A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Studio B. A room of its own.
A separate space on the lower floor, centred around the Steinway piano. An intimate, independent setting that complements the main studio rooms.
RECORDING STUDIO / BOLOGNA, ITALY
Real rooms.
Real hardware.
Real sound.
A place for musicians, producers and sound.
A multi-room studio built around the recording itself.
RECORDING · MIXING · MASTERINGTHE INTERNATIONAL SITE OF GROOVE FACTORY
Multi-room facilityPro Tools HDX 2Steinway piano5.1 cinema
01 / THE FACILITY
Space to play.
Room to listen.
Some decisions happen before you press record.
The room. The microphone. The signal path. Groove Factory brings these choices together in a professional facility in Bologna, with separate spaces for recording, critical listening and audiovisual work.
From an acoustic ensemble to a vocal overdub, the setup follows the session—not the other way around.
THINK BEYOND ONE ROOM
The right space
for the take.
Acoustic recording
Microphones, preamps and dedicated rooms for instruments, ensembles and the detail of a live performance.
Vocal recording
A separate vocal room for sessions that call for isolation and a dedicated recording space.
Tour rehearsal
Room to rehearse the set, work on the live production and prepare the show.
Cinema & 5.1 post-production
Audio editing, mixing and multichannel listening for audiovisual projects.
02 / THE HARDWARE WALL
Signal paths.
Not just presets.
A collection you can hear.
Reference microphones, preamps with distinct characters, dynamics, effects and monitoring. Real equipment, connected and used in the studio. These photographs show part of the actual collection.
CAPTURE
Microphones
- 2 × Neumann U87
- 2 × Schoeps CMC6 MK4
- 8 × Neumann KM 184
- Royer SF12
- 4 × DPA 4099 Series
- Sennheiser MD 441 · Electro-Voice RE20
CHARACTER
Preamps & processing
- Neve 1073 DPA · API 3124+
- AMEK CIB · Focusrite ISA 428
- Joemeek VC2 · RME Octamic II
- DBX 386 · DBX 162SL
- Lexicon PCM60 · PCM41
- TL Audio C1 · Yamaha SPX990
PERSPECTIVE
Monitoring & backline
- Genelec 1032A · Adam A7X
- 4 × QSC K8 · 2 × QSC K12
- Original 1974 VOX AC30
- Fender Twin Reverb
- Marshall · Ampeg
- Steinway piano
Selected equipment. Tell us what your session needs so we can confirm the setup and availability.
ONE STUDIO. ITS OWN INSTRUMENT.
Meet Bandita.
Built by hand.
Built for these rooms.
A custom drum kit made specifically for Groove Factory, following Max Gardini’s brief and the demands of the studio’s recording sessions. More than backline: an instrument conceived for the place where it is played.
Tell us about your recording ↗03 / SELECTED WORKS
Records.
Not just words.
Selected entries from the Groove Factory archive. Projects and roles are drawn from the Italian site’s current selection.
Explore the full selection on our Italian site ↗Giovanni Allevi & I Virtuosi Italiani
Evolution
Editing Engineer
Eddie Gomez Quintet
Per Sempre
Castel Maggiore
Roberto Bonati & Diana Torto
Heureux comme avec une femme
Mixing
Lella Costa · Paolo Fresu · Gianluca Petrella
Music for the theatre production
Mixing
04 / START YOUR SESSION
Your music.
Our next conversation.
Tell us what you are making. We will discuss the rooms, equipment and time your project needs.
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Or write directly to info@groovefactory.it ↗BOLOGNA, ITALY / YOUR NEXT RECORDING
Let’s make
something real.
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