Terms and conditions

1. Scope

These terms apply to every quote, booking and performance of Vocal and speech recording, Band and live recording, Mixing, Mastering and Podcast recording by Magyaranzo B.V., of Maasstraat 47, 1078 EP Amsterdam (De Pijp). They sit with the legal notice of Magyaranzo.

The contract is made up, in this order: (1) the special terms in the accepted quote, (2) these terms, and (3) for a business client who hands us other people's personal data, the data processing agreement, which prevails on that subject. The privacy policy explains processing; it does not change the contract.

By accepting a quote you confirm you could read these terms, as Article 6:234 of the Dutch Civil Code requires. Visiting the site or sending the contact form does not create a contract. A business client's own purchase terms apply only if we accept them in writing.

2. Definitions

3. Offer and formation

A request by form, phone or email is answered within 1 working day with a written quote. That quote stays valid for 21 days. The slot is reserved only once we have your acceptance and the deposit; until then it may go to someone else.

For a distance contract we send a confirmation on a durable medium (email) restating the quote, in line with the information duties in Article 6:230m of the Dutch Civil Code. We may refuse a request on a legitimate ground, for example a project that does not fit the 3 rooms, 8 people on site, or the safety rules in article 8.

What each service includes and costs is on the pages for vocal recording, band recording, mixing, mastering and podcasts. The FAQ and guides are explanation, not extra promises.

4. Services and rates

Prices on the site and in the quote are in euro and include VAT at 21 %. For business clients we also show the net amount. The price in the accepted quote is the price that applies. Current rates:

Time beyond the booked block is billed only if you ask for it, per half hour started, at that service's hourly rate. Extra options (more stems, a vinyl pre-master, a second mix direction) appear on the invoice only if they are in the quote or you order them later in writing.

5. Deposit and payment

On booking you pay 30 % of the price including VAT. That is a deposit: a part-payment, not a retainer that lapses automatically. It is set off against the final invoice. Refunds follow article 6 and, for consumers, the withdrawal right in article 7.

You can pay by bank transfer. Consumers pay the balance on the session day, or on delivery of the agreed version for mixing and mastering. Business clients pay within 14 days of the invoice date. Late payment by a business client attracts statutory commercial interest under Article 6:119a of the Dutch Civil Code, plus extrajudicial collection costs under the Dutch decree on extrajudicial collection costs.

While an invoice is unpaid we may withhold final files. Working sessions stay archived under article 10.

6. Rescheduling and cancellation

Ask to move or cancel by email or phone, and confirm it in writing. Arriving late on the day shortens the session; we cannot overrun if the next block is taken. These rules do not cut down a consumer's withdrawal right.

7. Right of withdrawal

If you conclude the contract as a consumer at a distance (form, email or phone) or off-premises, you may withdraw within 14 days of conclusion, without giving a reason (Article 6:230o of the Dutch Civil Code). That right does not apply to a contract you sign at the studio.

If you want the session or service to start before those 14 days end, you must ask for that expressly. If you then withdraw, you pay a proportionate amount for what was supplied up to your notice (Article 6:230s). The right expires for a service that is fully performed within the period if performance began after your express consent and your acknowledgement that you lose the right once the service is complete (Article 6:230p). A mix or master built from your stems and notes can fall under that exception once it has been delivered.

Withdraw with an unambiguous statement to [email protected] or to Maasstraat 47, 1078 EP Amsterdam, for example with the model below. We refund within 14 days of receiving your decision, by the same means of payment, unless you agree otherwise.

Model withdrawal form (annex to Directive 2011/83/EU)

To Magyaranzo B.V., Maasstraat 47, 1078 EP Amsterdam, [email protected]:

I/We (*) hereby give notice that I/we (*) withdraw from my/our (*) contract for the supply of the following service:

• Ordered on (*):
• Name of consumer(s):
• Address of consumer(s):
• Signature (only if this form is notified on paper):
• Date:

(*) Delete as appropriate.

8. How sessions run

We work by appointment. Hours: Monday–Friday 10:00–20:00, Saturday 11:00–17:00. Closed Sunday. We are closed on public holidays unless the quote says otherwise. At most 6 musicians play in the live room at once. At most 8 guests may be in the building at once, not counting the engineer.

The minimum age is 16. Until 18, a legal guardian books and pays and stays for the whole session. We need that guardian's written consent before the first minute of recording.

You treat rooms and equipment with care and follow the engineer's instructions. Smoking and vaping indoors are not allowed. We may stop a session if people or equipment are at risk; the booked block then remains payable, unless the disruption is on our side. Damage to studio gear caused by your fault or neglect is on you. Instruments and laptops you bring stay in your care; your own insurance is wise.

