Recording Studio

Hidden Creek Music is a unique pro recording studio, originally founded in Nashville, TN.

We are now thrilled to be joining the vibrant Fox Cities music community with a new studio facility in downtown Appleton, WI.

At Hidden Creek, artists rule and the music always comes first. We provide affordable, top quality recording & mixing services for everyone from singer/songwriters to bands, with projects ranging from quick demos to full albums.

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It’s about you.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a seasoned recording artist or you’re stepping into a recording studio for the first time. At Hidden Creek, you will always be the most important person in the room. We know that the music industry is actually nothing without the artists who have the talent and vision to create new music.

What you’ll find here is a comfortable, vibey, and supportive studio environment where everything revolves around you and your music. We believe the real magic in great music comes not from technology & engineering, but from the talent and creativity of fully inspired artists.

It’s about your music.

Whether you have an exact vision for your music or just a rough idea, we’ll play as large or small of a role in the process as you need. You will be in control at all times, and we will pour all of our energy into helping you bring your creative visions to life.

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Here are some of the tools we use to make you sound awesome:

For the Gearheads…

MICS

  • Neumann TLM 49 cardioid large diaphragm condenser

  • Townsend Labs Sphere L22 microphone modeling system

  • Neumann TLM 107 multipattern large diaphragm condenser

  • Neumann TLM 102 cardioid large diaphragm condenser

  • Shure KSM27 cardioid large diaphragm condenser

  • Shure KSM141 cardioid/omnidirectional small diaphragm condenser (matched pair)

  • Shure KSM137 cardioid small diaphragm condenser (matched pair)

  • Sennheiser e614 small diaphragm condenser

  • Shure Beta 91A half-cardioid boundary condenser

  • Shure SM7b Cardioid Dynamic Microphone

  • Shure Beta52 supercardioid dynamic

  • Beyerdynamic M201 TG hypercardioid dynamic

  • Audix D2 hypercardioid dynamic (2)

  • Audix D4 hypercardioid dynamic

  • Sennheiser e609 supercardioid dynamic (2)

  • Shure Beta58A supercardioid dynamic (2)

  • Shure Beta57A supercardioid dynamic (2)

  • Shure SM57 cardioid dynamic (6)

  • Shure SM58 cardioid dynamic (2)

INSTRUMENTS

  • Gretsch Renown Maple 4-piece drum kit, with Pork Pie Big Black snare and Zildjian A-Custom cymbals

  • Aspire LP congas

  • Parfait Percussion custom cajon

  • Fender Precision Bass

  • Roland FP-30X digital piano

  • Arturia KeyLab Essential 61 MIDI Controller

  • Taylor 314CE acoustic guitar

  • ‘72 Gibson 12 string acoustic guitar

  • Gretsch Electromatic semi-hollowbody electric guitar with 3 humbucking pickups and Bigsby B70 tailpiece

  • Ibanez F-style mandolin

INTERFACE & SIGNAL PROCESSING

  • 48 channel Universal Audio Apollo Thunderbolt System with 24 elite-class Unison mic pres

  • Extensive UAD-powered analog emulation, including:

  • Ampeg

  • API

  • Avalon

  • Capital

  • Empirical Labs

  • Fairchild

  • Fender

  • Friedman

  • Gallien Krueger

  • Lexicon

  • Manley

  • Marshall

  • Neve

  • Ocean Way

  • Pultec

  • Shadow Hills

  • SSL

  • Studer

  • Suhr

  • Teletronix

  • Universal Audio

  • Allen & Heath QU-16 digital mixer

DAW

  • Pro Tools Studio with Avid Dock, Control app, and S1 control surfaces

  • Logic Pro

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