suggests to me that the AD+ is the better buy in the long run. Would you agree? Also I wonder about that Hilo 2 now and if that is better than the AD+ Thanks for all your help getting us to where we might want to be.

@WillBorza 14 күн бұрын

I still have my bax but I’ve sold the massive passive and the dangerous converters

@stevel850 11 күн бұрын

@@WillBorza I thought you would keep the ad+ Are you staying with the Hilo? Did you get a Hilo 2?

@shevyjohn9308 Жыл бұрын

What power supply your using ?

@sonicmaniacs Жыл бұрын

SH is Opto + VCA, not Fet, it's LA3A & SSL G-Buss in one box)

@TheChromaticz355 Жыл бұрын

I have an rme802 do i need i higher end converter if i decide to get out to analog and back in? Or at least one that i can do some clipping?

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Have you tried clipping it? Not sure how it will sound, I’ve never used one.

@TheChromaticz355 Жыл бұрын

@@WillBorza yes I’ve tried it getting out of rme to ssl fusion and back in and you can only shave 1-3 db , after that you can hear unpleasant distortion, at least in my likings! I use OVC128 and it sounds much better even clipping higher levels like 5-6db!

@Ifelovv Жыл бұрын

Do you have the analog version of the m905? Is it doing conversion or is that the convert 2? And if you're using the covert 2 and the ad+ what the heck is the Hilo doing lol?

@WillBorza Жыл бұрын

Hilo is the digital backbone. It connects my computer to the Dangerous Converts which send and receive my analog equipment. It sends analog out to my Grace M905, and it sends optical out to my TC Clarity M. Great little box 😊

@Ifelovv Жыл бұрын

Got it.