You stream on Instagram, but your acoustic songs sound tinny. At Tonstudio Leipzig you get a clear solution: your smartphone films the performance, and the audio comes straight out of the studio desk. So the content comes out sounding professional.
Anyone making live streams or performance videos as a hobby musician knows the problem. The picture is fine, but a smartphone microphone at home sounds tinny and hollow. At my studio in Leipzig you get the middle ground between a hobby setup and an expensive TV production. A good smartphone (the Samsung S25 in the studio or your own) films the performance. The audio comes straight out of the studio desk, with multitrack miking, an acoustically treated room and live mixing (blending all the tracks into one clean sound while you perform). As affordable as smartphone streaming, as professional as a studio production.
Two ways are possible, often combined. Live streaming goes straight into Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitch, or several platforms at once via Restream (a tool that sends one stream to several platforms). Or you choose video recordings you cut later into reels, shorts and YouTube videos, published on your own schedule. One recording day often delivers material for several weeks. Optionally I work with two smartphones for more dynamics in the edit. Three packages are available below. For questions, reach me by email or phone; a detailed initial consultation can be booked in the studio shop.
The combination of a smartphone picture and studio audio works for very different kinds of performance. Here you can see six typical uses, three for live streaming directly and three for recorded video content.
Acoustic guitar or piano, your own songs and covers, with a few words to your community in between. The smartphone films from a fixed position, the studio audio runs straight into the stream, on Instagram Live, TikTok Live or both at once.
Several songs in front of the smartphone with studio audio, no live pressure, with several takes. A two-hour session typically produces 8 to 12 pieces of content for the following weeks. Works well even without an existing stream community.
A rap performance with your own beats from the laptop, or a producer stream with beat making in the DAW (the software used to produce music) as a tutorial. A screen share of your DAW combines with the camera view. This is popular on Twitch, since studio setups are rarely seen there.
The studio smartphone serves as the main camera with studio audio, your own smartphone delivers the second angle, a close-up of your hands on the guitar, for example. In the edit, both angles come together into something that looks like a small music video from a single day.
A regular recording session streamed alongside, so your fans see how it comes together. This is popular before album releases as early marketing, or as a regular format for building a community, with no extra performance to prepare.
Three to four hours with different setups, several songs and angles, optionally with a live stream part alongside. That delivers material for four weeks of reels, several YouTube premieres and regular posts. Ideal ahead of an album release or a strategic push.
Three packages from 180 euros, depending on the effort and the ambition. Every package can be used both for live streaming and for video recordings. Just describe what you need in your enquiry.
The lean way in for one focused performance: one or two songs live, one reel, or a short producer stream. Studio smartphone as the camera, studio audio through the interface (the device that sends the studio desk sound into the smartphone), one format of your choice, live or recorded. Sound check included.
The most popular package. Several songs, a break in between, a mix of live streaming and recording is possible, optionally with a second angle. Enough time for four to six songs in studio quality, delivering material for several weeks of social media.
The premium package for strategic content production: different setups, several songs, two angles, optionally a live stream part plus a multitrack recording. On request including post production, so you leave with finished reels and shorts. Popular ahead of album releases.
Finished reels, shorts and TikToks ready to upload. Cut from several angles, with title overlays, in the format each platform needs: vertical, square or 16:9.
Stream to several platforms at once, for example Instagram plus YouTube plus Twitch, via Restream or OBS. Doubles the reach with no extra effort for you.
The studio records multitrack alongside, every microphone on its own track. That is ready for your own mixing in the DAW, useful if the performance is also to be released as a single or an EP track.
Most hobby musicians stream from the living room with a smartphone and know the problem: the picture is fine, the audio is a disaster. Two factors make the difference with this setup at the studio.
The key piece: a USB-C audio interface connects the studio desk to the smartphone. Instead of the phone microphone, the streaming app receives clean studio audio, recorded with several microphones and mixed live. It sounds clear and punchy, with no reverb and no background noise. That is the core of this offer.
Alongside the live stream, or as the main purpose of the session, a clean video recording runs. A two-hour session produces 6 to 10 pieces of content for the following weeks: as YouTube premieres, reels and TikToks. One studio day becomes a content plan for a whole month.
A professionally recorded stream or video session does not only work on the day. It changes how your whole social media presence is seen, for months.
Without living room reverb and with direct monitor feedback, your performance becomes more focused and expressive.
Your community hears the quality jump immediately and reads it as a mark of “professional” rather than “hobbyist”.
From 6 to 10 pieces of content in one session you publish for weeks without a new recording session every time.
Reels with studio sound get saved and shared more often than comparable reels with smartphone audio.
Spontaneous living room clips give way to a planned content day at the studio for the weeks ahead.
Regular content in studio quality sets you apart from the crowd of hobby musicians. That opens doors for enquiries and collaborations.
Good preparation makes the difference. It saves you organising on the day and lets you perform straight away.
Do you want to stream live, record and publish later, or both? The choice affects setup time and which package fits. Without a community yet, a pure recording is often the better fit.
