Live from a studio in Berlin
Remote drum recording, reimagined.
DrumBooth is a new approach to remote drum recording, designed to feel as if we were in the same studio. You'll be in the virtual control room, where you can guide me through your song giving me feedback on every take, in real time, until the song feels just right.
When we're done, you'll be able to download the drum tracks right away. No waiting around, no endless feedback rounds, no settling for an almost-perfect take.
This isn't a video call with good audio — it's a full-fledged virtual studio desk.
The difference
Most remote drum sessions feel like a mail order. This is a real studio session.
The usual way: you send the tracks, wait, get a preview, then write notes about the performance. Every fix costs another day. In DrumBooth, the feedback loop is instant.
- You describe the feel in writing and hope it lands
- Days between each version
- Revisions are billed, or capped, or both
- You might settle for an almost-perfect version after a few rounds
- You wait hours, sometimes days, before you can import the tracks into your project
- You give feedback and hear the change immediately on the next take
- You hear every single take and can note them down for comping later
- We keep going until the take is right
- You drive playback, adjust your mix and even select takes from your browser
- You download every drum track right away
How a session runs
Four steps.
Here's what a DrumBooth session usually looks like.
Send the tracks
You send the tracks and creative instructions, I set the session up beforehand.
Open DrumBooth in your browser
One link. No app, no account, no plugin needed. You get video feed and talkback with me, plus all the buttons to control the session.
Takes, comments, more takes
I play, you listen live, we talk between takes. Redo a section, try a different groove, swap the snare, keep two versions and decide later. Just like a studio session.
Drum tracks directly in your inbox
When everything is recorded and you're happy with the result, you click on “Download Tracks” and the files land in your inbox as a download link.
The kit and the room
Drums chosen and tuned to serve your song.
Every song is a sonic universe of its own, and the drums are an integral part of what makes that palette what it is. Tuning, mic placement, snare and cymbal choice all start from your references and your wishes.
Everything is recorded in a studio in Berlin. The room is treated to sound dry, but still pleasantly lively.
Five snares to pick from, in aluminium, maple and phosphor bronze, from a tight 12×5 up to a deep 14×7. Cymbals are Turkish Cymbals, UFIP, Sabian and Masterwork: hats from 13 to 15 inches, crashes and rides up to 21. Up to 20 channels of condensers, dynamics and ribbons — AKG, Shure, Sennheiser, Lewitt, sE Electronics, Audix.
Who you're booking
Playing alone in a room is boring. I'd rather have you there!
My name is Pier Ciaccio and I'm an Italian freelance drummer based in Berlin. I've been playing for more than 25 years and studied with teachers like Ralph Humphrey, Joe Porcaro, Tony Inzalaco and Gary Ferguson. I've toured extensively across Europe and played hundreds of shows and recording sessions, with artists including Bergman, Wayne Snow, J. Lamotta, Los Fastidios, Ahmed Eid, Avi Schneider, Tal Arditi, Roland Satterwhite and many others.
I'm building DrumBooth because I love the idea of remote recording, but playing someone else's music alone in a room feels unnatural. I work off the feedback, and I get real pleasure out of serving someone else's vision.
Listen
What the room sounds like — and how I play.
Loops from the Booth
Raw recordings, then the same take mixed by meAudio portfolio
A few examples of songs I've played over the years, in studios all over the worldPrice
No per-revision billing, because revisions happen while you're in the room.
- Live session with you in the virtual control room
- Raw tracks, mixed stems and stereo drum track, in WAV
- Every recorded take, plus the comp we make during the session
- Extra songs in the same sitting: €100 each
Before you book
FAQs
Will I actually hear it properly?
Yes. The drums reach you on a dedicated stereo stream at full bandwidth, with your browser's noise suppression and echo cancellation switched off — those are built to make speech clearer, and they wreck music.
Can we play at the same time?
No. The network lag is minimal, but still enough to make playing together in real time impossible.
What do I need on my end?
A laptop or desktop, a web browser, a stable connection, and wired headphones. Bluetooth headphones can switch your operating system into call mode and turn on noise suppression, ruining the sound of the music. Wired is the one hard requirement.
Can I join from a phone or tablet?
The control room works on a phone and on a tablet, but I'd still suggest a desktop or laptop, to get DrumBooth's full range of features — some of them don't work on mobile. If that's all you have, it will still work.
What sample rate do you record at?
44.1, 48, 88.2 or 96 kHz.
What if I can't make the session?
Tell me at least 48 hours ahead and we move it, no charge. You can also send the brief and let me record it unattended — same files, same rate, just without the part that makes this worth doing.
What if the take still isn't right afterwards?
Rare, since you signed off live — but if something was missed, I'll re-record the section: one pass free, up to three days after the session.
Book a session
Music is better together.
Five fields. I only need enough to find you a slot — the technical brief comes after, once we have a date.
I reply within a day with two or three times that work.
You pick one and get a calendar invite with the session link.
Then the brief — stems, references, creative instructions — so everything's loaded before you join.