Koala Studios

Koala Studios is a recording studio in Barcelona located 10 minutes. walk from Sants station. Experts in music recording and production, podcast and video podcast, music mixing and mastering, voiceover and advertising. Friendly atmosphere and professional quality at an affordable price for any budget.

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Koala Studios is the recording studio of Alberto Quintero, composer and musical producer of national and international artists, with more than 30 years of experience in the sector, more than 20 million records sold worldwide, and millions of listeners accumulated on YouTube and Spotify.

We offer you a warm and welcoming atmosphere in one of the best recording studios in the city, so that you feel comfortable, and you can give free rein to your creativity, and guided by our tech team, you can get the sound you are looking for for your projects, regardless of your musical style or budget.

Although we are a medium-sized studio, our wide variety of outboards and microphones is totally original (no second brands or clones), and at the level of the best recording studios in Barcelona, including such recognized brands as Neve, Api, SSL, Shadow Hills, Crane Song, Neumann or Telefunken.

We have three rooms, all of them with natural light and air conditioning, two of them with variable acoustics and conditioned for recording and mixing, and a relaxation area with space and everything you need to rest and free your mind between sessions, and be able to return to work with renewed ideas and energy.

Inventario Software & Hardware

Microphones
1 x Telefunken U47
2 x Neumann U87 Ai (Matched)
2 x Neumann KM184 mt (Matched)
2 x Colles 4038 mt (Matched)
2 x Sennheiser MD421-II
2 x Sennheiser E604
3 x Shure SM 7 B
1 x AKG C1000
1 x Shure Beta 52A
1 x Audix D6
2 x Shure SM57 LC
1 x Shure Beta 57A
1 x Shure SM58

Preamps
2 x Neve 1073 DPA (Stereo)
2 x API Audio 512c (Stereo)
2 x API Audio 3124+ (4 canales)
2 x TLA Audio 5051 Ivory
1 x ART Tube Opto 8

Compressors
1 x Shadow Hills Mastering Compressor
1 x API Audio 2500 Stereo Compressor
1 x Universal Audio 1176 LN
1 x Universal Audio LA-2A
1 x SSL XR626 Stereo Bus Compressor
2 x SSL XR418 E-Series Dynamics
1 x Behringer Autocom Pro MDX1400

System
Mac Pro 3Ghz 8 Core Intel Xeon E5 (64GB Ram)
ProTools HDX
Mac Pro G5 Dual QuadCore Intel Xeon E5620 (28GB Ram)
ProTools HD3
1 x Crane Song HEDD 192
1 x MTRX
2 x 192 I/O Digidesign
1 x 96 I/O Digidesign
1 x Apogee Rosetta 800
1 x Motu 828 MKII
Motu Midi Express 128
Motu Miditime Piece AV
1 x RME Hammerfall HDSP 9632
1 x Behringer Eurorack MX1604A

Eqs
1 x GML 8200
2 x API 550b
2 x SSL XR425 E-Series EQ
1 x Behringuer Ultra-Graph Pro GEQ3102

Effects
1 x TC System 6000
1 x Kemper Profiling Amplifier Rack
1 x Virtualizer Pro Behringer
1 x Yamaha R100
1 x Yamaha EMP1000

Software
ProTools Ultimate, HD 12, 11 & 10
Logic Audio PRO X, 10 & 9

Others
1 x Foxtex D2424LV Multipistas
1 x Philips CD Recorder CDR880
1 x ADAT Sony DTC-690
1 x Cassette deck
1 x Sony CD
1 x Canopus ADVC 110

Monitoring
2 x Focal Trio6 Be
4 x Genelec 1030A (Pareja)
1 x Genelec 7060 BPM (Sub)
1 x Yamaha NSM 10
1 x AGL M-8
1 x Dangerous Music Monitor ST
1 x Mackie Big Knob
1 x Etapa Yamaha 150W
1 x Behringer HA4700 Powerplay Pro-XL

