Die Tonmeisterei

Oldenburg's skid row recording studio.
Solid analog and digital recording-, mixing- and mastering-technology fueled by green electricity.

fueled by naturwatt - green electricity

Thanks for stopping by at the recording studio of round about…. loads of possibilities. If you're into a rough, direct and fundamentally massive sound you're definitely in the right place!

Spread across 200m², equipped with finest technology and situated in Oldenburg's skid row, right next to the train station, we provide you with some fine analogue and digital sound-generators, that are hopefully highly addictive - and sumptuous!

The hard facts
  • excessive analogue tube saturation
  • up to 4 recording rooms
  • 4 unstoppable sound-engineers
  • a wide selection of classic microphonesn
  • several rare tube amps
  • shrewd mastering
  • value for money
  • and almost most importantly: sleeping accommodation and table soccer!

Starter à la carte: Recording

Starter à la carte: Recording

An absolute necessity or a fresh start into every recording is the entrée. No matter if you rather have salad or simply soup and a nice glass of wine: we lay special emphasis on every recording from the very beginning. This is the foundation of the genuine die Tonmeisterei's sound. If possible soundcheck is taking the most of time, because the choice of ingredients is crucial. And since of that our pantry is refreshed and broadened with only the finest examples and exotics. After a well prepared stock the mixing is almost already done.
"Garcon, menu please!" The selection of amplifiers and speakers creates an exquisite buffet, on which you are more than welcome to feast.

Costs: 400 € per day Recording / Mixing / Mastering...

Side order: Re-Amping

Side order: Re-Amping

You're committed hobby-chefs, but you're lacking some multiple saturated fatty acid to your wall of guitars? We've got several amplifiers an speakers ready to go and perfectly mic'd. Best is you name a reference-sound. All we need after that is a clean DI-guitar signal.

50 € per hour beats every amp modeling plug-in!

Main Course: Mix

Main Course: Mix

You've already bought the ingredients - best case is you went to that nice organic grocery-store right around the corner with first choice ingredients. But how to make a meal of them? We're happy to help you out with our finest selection of herbs and all of our cooking expertise.

Costs, dependent on the amount of effort: 80-300 € per song

Dessert: Mastering

Dessert: Mastering

For the final closing we serve the ultimate sugarbomb or the rich fruit-dessert, wrapping up the lovely prepared dinner. Preferably you don't exaggerate in the mix, so it's still hungry for the mastering-dessert.

50 € per song Needless to say we'll prepare a fine little appetizer…

Dish-Washing: Guerilla-Recordings

Abwasch: Guerilla-Recordings

You're searching for the ultimate thrill, or simply just a special location to capture recordings?

We're in, mate! No matter where - on the roof of a parking lot, in a holiday flat, or in an abandoned factory. Let's do it!

Role

Role

The head chef, "master", low frequency fundamentalist, sound tinkerer, head of the planning office, recorder, mixer, masterer.

 

- training as radio and television technician in Bremen ´87-´91
- training as audio engineer in Berlin ´92-´94
- freelance audio engineer since late ´94
- founded Die Tonmeisterei in early ´96 with Frank Kersten
- various further training procedures through uncontrolled voluntary self-experimentation

Henner

Henner

On board since 2006, Henner went through all of the Tonmeisterei-education: from sweeping recording rooms (really?), changing tapereels to continuously achieving titles like "superi-ohr" and "beat-detective" with his impressive understanding for music. Do you play fast music and need some extra dirt? Then there is no avoiding Henner, no matter if it be recording or mixing.

Dave

Dave

fresh in our team. Indicators: bat-ears and a relaxing sovereignity. Hears dinguses, that we other "mere mortals" maybe dream of. Boon and bane at the same time... ;-)

Falk

Falk

SAE-diploma, audiology-diploma, music studies, Falk has a liking for Hardcore and electronic music.

Robin

Robin

The courier of the czar. The prototypical modern producer / engineer. Does everything, wants everything, can do anything. Is also a prospective supermodel. Plays/played in various underground cult bands…: surfnazis must die, the now denial, dean dirg, do-nots...

Lars

Lars

The electronic spirit of the house. Technology nerd, computer geek, gifted live technician.

