Catalyst Recording

Charlotte NC's most affordable full-service recording studio, est. 1995

A Charlotte NC recording studio serving producers, musicians, self-recordists & project studios

Use Catalyst’s wide array of analog
& digital gear to bring the most out
of your recordings. Audio problems?
Catalyst always has a solution!

Neil Jackson, PAR Seession Trial reviewEvelynn Rose promo picZoe VetteBale & Smyth Co.UltralushParallel BandRob Tavaglione, Owner of Catalyst Recording
Neil Jackson tests high end mics, as seen in Pro Audio Review magazine
Catalyst's control room 2012
Cullen West of Bums Lie as seen in Pro Audio Review Magazine.
Catalyst's control room rack
Country-rockers Evelynn Rose's promo pic
Catalyst is an official endorser of the Primacoustic Iso-Tools line
Steel Standing promo shot 2012
Deirdre Kroener of Grown Up Avenger Stuff as seen in Pro Audio Review magazine
Rhyne Franklin of Hoverboard as seen in Pro Audio Review magazine
Vocalist Jessica Lynn
Zoe Vette of Zoe Vette & the Revolvers
Bale & Smyth Co.
Neil Jackson working that Blue Reactor mic
The Graveyard Boulevard's promo pic 2012
Zoe Vette rocking the Earthworks mic
Ultralush at Catalyst
Nute and Rob at Catalyst
Ironhead promo pic
Rachael Malmberg Harper and Rob rocking Angwish's CD release party at the MIlestone
Black Lagoon v2.0
Wiggle Wagons promo pic
Instrumental rockers Via w/ Rob
The Dead Kings "Armed & Delicious" CD cover
Stella Kidd promo pic
3/5th's of modern rockers So Actuate
The New Blacks promo pic
3/4th's of thrash metalers Final Curse
Parallel promo pic
The Lights Fluorescent v1.0 at Catalyst
Mego Dirge and Rob at Catalyst
Drat promo shot
Erika Blatnick promo shot
Perry Fowler reviewing mics at Catalyst
Rob Tavaglione, owner of Catalyst Recording
Assistant enginner Brandon Nater blowing that trumpet
JoJo the studio watchdog prepares for some overdubs

Audio Writer/Reviewer

Catalyst’s Rob Tavaglione is a veteran audio writer who writes feature stories, editorials, blogs and reviews gear for Pro Audio Review Magazine, Pro Sound News & occasionally for Audio Media Magazine (in the UK).  Rob has written 150 articles and reaches over 35,000 audio engineers a month through print & web.

Music Recording

  • Tracking
  • Editing
  • Mixing
  • Stem-mixing
  • Mastering
  • Location Recording

Production

Self-produced artists and producers are preferred at Catalyst, but we can offer production help too if you’d like.

Whether you’d like songwriting advice, arrangement help or simply a producer to inspire you, we’re here for you.  Every production project is custom, so please contact us for pricing.

Recent Projects

Here are some featured bands that have recorded at Catalyst:

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Rogue Planet

Rogue Planet

Skyfold

Skyfold

Featured Gear at Catalyst

For all you audiophiles out there, check out the full gear list to see all that's available.

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