What we do

Everything is sound.

Five disciplines, one studio — from the first take to the final master, in Zagreb. We pair carefully chosen vintage analog gear with modern digital processing, and give a national campaign and an independent record the same precision — tracked, mixed and finished under one roof, and delivered ready for release, broadcast or the club.

01Recording, Production and Mixtracking · arrangement · mix 02Mastering & Restorationloudness · restoration · final cut 03Original Music & Scoringcomposition · scoring · AI to song 04Sound Design & Audio Post-Productionadvertising · film · tv · post 05Podcast Productionrecord · edit · publish 06Name Your Project
Questions

Asked and answered.

What does it cost?

Recording is €40/hr, editing, production and mixdown €50/hr, and stereo mastering €65 per track. Sound design, audio post and original music are quoted per project, because the scope varies too much to price by the hour. Send us a brief with as much detail as you can and we will come back with a clear quote.

What does a typical mix and master cost?

For most songs, a mix runs around €400, including the usual rounds of revisions, and stereo mastering is €65 per song — so a single finished track typically lands around €465. That covers a normal song: a moderate track count, material that is already recorded and edited, and the revisions it takes to get it right. What it does not cover is the production work that can come before a mix — tuning, comping, editing, replacing parts, arrangement. If your song needs that, we hear it on the first listen and quote it separately, before anything starts. Send us the song and you will get a precise estimate for your own project, not for this one.

How fast can you turn it around?

It depends on the piece, but we plan backwards from your deadline. A mix is usually around two days, plus time for revisions; mastering typically runs a few working days; for commercial post we build the schedule around your air date. Tell us the deadline first — if it is tight, we will say so before you commit.

Can we work remotely, or do we need to come to Zagreb?

Both work. Mixing, mastering and post run fully remote every week — files in, review links out, notes by email or on a call. Recording and attended sessions happen in the studio at Lavoslava Vukelića 3 in Zagreb. With new music-mixing clients we like to spend at least one session together in the room if it is possible. It is not a requirement, but music is personal, and it helps to know the person behind it.

What should I send for a mix or master?

For a mix: your tracks from bar one, 24-bit WAV at 44.1 kHz, named and numbered, nothing left on the mix bus, peaks below −6 dBFS, and the rough mix you were happy with as a reference. For a master: the final stereo mix with a few dB of headroom and no limiter on the output. It is all written up step by step in How to prepare your mixdown — worth ten minutes before you export.

What do we get back, in which formats?

Whatever your release or media plan needs: hi-res WAV masters, DDP for pressing, loudness-compliant broadcast mixes (EBU R128), platform-ready files for streaming and social. Vinyl and stem masters on request.

How many revisions are included?

For hourly work, revisions inside the agreed scope are simply part of the job — no separate fee, just the time they take. For mastering and per-project work, what is included is written in the quote. If a change turns into a different brief — a new arrangement, a new direction — we will say so and agree the extra time with you before we start, never after.

Who owns the music and sound you create for us?

For commissioned commercial work, the rights you need are set out in the quote — scoped to media, territory and term, in writing before we start. For artist projects, your music stays yours: no credits, no points, no share of your rights. We are a service and we are paid as one; once the project is settled, the record is entirely yours.

Can you compose original music instead of library tracks?

Yes — it is the heart of what we do for brands and film: original score, sound design and sonic branding written to your picture and licensed to you. You get music no one else has, cleared for exactly the media you need.

Do you handle voiceover casting and recording?

Yes. We cast, record and direct voice talent in Croatian, with English and other languages on request, and we handle dialogue cleanup, Foley and the final broadcast mix — the whole audio chain under one roof.

Do you produce podcasts?

End to end, in the studio, and we can join at any stage. We record up to four people around the table, and we shoot as well as record: three cameras — two angles plus a wide — so the episode is finished picture and sound, not audio with a webcam on top. Then editing, mix and loudness for the platforms, and music and sonic branding written for your show rather than pulled from a library. You get the episode ready to publish. Business bez filtera is one we make exactly this way. If you are starting from nothing we help shape the format and record a pilot; if your show is already running we can take over just the post. Quoted per episode or per series, once we know the format and how often you record.

I made a song with AI tools — can you turn it into a proper record?

Often, yes, and we do it more and more. Writing with AI can be a real spark, but the moment you want to release it you run into the hard parts: purely AI-generated material is generally difficult to protect, and platforms and distributors increasingly expect you to disclose it. So we rebuild it as a record — real instruments, real performances, a vocalist if it is not you — and take it through the same production, mix and master as anything else. You end up with a record built on human performances, made properly and made yours. We wrote about how that works in practice.

Can I give someone a gift certificate for the studio?

Yes. Write to us through the form with the occasion, the amount and what you would like it to say, and we will prepare it for you.

How do I book, and what happens after I write to you?

Use the form on this page. Tell us what you are making, roughly when you need it, and anything you already have. We come back with questions, a quote and proposed dates — and if a five-minute call is faster than three emails, we will suggest one.

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