Alex

Alex

Audiology-diploma, Alex also runs the Holodeck-studios right in our neighborhood and helps us out every now and then with his expertise. He produces the high-class-studio-monitors: "Holophon"

Recording Tools

Tascam MSR-24-Multitrack / Otari MX-70-Multitrack / Teac 80-8-Multitrack / RME-HD- System / Universal-Audio & Focusrite-AD-Konverter / Otari MX-5050 /  / Wavelab / Cubase / Reaper / Universal Audio-, Fabfilter- / Waves-, Lindell-, Sonnox-, Elysia- , Flux-, voxengo-, Izotope - RX - Ozone- und Brainworx-Mastering-plugins , Ohmforce-ohmicide, NI, Slate Digital, etc.

Signal Gain

8x Neumann PMV-70 / 6 x Telefunken V672 / 2x Telefunken V-100 / Telefunken V676 / EMT-ABE V280B / Chandler Germanium / Chandler TG2 / 2x Universal Audio LA610 / Universal Audio 4-710 / Tegeler Audio TRC-1 / Warm Audio WA MPX / Altec- 1592B PreAmp / Soundtracs-Studio-Konsole / Soundcraft M12 / 50ies-Tube-Mixing-Desk 7in1 / 50ies-Custom-Tube-MikePre / Beth-Elektroakustik-Tube-Mike-Pre / Geloso- Mikrofonvorstufe, Focusrite ISA, etc.

Monitoring

Focal SM9 / Klein+Hummel O300D / Adam S3V / Mytek Mastering DA-Wandler / Drawmer MC3.1 / SPL Phonitor /  Kopfhörer: Audeze LCD2, Sennheiser HD600, Beyer DT770M, AIAIAI-Studio-HP, Shure SRH1840, etc.

Outboard

2x Chandler tone-control / Chandler germanium-compressor / EL distressor / Looptrotter sa2rate / Looptrotter Satur-8 / Tegeler-Audio pultec-EQ / Tegeler Audio Vari-Tube / EMT-ABE V232 EQ / SPL transient designer / SPL Tube-Vitalizer / OTO Boum / dbx ddp / Art pro-VLA / Studiomaster IDP / LA-Audio 4x4 / Sony F7 / Symetrix 544 / Behringer Combinator / Klark Teknik 76KT

Mics

AEA R88 / 2x AEA R84 /2x Coles 4038 / 2x Neumann KM 184 / 2x Neumann KM 183 / Neumann TLM 103 / Neumann TLM 170R / Neumann BCM 104 + 705 / 2x AKG C414 B-XLS / AKG D12VR / 2x AKG D 112 / 2x AKG the tube / 2x Eartrumpet Edwina / Lauten Horizon / 3x Sennheiser MD441 / 4x Sennheiser MD421 / 4x Sennheiser MD21 / 3x Sennheiser MKH105 / 2x Sennheiser MKE202 / Sennheiser MD509 / Sennheiser MD609 / Sennheiser MD427 / 5x Audio Technica AE-3000 / Audio Technica AE-2500 / 2x Audio Technica AT4081 / Audio Technica AT4047 / 2x Shure SM 91 / 4x Shure beta56 / 3x Shure SM57 / Shure SM7-B / Shure SM59 / Beyer M-160 / Beyer MC840 / 2 x Warm Audio U47 / 5x Warm Audio U47jr / dpa 4055 / dpa 4099 / 2x Crown PZM30 / Audix D6 / BPM CR-73 / Superlux S502 / etc.

Amplifiers

Sunn Model T / Sunn beta lead / Orange OR120 / Orange OR 80 overdrive / Orange 4Stroke / Orange #4 / VOX AC-30 top boost (silver bulldogs) / VOX lead 125 / Ampeg G-410 / VHT Deliverance / Fender Bassman 50 / Fender Bassman 100 / Fender 140 (Basstopteil) / Fender Twin-Reverb / Fender pro jr. /  Fender Bassbreaker 007 / Laney VH100R / Laney AOR 50 / Laney AOR 30 / Soldano HotRod 50 / Peavey invective / Brunetti XL-2 Revo / Marshall JCM 800 (2203) / Marshall Plexi Super-Lead / Marshall Plexi Super-Bass / Marshall LM6100 Anniversary / Marshall Origin / Mesa-Boogie DC-10 / Engl Savage 60 / sundown / GUN / Crate powerblock / Klemt Echolette / Behringer BX4500 / Phil Jones Bass Cub Pro / Swart Space-Tone / u.a.

