Sonic Factory

Spent the weekend here recording. Great atmosphere & laid back. I would definitely record here again. Lots of space, isolated rooms, & they all made sure we had everything we needed. Cool place to have in Des Moines area.

The Sonic Factory is a great multi-​leveled recording studio in Des Moines! I had the pleasure of working as a producer on a new album this past week, spending 3 days here working!
I couldn’t have been more comfortable. The space is big enough to spread out, getting great isolated sounds and the up stairs control room (where I spent most of my time) was cozy! I loved that it had a window in the control room! Having natural light in a creative environment is huge to me! And lots of studios around the land have none!
The studio has digital and analog options, great out board gear, and some fun toys you don’t see in studios every day! I really loved the Farfisa Organ, and the second I saw it when I walked in, I thought we have to use that on something! That’s one of the fun things to me about going into a studio and not recording at home is, you get to use the studio as an actual instrument and you have access to all the fun toys!
This studio is jam packed with good mics, amps, snare drums, loads of percussion toys, etc.
The studio owner Jon was a wonderful host, making sure we had everything we needed to get rolling and be creative. He even shared his Skittles with us, which put us down the rabbit hole of sugary rock n roll music!
Matt was our engineer and he worked tirelessly on getting great sounds and having great input on the final product!
I have been to lots of studios around the county, but this was my first time here at this local facility and trust me, I will defiantly be back to do more work here!
Great staff, good recording rooms, comfortable environment, and an economic price! Can’t go wrong! Now just practice and get your songs down! And go cut some tracks!