http://www.lacquerchannel.com Canada's Oldest CD and Digital Mastering Studio. Sun, 23 Aug 2009 03:03:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Phil Demetro endorses Cube-Tec VPI's: http://www.cube-tec.com/sequoiavpi/sequoia_statements.html A snipet... »Using software plugins has always made a lot of sense to me from a practical standpoint. Unfortunately, they've always left me a bit empty with regards to sound when comparing them to a lot of the great analog outboard equipment that I've been using forever ... http://www.lacquerchannel.com/phil-demetro-blog/2009/08/phil-demetro-endorses-cube-tec-vpis/ Noah penned an article for Canadian Musician's 30th anniversary issue. You can read it here. http://www.lacquerchannel.com/noah-mintz-blog/2009/07/what-is-mastering/ They don't call me 'Canada's Golden Ears' for nothing! I'm pleased to announce that I recently mastered the Junior Boys phenomenal new hit album "Begone Dull Care". After almost forty years of working as a Senior Mastering Engineer, I am very thankful that revolutionary bands and producers continue to seek ... http://www.lacquerchannel.com/george-graves-blog/2009/04/canadas-golden-ears-george-graves-masters-new-junior-boys-hit-album-%e2%80%9cbegone-dull-care/ Let the behind-the-scenes people get some credit for a change! Phil has had the great experience to have worked with some of these great industry people and organizations as of late: Six-Shooter Records, Arts & Crafts, Maple Music, John Kong@Do Right Music, Coalition Entertainment, Tim@Sonic Unyon, Click@Universal Music, ... http://www.lacquerchannel.com/phil-demetro-blog/2009/02/its-officialive-worked-with-everyone/ Noah Mintz penned an article about Enhanced MP3 in this Months Professional Sound titled "Creating a Better MP3". Read the online version of the article here. http://www.lacquerchannel.com/noah-mintz-blog/2009/02/article-in-professional-sound-about-creating-a-better-mp3/ Book your session with Lacquer Channel Mastering Engineers online here. http://www.lacquerchannel.com/uncategorized/2008/10/new-online-booking/ This is a picture is from this year's successful NXNE conference. We tried to have the most original and fun booth on the whole trade show floor. I think it showed? http://www.lacquerchannel.com/studio-news/2008/09/nxne-trade-show-2008/ I had the great pleasure of mastering the latest Final Fantasy CD! Here I am with Owen Pallet! http://www.lacquerchannel.com/george-graves-blog/2008/09/george-graves-masters-final-fantasy/ Some major and exciting upgrades to my studio (Phil's) including: a fantastic new monitoring system (Energy Veritas 2.8's and Velodyne DD-12 Subwoofer), a new custom Music XPC computer, Black Lion Audio Signature Series Modification for the ProTools interface, Tube Tech CL1B's, and a new custom Baxandall EQ made by NYC's ... http://www.lacquerchannel.com/studio-news/2008/09/phils-studio-upgrade/ The is the new website for Lacquer Channel Mastering. Feel free to contact us at info@lacquerchannel.com Lacquer Channel Mastering first opened in the early 1970s. Founded by super producers Jack Richardson and Bob Ezrin, they recruited George Graves from The Mastering Lab in California. George still works at Lacquer Channel Today.  Lacquer ... http://www.lacquerchannel.com/studio-news/2008/06/35/