Engineers
Telegraph Mastering is owned and operated by mastering engineers Adam Gonsalves and Amy Dragon.
Approach
The most important aspect of mastering is communication. Optimal results come from clear expectations from the client and open communication on the process from the engineer. This is a crucial first, middle, and last step.
Mastering is about quality control, assuring translation, and applying corrections or treatments after careful, focused listening. To make our client's music sound it's absolute best we rely on patience, an ear for detail, and the ability to juggle the micro and the macro simultaneously. The right approach to tackling a problem is every bit as important as the tools you use to solve it.
Listen attentively and bring out the best are the guiding principles at Telegraph.
Approach
The most important aspect of mastering is communication. Optimal results come from clear expectations from the client and open communication on the process from the engineer. This is a crucial first, middle, and last step.
Mastering is about quality control, assuring translation, and applying corrections or treatments after careful, focused listening. To make our client's music sound it's absolute best we rely on patience, an ear for detail, and the ability to juggle the micro and the macro simultaneously. The right approach to tackling a problem is every bit as important as the tools you use to solve it.
Listen attentively and bring out the best are the guiding principles at Telegraph.
Adam Gonsalves
Senior Mastering Engineer
Senior Mastering Engineer
Adam founded Telegraph Mastering and has mastered over a thousand releases from artists around the world. He is equally at home mastering for digital formats and cutting lacquers for vinyl. Prior to mastering Adam worked for 7 years as a tracking and mixing engineer at Anchorhold Recording. From 2010-2013 Adam also produced the Square Cad Mastering Podcast. In 2017 he was featured in the book Why Vinyl Matters.
Adam received a master’s degree in Music Technology from New York University. Adam is approved to provide Apple Digital Masters.
Clients include: Willie Nelson, Peter Buck, Elliott Smith, Sleep, Blitzen Trapper, The Last Artful Dodgr, Sufjan Stevens, Mizmor, Pure Bathing Culture, Tender Loving Empire, Southern Lord, TKO, Living Music, Crane City Music, Kill Rock Stars Typhoon, My Brightest Diamond, Dead Moon, Emma Ruth Rundle, Steve Aoki, Poison Idea, Rogue Wave, Ty Segall, Pelican, John Craigie, Earth, Horse Feathers, Blackwater Holylight, Calvin Johnson, Haley Heynderickx, Widowmaker, WaxWork, SIGE, Neurot, and many more. Additional credits available at Sound Credit.
Adam received a master’s degree in Music Technology from New York University. Adam is approved to provide Apple Digital Masters.
Clients include: Willie Nelson, Peter Buck, Elliott Smith, Sleep, Blitzen Trapper, The Last Artful Dodgr, Sufjan Stevens, Mizmor, Pure Bathing Culture, Tender Loving Empire, Southern Lord, TKO, Living Music, Crane City Music, Kill Rock Stars Typhoon, My Brightest Diamond, Dead Moon, Emma Ruth Rundle, Steve Aoki, Poison Idea, Rogue Wave, Ty Segall, Pelican, John Craigie, Earth, Horse Feathers, Blackwater Holylight, Calvin Johnson, Haley Heynderickx, Widowmaker, WaxWork, SIGE, Neurot, and many more. Additional credits available at Sound Credit.
Amy Dragon
Mastering Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Amy joined Telegraph in 2013 bringing focus, dedication, and a keen ear to many reissue, restoration and format transfer projects while developing her mastering skills. Amy brings a unique expertise in vinyl as a result of her general management experience from 2015-2018 at Cascade Record Pressing, which afforded her intimate knowledge regarding superior vinyl production. In 2015 Amy began full-format mastering and lacquer disc cutting and has provided her customer's with exceptional sound engineering services and a sincere focus on achievement of client's sonic goals.
Clients include: Hulder, deathcrash, Rose City Band, John Bence, Infinite X’s, Kimié Miner, Michael Hurley, Marissa Anderson, Big Joanie, Housewife, Dommengang, Møtrik, Shamir, Ribbon Stage, Table Sugar, Youth Code, Benét, Camp Crush, Plankton Wat, Sidi Touré, Sam Prekop, Sally Anne Morgan, Cut Copy, Isabeau Waia'u Walker, Yaeji, Donte Thomas, Myke Bogan, Chris Funk, Richard Thompson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Thrill Jockey, Kill Rocks Stars, K records, Bayonet Records, Concord Recorded Music, Merge, XL, Water Wing Records, Sony Music, Additional credits available at AllMusic.
