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RECORDING STUDIO

The Zootown Arts Community Center is pleased to announce the imminent opening of our new recording studio. In addition to being utilized for numerous ZACC Music Education programs, local and regional musicians, bands, creators and businesses can book time in the studio for recording projects of all size and scope. The ZACC recording studio is designed to facilitate high-quality recording sessions of all kinds, with an emphasis on efficiency and excitement, by using hybrid analog/digital recording techniques and much of the industry-standard equipment you’d expect to find in professional recording studios around the world.

RECORDING EQUIPMENT LIST

Recording music is one of the most fun and rewarding experiences you can imagine. Hearing your songs come to life in a recording studio, an environment unlike your typical basement, garage or rehearsal space where DIY music often dwells, is an incredible feeling. In the ZACC's recording studio, we use the following equipment to help you realize your recording dreams:

RECORDING/PLAYBACK:

  • 22 channel analog/digital console: Soundcraft Signature 22 MTK (w/ Ghost preamps)
  • Pro Tools 12 with Waves Gold Plug-Ins
  • Genelec 1030a Studio Monitors
  • Rane headphone distribution with Vic Firth Isolation Headphones

MICROPHONES:

  • AKG D112
  • Audio-Technica AT4033 x2
  • Electro-Voice N/D468 x2
  • MCA SP1 FET Condenser x2
  • Sennheiser e 604 x3
  • Sennheiser e 609 x2
  • Sennheiser MD 421-II
  • Shure KSM137 x2
  • Shure Beta 52A
  • Shure Beta SM57A x2
  • Shure SM57 x3
  • Shure SM58 x5
  • Shure SM7b x2
  • Warm Audio WA87

MISCELLANEOUS:

  • Radial ProD2 Stereo DI x3

RATES & RECORDING DETAILS

Please use the following links to help you choose the best booking option for your project and budget.

  • ADVANCED RECORDING

    Minimum 5 hours - A brief project consultation is required before booking can be finalized. 

    For projects like producing your new full-length album, recording an episode of your podcast or cutting a commercial for your business, the ZACC Recording Studio is available for booking at $40/hour*. 

    *Hourly rates include in-house recording engineer Christopher Baumann.
    *We cannot accommodate outside recording engineers at the present time. 

  • INTERMEDIATE RECORDING

    The ZACC is very happy to offer the opportunity for bands and musicians to create high-quality demo
    recordings of their original music (1-3 songs) simply, quickly, and best of all affordably, for just $300.
    The ZACC Demo Deal is ideal for projects like creating your band’s ‘audio business card’ for booking
    gigs or capturing rough drafts of new songs before moving on to the final recording process (See:
    Advanced Recording Rates).

    The ZACC Demo Deal includes:
    • 5 hours of studio time with the ZACC’s in-house recording engineer Christopher Baumann.
    • All Demo Deal sessions will begin with load-in at noon and end no later than 5 PM. Afterward, Christopher will
    professionally mix and master your recordings and deliver the files to you digitally.
    • All tracking will be done as “live” as possible (that is, with everyone playing at the same time), with
    minimal overdubs, for an authentic and energetic recording you’ll be proud to share.

    *We cannot accommodate outside recording engineers at the present time. 

  • BEGINNER RECORDING

    Minimum 4 hours, Maximum 3 songs - A brief project consultation is required before booking can be finalized.

    The ZACC Recording Studio is available to book at the reduced rate of $25/hour* for solo performers
    and/or small ensembles looking to create non-commercial recording projects intended for personal,
    recreational, and/or archival use only. (That is, final recordings will not be monetized.)

    *Hourly rates include in-house recording engineer Christopher Baumann.
    *We cannot accommodate outside recording engineers at the present time.

HAVE QUESTIONS OR WANT TO BOOK THE RECORDING STUDIO?

Contact ZACC Recording Engineer, Christopher Baumann, via the form below, and he'll get back to you with more information!

First Name *
Last Name *
I am hoping to use the recording studio for:
Please use this area to let Christopher know more about yourself and/or your project.

ABOUT CHRISTOPHER BAUMANN (ZACC RECORDING ENGINEER)

Christopher is a townie and proud of it. Before jumping at the opportunity to join the amazing ZACC team, Christopher owned and operated his own studio, Black National Recording, from 2011 until 2019 and has recorded and produced over 50 albums for Missoula musicians and artists of all types. In addition to his work as Event Technician and Recording Engineer at the ZACC, Christopher DJs under the name Dead Hipster with his wife and frequent collaborator, Abi Baumann, plays bass in the local post-punk band, MASS FM, and loves his cat.

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