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Trutone Hones the Rolling Stones A Little North of NYC

dante — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 18:17:32 +0000

Trutone’s owners — Carl and Adrianna Rowatti – elected to build their 1500 sq. ft. digital/analog mastering facility into their home after Sony BMG acquired their aforementioned midtown complex. Today, the fully floating room accommodates highlights like a brass- face Fairchild 670 compressor, while vinyl aficionados will take notice of a Neumann SP-77 mastering console, and Neumann lathe with SAL-74B cutting rack/SX-74 cutter.

In addition to prestigious vintage gear, the studios is also equipped with the considerable experience of Carl Rowatti, whose credits include Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, Yung Joc, Cassie, Whitney Houston, Pavarotti, The Killers and the Rolling Stones. “Mastering has always been important,” he notes, “but now it’s becoming increasingly critical as so many mixes are produced in far-less-than-ideal conditions.

Recent projects for Trutone have included digital or vinyl projects for Elliot Smith, Taylor Bright, Grant Hart, The Gentle Giant and Nicole Martin. But a definite highlight had to be 2009′s assignment to master the special vinyl edition of Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out! (Pictured), a 40th Anniversary re-release of The Rolling Stones’ landmark Madison Square Garden live album. Issued by ABKCO Records, the special package included not only the original 1970 album and unreleased material from the Rolling Stones, but previously unreleased sets from B.B. King, and Ike & Tina Turner.

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Scooptacular Giveaway!

dante — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:16:30 +0000

The winner of two 12″ Master Lacquers will be announced shortly!

Vinyl is still a top choice for DJ’s, limited edition releases, and any project that deserves the ultimate sonic treatment. The winner of this contest will receive two 12″ master lacquers cut personally by Trutone’s Carl Rowatti! (From your supplied master)

This contest is now closed.
Please check back periodically, as Trutone may run additional promotions soon!

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Mix Magazine Feature: New York Metro

dante — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 19:15:46 +0000

The lure of New York City is strong, but there are issues that can break Gotham’s magnetic grip on the musically minded. Why master in the granite canyons of Midtown when you can do it equally well from the comforts of home?

That’s what Carl and Adrianna Rowatti, owners of Trutone Mastering Labs, pondered back in March of 2008, when Sony BMG Music made a tempting buyout offer for the lease on their Midtown Manhattan studios. Sony’s high-caliber mastering department had been displaced when its 54th Street building closed in late 2007. Impressed by the Walters-Storyk Design Group-designed Trutone penthouse facility, Sony BMG realized it would be faster and easier to take over the Trutone studios than to build its own from scratch.

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Trutone Masters 40th Anniversary Rolling Stones Vinyl

dante — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:14:38 +0000

Trutone Mastering Labs (Orangeburg, NY) Chief Engineer Carl Rowatti and Teri Landi (pictured L-to-R), Chief Engineer at ABKCO Records recently collaborated on the vinyl mastering of the three-record Rolling Stones 40th anniversary boxed commorative album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out!. The record was released in early November.

The original live recording took place at Madison Square Garden in 1969 and includes sets from warmup artists BB King and Ike and Tina Turner.

By David Weiss (Full story on SonicScoop.com)

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Mix Magazine: New Home for Trutone

dante — Thu, 28 May 2009 18:13:38 +0000

ORANGEBURG, NY: Carl Rowatti, owner of Trutone Mastering Labs Inc., veteran mastering engineer, and master in the art of lacquer-cutting for vinyl records, has opened a new studio in his suburban 4400 sq. ft. Orangeburg, NY home. Created by Walters-Storyk Design Group architect/acoustician John Storyk, the facility features the same technology which earned Carl, Adrianna (his wife and partner) and Trutone Mastering Labs midtown studios, recognition as one of NY’s most prestigious mastering complexes.

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