Clients include: Hulder, deathcrash, Rose City Band, John Bence, Infinite X’s, Kimié Miner, Michael Hurley, Marissa Anderson, Big Joanie, Housewife, Dommengang, Møtrik, Shamir, Ribbon Stage, Table Sugar, Youth Code, Benét, Camp Crush, Plankton Wat, Sidi Touré, Sam Prekop, Sally Anne Morgan, Cut Copy, Isabeau Waia'u Walker, Yaeji, Donte Thomas, Myke Bogan, Chris Funk, Richard Thompson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Thrill Jockey, Kill Rocks Stars, K records, Bayonet Records, Concord Recorded Music, Merge, XL, Water Wing Records, Sony Music, Additional credits available at AllMusic.
Studio
Telegraph Mastering features the best analog and digital technology. The backbone of the studio's signal chain are outstanding ATC 110 ASL monitors, top of the line conversion from Weiss, an entirely custom EQ section, and dynamic mastering processors from Prism.
Lacquer cutting for vinyl is performed with a fully restored Neumann VMS70 Lathe, and customized VG66 rack. The VMS70 has cut some of the best records of all time, and Telegraph's system sounds excellent.
The monitoring chain, custom console, and lathe are housed within a Northward Acoustics FTB room. It is one of the most accurate and revealing mastering rooms anywhere.
All the equipment has been carefully chosen to best handle every possible task. Everything inside the signal path is amazingly clean and detailed. Sonic enhancements are made with precision, clarity, and depth.
Lacquer cutting for vinyl is performed with a fully restored Neumann VMS70 Lathe, and customized VG66 rack. The VMS70 has cut some of the best records of all time, and Telegraph's system sounds excellent.
The monitoring chain, custom console, and lathe are housed within a Northward Acoustics FTB room. It is one of the most accurate and revealing mastering rooms anywhere.
All the equipment has been carefully chosen to best handle every possible task. Everything inside the signal path is amazingly clean and detailed. Sonic enhancements are made with precision, clarity, and depth.
Monitoring
ATC 110 ASL
Conversion
Weiss Engineering DAC1 Mk-3 (x2)
Forssell Technologies MDAC-4a
Custom A/D
Console
Maselec MTC-1x Mastering Transfer Console
Lathe
Neumann VMS70
SX-74 Cutterhead
VG66 Rack (Customized)
RB-DS2 Delay (Customized)
DJR Discomp Pitch & Depth System
Analog Processing
Custom BPNEQ Parametric Equalizer
Custom VS Shelving Equalizer
Custom Elliptical EQ and HP / LP filters
Custom ‘HEQ’ Mastering Program EQ
Custom Transformer 'Saturator'
Maselec MLA-2 Stereo Mastering Compressor
Maselec MPL-2 High Frequency Limiter / Peak Limiter
Maselec MLA-4 Tri-Band Compressor / Expander
Digital Processing
Custom Coded MB Processor
iZotope RX Advanced
Select plugins from Flux, Fab Filter, and DMG.
Playback
All digital file formats
Ampex ATR-102 - restored by Mike Spitz (1/2" & 1/4")
Custom phono prepamp
Sony SR510H CD Player
Workstation
Wavelab 11
Disc Burning
Plextor PX-716SA
Plextools
Taiyo Yuden blank media
All wiring is Mogami Cables and Neutrik gold jacks.
ATC 110 ASL
Conversion
Weiss Engineering DAC1 Mk-3 (x2)
Forssell Technologies MDAC-4a
Custom A/D
Console
Maselec MTC-1x Mastering Transfer Console
Lathe
Neumann VMS70
SX-74 Cutterhead
VG66 Rack (Customized)
RB-DS2 Delay (Customized)
DJR Discomp Pitch & Depth System
Analog Processing
Custom BPNEQ Parametric Equalizer
Custom VS Shelving Equalizer
Custom Elliptical EQ and HP / LP filters
Custom ‘HEQ’ Mastering Program EQ
Custom Transformer 'Saturator'
Maselec MLA-2 Stereo Mastering Compressor
Maselec MPL-2 High Frequency Limiter / Peak Limiter
Maselec MLA-4 Tri-Band Compressor / Expander
Digital Processing
Custom Coded MB Processor
iZotope RX Advanced
Select plugins from Flux, Fab Filter, and DMG.
Playback
All digital file formats
Ampex ATR-102 - restored by Mike Spitz (1/2" & 1/4")
Custom phono prepamp
Sony SR510H CD Player
Workstation
Wavelab 11
Disc Burning
Plextor PX-716SA
Plextools
Taiyo Yuden blank media
All wiring is Mogami Cables and Neutrik gold jacks.
Photos by Gilbert Terrazas and Emma Brown
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