This list shows the most essential parts in Northstar's production chain. All items are choosen for their exemplary temporal, dynamic and tonal/harmonic behavior. These "tools" enable us to reach a staggering high level of musical sound reproduction and are the basis of our HQMM principle, which is applied to all our recording and mastering work.

Microphones:

- 12 PCS Sonodore RCM 402, 5 PCS CCM-65 &  8 PCS BLM-21, Boundary Layer Microphones, 2PCS MPM-71
- 2 PCS Brauner VM1
- 6 PCS Modified Neumann KM 104 series with active powering
- 2 PCS Schoeps MK2S Omnidirectional Microphones with active powering
- 2 PCS B&K 4012 series with active powering
- 2 PCS B&K 4003 series with active powering
- 1 PCS Sennheiser MKH80 series with active powering

Stands:

- Manfrotto and Sennheiser microphone stands up to 11m height
- K-Tek & Manfrotto 5 m Booms for orchestral work
- SMC-402 microphone shock mounts


Mixers, Microphone Pre-Amps
& out-board gear:

- Sonodore MPA-508 pre-amplifier
- Sonodore MPS-502 PS/Pre-amplifier
- Rens Heijnis 10 channel surround Microphone pre-amp/mixer & Sonodore   Battery powered MPB-508 and MPB-502 pre-amps
- Rens Heijnis 6 channel surround Microphone pre-amp/mixer
- Avalon Design AD2044 Solid State Compressor

Digital Converters & - Clocks:

- 3 PCS dCS 904 A/D converters
- 3 PCS dCS 955 D/A converters
- 3 PCS 974 D/D converters
- dCS 954 D/A converter
- dCS 995 Master Clock
- dCS WC distribution unit
- Sphynx 8 channel DXD converter/MADI
- Merging Tech. HORUS 24ch DSD/DXD A/D converters
- Merging Tech. HORUS 8ch DSD/DXD D/A converters





Recorders & Workstations:

- 2 PCS Augan OMX-24 MOD/HD Stereo PCM/DSD recorder-workstation
- 3 PCS Merging Technologies Pyramix  PCM/DSD recorder-workstation
- V-CUBE, digital video recorder/player / Merging Technologies
- Video post-production PC
- NAGRA–D 96kHz/24bit Digital Reel-to-Reel recorders
- Sony PCM 2000 DAT recorder

Monitoring:

- Rens Heijnis 6 channel Monitoring Console
- Rens Heijnis 2 channel Monitoring Console
- RTW surround Monitor
- Spectral DMA-160S, DMA-200S & 4 PCS DMA-100 stereo power amplifiers
- 7 PCS Avalon Professional Mixing Monitors (ceramique & Kevlar)
- Avalon Eidolon 'Special-X' & 3 Indra studio monitors
- Modified Avalon Symbol Sub woofer
- Audio Physic Yara sub woofers
- NP Subwoofer System

Cables and Interlinks:

- Siltech G3 series & Custom mono-crystal microphone cables
- Siltech Professional MXT series
- Siltech Professional S3 & S4 Microphone Cables
- Mogami microphone cables & interlinks
- Crystal mono-crystal 24 ch break-out cables

SACD Mastering applications:

- 2 PCS Protech DST Encoder, SA-CD Authoring and Annex D&E Verification Applications
- 2 PCS Protech Super Audio Verifier PCI Card