Welcome to The Panhandle House, a boutique recording studio located in the heart of Denton, Texas! The studio features a fantastic sounding live room with multiple iso spaces, Protools HD3 with 32 channels of Apogee I/O, and one badass fully discrete vintage Neve 8058 recording console. Our diverse client roster includes The Eagles, Norah Jones, Drowning Pool, and the Eli Young Band.
Check out our website for music clips and more info about the studio.We call ourselves a boutique recording studio because we strive to provide the capabilities and amenities one would find in a large multi-room facility, but by catering to just one client at a time, we are able to devote the attention and focus one would find in a dedicated project studio.
We work on projects of every size, from quick demos to full scale album productions. In every case our priorities remain the same: achieving superior sound quality while creating an environment in which the artist can relax and create.
Founded by producer / engineer Erik Herbst in 1997, The Panhandle House focuses principally on album production for the independent or smaller label artist. Our clients typically come from the North Texas area, but many also travel here from around the country for our unique production environment.
We typically record digitally to Pro Tools HD3 to take advantage of its superior editing capabilities, but we can bring in a 2" analog machine if necessary. Some projects allow us to track basics to tape and then transfer to Pro Tools for editing and overdubs.
The key to the sound we record is firmly rooted in the analog world. Our unique live room is asymmetrical, faced with cedar and rich in diffusing elements which allow acoustic instruments to breathe. Our signal path is simple, utilizing quality microphones and discrete preamps feeding directly into Apogee D/A converters.
Mixing through the Neve, a vintage analog console, not "in the box," and relying heavily on discrete and tube based analog compressors and equalizers rather than digital plug-ins, makes a huge difference sonically.
Denton is a great place to make a record. It is widely recognized as a very musical community. It is home to Grammy Award winning polka legend Brave Combo and the world renowned University of North Texas Music School. Each year Denton hosts a Blues Festival and the Arts and Jazz Festival. Denton is also a well known indie rock incubator spawning the likes of Centro-matic, Slobberbone and Midlake.
Our location in downtown Denton provides an array of amenities within easy walking distance. We are a block or two away from several clubs, a 24-hour coffee shop, a fantastic bakery and a fine selection of restaurants.
