Synthesizer sessions in a room full of hardware
One Monastery Road Studio (OMRS) is a hardware synthesizer studio in Moortsele, between Ghent and Brussels. Producers, duos, small groups and sound designers book a block of four or five hours, play the full collection with an engineer on call, and leave with the recordings in hand. No plugins standing in for the real thing.
The studio is being built and set up right now, so bookings are closed until the room opens. Everything below is what the session formats will be, so you can already decide which one fits your project.
Session formats
Four formats, one room. Every session is engineer-assisted and recorded, so you spend the time making music instead of setting up.
- 01
Four-hour synth session
The standard block: four hours in the room with the full collection, patched and warmed up before you arrive. Bring a laptop, a few ideas or nothing at all. Made for bedroom producers, duos and sound designers.
4 hours · engineer on call · all stems included
- 02
Five-hour synth session
One extra hour for deeper patching: build a track from scratch, sample a whole rack or print several passes of the same sequence. Also the favourite of small groups who share the room.
5 hours · engineer on call · all stems included
- 03
Duo & small group session
Share the room with a partner, a bandmate or a small group. We split the time between setups so everyone gets hands on the machines, and keep a patch log so you can pick up where you left off.
By arrangement · 2 to 4 people · engineer on call · all tracks included
- 04
Sound design & sampling session
For sound designers and composers who need raw material: drones, one-shots, loops and textures extracted from hardware, with patch notes so you can recreate them later.
By arrangement · engineer on call · all stems included · WAV stems and MIDI
What you take home
Every session is recorded. You leave with the audio and the notes, so nothing you made is left behind.
- Audio
- WAV stems, 24-bit, one file per part
- Sequences
- MIDI files of every played or sequenced part
- Notes
- Patch log per machine, so you can rebuild the sound
Who books the room
People who want the sound of real oscillators, filters and drum machines in their tracks: bedroom producers finishing a release, small artists and duos who need one focused day, sound designers collecting textures, and synth lovers who want to play machines they would never own.
We only host synthesizer sessions. Mixing, mastering and full band recordings are not part of the offer right now. We enjoy songwriting, producing and experimenting with sound design.
Curious what is standing in the room? Have a look at the full gear wall, from the Oberheim TEO-5 and Yamaha DX7 to the Roland TR-08 and a rack of vintage microphones.
Questions before booking
- Can I book a synth session while the studio is being built?
- Not yet. The room in Moortsele is being built and set up, so the booking calendar stays closed for now. Join the opening list on the sessions section and you hear about the opening date before it goes public.
- Do I need to bring my own synthesizer?
- No. The room is set up with the full collection: analog and digital polysynths, mono basses, drum machines, keyboards and outboard. You bring ideas, a laptop if you work in a DAW, and a hard drive for the recordings.
- Is an engineer present during the session?
- Yes. Every session is engineer-assisted: patching, gain staging and recording are handled while you play, so the four or five hours go into the music instead of into cable trouble.
- What do I take home after a session?
- 24-bit WAV stems, one file per part, MIDI files of everything played or sequenced, and a patch log per machine so you can rebuild the sounds later in your own studio.
- Do you also mix, master or record full bands?
- No. The studio focuses on synthesizer sessions for producers, duos, small groups and sound designers. Mixing, mastering and full band recordings are not part of the offer.
- Where is the studio and how do I get there?
- The studio is at Kloosterstraat 1, 9860 Moortsele, Belgium, in a quiet street in Moortsele between Ghent and Brussels. It is open by appointment only, and travel by car or train is easy from both cities.
Still unsure which format fits? Mail play@omrs.be with what you want to make and we point you to the right session.