Recording Studio

Record at The Vera Project!

Whether you need to track vocals in our treated isolation booth, a large space for huge drum sounds or a comfortable room for your band to perfect your live performance, Vera’s recording studio can accommodate projects of all shapes and sizes.

During each session at Vera, you’ll work with a staff engineer and volunteer assistant, use our diverse selection of studio microphones and have access to our drums, amplifiers and various instruments. We record and mix the majority of our projects to REAPER or Protools 11 through our Toft ATB32 mixing console, a handful of outboard signal processors and an extensive library of digital plug-ins. At the end of the session, we can provide you with raw session files for off-site mixing or we can schedule time for one of our engineers to mix your songs in-house.

Our recording schedule may be limited due to concerts and other events but we are very flexible and can accommodate late-night and early-morning sessions as needed. Standard rates are listed below, however we offer discounts to Vera Members and are open to negotiating flat, project rates based on the needs of your session.

For scheduling and additional info, contact our Studio Manager:

jak@theveraproject.org or call 206-956-VERA.

Recording Studio: $40/hr (includes staff engineer)
Mixing: $35/hr (project rates available)

Meet the House Engineers

Sam Hendricks – Recording and mixing engineer, producer, live sound engineer

Sam is a Seattle audio engineer with a 10 year recording history. She loves to utilize the Vera studio’s excellent live room to capture big drum sounds and energetic full band recordings. She also runs efficient, professional vocal tracking sessions, prioritizing artist comfort and great performance. As a mixing engineer, Sam dives deep into the heart of the song to unify all sonic elements for maximum emotional impact and listener enjoyment. She is also available for guitar-centric production work to help songwriters flesh out their ideas into full band arrangements. Sam works on projects from a broad range of genres including Punk, Indie, Folk, Hip-Hop, and RnB. Sam’s audio journey started like many engineers – casually recording bands with minimal equipment and knowledge. She steered her skills towards a more professional pathway with a formal training from the UW Audio Engineering program and an internship at Studio Sage, Seattle’s premier Hip-Hop studio. Sam hones her audio instincts daily as a live sound engineer and musician. She looks forward to having fun collaborating with you on your next project!

Recent Work:

Miscomings (art punk) – Recording and mixing

https://youtu.be/pEbrPHmnE-k?si=S3ONZ5lCuoMa39nj

DeShawn Rivers (RnB) – Mixing only

https://youtu.be/LM_FgnOC-u0?si=7Y5PINrU_iagLhHW

Worms in Dirt (indie punk) – Recording and mixing

https://youtu.be/uF5quqlh6Pg?si=XlikRQIQNN-_7oVc

Alexandria Boe (indie folk) – Recording and mixing

https://youtu.be/0G6Av5xLuZk?si=gGO0Oe-6MYOU53ql

 

Jak McKool: studio engineer, mixing artist, and videographer jak@theveraproject.org

Jak McKool has been recording bands for 15 years. He began his recording career in the informal network of Seattle’s  DIY scene, converting basements and living rooms into makeshift recording spaces. More recently Jak has formalized his music engineering scheme but still emphases the affordability, accessibility, and reciprocity of the DIY community. In 2017 Jak started Whalehouse Studio Cooperative, a recording studio/arts space in South Seattle where he has since recorded dozens of bands. Jak’s genres of choice include Punk, Experimental, Ambient, Indie, and Lofi. He also specializes in location based recording, using lightweight battery powered equipment to capture audio off the grid. As an engineer Jak seeks to create a safe/creative environment where artists can experiment sonically to add a bit of studio strangeness to their compositions. He is an expert in Reaper (computer based Digital Audio Workstation) and achieves a speedy workflow to maximize time for creative experimentation. Jak is also a capable videographer and can produce video content upon request. 

 

Recent Work:

Brat – Indie/Punk

Medium Weekend – Experimental/Collage Rock

Sam Parkin – Singer Songwriter

Moonarchy – Experimental/Lofi/Narrative

 

Console: Toft ATB32

32 channel, Vintage Series 80 EQ, 8 mix bus

Outboard Preamps

  • ART PRO MPA II

Compressors

  • DBX 160XT (4 channels)
  • Symetrix 501 comp/limiter (4 channels)
  • Warm Audio WA76

Recording

  • ProTool
  • Reaper
  • Ableton
  • FabFilter Plugin suite

Monitoring

  • KRK VXT6 w/ matched 10s Subwoofer
  • Yamaha HS5

Headphones

  • (1)Shure SRH840
  • (2)Audio Technica ATH M50x
  • (2)Sennheiser HD280 pro headphones
  • (1)AKG k77 perception 
  • (1)Sony MDR V900HD

Microphones

  • (2) AKG 414
  • (1) Shure SM7b
  • (2) Shure SM81
  • (2) AKG C300b
  • (2) Fathead Cascade Ribbon mic
  • (1) Shure KSM44
  • (1) Blue Bluebird
  • (2) Audio Technica AT4041
  • (1) Heil PR40
  • (1) Shure PG42
  • (1) CAD GLX2200
  • (3) Audix F10
  • (1) Audix F12
  • (1) Shure Beta58
  • (1) Sennheiser e609
  • 6) Sure SM58
  • 6) Sure SM57s
  • 2) Seinheiser e609
  • 3) Seinheiser  e604, 
  • 1) Sure Beta 52
  • 1) Audix D6
  • 1) AKG D112 
  • 2) AKG C3000b
  • 1) Audix i5
  • 2) EV nd478
  • 2) CAD 217 Pencil Condensers

Direct Boxes

  • 2) Radial ProDI Direct Boxes
  • 6) DBX Direct Boxes 

Amplifiers

  • Vintage Silverface Fender Twin Reverb
  • Fender Bassman Tube head
  • Ampeg Classic head
  • Ashdown MAG300 head
  • Messa Boogie 4×10 cab
  • Ampeg 4×10 cab
  • Ashdown 2×10 cab
  • Avatar 4×12 cab
  • Tubeworks TD-752 1×12 combo
  • Epiphone Valve Standard combo
  • Vox Valvetronix 1×12 combo

Instruments

  • Fender Stratocaster
  • Epiphone Les Paul Standard
  • Tokai Electric Jazz bass
  • Weather king banjo USA made
  • Washburn D10S12 12 string acoustic guitar
  • Takamine 6string acoustic guitar