The Studio
TreeSpeak Studios is located in scenic Columbia Heights, just outside of NE Minneapolis. Our facility has a comfortable live room, a control room, two isolation booths, a green room to relax in while you're not tracking, and an open lounge/kitchen. Send us a message to get a studio tour scheduled!
History
TreeSpeak had humble beginnings in a practice space. In 2013, we acquired an abandoned dentist's office, and the next four years were spent converting the building into a recording studio. Along with the help of our amazing friends, we did everything from demolition to framing and finishing work, and we are proud to call it our home.
The Gear
MICROPHONES
Condensers
Mojave MA-300 (2)
Rode NT-5 w/ Michael Joly modded capsules (2)
Warm Audio WA-87 (3)
Wunder Audio CM7 GTS w/ M7 capsule
Ribbons
AEA R92 (2)
Dynamics
Audio Technica ATM21 (2)
Blue encore 100i (2)
Sennheiser e609
Sennheiser e906 (3)
Shure 545-SD (2)
Shure SM7 (vintage)
CONSOLE
Tangent 3216
12-channel inline console from the mid '70s
Power supply and preamps recently recapped
PREAMPS AND OUTBOARD
Preamps
API 512c (2)
Dizengoff Audio DA2 (2)
Great River MP500NV (2)
Stam Audio 1073EQ (2)
Warm Audio WA12
JHS Pulp 'n' Peel
Compressors
Empirical Labs Distressor EL8X (2)
Urie LA-4 (2)
Black Lion Audio Seventeen (2)
Orban 424A
IGS Audio S-Type
Equalizers
Rupert Neve Designs 551 (2)
WARM Audio EQP-WA (2)
Tangent 3216 console EQs (12 channels)
Other processors
Rupert Neve Designs 542 tape emulator (2)
Elysia Nvelope stereo transient shaper (2)
Mammoth Cave Audio Wooly Mammoth Deluxe mk2
Fulltone Tube Tape Echo
INSTRUMENTS
Guitars
Burny Les Paul Custom
Fender JA90
Fender American Stratocaster
Custom-built "Explorer-ish" (super heavy)
Danelectro U2
Gibson Melody Maker Les Paul (2011)
Gretsch G5622T
Gibson SG
G&L Legacy Tribute
Squire J. Mascis Jazzmaster
Epi by Epiphone ED-100/NS Acoustic
Bass Guitars
Fender American P-Bass
G&L L2000
Guitar Amplifiers and Cabs
Fender Twin Reverb
Marshall Studio Classic JCM800 (20 watt)
Resonant Electric Tiny Bastard
Savage Glas30x
Gibson GA-19RVT "Falcon"
Egnator Tourmaster 4x12 w/ Celestion Vintage 30's
Gibson GA-95RVT "Apollo"
Peavey Bandit
Traynor TS-20
Bass Amplifiers and Cabs
Ampeg SVT-VR
Gibson GB440 "Thunderfunk"
Peavey Series 400
Ampeg 8x10 bass cab
Sonic 1x18 bass cab
Acoustic B410 mkII
Percussion
Yamaha Power V special drum kit
Piccolo snare
Gretch 14x7 snare
Gretch 15x6 snare
Yamaha steel snare
Premier Olympic Orange Sparkle snare
Zildjian Sweet Ride
Zildjian New Beats 14" HH
Zildjian 16" medium-thin crash
Zildjian 18" medium-thin crash
ZHT splash
Various auxiliary percussion
Keys
Vintage Wurlitzer electric piano
Hammond M-111 organ
Roland RD-170
Pedals
Abominable Electronics - Don't Shred on Me
Build Your Own Clone - Li'l Mouse
Build Your Own Clone - Silver Pony II
Build Your Own Clone - The Swede
Blammo! Electronics - Tomb Sender
Electro-Harmonix - Satisfaction
Stomp Under Foot - Black Russian
Stomp Under Foot - El Diablo Fuzz Extreme
Stomp Under Foot - The Shag
Way Huge - Havalina
ZVex - Mastotron Vextron
Ibanez - Tube Screamer
Lovepedal - Les Lius
Mr. Black - BB-74x
smallsound/bigsound - Mini
ZVex - Super Duper Vexter
MXR - JHM3 "Univibe"
Truetone - H2O V3
Build Your Own Clone - Echo Royal
Lovepedal - Gen 5 Echo
MXR - M117R
Mid-Fi Electronics - Clari(not)
Walrus Audio - Mako M1
Build Your Own Clone - Phase Royal
MXR - M107 "Phase 100"
Roland - AP-2 "Phase II"
Mantic Conceptual - Proverb
Mattews Effects - Astronomer
Mr. Black - Supermoon
Electro-Harmonix - Stereo Pulsar
Spaceman Effects - Delta II Harmonic Tremolo
Stone Deaf - Tremotron
Pigtronix - Ringmaster Analog Multiplier
TC Electronic - Shaker
Earthquaker Devices - The Depths
Dunlop - DB01B "Cry Baby from Hell"
Dunlop - GCB95 "Cry Baby"
Morley - Power Wah Volume
Digitech - Mosaic
Foxrox Electronics - Octron2
Mantic Conceptual - Density Hulk
DSM Noisemaker - OmniCabSim
Build Your Own Clone - Opto Compressor
Build Your Own Clone - Parametric EQ
Mission Engineering - EP1-X
Source Audio - SA161 Dual Expression Pedal
Tall Timber - Fader DLX
Build Your Own Clone - A/B/Y True Bypass Router
Morley - ABY
Boss - TU-3
Sonic Research - ST-200
Mission Engineering - VM-PRO
COMPUTER AND INTERFACE
Computer
2015 iMac 8-core i7
Interface
Antelope Audio Orion 32+ (32 inputs and 32 outputs)
Software
Pro Tools - Current Version
Celemony Melodyne Studio
Plugins from Elysia, FabFilter, Slate, Soundtoys, Waves, and more
Contact us if you have questions on specific hardware or software availability.
MONITORING
Control Room
Custom-built monitors with dual 6" drivers
Four custom-built 12" subwoofers
Yamaha NS-10M Studios
Auratone
Drawmer MC2.1 Monitor controller
Live Room
Hear Technologies Hearback system with 6 mixers
Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, and Shure headphones