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Kalasatama · Helsinki

Record big.
Work every day
among musicians.

A recording studio for bands and artists, and private work rooms for producers and mixing engineers, on the 4th floor in Kalasatama.

Control 1 at Sonic Pump Studios
Control 1 · Photo: Lauri Hämäläinen
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Built for sound. Shared by musicians. Home to a community.

Helsinki · Kalasatama · 4th floor

What we offer

Two ways to work at Sonic Pump

For bands and artists

Recording studio by the day

  • Control 1 with an Avid Pro Tools S6 desk and Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 monitoring
  • A 70 m² live room with adjustable acoustics and four isolation booths
  • 16-channel personal monitor mixes for every player
  • Bring your own engineer or ask us for one
  • A studio sauna for breaks
Request a day
For producers and mixing engineers

Your own work room, long term

  • Private rooms for mixing, production and writing
  • Monthly rent, with room sharing possible
  • Access to shared spaces and the large studio
  • Neighbours who help, swap tips and collaborate
See available rooms

Recording studio

Rooms, gear and sessions

Book a half day for vocals and overdubs, an evening for a band rehearsal-to-record, or a full day to track everyone live.

Half day · 10:00–15:00Overdubs, vocals, a single song
Evening · 16:00–21:00After-work sessions for bands
Full day · 10:00–21:00Live band tracking, drums, full takes
Engineer add-onA house engineer runs the session

Every project is different, so we price each session to fit it. Tell us what you're recording and we'll reply with a quote within one working day.

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Control 1Mixing and recording, Dolby Atmos 7.1.4, sea view
  • Avid Pro Tools S6 M40 with MTRX and HDX, 40 inputs and outputs
  • Mac Studio M2, Pro Tools 2025, UAD-2 with all UAD plugins
  • Genelec The Ones in Dolby Atmos 7.1.4, plus Yamaha NS-10
  • 65" screen or 92" projector for picture
  • Outboard: SSL Bus+, UA 1176LN, Teletronix LA-2A, Distressor EL8-X, API and Urei EQs and compressors
  • Preamps: Rupert Neve, Neve 4081, API, Avalon 737, Tube Tech
  • Air conditioning
The live room70 m², movable walls, four isolation booths
  • Acoustics you can adjust with movable walls and thick Molton curtains
  • Four isolation booths of different sizes
  • 16-channel personal monitoring (Behringer Powerplay 16)
  • Microphones including Neumann U87 and U89i, AKG 414, Shure SM7B, Sennheiser MD421, a Royer 122R ribbon pair and Telefunken M60
Instruments and backlineGrand piano, Hammond, Rhodes, drums, amps
  • Yamaha C7 grand piano and Yamaha U3 upright
  • Hammond A-100 with Leslie 251, Rhodes 73 MK2
  • Ludwig American Classic Maple drum kit (22" kick)
  • Guitar amps: Mesa, Engl Invader 100, Marshall JCM800; Gallien-Krueger bass amp
  • Moog, Nord, Roland, Korg and Prophet-08 on request
  • More than 40 pairs of headphones on request
The saunaYes, a studio sauna
  • A 145 kg IKI sauna stove
  • Speakers under the benches, so you can check your mix while you relax

Room tour

Walk through our rooms

Step into each room, look around, and tap the glowing dots to see what's inside.

Move or drag to look around

Book online

Request a time in one minute

Pick a time that suits you, tell us about your project, and the studio manager confirms availability by email within one working day.

Request this timeYour pickThe studio confirms every request by email.
Pick a time in the calendar.

Long-term work rooms

Find a room that fits how you work

A producer's private work room with guitars on the wall, desk, monitors and a window
A tenant's work room on the 4th floor

A private room for your own setup, in a building full of producers, engineers and musicians. At your viewing, a current tenant shows you around.

  • Your own room and keySet up your workstation, speakers and instruments the way you like
  • DaylightWindows over Kalasatama, rare in studios
  • The whole studio downstairsBook Control 1 and the 70 m² live room when you need them
  • Lounge, kitchen and saunaShared spaces where neighbours meet
  • Room sharing possibleWith a written agreement, so everyone knows the rules
Which rooms are free?

Moving in

From viewing to your first session

1. Book a viewing

Choose a time online and meet a current tenant on site.

