Studio A
Chicago's Premier Recording Studio
The tried & true
pride and joy
of Chicago.
A world-class recording destination built on analog excellence, exceptional rooms, and decades of music-making in historic Motor Row.
SSL 9000KSolid State Logic
Enter the Rooms
Two studios. Two distinct energies.
Pressure Point's rooms are the product: purpose-built environments where acoustic control, analog workflow and atmosphere work together.
Studio B
The Creative Room
Flexible production room • vocal capture • modern digital workflowSignature Gear
Signature Gear
SSL 9000K
72-channel analog console
The heart of Pressure Point
Neve 1073
Original mic preamps
Classic front-end tone
Studer A80
½-inch tape machine
Analog tape excellence
Pulteq EQP-1A
Original program EQ
Legendary tone shaping
1176 Blackface
Original compressor
Iconic dynamics
U47 / U87
Vintage Neumann microphones
Studio standardsView more of Studio A's equipment list
- George Augspurger monitor system
- Genelec 1038 monitors
- Yamaha NS-10s
- AMS 1580S DMX
- Eventide H3000
- Lexicon Prime Time
- API 550A EQs
- Manley Vari Mu
- Pro Tools + Lavry AD/DA
- Royer R121
- Shure SM7 / SM57 / SM81
- Sennheiser 421 / EV RE20 / AKG D112
Recording
Capture world-class performances in acoustically serious rooms with senior engineers—not interns learning on your session.
Mixing
Analog depth, modern precision, and the only fully analog SSL 9000K mixing console in Chicago according to the studio's current site.
Mastering
Final translation and polish from engineers with decades of experience across hip-hop, R&B, rock, gospel, house and more.
The Engineers
Experience at the console.
SK
Steve Kovacs
Audio Engineer
More than 20 years at Pressure Point, with credits spanning Brandy, Chance the Rapper, Lil Durk, Jennifer Hudson, Joe Jonas and Yolanda Adams.
CS
Chris Schneider
Producer / Studio Manager
Production and engineering leadership supporting the room, artists and sessions across Pressure Point's modern workflow.
SL
Slavic Livins
Audio Engineer
Chicago recording and mixing engineer with 20+ years of experience and credits including G Herbo, Chief Keef, John Legend, Korn and Nicki Minaj.
Historic Motor RowA Chicago Recording Legacy
Music is a universal language. Pressure Point speaks it fluently.
Pressure Point's current site cites sessions and credits spanning Mariah Carey, Kendrick Lamar, Future, Pharrell, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Disturbed, Krewella and major labels including Atlantic, Universal and Warner Brothers.
MARIAH CAREY•KENDRICK LAMAR•FUTURE•PHARRELL•JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE•TIMBALAND
MIXStudio of the YearChicago area honor cited by Pressure Point
2239 S. Michigan Ave • Chicago, IL
Make the next record at Pressure Point.
Two-hour minimum. Call the studio to discuss the room, engineer and session that fit the project.