King Electric Recording
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The room, beyond the rack
A South Congress recording facility built around a 24-channel Neve V51, analog tape and a collection of keyboards and instruments.
Worth a closer look
Signature gear
Our editorial picks from the published equipment list.
- Studio collectionNeve V51
- Studio collectionSteinway grand piano
- Studio collectionWurlitzer 200A
- Studio collectionHammond B3
Practical details
Published booking contact: Official website contact form or listed engineers Source ↗
Still to establish: isolation, band / ensemble capacity, gear access & room assignment, staff & outside engineers, rates & inclusions.
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See documented details and open questions
- LocationPublished by studio
- South Congress area, AustinSource · researched 10/14/2026 ↗
- Booking contactPublished by studio
- Official website contact form or listed engineersSource · researched 10/14/2026 ↗
- Session servicesPublished by studio
- Full-band tracking and record productionSource · researched 10/14/2026 ↗
- Room layoutPublished by studio
- Six-room facility; not six separate listingsSource · researched 10/14/2026 ↗
- IsolationNot researched
- Ask the studioNot established in this research pass.
- Band / ensemble capacityNot researched
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- Console / recording setupPublished by studio
- 24-channel Neve V51; 24-track tape and Pro Tools / LogicSource · researched 10/14/2026 ↗
- MonitoringPublished by studio
- Amphion Two15 and Adam Audio S3H pairs with a KRK 10S subwoofer and Shadow Hills Oculus controllerSource · researched 10/21/2026 ↗
- InstrumentsPublished by studio
- Steinway grand, Wurlitzer 200A, Hammond B3, Rhodes and additional instrumentsSource · researched 10/14/2026 ↗
- Gear access & room assignmentNeeds confirmation
- Overview equipment list; room allocation not specifiedSource · researched 10/14/2026 ↗
- Staff & outside engineersNot researched
- Ask the studioNot established in this research pass.
- Rates & inclusionsNot researched
- Ask the studioNot established in this research pass.
- Load-in & accessibilityNot researched
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- Lodging & amenitiesNot researched
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Questions to discuss
- Ask about the room layout and which spaces fit your session.
- Confirm band size, isolation and engineer arrangements.
- Confirm dates, total cost, staffing and cancellation terms.
The studio collection
Across the studioStudio collection188 items
Consoles & recording
The signal starts here
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Consoles & recording
The signal starts here
Tape machines
Commit it to tape
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Tape machines
Commit it to tape
Microphones
The mic locker
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Microphones
The mic locker
- AEA R88 mkII (stereo ribbon microphone)
- AKG C414 B ULS (1986 - matched pair)
- AKG D12VR
- Audix D112
- Audix D6×2
- Beesneez Lulu Tube (tube km84, matched pair)
- Beyer Dynamic M160×2
- Blue Baby Bottle×2
- Brüel & Kjær 4007 (matched pair)
- Brüel & Kjær 4009 (matched pair)
- Bruel & Kjær 4145×3
- Cambridge Ribbon (über rare 70s ribbons, matched pair)
- Custom Vocal Mic (U47 transformer, U67 tube, 251 capsule)
- EAG MD-16n (Hungarian D12)×2
- Earthworks DM20×3
- Earthworks DM6
- Echolette ED 911 (rare vintage dynamic mic)
- Electro Voice 630n/d×2
- Electro Voice ND46×2
- Fentone dynamic mic (1960s)
- Film Industries M8 (tiny British ribbon mic, 1960)
- Kel Audio HM1×3
- Kel Audio HM1x
- Loads of weird, obscure Lo-Fi and contact microphones
- Lomo / AEG Ball (restored Soviet tube microphones – matched pair)
- Mercenary Audio KM69 (matched pair)
- Neumann CMV 563 with M7 capsule (1956) & Blue B0 Bottle Cap capsule
- Neumann TLM 102
- Neumann U47 FET (vintage)
- Neumann USM69i (stereo microphone)
- Oktava II-MD-55 (1961 Soviet dynamic mic)
- Oktava MD-52A (1972 Soviet dynamic mics – matched pair)
- Oktava MKE-7 (rare handmade Soviet SDC – pair)
- Oktava ML-16 (1963 Soviet ribbon mic – pair)
- Oktava ML-19 (1980s Soviet ribbon mic – pair)
- Reslo dynamic announcer mic (1920s)
- Revox M3500 (vintage Beyerdynamic M201)
- RSA RL-1 (early 1930s British ribbon mic)
- Scope Labs Periscope (omni w/built-in compressors, matched pair)
- sE V7
- Sennheiser e609×2
- Sennheiser e906
- Sennheiser MD421×2
- Sennheiser MD441
- Shure 545S
- Shure Beta 52A×3
- Shure Beta 91A
- Shure Hercules (breaker breaker good buddy!)
