Colin Bennun

Hi, I'm a freelance mastering/mix engineer, producer and musician working out of my own studio in Bristol, UK. Making good music sound great is my passion and pleasure.
• Professional, personal service from an engineer with over 25 years of technical audio and production/performing experience
• Dance/club mastering a speciality

• Hybrid analogue/digital mastering and mixing - all genres, all styles including dance/rock/hiphop/acoustic/electronic/vocal/instrumental etc.
• Noise reduction, audio restoration and editing
• CD assembly and master production to Red Book standard
• Delivery as DDP v2 or physical CDs
• Manufacturer liason
• Video + sync editing/soundtrack sweetening

MONITORING
• Richard Allan RA8M mk1 infinite-baffle monitors (BBC-spec)
• Adam A7X active monitors
• Crane Song 'Avocet' - discrete class A monitor controller + mastering-grade D/A converter
• A/D/A by RME
• Full acoustic treatment

MASTERING CHAIN
• Custom mastering chain developed over 10 years (and counting) of intensive listening and process selection
• Analogue compression - Focusrite Platinum Compounder
• Unique mastering process gives:
• loudness and dynamic density without overcompression
• weight and punch without clipping or distortion
• shine and presence without harshness
• increase in clarity, detail and stereo width
• warm, fat and tight bass without boominess or mud

• Mix + master together gives outstanding definition and quality of final result

MASTERING DEMO
http://soundcloud.com/colin-oood/stooodio-mastering-demo-mar12

Click the 'Contact' above to get in touch. Looking forward to hearing from you.