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CYCLE is a sound design and music production company based in Zagreb, Croatia. Launched and under the creative direction of Jan Kincl, Cycle operates as a music production studio, sonic branding agency and audio restoration specialist. We are a collective of producers, engineers, composers, and musicians walking a thin line between art and science.

Cycle Studio is a sound design and music production facility located in Zagreb, Croatia, which operates through a team of producers, engineers, composers, and musicians walking a thin line between art and science.

We offer a range of professional audio services to artists, publishers, and record labels; and specialize in sound recording, mixing, production, mastering, sonic branding, and audio restoration. A carefully selected and calibrated combination of vintage analog equipment and modern digital processing is used to approach the demands of each project.

Our clients include Diesel, Lelo, Zagreb Design Week, Red Bull, Barbel Clinic for Plastic Surgery, Spin Master Toys Canada, Far Out Recordings UK, BBE Records UK, Sonar Kollektiv Germany, Rimac Automobili, Inner Shift Music Scotland, Robert Sever Design, Croatia Records, United POP Academy, Fundamental Records Spain, and Love International Recordings UK, among others.

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Credits

Discogs verified credits for Jan Kincl

Jan Kinčl* & Regis Kattie
Jan Kinčl* & Regis Kattie
Jan Kinčl* & Regis Kattie featuring Javonntte, Janko Novoselić
Jan Kincl & Regis Kattie
Jan Kincl featuring Gene Hunt
CVER
Radojka Šverko
Key Elements
Woke Cholo & DJ Gonz
Radojka Šverko
Various
Ivan Komlinovic
bLURiX
Shuma
Woody McBride aka DJ ESP
Radojka Šverko
Various
Davor O*
Davor O*
The Bombs Of Enduring Freedom
Binalog Frequency*
Vettore Spaziale
Ignacio Tardieu
Psychedelic Orchestra
Various
Crobot Crew
Begin (3)
Ennio Styles
Various
Radojka Šverko
Ivan Mamão Conti*
Various
Various
Ennio Styles
Various
Various
Eddy Ramich
Various
Various
Santiago Salazar
Santiago Salazar
Various
Jan Kincl

8 Reviews

Endorse Cycle Studio Zagreb

by Igor Naglić
Very professional, best studio to work in!!
by Goran Brezni
Damn these dudes make loud masters! Good stuff.
by Ana Ivusic
Professional, creative, fast, and reliable. Very pleasant communication served with some good humor, so there's no stress involved. Cycle Studio has provided creative solutions over and over again, and proved to be one less thing to worry about when completing our very demanding and complex project.
by Kresimir Narancic
Cycle Studio is very well equipped, it offers great suport and guidance throughout the whole project. Team is amazing, friendly and positive. I'm looking forward to continue using their services.
by Jazzman (Deep Inspiration Show Records)
Erstklassige Ergebnisse. Wirklich ein fairer Preis für so viel Wissen und Qualität und vor allem die Kommunikation ist zu loben.
by Nataša
Very professional and great communication. I was very happy with the sounding results.
by Barbara
Great vocal editing work, would recommend.
by Stella Antolovic
My company Hadrian & Partners has been using Cycle Studio's services for the past two years and we've always been satisfied with their quality, communication, and ability to meet deadlines.

Interview with Cycle Studio Zagreb

Q: Analog or digital and why?
A: Both. Analog for color, attitude, and non-linearity. Digital for precision, maneuverability, and total recall. With today's technology, it's mad to pick sides.
Q: What do you like most about your job?
A: The feeling of squeezing the best out of an artist, song or project.
Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?
A: That it's one-sided work. The only way to achieve great results is to have a good feedback cycle with the client.
Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?
A: Akai S900 because its 12bit converters make drums sound like nothing else. My Revox tape because I love how it sounds when pushed a bit hot. My room because it's well treated and I know it like the back of my hand. No gear beats a good room.
Q: Can you share one music production tip?
A: Equalization and leveling on small speakers, in mono, is gold for getting results that sound equally great on a mobile phone and on a big soundsystem.
Q: What type of music do you usually work on?
A: Projects greatly vary but we specialise in all kinds of house/techno music, soul, jazz, hip hop, trap and pop.
Q: What's your strongest skill?
A: Understanding what the project needs in order to reach the client's creative and technical vision.
Q: What do you bring to a song?
A: Engineering, arranging, and creative expertise gained through more than 20 years of active music involvement.
Q: What's your typical work process?
A: First thing is to review the material and get the client's impressions of it. It is important to understand the client's perspective on the current state of the material, and what is the ideal end result, in order to establish what needs to be done to bridge the two. The rest of the process is then fairly straightforward and basically consists of doing the necessary tasks to reach a result that is objectively great, and feels great to the client.
Q: Tell us about your studio setup.
A: Hybrid combination of vintage processing gear/sources (such as Roland RS-101, Farfisa VIP61, Juno-106, Akai S900 sampler or Yamaha TX81Z), and modern digital plugins (such as the whole SSL suite), placed in a well acoustically treated room with 2 sets of reference speakers.
Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?
A: Young Guru, Masters At Work, DJ Premier, Theo Parrish, Jeff Mills, Pete Rock, Questlove
Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.
A: Mixing, mastering, and various additional things that need to be done for the project to reach its maximum potential, such as co-writing or additional arranging.