Any band that wants to have a decent chance of being a success needs to choose the right studio for them. It is of vital importance that they take into account a number of factors and ensure that whichever studio they pick meets all of their demands.   First of all, you need a studio that has long opening hours.… Read more →

So what makes a good recording studio? What doesn’t make a good recording studio is concrete slapped on the walls in a vain attempt to soundproof it, or having some cheap microphones and recording equipment. In other words, home recording studios. These are useless, their only eventual purpose after frustrating you for a time will be to serve as a… Read more →

Without a terrific demo, you will be just yet another musician lost in the sea of souls who thought that they could be a success. If you can nail a quality demo however, it will help you swim to shore and avoid being drowned under the waves of mediocrity. Ignore anyone who tells you that a demo must be expensive… Read more →

As you plan to conquer the world with your music from the comfort of your own recording studio, you may set up your equipment, smug with the knowledge that you have not been suckered into paying expensive recording studio fees. You think to yourself: what services do recording studios offer that I cannot get right here? Well this article will… Read more →

Multitrack recording is sound recording that allows different sounds to be recorded separately before fusing it together. It was the brainchild of Ross Snyder in the mid 1950s, but Les Paul was the man who brought this method to the fore. This recording technique has been a mainstay of commercial music ever since, and all professional recording studios are proficient… Read more →

It seems that with the advances in technology, the days of going to a professional recording studio are gone. More and more people are starting to believe that they can reproduce professional quality in their home, and that recording studios are too expensive. Well, this is erroneous information on both fronts, and this article will show you why.   A… Read more →

You are probably reading this in your cosy living room somewhere far away from Eastern Europe. You have probably never been to that part of the world, and your opinion of it is based on stories regarding the ‘Iron Curtain’ and the old Soviet Union. If that’s your impression, then you couldn’t be more wrong!   For example, Bulgaria is… Read more →

This is one of those ‘how long is a piece of string’ type questions… it’s worth dropping us an email or call (+359 8999 46 586 or our UK line +44 (0)208 1234 626) to discuss what’s realistically achievable in the time you plan to book. We will be realistic with you based on our experience. One thing we would… Read more →

Yes we have a large bank of both programmed beats and live samples for pretty much any style. Depending on what you need them for we can help you construct a drum track although this can be a time consuming process. It might be worth looking at hiring a session drummer. At The Furnace we have a couple of mind… Read more →

You might think with a name like The Furnace the place is constantly full of smoke but it’s not. We don’t allow smoking in the control room or all but one of the live rooms because we care about the equipment we have in there. We have a separate smoking room off the back of the control room which you… Read more →

The Furnace is a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose, pro-audio, digital recording studio and audio production house based in Bulgaria. We focus on the 3 R’s: Recording We got tired of small, expensive Western European recording studios so we did something about it by building a big but affordable studio in Eastern Europe… Against the backdrop of open Bulgarian countryside, The Furnace is… Read more →