National Recording LLC, a two-room recording studio in Milwaukee, WI offers:
~ The most actual international record-making experience
~ Beautiful space in an 1870 historic building
~ Fine, well-maintained modern and vintage recording equipment.
~ The most (perhaps only?) interesting collection of CLASSIC & VINTAGE musical instruments and amps offered in any
Milwaukee recording studio, at NO ADDITIONAL COST. You can neither rent nor buy such items in Milwaukee
but National Recording has got you covered.
~ All at the lowest price offered in the region by any reputable competitor.
Not only providing an excellent value for your budget, but adding value to your project with our lifetime of professional musical and technical experience supporting your artistic objectives.
Mention our website and we will give you 10% off our indie/local hourly production rate for your first session - $45 per hour (regularly $50/hour), Get a free hour when you book an 8 hour day @ $350 per day (regularly $400). Milwaukee studio recording rates can be considerably higher but if you want to sound better for less, we’ve got it covered.
Nationally-distributed label-funded releases are billed at a slightly higher rate, please inquire for details.
We have many credits (and are a Gold Record recipient) for domestic and foreign indie record labels. We have also done music for TV shows & commercials, sound libraries for software companies, sound design, foley and ADR for film.
We have many credits (and are a Gold Record recipient) for domestic and foreign indie record labels. We have also done music for TV shows & commercials, sound libraries for software companies, sound design, foley and ADR for film.
TWO-ROOM Facility
For beat producers, rappers, and overdub sessions we now offer National Recording Studio B at 40% less than the price of working in the main room. Now you can economically do your whole project on great equipment in one facility: Milwaukee’s National Recording LLC.
MUSICAL GEAR
We feature the most exciting collection of vintage and rare instruments of any recording studio in Milwaukee (the whole region, actually!) , and they all work and get used! All of our equipment is included in the basic rate, because we believe that producing a fantastic sound in front of the mic is by far the most important element a great recording demands.
Literal TONS of vintage analog keys (Korg, Akai, Yamaha, Roland, Elka & Crumar synthesizers, Yamaha 415 Electone with Leslie, Wurlitzer 140B Electric Piano, Hohner Clavinet, Fender Rhodes, Farfisa and more), modern synths and samplers by Kurzweil and Yamaha (and Native Instruments Komplete virtual instruments). Other musical instruments: Baldwin piano, vibraphone, bass, guitar, Toca congas, LP bongos, a Yamaha drum set with different snares, such as Ludwig Supraphonic, to choose from, etc.
Guitar tones are a specialty. We have a Fender classic tweed amp from ’54 (Deluxe), a screaming 1942 Gibson EH-150, a 1960 brown Fender Concert a cool Electromuse from the early 50’s, and other vintage amplifiers by Marshall (JCM 800) & Magnatone (460).
FEATURED AUDIO EQUIPMENT Painstakingly selected no-compromise classic recording equippment featuring a Studer mixing console (24 input), and an SSL 24 Channel ADDA Conversion System. This allows us, after editing and processing, to route 24 channels out to the Studer console, which interfaces with our analog processing gear (EMT compressors, Universal Audio 1176 x 2, Manley optical X 2, Neumann Mastering EQ, etc.), to create that big, spacious, and powerful sound that only analog mixing can achieve. Other equipment includes Neumann, RCA, Otari, EMT, AKG, Manley, Eventide, Electro-Voice, Universal Audio, Focusrite,, Audix, Shure, JBL, Beyer, etc. Full list available on request Come see us anytime (by appointment) and see what Milwaukee’s most interesting recording studio has to offer for yourself.