If streaming live, settle beforehand which platform your community is strongest on. For several platforms at once, additional streaming software handles the channels in parallel. For a pure recording, the platform only matters when you upload.
Prepare a rough setlist: which songs, which order, acoustic or with beats. For producer streams, decide the beat workflow beforehand so setup time stays short.
Charge your own smartphone fully and free up storage beforehand. Bring instruments as needed, a piano and basic instruments are available at the studio. For producer streams: your laptop with DAW plus a USB backup.
Avoid heavily patterned or very bright clothing that flickers on stream or throws off the exposure. For sessions with several songs, an outfit change adds visual variety to the reels.
If you are editing yourself, have your software ready (CapCut, Premiere, DaVinci). If you are booking post production, settle the formats you need and whether you want subtitles beforehand.
So that you know what to expect, four calm steps from the enquiry to the finished material.
By email you describe the format, platform, a rough setlist and whether you bring your own smartphone for a second angle. For complex setups a paid initial consultation in the studio shop helps, for simple solo slots a short email is usually enough.
I position the microphones, connect the audio interface to the smartphone, adjust the camera and optionally set up a second smartphone. For live streams, a short test stream follows to confirm every platform is reachable.
You perform while the setup runs in the background. Recordings allow several takes, live streams run in real time. Discreet technical support in the background while you focus on the performance.
You get the raw recordings within one to three days by cloud link. If you booked post production, the edited material follows one to two weeks later, ready in the right platform format.
Stream and video sessions take place exclusively at Tonstudio Leipzig, because of the acoustics and the fixed setup. Travelling in is worth it, because one session often delivers content for weeks.
Musicians from Connewitz, Südvorstadt, Schleußig, Plagwitz, Lindenau and Markkleeberg reach the studio in under 20 minutes. Worth it even for a shorter solo slot.
From Gohlis, Eutritzsch, Möckern or Wahren you are there in 25 minutes by car or tram. Especially worth it for longer sessions like a content day.
Halle, Merseburg, Schkeuditz and Markranstädt, all under 30 minutes by car. Halle's indie and spoken word scene uses the studio regularly, staying overnight can make sense for multi-day projects.
From Dresden, Chemnitz, Borna, Grimma or Wurzen you are there in under 90 minutes by car or train, often combined with a day in Leipzig.
Artists from Berlin, Munich, Hamburg, Cologne, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Hanover and Bremen come regularly for content days. Usually as a day trip or with an overnight stay, three to four hours away by train.
Bernhard-Göring-Straße 17 in 04107 Leipzig, in the middle of Zentrum-Süd, within walking distance of the Karli. Parking in the courtyard, step-free access, cafés around the corner.
Here you find the most important answers before you enquire about your slot. For organisational questions you can reach me by email or phone. For detailed advice with a fixed appointment there is the initial consultation in the studio shop.
You come to Tonstudio Leipzig and perform: an acoustic set, a vocal session, a rap performance, beat making or a band gig. It is filmed with a smartphone (the Samsung S25 at the studio or your own). The audio does not come from the smartphone microphone, it goes straight from the studio desk through a professional audio interface.
The result: smartphone picture with real recording studio sound, streamed live or recorded as video to edit and publish later.
Yes, this is often more sensible than pure live streaming. A two-hour session typically produces 6 to 10 pieces of content for reels, shorts and YouTube. Live streaming and recording can also run in parallel.
For hobby singer-songwriters, hobby rappers, indie bands, bedroom producers and anyone making music as a hobby who wants their social media presence at studio quality, with or without an existing community.
All the usual platforms with a smartphone streaming app: Instagram Live, TikTok Live, YouTube Live, Twitch, Facebook Live, X/Twitter Live, as well as Discord.
For several platforms at once, an additional streaming setup via Restream or OBS is used. I settle the right platform with you beforehand.
A USB-C audio interface sends the finished mix straight from the studio desk into the smartphone. The smartphone microphone is bypassed completely. The picture comes from the smartphone camera, the audio from the studio.
Yes, with two smartphones: the studio phone as the main angle with studio audio, your own as a second camera angle. The second angle typically runs as an additional recording, giving more dynamics in the edit afterwards.
Yes, optionally as an extra. The studio runs a multitrack recording alongside, every microphone on its own track. That is ready for mixing later in your DAW, useful for a planned release as a single or an EP track.
Yes, always, as MP4 in full resolution, with several angles each one separately. A local recording runs alongside a live stream too, and with the post production extra you get edited reels and shorts as well.
Yes, very often, in fact: several performances in front of the smartphone with studio audio, without broadcasting live, with several takes and your own schedule for publishing.
A double safety net at the studio: a stable LAN line plus an LTE hotspot as a backup. If the stream drops out anyway, the local video recording on the smartphone keeps running.
This page is written for hobby musicians and indie artists without a label deal. For official release streams with a camera team covering several angles and rights covered by contract, there is the separate business site of Tonstudio Leipzig.
Write me a short note about what you have in mind: streaming live, recording video content, or both at once, with platform, songs and setup. For detailed advice with a fixed appointment, book the initial consultation in the studio shop, or one of the three packages directly.