Speakers

Ampeg 8x10 / Ampeg V9 (9x10) / Fender 2x15 / Electro-Voice 1x15 / Orange 70ies 4x12 / Orange 70ies 2x12 / Orange 6x12 / Rola-Celestion 4x12 / Soundcity 4x12 / tombstonecabs 6x12 / Marshall 2x12 / Marshall 1960 / Selmer 4x12 / Custom 1x12 / tone-tubby 1x12

Strings

Eastwood Guitars Sidejack/ Gibson SG / Ibanez 70er-Rickenbacker-Basskopie / Hopf-Bass / Höfner President Halbakustik-Bass / Höfner Telecaster-Bass / Yamaha-PJ-Bass

Drums

70ies-Ludwigset (24, 18, 14, 13) / Gretsch BD 20“ / Pearl Session-Series -Set / Pearl Masters Studio - Set / PDP-Set (24, 16, 13), Premier Olympic (22, 16, 14, 13) / diverse Snares: Ludwig black beauty, Pearl Free Floating, Premier, Tama SLP, Mapex Black Panther Razor, Pommerenke, Soprano, Hoshino, … / Tama Hardware / 2x Timpani

Keys

Feurich upright piano / Pearl Vibraphone / Waterphone / Rav Vast-Drum / Siel Kiwi / Crumar Performer / Moog Subphatty / Moog Subharmonicon / Moog DFAM / Vermona Perfourmer MK II /  Korg Poly61 / Korg Minilogue / Korg monotribe / div. Korg Volca / Waldorf Streichfett / Waldorf Blofeld / Koma-Elektronik Fieldkit / Koma Elektronik RH-301 / Elektron Octatrack / Akai MPC / Novation Bassstation / Elgam Carousel / Wersi Matic CX-1 / Mannborg Harmonium / Philips Orgel / Eko Tiger /

Special Effects

moogerfooger bassmurf + freqbox+ stage-phaser / moog MF-Delay / Hologram microcosm /Strymon BigSky / Verellen Big Spider / Verellen Meatsmoke preamp / HK tubefactor / okko diablo+ / okko twin sonic / okko basstard / okko black beast / okko dominator /okko motörbass / okko holy grit / okko T3 Tremolo / fulltone bassdrive / sansamp bassdriver / Roger Mayer voodoobass / Erica-Synth Fusionbox /WMD Geiger-Counter / Stone Deaf Kliptonite / death by audio Apocalypse / death by audio reverberation machine / EH Germanium-Muff / EH Bass-Muff Deluxe / EH deluxe memory boy / EH Cathedral / Ground FX Koloss / Ground FX burning sunn/ Kodex-Audio LUX / Caroline Meteore / EQD speaker Cranker / EQD disaster transport sr / EQD Gray-Channel / Jupiter FX Kalleidoscope / KMA-JupiterFX Fat Possum / KMA Wurm / KMA divider-tyler / UAudio - Ruby / DOD gunslinger / Vox satchurator / VHT V-Drive / ISP Decimator / Damage Control Demonizer / Damage Control Timeline / DIY-Acapulco Silver / DIY-Sunn-T / DIY-rusty-box /Alesis bitrman / knas ekdahl moisturizer / Roland Space Echo 501 / Lundaal tube-tape-echo / Teisco Soundrepeater (tape-echo) / 2x Vorg Echo-Orbit (tape-echos) / LEM copycat (tape-echo), Roland RE-20-space-echo, ElectroVoice EVT 4500 (spring-reverb) / solidstate mini-springreverb / TC 2240 2channel-EQ / Korg SDD1200 / Dynacord DRP 5 / Dynacord EC280 / Roland VT-3 Boss / VT-1 / Peavey-AnalogFilter / Korg ih vocoder / Grundig Röhrenoszillator / TC ditto x4 / TC-tripple flashback-delay / TC vintage-bass-distortion / Boss turbodistortion / proco RAT / dunlop crybaby / e-bow, etc.

Appropriation

Basketballkorb / Tisch-Kicker / Sony PS2 / Siemens Kaffeemat1000 / Peloso Daumenquetsche 15/08.

