About Vinterland Studio

Gear talk…

We admit to being gear geeks. We love new technology. We love old analog boxes and new digital plugins. The key equipment at Vinterland Studio consists of:

Avid Pro Tools HDX-2, Avid Interfaces and Control Surfaces. Logic Pro X

Studio Monitors from ATC, Adam and Yamaha

Plugins from Waves, Universal Audio, SSL, Slate, Antares ++

Preamps from Great River, Millennia ++

Microphones from Neumann, Korby, AEA, Shure, AKG, Sennheiser ++

Outboard from SSL, Crane Song, Universal Audio, DBX ++

Effects from Lexicon, AMS Neve, TC ++

…and a collection of effects and guitar pedals which we mainly use to mess with synth sounds

A complete list of microphones and outboard gear is available upon request.

…and the engineer

Vinterland Studio is owned by Stein Tore Sønsteli.

Stein Tore established Vinterland Studio in 1997 with Hans Magnar Østlien and has operated it ever since. Over the years, the studio has undergone many changes in phases and locations. Today, it serves as a private studio and workspace.

Stein Tore is a music producer and recording/mixing engineer. He has won a Norwegian Grammy for the album Livli’ På Låven with Anne Nørdsti, and the albums and singles he has produced for Anne Nørdsti have amassed millions of streams on Spotify and earned gold records. You can view a list of official album credits here, although this list is far from complete.

In addition to his work in music, Stein Tore has contributed to film soundtracks, mixing scores for several award-winning Norwegian films. This experience has fostered a deep interest in Surround and Dolby Atmos immersive audio formats. You can view his IMDB credits here.

Stein Tore also holds a part-time position at the University of Inland Norway, Faculty of Film, Television, and Games (The TV School). He manages the faculty's audio post-production studios, recording studios, and Dante-based audio infrastructure. As an Avid Certified Pro Tools Professional, he supports students in mastering Pro Tools. If you're interested in studying audio for television and documentary production, explore what The TV School offers.

Additionally, Stein Tore is an audio technician at ReelBeats Studio and The Lipp Dolby Atmos Dub Stage in Lillehammer.