Vocal recording

Who it suits

The booth is built for one vocalist at a time: lead, doubles, ad-libs or spoken word over an existing production. Demo singers, mixtape rappers and producers tracking a feature all share the same workflow with different time budgets.

Participants must be at least 18 years old, as stated in our terms and conditions. Up to 5 people may come along (control room and lounge); larger groups usually distract. If the whole band sings together, consider live recording in the 38 m² live room instead.

Budgeting studio time? Read our session budget guide before you block hours — it shows how leads, doubles and tuning consume time.

Booth, preamps and cue mix

The studio has 4 rooms; the vocal booth is where we prefer close mics and dry sources. The rack offers 16 mic preamps — enough headroom for intimate lines and loud rap without clipping.

You get a personal cue mix: more or less instrumental, a touch of reverb in the headphones only, no latency that throws your timing. A window to the engineer reduces the “box” feeling. The lounge is there between takes when you book longer blocks.

• Dry booth suited to tuning and comping later
• Live-adjustable headphone mix
• Control room with 32 inputs for DI or extra mics

How a session runs

A typical first booking splits time roughly like this — your material may differ:

For one three- to four-minute single, many artists plan two to three effective hours; the three-hour pack with rough comp often matches that. Multiple songs mean multiple blocks — email [email protected] for a proposal.

Hours: Monday to Friday 10:00–21:00, Saturday 11:00–17:00. Closed on Sunday. Sessions by appointment.. The studio is on Transformatorweg in Westerpark. Bus 21 stops at Haarlemmerweg (about a seven-minute walk); from Amsterdam Centraal it is roughly a twelve-minute cycle via Haarlemmerweg. You can park bicycles at the entrance; cars use paid street parking or Q-Park Westerpark on Van Limburg Stirumstraat, about an eight-minute walk.

Prepare at home

Good prep saves studio time. Ideally send:

• Instrumental as WAV (24-bit, 48 kHz) without guide vocal, or a project export
• Lyrics and structure (verse/chorus/bridge) in a readable format
• Tempo (BPM) and key if you know them
• Two reference tracks whose vocal tone you like — for direction, not copying

Bring your own in-ears if you rely on them. Skip heavy dairy right before the session; tea and water are available on site. If you mix yourself later, exporting stems helps when you send vocals to mixing.

Tuning, comping and rough mix

Basic pitch tuning is available on request — subtle finishing, not a default auto-tune look. For an obvious effect we print a separate track so the natural take remains.

Comping (building the best lines from several takes) is standard on professional vocals. Hourly bookings include comping within booked time; the €395 pack adds an explicit rough comp so you can judge emotion at home. That is not final mixing: balance, effects and master are quoted separately.

Release-ready loudness often follows mastering; see streaming loudness targets if you aim at Spotify or Apple Music.

Delivery and archive

Default delivery is WAV 24-bit / 48 kHz aligned to the start of the song. On request: multitrack vocal stems (lead, doubles, ad-libs separated), a Logic or Pro Tools session export, or a stereo rough bounce for quick feedback.

Files go via secure download or to your own SSD. Prozoneova B.V. keeps session media for 18 months on internal storage, then deletes unless you extend. Back up yourself — we are not a cloud archive.

Turnaround: same day for exports that fit inside the session. Extra offline comping after hours is scheduled with delivery time in the quote.

Rates, VAT and deposit

Consumer prices on this page include 21% VAT. Business invoicing is available with 21-day payment terms when details are supplied in advance.

Confirmation requires a 35% deposit; the balance is due before or on the session day per terms and conditions. Free reschedule more than 5 days ahead. Questions: 020 737 4829 or the contact form.

Not included

Clear boundaries after the session:

• Full song mixing or mastering — separate services with up to 3 revision rounds where applicable
• Arrangement, songwriting or extended production beyond recording
• Outside musicians without booked time
• Video or photography
• Unlimited rough comp revisions — reasonable tweaks in session, then hourly

Need recording plus mix in one quote? Describe the project in contact; we line-item everything without hidden post-production.

What's included

• Recording engineer for booked hours
• Iso vocal booth with control-room sight line
• Microphone choice and personal cue mix
• Basic pitch tuning on request
• Rough comp on the 3-hour pack
• WAV export 24-bit / 48 kHz
• Session backup for 18 months