THE STUDIO
OUR LOCATION
TreeSpeak Studios is located in scenic Columbia Heights, just outside of NE Minneapolis. We moved into the building in 2013, when it was just an abandoned dentist's office. The next four years were spent converting it into a recording studio with the generous help of our amazing friends. We did everything ourselves from demolition to framing and finishing, and we are proud to call it our home.
Our new facility has a comfortable live room, a vocal booth, an iso room, a control room, a green room loaded with video games, and an open lounge/kitchen. Send us a message to get a studio tour scheduled!
THE GEAR
MICROPHONES
Condensers
Blue Kiwi
Mojave MA-300 (2)
Octava MK-319 (2)
Rode NT-5 w/ Michael Joly modded capsules (2)
Violet Amethyst Vintage (2)
Warm Audio WA-87 (3)
Wunder Audio CM7 GTS w/ M7 capsule
Ribbons
AEA R92
Cascade Fat Head II (2)
Dynamics
AKG D112
Audio Technica ATM21 (2)
Audix i5
Beyerdynamic M88 TG (2)
Beyerdynamic M201 TG
Blue encore 100i (2)
Electro-Voice RE-20 (2)
Electro-Voice RE-320
Heil PR 40
Sennheiser e609
Sennheiser e906 (3)
Shure 545-SD (2)
Shure 55 Unidyne (vintage)
Shure SM7 (vintage)
CONSOLE
Tangent 3216
12-channel inline console from the mid '70s
Power supply and preamps recently recapped
PREAMPS AND PROCESSING
Preamps
API 512c (2)
Dizengoff Audio DA2 (2)
Great River MP500NV (2)
Stam Audio 1073EQ
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
INSTRUMENTS
Guitars and Bass Guitars
Gibson Firebird V
Fender JA90
Fender American Stratocaster
BAH Guitars Barncaster
Custom-built "Explorer-ish"
Danelectro U2
Fender Mexican Nashville Telecaster
Fender Telecaster Deluxe
Fender Mustang
Gretsch G5622T
Fender American P-Bass
Fender Aerodyne Jazz Bass
G&L SB1
G&L L2000
Ibanez GSR200
Pedals
Stomp Under Foot - Fuzz Extreme
Stomp Under Foot - Black Russian
BYOC - Large Beaver
Z.Vex - Mastotron
smallsound/bigsound - Mini
BYOC - 855 Drive
Stephen Douglas - Leona
DOD - 250 Preamp
BYOC - Lil' Mouse
Fulltone - Fulldrive 2 MOSFET
Elf Hands Custom Pedals - Treble Booster
BYOC - Opto Compressor
Roland - AP-2 Phase II
BYOC - Echo Royal
Matthews Effects - Astronomer
Mr. Black - Supermoon
Boss - RV-5
Boss - DD-6
Boss - TR-2
Dunlop - DimeBaby from Hell
Mission Engineering - EP1-X Expression Pedal
Dunlop - GCB-95
TC Electronic - Ditto X4
Boss - VO-1
Boss - Synth9
Boss - TU-2
TC Electronic - Polytune
Sonic Research - ST-200
COMPUTER AND INTERFACE
Percussion
Yamaha Power V special drum kit
Yamaha DP drum kit
Porkpie "lil squealer" snare
Piccolo snare
Gretch 14x7 snare
Gretch 15x6 snare
Yamaha steel snare
Premier Olympic Orange Sparkle snare
Paiste bronze 502
Zildjian ZBT
Sabian B8 splash
Meinal Byzance 18" dark crash
Bliss highhats
Bosphorous smash crash
Zildjian Sweet ride
Sabian B8 18" china
Zildjian Constantinople ride
ZHT splash
Horns
Al Hirt signature trumpet
Olds trombone
Bundy alto sax
Keys
Vintage Wurlitzer electric piano
Hammond M-111 organ
Guitar Amplifiers and Cabs
Fender Twin Reverb
Marshall Studio Classic JCM800 (20 watt)
Peavey 5150
Traynor Custom Valve 40
Resonant Electric Tiny Bastard
Vox AC15
Savage Glas30
Gallien Krueger 300GT
Gibson "Falcon" GA-19RVT
Roland Cube keyboard amp
Egnator Tourmaster 4x12 w/ Celestion Vintage 30's
Bass Amplifiers and Cabs
Ampeg SVT-VR
Gibson GB440
Peavey Max 450
Ampeg 8x10 bass cab
Sonic 1x18 bass cab
Computer
2015 iMac 8-core i7
Interface
Antelope Audio Orion 32 (32 inputs and 32 outputs)
Software
Pro Tools 2018.10
Plugins from Elysia, FabFilter, Slate, Soundtoys, Waves, and more
Celemony Melodyne Studio
Contact us if you have questions on specific hardware or software availability.
MONITORING
Control Room
Yamaha NS-10M Studios
Custom-built monitors with dual 6" drivers
Four custom-built 12" subwoofers
Drawmer MC2.1 Monitor controller
Live Room
Hear Technologies Hearback system with 6 mixers
Audio-Technica, Sennheiser, and Shure headphones