Recording for:

Phantom Winter
Phantom Winter
Yacoepsae
Yacoepsae
MOOR
MOOR
Last Days Of Humanity
Last Days Of Humanity
tides denied
tides denied
Affenmesser kampf
Affenmesser kampf
Düsenjäger
Düsenjäger
YC-CY
YC-CY
weakties
weakties
Kontrolle
Kontrolle
eaten by snakes
eaten by snakes
Eremit
Eremit
scunks
scunks
Van Groover
Van Groover
dead years
dead years
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
throwers
throwers
die Bullen
die Bullen
goldzilla
goldzilla
Das Bildungsbürgertum
Das Bildungsbürgertum
malatesta
malatesta
corecass
corecass
phantoms
phantoms
Fiona Jane Pop
Fiona Jane Pop
Omega Massif
Omega Massif
Jungbluth
Jungbluth
beehoover
beehoover
Schubmodul
Schubmodul
idyll
idyll
colored moth
colored moth
Villages
Villages
Schwach
Schwach
HVRT
HVRT
Lazar
Lazar
The Infernal Sound of Light
The Infernal Sound of Light
Depravation
Depravation
blackbox massacre
blackbox massacre
Lésions Graves
Lésions Graves
spaceship landing
spaceship landing
coogans bluff
coogans bluff
Rotor
Rotor
Black Space Riders
Black Space Riders
Enojado
Enojado
Dune Pilot
Dune Pilot
redscale
redscale
ZED
ZED
NAP
NAP
... and then I feel nothing
... and then I feel nothing
Schwindel
Schwindel
nervous mothers
nervous mothers
Voodozer
Voodozer
Orbit the Earth
Orbit the Earth
Patsy O'Hara
Patsy O'Hara
Planner
Planner
Nightslug
Nightslug
Serpent Eater
Serpent Eater
rha
rha
shakhtyor
shakhtyor
svffer
svffer
daethlust
daethlust
sickmark
sickmark
marathonmann
marathonmann
Malm
Malm
no weather talks
no weather talks
red apollo
red apollo
sundowning
sundowning
entrails out
entrails out
modern saints
modern saints
bitternes exhumed
bitternes exhumed
drunk motorcycle boy
drunk motorcycle boy
Cobretti
Cobretti
in circles
in circles
souls for sale
souls for sale
MNMNTS
MNMNTS
Dampfmaschine
Dampfmaschine
perth express
perth express
The Tidal Sleep
The Tidal Sleep
Anteater
Anteater
men in search of the perfect weapon
men in search of the perfect weapon
Tephra
Tephra
Kodiak
Kodiak
Alpinist
Alpinist
Ritual
Ritual
empty vision
empty vision
Dead Flesh Fashion
Dead Flesh Fashion
unru
unru
Arktika
Arktika
choose your path
choose your path
Tackleberry
Tackleberry
Blckwvs
Blckwvs
Calamari Sidetrip
Calamari Sidetrip
Just Went Black
Just Went Black
Testsieger
Testsieger
Jvlith Krishvn
Jvlith Krishvn
Endnote
Endnote
Akela
Akela
Against Your Society
Against Your Society
Facing the Swarm Thought
Facing the Swarm Thought
tiger magic
tiger magic
never void
never void
Carambolage
Carambolage
Low Point Drains
Low Point Drains
Anomalys
Anomalys
Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Driftwood Fairytales
Driftwood Fairytales
hieroglyphs
hieroglyphs
Fewsel
Fewsel
soma nowaja
soma nowaja
Le Chat Électrique
Le Chat Électrique
Fitzcarraldo
Fitzcarraldo
I Not Dance
I Not Dance
The Gentle Art of Chokin
The Gentle Art of Chokin
Attack of the Mad Axeman
Attack of the Mad Axeman
Jesus Cröst
Jesus Cröst
Propaganda Network
Propaganda Network
The Now Denial
The Now Denial
Lasting Traces
Lasting Traces
KäferK
KäferK
grim goat
grim goat
At Daggers Drawn
At Daggers Drawn
Buzz Aldrin
Buzz Aldrin
Amigo Del Sol
Amigo Del Sol
Boogie Chillers
Boogie Chillers
MC Gorethiefs
MC Gorethiefs
The244GL
The244GL
Tiny Ghosts
Tiny Ghosts
Caleya
Caleya
Long Distance Calling
Long Distance Calling
Zann
Zann
Escapado
Escapado
Wayste
Wayste
CMDR RIKR
CMDR RIKR
meraine
meraine
grim van doom
grim van doom
ratlord
ratlord
Brack
Brack
Dispo
Dispo
BunkerCity
BunkerCity
Nepomuk
Nepomuk
Cranial
Cranial
Wolfenstein
Wolfenstein
void obelisk
void obelisk
cataya
cataya
diva
diva
hey ruin
hey ruin
stumbling pins
stumbling pins
Exilent
Exilent
notions
notions
alouatta
alouatta
Pettersson
Pettersson
barrels
barrels
te:rs
te:rs
the great cold
the great cold
David und die Kernigen
David und die Kernigen
Alarmsignal
Alarmsignal
Supercobra
Supercobra
Erai
Erai
Ufuzzbarn
Ufuzzbarn
Mir zur Feier
Mir zur Feier
deafhex
deafhex
Hell and High Water
Hell and High Water
Auszenseiter
Auszenseiter
Organa
Organa
wire love
wire love
off limits
off limits
Känguin
Känguin
Saint Lilly
Saint Lilly
Minenfeld
Minenfeld
Panzer Squad
Panzer Squad
nuclear cult
nuclear cult
Xpose
Xpose

