Tonal Vision's Studio
Steinway grand piano

Tonal Vision's building was originally a historic townhouse, built some time in the last half of the 19th century. It fell into disrepair, then was renovated in the '70's, after the defeat of a plan to build a highway through the area. Kraig and Jacquie Greff purchased the building in 1993 and began converting large portions of it for audio recording and business space. Clients appreciate the warmth and character of the decor, the charm of the neighborhood, and the proximity to restaurants, hotels and Inner Harbor's thriving business community.

The first floor is dominated by Kaig's often-recorded Steinway concert grand piano (left).

The highlight of our second floor is our state-of-the-art sound room, which measures approximately 11' x 14' and comfortably accommodates 1-3 narrators, vocalists or instrumentalists. The room is naturally sound resistant because of its location at the back of the building away from street noise and its brick exterior walls. It features:

  • BAD™ Panels by RPG Diffusor Systems, Inc., the first Digital, flat sound diffsorbor from the acoustical industry's leading innovator. These panels are placed on one wall and the ceiling and help avoid an acoustically "dead" environment without "air" or ambiance.

  • ProFoam™ Panels® also by RPG Diffusor Systems, Inc. This patented, nestable, Variable Depth Air Cavity (VDAC™) foam uses an innovative, attractive, and universal profile to space most of the foam away from the surface for optimum absorption.

  • Two-way video: The building's layout prevented the person in the sound room from being able to make visual contact with the sound engineer. We solved this problem by placing video cameras and monitors in both locations.
Tonal Vision sound room
Tonal Vision's audio workstation

High above the noise of the street, the third floor is where most of our work is done. Nearly half the area is dedicated to audio an music (above). A late-model Mac runs the latest software, including Digital Performer, Logic Pro and the Vienna Instruments orchestral sample library. Accessories include Genelec speakers, Manley Slam, Manley Variable MU Stereo Compressor, Manley Massive Passive Stereo Equalizer, Apogee Converters, Amek Mic Amplifer by Rupert Neve the Designer, DorroughLoudness Monitors, Avocet Controller by Crane Song, and a sound effects library of over 100 CDs.

 Tonal Vision video workstation

Our Mac-based video editing station (right) runs Final Cut Studio and Adobe Production Suite software, supplemented by Genelec speakers and a variety of video decks, hard drives and monitors.
Tonal Vision design workstation

A third Mac workstation runs Final Cut Studio, Adobe Design Suite, Microsoft Office, Quickbooks, and a variety of other software.