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28/05/2026

Save the date - Free Universal Audio Event at Long & McQuade (Toronto), Monday June 1!

This Monday, join producer/ engineer/ songwriter/ musician Karen Kosowski, Hill Kourkoutis and Graham C Walsh to discuss their recording and production methodologies, their mixing techniques and their approach to sound. Joining us for the event will be David Roman and Jason Salzman, visiting Toronto from Universal Audio, as well as Ray Wilson and Tim Condon from Yorkville Sound, the Universal Audio distributor for Canada.

Karen Kosowski is a Nashville-based producer, songwriter, and mixer whose work has earned multiple Grammy nominations, along with Producer of the Year nominations at both the Juno Awards and the Canadian Country Music Awards (CCMA). She produced the majority of Mickey Guyton’s album "Remember Her Name", a project that marked a pivotal moment in Guyton’s career and earned three Grammy nominations, including Best Country Album. As a songwriter, she received a CCMA Songwriter of the Year nomination for Tim Hicks’ “What A Song Should Do,” a chart-topping hit in both Canada and Australia.

Hill Kourkoutis is a Juno Award-winning producer, songwriter, recording engineer, mixer, multi-instrumentalist, artist, and director whose work continues to redefine the landscape of contemporary Canadian music. Her work is unified by a deep commitment to storytelling - whether through sound, song, or visual narrative. Celebrated for her genre-defying approach and emotionally rich, cinematic productions, Hill has collaborated with acclaimed artists including Aysanabee, Sebastian Gaskin, SATE, Digging Roots and many more. In 2022, Hill made history as the first woman to win the Juno Award for Recording Engineer of the Year.

Graham Walsh is a Juno Award and Polaris Prize nominated composer and producer from Toronto. A co-founding member of experimental/electronic group Holy F, Graham is known for consistently pushing boundaries. As a producer/engineer/mixer, he has lent his expertise and sensibilities to many acclaimed albums for artists such as Alvvays, Debby Friday (on her Polaris Prize winning LP "Good Luck"), July Talk, METZ, Preoccupations, Bully, Born Ruffians, Kiwi Jr, Bria, and many more.

This FREE event will be a great opportunity for these three artists to compare and contrast the work they do in similar and different genres, and the role that Universal Audio tools play in their productions. This is an interactive event where attendees are encouraged to ask questions. David Roman and Jason Salzman will be able to add some "behind the scenes" spotlights on these Universal Audio tools, and answer Universal Audio specific questions.

Monday, June 1 at L&M Pro - upstairs at 935 Bloor St W, Toronto.
6.30pm - 8pm.

To register, email [email protected]

26/05/2026

“I think it’s probably the best polyphonic synthesizer out there, ever.”
Jean-Michel Jarre

“A brilliant synth with lots of hands-on control and a well-defined, powerful, upfront sound.”
MusicRadar review

For a limited time the Sequential Prophet Rev 2 Desktop Module is on sale for $2,479.99🇨🇦- normally $2,899.99🇨🇦!

The Prophet Rev2 is Dave Smith’s re-imagining of his Prophet ’08 poly synth - a modern classic that has appeared on countless recordings and stages. As Dave put it, “The Prophet Rev2 is the realization of our effort to enhance and improve everything we could about the original design.”

The Prophet Rev2 retains all of the key features of the Prophet ’08 and expands on them - twice the mod matrix, waveshape modulation on all waveforms, digital effects per layer in stacked or split voice mode, a polyphonic step sequencer per layer, and more. The result is a true analog powerhouse.

The Prophet Rev2 desktop module is just as powerful and easy to use as its counterpart, the Prophet Rev2 keyboard. The module has the same controls with the same the same ease of use as the keyboard version.

Musicians that have utilized the Rev 2 (and Prophet 08) in studio or on-stage: Radiohead, Tame Impala, M83, Weezer, Rival Consoles, Deadmau5, Carl Cox, Twenty One Pilots, Chromeo, Peter Gabriel, Alicia Keys and many more.

19/05/2026

Exciting news from Novation - the next generation of FLkey - the only MIDI keyboard controller made for sketching beats and finishing tracks fast in FL Studio - is now here!