Mix und / oder Mastering für:

Ahab
Ahab
Samsara Blues Experiment
Samsara Blues Experiment
Graureiher
Graureiher
Implore
Implore
tandemoniak
tandemoniak
Welt Im Dunkel
Welt Im Dunkel
Feine Sahne Fischfilet
Feine Sahne Fischfilet
Walter Frosch
Walter Frosch
Cava
Cava
Planks
Planks
Mass Rift
Mass Rift
Vvlva
Vvlva
black shape of nexus
black shape of nexus
Burt
Burt
Verrat
Verrat
riot spears
riot spears
nervöus
nervöus
Mandate
Mandate
Antimob
Antimob
Jane Bondage
Jane Bondage
stranded
stranded
Yung Nat$
Yung Nat$
barren hope
barren hope
optimist
optimist
ratbreath
ratbreath
catacombe
catacombe
giant sleep
giant sleep
mona la phona
mona la phona
masakari
masakari
the Hirsch Effekt
the Hirsch Effekt
Heckspoiler
Heckspoiler
Deine Cousine
Deine Cousine
the tragedy we live in
the tragedy we live in
locktender
locktender
Heavy Harvest
Heavy Harvest
I am a curse
I am a curse
Düsenjäger
Düsenjäger
Adolar
Adolar
Cocktailbar Stammheim
Cocktailbar Stammheim
finisterre
finisterre
colour rain
colour rain
buddha sentenza
buddha sentenza
bogatzke
bogatzke
Hyne
Hyne
Bitume
Bitume
Sektion No Fun
Sektion No Fun
janpalach
janpalach
demersal
demersal
mourningfortomorrow
mourningfortomorrow
Kafka
Kafka
downfall of gaia
downfall of gaia
foreshadower
foreshadower
Pasty Clan
Pasty Clan
Zen Bison
Zen Bison
Pettersson
Pettersson
Freiburg
Freiburg
Boden
Boden
barque
barque
Asbest
Asbest
crevasse
crevasse
Black Vulpine
Black Vulpine
Kitt Wolkenflitzer
Kitt Wolkenflitzer
Disco Oslo
Disco Oslo
rise after defeat
rise after defeat
curse this ocean
curse this ocean
shutcombo
shutcombo
vyst
vyst
tempano
tempano
wall
wall
ruins
ruins
Karcher
Karcher
barque
barque
Hammerhead
Hammerhead
Hermelin
Hermelin
NVZ
NVZ
guts out
guts out
Pyrior
Pyrior
phiasco
phiasco
atomic peat
atomic peat
earwix
earwix
Codeia
Codeia
narcolaptic
narcolaptic
escapism
escapism
13Crowes
13Crowes
Avalanche
Avalanche
dead eyed sleeper
dead eyed sleeper
stumful
stumful
Raum Kingdom
Raum Kingdom
All We Expected
All We Expected
colored moth
colored moth
moribund scum
moribund scum
dirty wombs
dirty wombs
stoff
stoff
Dan Webb & the Spiders
Dan Webb & the Spiders
Mülheim Asozial
Mülheim Asozial
Freiburg
Freiburg
blacksmoker
blacksmoker
Dolch
Dolch
my own prison
my own prison
remek
remek
black haze
black haze
Barsch
Barsch
Villages
Villages
Bellrope
Bellrope
eaten by snakes
eaten by snakes
Havarist
Havarist
Dan Webb & the Spiders
Dan Webb & the Spiders
Synergieeffekt
Synergieeffekt
Stone From The Sky
Stone From The Sky
SixScore
SixScore
Fjaere
Fjaere
Crevasse
Crevasse
Kafka
Kafka
packsounds
packsounds
containerhead
containerhead