Headphones
1 x Audeze LCD-X
1 x Sony MDR-7506
1 x Sony MDR-7510
1 x Sony MDR-7520
1 x Shure SRH840
2 x AKG 141

Instruments
Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88
Piano Clavinova CPC
Roland XP-80 + Expansions
Korg DW-8000
Akai S-1000
Akai S-3000
Akai S-5000
Kurzweill K-2500R
Novation Supernova II
Access Virus B
Roland XV-3080
Yamaha FS1R
Guit. Acoustic Martin DCPA5K
Line6 Variax Standard
Guit. Spanish
Bass Fender Deluxe JazzBass 5 Strings
Marcus Miller V7 Swamp Ash-5

Batería Sonor Select Stage S Drive Mapple
Zildjian K-Series Profi Promo Pack
Meinl SH7-L-BK Fiberglass Shaker
Millenium AF200 Cabasa
Gewa Claves
Meinl CH66HF Chimes
Meinl CL1RW Claves
Meinl AE-MTA2BO Artisan Tambourine
Meinl ES-SET Egg Shaker Set
Mike Balter Vibraphone Mallets No.33 B
Meinl SH4BK Live Shaker
Gewa Jingle Band
Sonor GTR10 Triangle
Millenium RT100 BK
Millenium HT200 BL
LP CP374 Sleigh Bells

Plugins
Abbey Road Saturator
Abbey Road TG Mastering Chain
Ampfarm 3
Anthology 2.0 Eventyde FULL
Autotune EFX
Autotune pro
Avid Complete Plugin Bundle
Brickwall Limiter TDM
CLA EchoSphere
CLA Epic
DeBreath
DVR2 TC Electronics Rever
Eleven Digidesign Amp
Epure + AAX DSP
H3000 Factory PTHD
Line 6 Echo Farm
LX480 Complete Rever
Master X3 TC Electronics
MD3 Stereo Mastering
MDW Hi.Res Param. EQ
NonLin2 Stereo EFX TC
NS1 Noise Suppressor
Omnipressor
OVox Vocal ReSynthesis
Oxford Dynamics HD UB
Phoenix Crane Song
Plugin Alliance Mega Bundle
Rever One
Revibe
Sans Amp PSA-1
Slate Digital V. Analog Bundle
Slate Digital V. Buss Compressor
Slate Digital V. Console Collection
Slate Digital V. Tape Machines
SoundToys Complete
Space AVID
Synchronic
TL Drum Rehab
Trigger (*)
URS MPACK EQ Bundle
VSS3 Rever TC Electronics
Waves Mercury
Waves SSL Studio Classics Collection
Waves Z-Noise
X-Form

Regole dello studio

- Arrival to the studio. We need you to arrive on time, at least 5 minutes before the beginning of your recording time

- Smoking is prohibited in the whole studio, and food and beverages are only allowed in the relax area.

Booking: You will need to contact us to reserve the date for your recording.

Reservation Confirmation: Once we confirm the availability of the date and time, we will require your billing information to issue the invoice to secure your booking in our calendar.

Payment Terms: The reservation will only be confirmed upon payment of 50% of the invoice amount in advance, or 100% if preferred. The remaining 50% must be paid after the recording, and always before starting the editing process or delivery of the files.

Payment Method: Payment must be made via bank transfer to the account indicated at the bottom of the invoice.

DATE/TIME CHANGES: Any changes to the date or time made at least 7 calendar days in advance will be free of charge for the client. Outside of this period, a penalty of 50€ + VAT will be applied for each hour of studio time booked or 30€ + VAT if the time is less than one hour.

Policy di cancellazione

CANCELLATIONS: Canceling a booking at least 14 calendar days before the recording date will incur no cost to the client. After this period, you may choose to reschedule, applying the penalties mentioned in the previous paragraph, or cancel the recording, which will result in the loss of the amount already paid in advance.