2. Clear agreement

Rent, notice period and shared-space rules, all in writing.

3. Welcome pack

Access, equipment, contacts and house rules in one digital pack.

4. Meet the neighbours

We introduce you to the people next door and the next community night.

Community

"The best part is that you can knock on a neighbour's door and someone helps you out."What our tenants say

Framed gold records along a hallway wall

Hall of records

Records on the wall, people in the rooms

Framed gold records line the hallway, and the people who make the next ones work in the rooms beside it.

Monthly community night

Play each other new tracks, swap tips, find collaborators.

Shared lounge and kitchen

Coffee breaks turn into sessions. Christmas dinner is a tradition.

Help with routine tasks

Shared support for scheduling and admin, so you spend more time on music.

Fast fixes

Report a problem with the QR code in your room and see when it's fixed. Power and equipment get regular checks.

Made at Sonic Pump

Music from our rooms

Songs recorded, mixed or produced by the artists and tenants who work here.

Made something here? Get it on the playlist

Tenants and studio clients can send their release. We add tracks that were recorded, mixed or produced at Sonic Pump.

Community blog

Stories from the studio

News · November 2026

Welcome to the new Sonic Pump website

You can now request studio time, book a work room viewing, register for events and apply for an internship, all online.

Read more

For years, most people found us through friends and the Helsinki music scene. That still matters most, but now everything you need to know is in one place: the rooms, how booking works, and what's happening in the building.

Every request still reaches a real person, and we confirm by email.

Tips · Recording

Your first studio day: a checklist

A few things that make a session smoother, and save you paid time.

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  • Bring fresh strings, sticks and spare cables
  • Practise to a click if you'll record to one
  • Bring two or three reference tracks you love
  • Know your arrangement before the clock starts
  • Take short breaks to rest your ears
  • Back up your session files before you leave
Community

Why our tenants stay: knock on the door

Ask our tenants what they like most, and the answer isn't the gear. It's the neighbours.

Read more

When something isn't working, you knock on the next door and someone helps. Producers swap tips, borrow gear and end up working together. The Christmas dinner has become a tradition.

That's why we're adding regular community nights, listening sessions and workshops. See upcoming events.

Join the Sonic Pump community group

Tenants, artists and friends of the studio chat there: find collaborators, borrow gear, share releases and ask questions.

Community events

What's happening at Sonic Pump

Community nights, listening sessions, workshops and the Christmas dinner, organised by the studio. Register for a spot; some events have a small fee.

Register

Choose an event and press Register.

Your registration is emailed to the organisers. Small fees are paid at the door unless an online payment option is shown.

Studio internships

Want to work alongside these musicians?

Studying music or audio, just graduated, or simply love studios? Join Sonic Pump and help the producers and engineers who work here every day. If your school needs it as an official internship, we can do that too. New

What you'd do

  • Organise and back up session files
  • Set up and tidy rooms
  • Help with scheduling
  • Help run community events

What you get

  • Daily time with working producers
  • A look inside real sessions
  • Contacts in the Helsinki music scene
  • A reference for your CV, and school credits if you need them

Who it's for

  • Students, recent graduates or self-taught music people
  • Organised, curious, good with people
  • Available a few days a week

Good to know

  • Creative work stays with the artists
  • Unreleased music stays confidential
  • Hours and terms agreed with you before you start

How to apply

Send us a short email with:

  1. Your name and background: school, studies or studio experience
  2. When you could start and how many days a week you can work
  3. Why you want to work in a studio, plus a link to your music if you like
kashishj744@gmail.com

For now, applications go to Kashish from the BIP Service Design team. We reply within two weeks.

Or apply right here

Questions

Before you book or rent

Where are you?

Vanha Talvitie 19 A, 4th floor, 00580 Helsinki, in Kalasatama. It's a few hundred metres from Kalasatama metro station.

Can I share a work room?

Yes. Shared rooms come with a written agreement on times and equipment, so everyone knows the rules.

When can tenants access the building?

Tenants have their own key. Ask us about access hours for your room.

Can tenants use the large recording studio?

Yes. Ask us about booking the live room as a tenant.

What happens if something breaks?

Scan the QR code in your room, describe the problem, and you get an update when it is fixed.

How long is the notice period?

It is stated clearly in your rental agreement. Ask us before you sign.