Studio Equipment
The Gear Behind Your Session at adotstate
adotstate combines analog recording hardware, professional monitoring, modern digital tools and years of hands-on recording experience to provide Milwaukee artists with a dedicated environment for vocal recording.
The studio is focused primarily on rap, hip hop, R&B and vocal recording.
Book a SessionPrimary Recording Chain
adotstate uses dedicated analog recording equipment as part of the studio setup. The pieces below form the core of the vocal recording chain.
Neumann TLM 49
Primary Vocal Microphone
A professional large-diaphragm condenser microphone used as the studio's main vocal mic.
Microphone Preamps / Channel Processing
Neve 1073 SPX
Avalon VT-737sp
Vocal Compression
Tube-Tech CL 1B
Additional Analog Processing
Rupert Neve Designs Master Bus Transformer (MBT)
Audio Interface
Universal Audio Apollo X6
Audio Interface
Serves as part of the studio's professional audio recording and monitoring system.
Monitoring & Playback
Avantone Pro CLA-10 Active studio monitors
Electro-Voice ELX200-18SP powered subwoofer
Sony MDR-7506 professional closed-back headphones
Studio Workstation
Intel Core i9-13900K
64GB DDR5 memory
NVIDIA RTX 5090
ASUS ROG STRIX Z790-E motherboard
Corsair RM1200x power supply
Multi-display 4K workstation
Recording & Vocal Production Software
Pro Tools
Primary DAW
Pro Tools is the primary DAW used for recording sessions at adotstate.
Auto-Tune
Antares Auto-Tune
Part of the studio's vocal production tools.
Vocal Editing
Melodyne
RePitch
VocAlign Pro
These tools can assist with vocal tuning, timing and alignment when appropriate during the production process. They are not a promise of full mixing, mastering or extensive editing with every standard booking.
Mixing & Processing Plugins
FabFilter
Pro-Q
Pro-C
Pro-DS
Pro-L
Pro-R
Timeless
Universal Audio / UAD
Neve
Pultec
LA-2A
1176
Fairchild
Lexicon 480L
Soundtoys
Decapitator
EchoBoy
Little AlterBoy
Radiator
Tremolator
Other Vocal & Mixing Tools
Dynasys
Waves tools
Valhalla
Ozone
Instruments & MIDI
M-Audio Keystation 88 MK3
Behringer DeepMind 12D
Studio guitar collection
Instruments and MIDI gear are available, but adotstate is primarily a vocal recording studio, not an instrumental tracking facility.
Studio Furniture & Setup
Zaor MIZA X2 workstation desk
Professional monitor stands
Existing acoustic treatment
Acoustic Treatment
Primacoustic Cumulus corner treatment
Primacoustic Saturna treatment
The equipment is part of the recording experience, but the engineer and the way the equipment is used matter just as much as the gear itself.
Normal studio sessions focus on recording and engineering assistance. Full mixing, mastering, extensive vocal editing and full song production are not automatically included with every standard booking unless those services are separately offered.