Los Angeles • New York • London
Where precision engineering meets artistic vision. We don't record songs—we forge sonic monuments that endure.
15+
Years Engineering
500+
Albums Forged
3
World Locations
Studio Philosophy
01
Acoustic Architecture
Every room in our facility was designed by acoustical engineers who believe that silence is a material. Asymmetric wall angles scatter early reflections. Variable-density absorption panels sculpt the low-frequency response. The result is a listening environment of surgical precision—a room that tells the truth about sound.
Engineering Pedigree
Our signal chain is a study in obsessive curation. From the transformer-coupled inputs of vintage Neve preamplifiers through hand-selected discrete components, each link in the chain was chosen to amplify character without compromise. We do not chase neutral. We chase honest.
Analog Commitment
A 2-inch, 24-track Studer A800 anchors every major session. Tape saturation is not a plugin—it is a physical interaction between oxide particles and magnetic flux, a process that breathes life into frequency extremes in ways no algorithm has replicated. We maintain it weekly.
The Human Element
Gear does not make records. Engineers do. Every session at Master Track Studios is led by a credited, Grammy-recognized engineer who treats your project not as a booking, but as a commission. They are present. They are accountable. They do not leave until the work is done.
"We don't record songs. We engineer the permanent record of a moment in an artist's creative evolution."
— Marcus Holt, Chief Engineer
02 / The Arsenal
Every piece of equipment earns its place through relentless A/B testing against alternatives costing twice as much.
Console
Neve 8078
Console / 1976
Neve 8078
80 channels. Class-A discrete. The benchmark against which all consoles are measured.
Microphone
Neumann U47
The most recorded microphone in history. Triode vacuum tube circuit. Unflinching in the presence region.
Console / Hybrid
API Vision
48 channels of API's legendary 2520 op-amp topology. Punchy, forward, and utterly unforgiving of mediocre source material.
Studio A
Tape Machine / Analog
Studer A800
2-inch, 24-track. Serviced weekly. Non-negotiable.
Tape saturation is physics, not processing. The oxide-to-flux interaction at 30 ips delivers harmonic density no plug-in has replicated. It is the final word on warmth.
Reverb / Spatial
Lexicon 480L
The room that exists nowhere on Earth. 32-bit floating-point reverb algorithms that defined the sound of three decades of recorded music.
Preamplifier
Neve 1073
Transformer-coupled Class-A topology. The sound of Bowie, Zeppelin, and everything that followed. Available in a rack of 16.
Console / Digital Integration
SSL 4000G
Paired with Pro Tools Ultimate + HDX. The analog-digital bridge.
03 / Sonic Capabilities
Mixing
A mix is not a balance—it is an argument for where the listener's attention should live. We command the stereo field, manage dynamics with precision hardware, and deliver a mix that translates across every playback system on Earth.
Mastering
Mastering is the last act of translation—preparing your record to assert itself in the loudest, most compressed, and most beautiful playback environments simultaneously. Our mastering chain is a direct path from master fader to lacquer cutter.
Spatial Audio
Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio are not upgrades—they are entirely new artistic dimensions. We operate a certified Dolby Atmos mixing suite with a 9.1.6 monitoring system calibrated to the strictest delivery specifications.
04 / Commit
The session begins when you decide that good enough is not enough. Tell us what you're building. We'll tell you how we'll make it permanent.
Primary Location
8200 Melrose Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90046
+ NYC · London branches
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