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After spending countless hours recording, mixing, and chasing that perfect sound, there are only a handful of tools I truly consider...

As being an Audio Systems Specialist at Long & McQuade and with experience working on audio systems for musicians, studios, and live...

Opinions—everyone’s got one. At L&M Pro, we field a lot of recording gear questions, especially about channel strips : which ones to get,...

Located at 388 Carlaw Ave in Toronto's east end, RHC Music occupies a classic post-industrial space converted into a modern professional...

With nearly 15 years of experience in both location sound recording and post-production audio, I’ve worked across the full spectrum of...

As someone deeply passionate about sound, I’ve always been drawn to the art and science behind audio engineering. There’s something...

From right to left: Bock 251, M49V, C12VR & U67 Inspirational Beginnings Long & McQuade has always been known for stocking some of the...

Renting gear for your specific tasks, beds, overdubs, mix, master… Back in the 80’s and 90’s there was a thriving studio gear rental...

I Found Out Why Some Headphones Just Sound Right  — It’s Called the Harman Curve Have you ever tried a pair of headphones and instantly...

We human beings love to learn—about people, music, science, and new cultures. It’s something we aspire to every day. What I learned about...

Located at 17 Noble St in the Queen/Dufferin area of downtown Toronto, Noble Street Studios is a complex of multiple high-end facilities....

Several months ago I was considering building a second computer specifically to run nothing but a particularly CPU-intense plugin. For...

One of the great things about capturing a musical performance, is how unique different spaces can sound. Capturing the sound of a...

The World of Game Sound Design: A Simple Guide Have you ever noticed how the sound of footsteps changes when your game character walks on...

As with time, all things must change—sometimes for better, sometimes for worse. In this case, like a fine scotch whisky, Kensington Sound...

Steinberg announced the release of the latest version of their amazing Spectralayers software. https://www.steinberg.net/spectralayers/

So. You use Pro Tools (or Sibelius or Media Composer). You've just heard there's a new version available and you want to get it, but how...

One of the biggest impediments to creating and maintaining useful creative software is software piracy. If people steal your software...

I wouldn't say I have OCD , but I definitely get more than a tad obsessive over certain things. One of those things being maintaining...