Patchwerk Recording Studios

Patchwerk Recording Studios is a multi-room recording studio on Hemphill Avenue in northwest Atlanta, in what the studio calls the heart of Midtown. According to Patchwerk, the studio was founded in 1993 and has recorded more than 500 hit records and albums. Its client list includes OutKast’s Aquemini and Stankonia, Beyoncé’s Dangerously in Love, 50 Cent’s Get Rich or Die Tryin’, Kendrick Lamar’s good kid, m.A.A.d city, and records by Ludacris, T.I. and Young Jeezy.

Patchwerk recording rooms

• Studio 9000: the flagship tracking and mixing room, built around an 80-channel SSL J9096 console with Total Recall, Quested main monitors, a Studer A827 24-track 2-inch tape machine and a large outboard rack.
• Studio 995: Patchwerk’s original room, with a 48-channel SSL Duality console, Genelec mains and a deep microphone locker for vocal tracking, overdubs and analog mixing.
• Studio 1019: a vocal-focused room for artist vocals, voice-over, commercials, podcasts and broadcast audio, with microphones including a Neumann U87, Neumann M149 and Sony C-800G.
• Production Studio: a producer’s room with Pro Tools, Logic, MPCs, synths and DJ gear for beat-making and pre-production.
• Mastering Studio: an analog mastering room for final release preparation.

Studios 995 and 9000 each have their own lounge.

Engineers, services and events

Patchwerk’s staff engineers handle recording, mixing and mastering, and the studio also offers digital distribution, graphic design, photo and video services and consultations. The facility hosts private events such as listening sessions and birthday parties, and runs workshops and an audio engineering program, the Patchwerk Finishing School.

Tours and booking

Complimentary tours for potential clients run daily from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and must be scheduled in advance; walk-ups are not accepted. Sessions are requested through Patchwerk’s online booking form and confirmed with a deposit.