Engineer

Nicolas Esterle has 20+ years experience in the mastering field and live music engineering.

As a musician, he’s more known under the moniker Ripit.

He also takes part in The Ångströmers, Solar Skeletons and Fujako.

Gear

Mastering Tools:

• AD/DAC :
• Merging Technologies Anubis
• Sound Devices MixPre10II
• RME UCX
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• MONITORING :
• HEDD Type 20
• Presonus E3.5
• Senheiser HD 26 pro
• Beyerdynamic DT-770 pro 80 Ohm
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• SOFTWARE :
• Reaper
• Hofa  CD-Burn.DDP.Master PRO
• Sonarworks SoundID
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• PLUG-INS :
• Knif Soma (brainworks)
• Weiss Complete Collection (softube) 
• Passive-Active Pack (softube)
• Drawmer S73 (softube)
• Overstayer M.A.S (softube)
• Harmonic Analog Saturation Processor (Softube)
• Sooth 2 (oeksound) 
• Spiff (oeksound) 
• FF-Pro Q3 (Fabfilter)
• FF-Pro L2 (Fabfilter)
• FF-Saturn (Fabfilter
• Split Eq (Eventide) 

Music production tools:

• SYNTHS :
• Kurzweil K-2600S
• Erica Synth DB-01
• Soma Lyra-8
• Soma ROAT
• Soma Ether
• Korg MS-04
• Korg MS-10
• Korg MS-20
• Korg MS-50
• Korg SQ-10
• Casio AT-3 (oriental)
• Various eurorack modules.
• Benidub DS-01
• Yamaha YC
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• DRUM MACHINES:
• Roland R-8
• Roland TR-8
• Nord Drum-2
• Jomox M-Base 11
• Boss DR-55
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• FX :
• Boss : RDD-20 / RPS-10 / RE-20 / AW-3 / SYB-5 / RC-2
• Fairfield Cicuitry : The unpleasant Surprise
• Gamechanger: Light Pedal
• Zoom : Tri-Metal / Zoom Driver 5000
• Eventide : Space
• Vermona : Retroverb Lancet 
• Roland : VT-3

• SOFTWARE :
• Ableton Live 11
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• PLUG INS :
• Atlantis Dual Camber (Softube)
• OTO Biscuit (Softube)
• H3000 (Eventide)
• Minifilter (Arturia)
• Mooger Fooger Collection (Moog)
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• MICROPHONES :
• Griffon Microphones GMT-12
• AKG C414 XLII
• DPA 4099 x2
• Line Audio CM4 x2
• Clippy EM272Z1 x2
• Beyerdynamic M88TG
• Reslo RBH/WS
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• DI :
• Palmer Pan 16
• GAR Germanium DI
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• DJ :
• Reloop RP7000 gold ltd. ed. x2
• Ecler Sclat 4
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• STAGE MIXERS :
• Mackie 1202 VLZ4
• Soundcraft EFX8
• Yamaha Promix-1 (no-input)
• Pioneer DJM800 (no-input)

RATES EXAMPLE

(prices include taxes)

These prices include mp3 preview for validation, 1 correction and mastering for 3 formats (usually Vinyl, Stream and Download).

Each project is different so ask for a quote by dropping an email including type of service, track list with durations, destination formats (Vinyl, K7 tape, Digital Stream, Digital Download, CD, DDP…)

quote@lalimite.studio

Your down-mix audio files should be at minimum 44.1kHz/24bit resolution in .WAV or .AIFF format, peaks at -6dB FS.

If you use master bus treatment (eq/comp/…) please send 2 versions, one with your treatment, one without.