We listen at moderate levels, build in breaks and keep earplugs on hand. How to prepare a vocal or band day is in the vocal-prep guide and the band-planning guide; those texts are advice, not a promise of a particular result.

9. Mixing, mastering and revisions

Mixing and Mastering each include 2 revision rounds, as described on the mixing and mastering pages. A round is one bundled list of notes that we handle in one pass. Extra rounds, or a new artistic direction after you sign off a version, go through a fresh quote.

Delivery times run from the moment we have complete, playable files. What we expect from stems is in the stem-export guide. Streaming loudness and formats are covered in the mastering guide; those pages do not change the quote.

If we have to drop a session (failed equipment, a sick engineer, an incident on site), we tell you as soon as we can and offer a new date. If that date does not work, we refund everything you have paid within 14 days. We do not swap the planned engineer without your agreement.

10. Files, delivery and archive

Unless the quote says otherwise, we deliver 24-bit WAV, via a download link or on a drive you bring. It is your job to keep the files after you receive them.

We keep working sessions for 24 months after the last recording day or the last revision, then we delete them. Longer storage needs a written agreement. After that period we cannot recover a lost file.

11. Intellectual property

Your works. Compositions, lyrics, samples and arrangements you bring remain yours or their authors'. You warrant that you hold the necessary rights and that you make the filings with collective-management organisations. The studio claims no copyright in your works.

The phonograms. Under the Dutch Neighbouring Rights Act, the phonogram producer is whoever initiates the first sound fixation and carries responsibility for it. When you commission the session and pay the invoice, that role is yours. If the studio could still assert any neighbouring right in the recording, it assigns that right the moment the invoice is settled in full.

Performers. Fixing and exploiting a performance needs the performer's authorisation. You obtain that authorisation from singers, players and guests you bring. The studio records the session technically and acquires no exploitation right in the performance.

Voice and automated systems. We do not use your recordings to train, test or improve artificial-intelligence systems, and we do not build a voice clone without the specific written permission of the person concerned.

Credits. We mention your name or project as a reference only with your written agreement.

12. Liability

We perform the assignment as a reasonably competent contractor (Article 7:401 of the Dutch Civil Code). The artistic result also depends on your preparation, the source files and choices you make in the session. That result is not a promised outcome. The disclaimer restates that limit for the website; this clause governs the contract.

Our liability is limited to direct loss that was foreseeable when the contract was concluded, and only for an attributable breach. That limit does not apply to intent or wilful recklessness, not to injury or death, and not to rights that mandatory law gives a consumer. Toward a business client the total compensation per assignment, outside intent or wilful recklessness, is capped at the invoice amount including VAT for that assignment. Consequential loss, lost turnover and lost opportunity are excluded as against business clients.

13. Force majeure

Neither party must perform while performance is impossible through force majeure (Article 6:75 of the Dutch Civil Code). The affected party reports that as soon as is reasonable. The session moves to a date chosen together. If the obstacle lasts more than 28 days, or no new date works, either party may end the contract. Amounts paid for services not performed are refunded.

14. Personal data

We process data under the privacy policy. A business client who hands us data about other people (guests, musicians, voice-overs) is, for that processing, covered by the data processing agreement. The contact form uses a US forwarding service; the transfer and the alternative (email or phone us directly) are in the legal notice.

15. Complaints

Send a complaint in writing to [email protected] or to Maasstraat 47, 1078 EP Amsterdam. We reply within 10 working days. We are not affiliated with a recognised dispute committee and we do not commit in advance to out-of-court settlement.

A consumer may take a dispute to the competent court. For contracts you conclude through the site we point to the European Commission's ODR platform, as Regulation (EU) 524/2013 requires. That platform does not decide the case itself; it can only refer if both sides use a recognised body. Supervision of unfair commercial practices sits with the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets.

16. Governing law and courts

Dutch law governs these terms and the contract. A consumer may choose the court of the place where they lived when the contract was concluded or where the damage occurred, or any other court the law gives them.

Disputes with a business client are, so far as mandatory law allows, brought before the District Court of Amsterdam.

17. Final provisions

If a clause is void or avoided, the others stay in force and we replace the invalid clause with a valid one closest to its purpose. Not relying on a clause is not a waiver. We may change these terms; the version in force on the day you accepted the quote stays attached to that contract. New bookings follow the text then published.

If a translation conflicts with the Dutch text, the Dutch text prevails. These terms apply from 1 October 2026 and were last updated on 1 October 2026. Questions: [email protected] or 020 737 0418.