- Shure SM57×4
- Shure SM5b (vintage)
- Shure Unidyne III (pistol-grip)
- Sony C-37p (vintage)
- Sony C-38b (vintage)
- Sony F-560×2
- Soviet tape machine talkback mics×2
- Telefunken MD-421 (vintage)
Preamps & DIs
Colour at the input
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Preamps & DIs
Colour at the input
- Ampex AG300 germanium mic/line amplifiers (1960s - 2 channels)
- Avedis MA5×3
- Capi VP312×2
- Dave’s tube / solid-state custom
- Flickinger TwinFlicks (2 channels)
- JDK Audio MP-R20 Dual-Channel mic preamp
- MAAG PreQ4
- McCurdy AU300 (pair – 1950s tube preamps)
- Neve 1073 SPX
- Newcomb Pathfinder (old tube preamp)
- Radial Engineering Pro DI (mono)
- Radial Engineering Pro DI (stereo)×2
- Radial HDI Studio-Grade Direct Box
- Radial ProRMP re-amper
- Radio Engineering J48 DI
- Scully 280 vintage germanium tape machine preamps×2
- Shadow Hills Industries Mono Gama
- The War Machine (1940s military tube preamp / varimu limiter from WWII)
- Warm Audio WADI active/passive direct box
Dynamics
Shape the envelope
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Dynamics
Shape the envelope
- AC Sound CLX-VU (rare 1:1 160 VU clone)
- ADL Opus-3 LA-3A (matched pair)×2
- Audio Design Recording Vocal Stresser F769X-R
- Blue Face 1176 #4 (custom build from old parts)
- DBX 160 VU (stereo pair, 1970s)
- DBX 160x×2
- DBX 520 De-Esser
- Empirical Labs Distressor Distressor EL8-XS (sequential SN matched pair)×2
- Empirical Labs Distressor EL8×2
- Federal Telegraph Co Limiter (1950s tube vari-mu)
- Purple Audio MC77×2
- Stam LA-2A
- Stam SA-76ADG
- Stamchild (Fairchild 670 clone)
- Standard Audio Level-Or
- TK Audio BC-1 mkii (SSL bus compressor clone)
- Urei LA4 (black-face stereo pair, modified, 1970s)
- Valley People Dyna-Mite 430 (2 channel limiter / gate)
Equalizers
Find the sweet spot
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Equalizers
Find the sweet spot
- API 560 Graphic EQ×2
- Audioarts 4100 Parametric Equalizers (matched pair)
- CAPI 553×2
- Cranborne Audio Carnaby
- Don Classics 250EQ (GML clone)
- Empirical Labels Lil FrEQ
- Klark Teknik EQP-KT with 1950s NOS matched tubes (matched pair)
- Rupert Neve Designs 542
- Terry Audio CEQ (2 channel, stepped version)
- Terry Audio CEQ (one-of-a-kind custom mastering EQ, 2 channels)
Reverb & effects
Depth, space & character
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Reverb & effects
Depth, space & character
- Approximately 80 guitar pedals (many rare, vintage, boutique)
- Boss CE-1
- Boss Voice Transformer VT-1
- Electrix Filter Factory
- Esko -100 Vintage Soviet Tape Delay / Fuzz / Octaver
- LA Audio V8 Thermal Valve Signal Conditioner (8 Channel Tube Saturator)
- Sound Workshop 242A Stereo Spring Reverb (1970s)
- Univox EchoChamber EC-80A Tape Echo
Monitoring & cue
Hear the details
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Monitoring & cue
Hear the details
- Adam Audio S3H (pair)
- Amphion two15 with modified AdCom amplifier (pair)
- Audeze LCD-X headphones
- Audio Technica ATH-M20X Headphones×3
- Beyerdynamic DT770-PRO×3
- HearBack headphone distribution system with 8 mixers
- KRK 10S 10″ powered subwoofer
- Sennheiser HD-600 headphones
- Sennheiser HD-650 headphones
- Status Audio CB-1 tracking headphones×12
Instruments & amps
Ready for inspiration
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Instruments & amps
Ready for inspiration
- Steinway grand pianoSignature
- Wurlitzer 200ASignature
- Hammond B3Signature
- 14″ Zildjian A Mastersound hi-hats
- 15” Zildjian 1950s hi-hats
- 15″ Zildjian K Light hi-hats
- 18″ Zildjian K Crash-Ride
- 1944 Hamilton Baldwin upright piano
- 21″ Zildjian K custom dry ride
- 22″ Zildjian K Light Ride
- 6.5 x 14″ Steel Gretsch Snare
- 60s Black face Fender Twin
- 70’s Yamaha FG365S Acoustic
- Acrolite (black sparkle!)
- Additional full kit, snares, and cymbal options
- Ampeg Portaflex B15 (1972)
- Casio Casiotone 403
- Casio CZ1000
- Casio SK-1
- Critter and Guitari Pocket Piano
- Custom P / Ric bass
- Danelectro baritone electric
- Electric Air Organ
- Electromuse A46 (1940s)
- Emmons push-pull pedal steel
- Epiphone F style Mandolin
- Fender Jaguar Bass
- Fender Jazzmaster (custom built with 1969 Gibson mini humbuckers)
- Fretless electric bass
- Garnet Banshee amplifier (1960)
- Garnet Banshee Bass amplifier
- Gibson J50 (1956)
- GoldTone Paul Beard resonator guitar
- Gretsch 5102 hollow body
- Gretsch Black Beauty snare (hand hammered)
- Gretsch Brooklyn 5 piece drum kit
- Guild baritone acoustic
- Hammond C3 (chopped)
- Kay Lark hollow body electric (1950s)
- Korg Minilogue
- Korg Synthe Bass (vintage analog bass synth)
- Lectrolab R400C (el84 amp from 1964)
- Leslie Studio 12+ rotating speaker
- Ludwig “top hat and cane” snare
- Montgomery Ward tube amp (1950s)
- Oahu (Valco) 1950s tube amp
- Oberheim OB-8
- Pre-war parlor guitar (1930s)
- Quilter Steelaire
- Rhodes (model not stated)
- Roland D50
- Roland Juno 60
- Supro Sahara
- Supro Tremolectric
- Tacoma Mandolin
- Vintage Pearl Kit 20/12/16
- Yamaha DX7
- Yamaha Reface CS
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About the studio
A South Congress recording facility built around a 24-channel Neve V51, analog tape and a collection of keyboards and instruments.
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