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Recording Studio Experts
Setting You Up for Better Sessions
From the very beginning, Sweetwater has maintained working recording studios of our own, using our expertise and access to the latest technology to provide a world-class experience for the artists who record with us. What’s more, most of our employees have home recording studios of their own. But we don’t think we should have all the fun. Our early recording studio propelled our business forward, so we want to share what we’ve learned along the way and give you the tools you need to do the same. Let us combine our expertise and your vision to help you build the studio of your dreams.
Services Available for Home & Commercial Recording Studios
- Recording console selection, installation, and integration
- Custom desks, studio furniture, wall plates, and patchbay designs and cabling solutions
- Professional monitor selection and placement (nearfield, midfield, farfield)
- Architectural and acoustical design services for recording studios, tracking rooms, and broadcast facilities
- Easy financing and packaged system savings
Getting You on the Right Track
With Sweetwater, you get two things guaranteed: the widest selection of expertly curated recording gear in the country and a full range of custom design, build, and installation services for recording studios of all sizes. Your space will sound better, your sessions will be smoother, and our experts will keep your project on track from the planning stages until long after it’s finished.
A Few of our Recording Studio Case Studies
SD Recording
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Sound Concepts
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AMR
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Paul George’s Personal Studio
Tori Kelly’s Personal Studio
SD Recording Studio
Recording Studio Design, Build, & Install
Project Synopsis — When Steve Dierkens purchased a residence in a historic district of Calgary, AB, his plans to build a new home studio took a detour. Unable to build up, he decided to build down, temporarily removing the structures on the property and digging out space for an underground studio. Helping with system design, cabling, patchbays, and more, Sweetwater was there every step of the way — even sourcing impossible-to-find vintage gear.
Project Budget — $500,000 including system design, equipment, and acoustic treatment
Featured Equipment
- SSL 48-channel Duality Mixing Console (special order)
- ATC SCM150ASL Pro 15" 3-way Powered Studio Monitors
- Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Channel
- Tube-Tech CL 1B
- Manley Massive Passive Stereo Tube EQ
- API 3124V Discrete 4-Channel Mic/Line Preamp
- Focal Twin6 Be 6.5" 3-way Powered Studio Monitor
- Great River MP-500NV Microphone Preamp
Contributing Installer
Sweetwater Sales Engineer Mike Picotte
Sound Concepts Studio
Recording Studio Design, Build, & Install
Project Synopsis — Ted Nelson moved from Portland to Nashville to build the studio of his dreams. He wanted a large space where full bands could spend several days recording together comfortably. A longtime customer of Sweetwater, Ted knew he could trust us with the design of his new system, including the console, Pro Tools system, and several outboard pieces.
Project Budget — $150,000 including system design, equipment, custom racks, and training
Featured Equipment
- Rupert Neve Designs 5088 Shelford Analog Mixing Console - 16-channel without Automation
- API 3124MV
- Manley Enhanced "Pultec" Stereo EQ
- API 2500
- Vintech 473
- Rupert Neve Designs Shelford 5051 EQ Compressor
- Universal Audio LA-610 Mk II
- Daking Mic Pre IV
Contributing Installer
Sweetwater Sales Engineer Mike Picotte
AMR Studio
Recording Studio Design, Build, & Install
Project Synopsis — Stephen Adwell, owner of AMR Studio, relocated from Houston, TX to Tulsa, OK after the Tax Day Flood took out his original studio in 2016, and following Hurricane Harvey in 2017. Stephen reached out to Sweetwater for help with product recommendations and the design of custom QLS wall plates, panels, and cabling solutions for the new studio’s networking and audio path.
Project Budget — $23,000 including system design, equipment, and customization
Featured Equipment
- Focal Twin6 Be 6.5" 3-way Powered Studio Monitor
- RME HDSPe MADI
- Royer R-10 Matched Pair Ribbon Microphone
- Heritage Audio HA73EQ ELITE - Mic Preamp with EQ
- Focusrite ISA Two
- Warm Audio WA76 Limiting Amplifier
- TK Audio TK-lizer 2 Stereo Baxandall EQ with M/S circuit
- Switchcraft StudioPatch 9625 96-point TT – DB25 Patchbay
- Pro Co DA88XM-10 – Analog DB25-XLRM Patch Snake, 10'
Contributing Installer
Sweetwater Sales Engineer Dan VanAmerongen
Paul George’s Personal Studio
Recording Studio Design, Build, & Install
Project Synopsis — NBA All-Star Paul George has family members and friends in the music industry, and he himself enjoys dabbling in music production. Paul reached out to Sweetwater, thanks in part to our friends at Haverstick Designs, to help him design the studio of his dreams in his home, and we put together the perfect recording studio for pro-level vocal tracking and mixing.
Project Budget — $225,000 including system design, equipment, custom furniture, installation, console commissioning, and training
Featured Equipment
- Solid State Logic AWS 916
- ATC SCM110ASL Pro Dual 9" Powered 3-way Studio Monitor - Pair
- JBL LSR6312SP 12" Powered Studio Subwoofer
- Bricasti Design Model 7
- Neumann U 87 Ai Set Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone
- Avid HD I/O 16x16 Analog
- Avalon VT-737sp Class A Mono Tube Channel Strip
- Rupert Neve Designs Portico II Channel
- Switchcraft StudioPatch 9625 96-point TT – DB25 Patchbay
Contributing Installer
Sweetwater Sales Engineer Mike Picotte partnering with Haverstick Design
Tori Kelly’s Personal Studio
Recording Studio Design, Build, & Install
Project Synopsis — Grammy Award–winning artist Tori Kelly needed help converting her spare bedroom into a high-quality recording studio where she could create music at a professional level in the comfort of her own home. Sweetwater achieved this in the resulting project studio, an acoustically flexible space optimized for both tracking and mixing. The finished result suits Kelly’s aesthetic goals and allows her to record in a comfortable, highly functional environment.
Project Budget — $39,000
Featured Equipment
- Sony C-800G Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone
- BAE 1084 Mic/Line Preamp & EQ
- Universal Audio Apollo x8p 16x22 Thunderbolt 3 Audio Interface with UAD DSP
- Audio-Technica ATH-M50x Closed-back Studio Monitoring Headphones
- Tube-Tech CL 1B
- Focal Trio6 Be 8" Powered Studio Monitor
- Grace Design m905 Analog
- Focal Sub6 11" Powered Studio Subwoofer
Contributing Installer
Sweetwater Sales Engineer IsRael Foster partnering with Haverstick Design
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