La Source Mastering
Jean-Pierre Chalbos
20 years of experience
In the mastering world, La Source in Paris is by far the reference in France and is often mentioned alongside top facilities in the UK & USA.
Founded in 1996 by engineer Jean-Pierre Chalbos, the world famous audio designer David Manley and the Scottish producer Peter Murray, La Source Mastering is today rewarded by the loyaly over the years of many young and established artists, sound engineers, producers and labels.
Services
Mastering
from stereo or stem files
CD quality, HD & MFiT
vinyl versions
Digitalization : analogue tape, vinyl, DAT, CD…
DDP creation : editing and CD pre-master
References
For more than 20 years, independant and major artists are trusting us.
Equipment
The team at La Source Mastering welcomes artists and producers in our studios, on the west of Paris in Courbevoie, at Pont de Levallois.
Conversion
Prism AD2, DA2, ADA-8XR
Lavry AD122-96 MKIII
Console
Maselec MTC-2 & MTC-6
Monitoring
Lipinski L-707 + L-150
NHT PRO A20
Playback
Ampex + JRF heads
Studer A80
Sony DMR-2000
Thorens TD-521
Dynamics
Fairchild 670
Manley Vari-Mu & Slam
Maselec MLA-2, MLA-3 & MPL-2
Elysia Alpha Compressor
Waves L2
Jünger Accent 2
EQ
Maselec MEA-2
Manley Massive Passive
GML 8200
Siemens W295B
Dangerous Bax EQ
Distorsion
Thermionic Culture Vulture
Our vision of mastering
« Mastering is like the varnishing for a cabinetmaker, the crucial step that transforms a record into a product »