Recording Studio

Located 15 minutes SW of downtown Austin, Test Tube Audio is a fully equipped, stand-alone recording studio with a private entry, and gated patio.

The studio includes a control room, live room, two isolation booths (one currently doubles as a secondary writing/editing studio ), kitchenette, and bathroom. The main rooms are comfortable and filled with natural light. 

Test Tube Audio is the primary studio of Austin-based producer/engineer/mixer Kevin Butler

Resources and Gear (Partial List):

  • Pro Tools Ultimate

  • 24 i/o ( Ferrofish conversion Pulse 16)

  • Mac Studio M1 Max 32GB Memory

  • Neumann KH310 + KH750 ( sub ) calibrated monitoring

  • Neumann KH120 ( B room monitoring )

  • 24 faders from Avid S1 

  • 1 channel Rupert Neve Designs Shelford Channel

  • 8 channels of Neve 1073

  • 2 channels Rupert Neve Designs 511 mic pres ( 500 series )

  • 2 channels SSL Six ( 500 series )

  • 2 channels FMR RNP ( pre ) & RNLA ( comp/limiter )

  • 2 channels of Empirical Labs Distressor

  • 8 channels Audient pres

  • Coles 4038s (pair)

  • KM184s (pair) 

  • 414B-ULS TLII 

  • SE X1R ( pair )

  • 4 channels Klark Teknik Mic booster

  • GT-67 tube multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser

  • Townsend Labs Sphere L22

  • Assortment of standard Sennheiser, Shure, AKG dynamics

  • 3 Rupert Neve Designs DIs, 2 whirlwind DIs

  • ATH50 headphones + 8 channel Hearback system ( 7 mixers )

  • Radial EXTC ( 500 series )

  • Plugins: Fab Filter, Oeksound, Native Instruments, Arutria, Omnisphere, Line6 Helix, Muteomatic, Melodyne studio, Massey DRT, Vocalign Pro, Trigger2, Waves Platinum + many extras.

Insruments

  • 52” Yamaha U3 upright piano ( 1983, rebuilt in 2020 )

  • Guitars / Amps

    • Martin D-15M Acoustic Guitar

    • 62 Jazzmaster, 62 RI Strat, 62 RI Tele, 68 Gretsch Streamliner, Gibson SG Standard - Humbucker sized P-90 pickups, Danelectro Baritone, Danelectro 12 string, + more

    • Fender P-Bass

    • St. James 50 watt 2X12 guitar amp with built in reactive load DI + cab/mic IR

    • Vox AC15CC1 ( 1x12 tube combo )

    • Marshall JTM30 ( 1x12 tube combo )

    • Mesa 2x12 cab loaded with Vintage 30s

    • Pedals: Dispatch Master, Holy Grail, Rowlin Trill (trem) EP Booster, Deluxe Memory Boy, mini Tube Screamer, Way Huge Pork Loin, Digitech Phaser, MM4, Ibanez DE7, Boss Flanger, MXR Dyna Comp

  • Drums

    • Ludwig mid 1960s kit ( 22,12,13,16 )

    • Ludwig Classic Series kit early 1990s ( 22,12,13,16 )

    • Ludwig Rocker 1980s kit ( 22,13,16 )

    • Custom 28” kick drum

  • Snares

    • 14x5 Brass Gretsch Snare

    • 14x5 Ludwig Classic Series

    • 14x9 Starclassic Birdseye Maple

    • 4x15 acrylic Spaun

    • 12x14 Yamaha Marching Snare ( setup as a kit snare )

  • Cymbals

    • 14” New Beat Hi Hats

    • 15” Meinl Foundry Reserve Hi Hats

    • 15” Zildjian K Fat Hats

    • 19” K Custom Dark crash

    • 20” Meinl Foundry Reserve crash

    • 21” Sweet Ride

    • 22” Meinl Foundry Reserve ride

    • assortment of Zildjian, Sabian & Dream cymbals

*This is a partial list, please ask if you have any specific needs.