Before co-founding Dangerous Music, our lead product designer, Chris Muth, became an industry legend for his custom mastering consoles built for the most elite studios. Decades later, these consoles are still coveted for their incredible headroom, their robust, musical sound, and the crystal clear sonics demanded by top-tier pros. Costing tens-of-thousands of dollars, those legendary consoles have been used to master thousands of hit records. Dangerous Music offered Muth’s designs to the public at affordable prices for the first time, and the MASTER quickly became a staple in mastering rooms everywhere. Through meticulous research, development and design we were able to offer the MASTER in just two rack spaces while sacrificing absolutely nothing in the sound or build quality. Since its introduction, the MASTER has continued the Muth legacy – as well as the endless stream of hits to pass through his circuits.
Specifications:
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All connections are Balanced XLR, +4dBu nominal operating level
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2 stereo inputs, 3 stereo outputs (one for monitoring)
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3 insert loops
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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