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| 20300 Excelsior Blvd, Excelsior, MN, 55331 | |
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0.2 miHwy 7
0.3 miOld Market Blvd
0.5 miShady Hills Rd
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Specialties
Droptone is a state-of-the-art, full service recording studio located in Excelsior, MN. Droptone is easily the fastest growing audio production facility in Minnesota, expanding in its legacy of legendary and current artists with a specialization in hip-hop, reggae, pop, and rock genres.
A «go-to» recording studio for musicians, television and movie producers, Droptone is well established and well equipped to handle any and all situations, solving the needs of its’ clientele. Droptone offers recording, editing, mixing, and mastering services as well as full-scale production including song composition and arrangement. Off-site recording is available if needed. With rates starting as low as $ 50/hour, Droptone is extremely affordable and one of the best-valued recording studios in the state.
History
Established in 1996.
Droptone Studio is located 20 minutes outside of downtown Minneapolis on an extremely private and quiet lot nestled in the woods by a small lake in Excelsior, Minnesota. The main sound room’s dimensions are spacious and acoustically perfected in the golden ratio (20×33×13). The control and additional sound booths sit above the main room with open sight lines and exceptional isolation.
The signal chain combines the best of old and new school equipment. We start with great classic mics ranging from Neumann U87 to AKG 414s. In the pre-amp stage we skip harsh mixing console pre-amps so every channel goes directly to a full rack of class «a» tube pre-amps and compressors ranging from UA1176 and 610 to Martech, Drawmer’s, and Summit/Neve. This gives us the warmth and compression of tape without losing the control to keep things as hot and loud as possible. From the classic mic and pre-combos we go directly to Pro Tools HD.
Meet the Manager
Stephen H.
Manager
Stephen Helvig is a songwriter, producer, musician, vocal coach, and engineer. He is the studio manager. Helvig started his musical education at the age of 15, studying voice and teaching himself guitar. After 8 years of vocal study, Helvig graduated summa cum laude with Honors from Hamline University, with a major in Vocal Performance.
