Raw Studio Sample

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Recording chain:

AKG C414 XLS → Focusrite Forte → custom audiobook installation of REAPER.

Recorded at 48 kHz/32-bit floating point in a soundproofed and acoustically treated home studio.

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I use an AKG C414 XLS microphone with a professional AKG shockmount, popshield, and a RØDE boom arm.

My preamp and audio interface for recording is a Focusrite Forte, and for editing and mastering I use a Native Instruments Komplete Audio 6 Mk1.

I use Beyerdynamic DT770 and DT990 headphones.

My main Digital Audio Workstation is REAPER for recording and editing. This is a heavily customized installation specifically for audiobook production of my own design.

I use a variety of audio plugins for my mastering chain, including REAPER native plugins as well as third-party plugins such as iZotope RX-10 De-Clicker and De-Esser.

I also use iZotope RX-Pro Audio Editor for external processing of audio files, including noise reduction and phase balancing when needed.

I use Adobe Audition for final checking and level-matching of mastered files.

Manuscript preparation and annotation are handled with my own software, customized for audiobook workflows. I also have Adobe Acrobat Pro XI and LibreOffice suite, as well as occasional document conversion with Calibre.