Available in four different sizes, FLkey 2 builds on the success of the original with even deeper integration, more expressive pads with polyphonic aftertouch, a crisp OLED display, more powerful built-in creative tools, and semi-weighted keys on FLkey 49 and 61.

Key Features:
- Play instruments, sequence Patterns, and take control of your mix: FLkey connects directly to all your FL Studio essentials.
- Lay down beats: The velocity-sensitive, polyphonic-aftertouch pads are perfect for step sequencing in the Channel Rack as well as finger drumming.
- Play basslines and melodies: each FLkey controller features great-feeling keys plus either pitch and mod wheels or touch strips. 49- and 61-key sizes now feature semi-weighted keybeds.
- Fine-tune levels, sweep filters, dial in effects, and more: Everything maps automatically to FLkey’s k***s and faders.
- Quickly and easily lay down chord progressions, melodies, and patterns: FLkey has inspiring Scale and Chord modes plus a powerful arpeggiator built right in.
- Split and layer the keys: FLkey 49 and 61’s keyboards can be split into two independent zones or layers.
- Connect synths and other MIDI hardware: Each FLkey controller includes either a full-sized or mini-jack MIDI Out port.
- Map anything: Create custom layouts for FL Studio, your plugins, or external hardware with the easy-to-use Components software.
- Connect to all your Native Instruments and NKS-ready software: FLkey is compatible with all Native Kontrol Standard plugins.
- Start creating right away: Get six months of FL Studio Producer Edition, Novation Play, and a selection of instruments and effects from our partners.

FLKEY 2 MINI $169🇨🇦
FLKEY 2 37 $299 🇨🇦
FLKEY 2 49 $349 🇨🇦
FLKEY 2 61. $419 🇨🇦

Available to order now from your local 🇨🇦 Novation dealer!

https://novationmusic.com/flkey

13/05/2026

Tape Op Magazine:

"That's perfect. It's an amazing place out there. How did you end up working with Mojave Audio?"

Dusty Wakeman from Mojave Audio:

"John Jennings came over one night with a prototype of the Mojave MA-200. Eddie Kramer [Tape Op #24] was working at my studio, and he had my [Neumann] U67s out for drum room mics. Eddie said, "Put it up there." We listened and thought, "Okay, any of these three could be 67s." I said, "What are you going to do with these?" He said, "We're starting this new company." We talked for hours. I said, "If you need any help with that…" He said, "We're looking for somebody to run it, but it's a full-time job." I was like, "Sign me up, bro!" It was perfect. That was 11 years ago."

Tape Op Magazine has an excellent interview with Dusty of Mojave Audio - check it out.

Legendary engineer Dusty Wakeman reveals his work with Mad Season, Pearl Jam, and Alice in Chains. Learn his analog production techniques, studio philosophy, and grunge-era recording secrets.

12/05/2026

Great video on the Modal Electronics Cobalt 8 synth, including a cool song it was used on. And from a Canadian musician as well, no less! And recorded in Universal Audio's LUNA too!

Modal Cobalt 8 - creating a track using this intuitive synth...Ken Tizzard, the unique low-to-the-ground bass player for gold-and-platinum selling Canadian r...

11/05/2026

This stunning SCA120 Pro Sub is about to be installed at a 🇨🇦 dealer.

Handmade in the 🇬🇧 and it looks stunning. We expect it will sound even better…

08/05/2026

Lots of great Universal Audio promos running this month!

With the Apollo X Gen 2 Instant Savings + Free SoundID Reference Headphone Calibration Promo, you can save up to $410 🇨🇦 on select Apollo X Gen 2 units.

As well as that, you also receive for FREE SoundID Reference Headphone Calibration Software, as well as the Apollo Monitor Correction Add-on software!

Talk to your local 🇨🇦 UA dealer for all the details!

08/05/2026

New synthesizer alert - the Modal Electronics ELEMENT ONE ($899 🇨🇦)!!!

The ELEMENT One is an 8-voice virtual-analog synthesizer designed to feel like an instrument, not a science project. The 37 key full size keyboard captures every nuance of the performance, thanks to velocity and aftertouch. A 4-axis joystick and four assignable performance controls put sound-bending power right under your fingers. Switch on the arpeggiator, and you’ve got bouncing rhythms, flowing patterns, and happy accidents on demand.

With 300 ready-to-play factory presets - and free access to thousands of COBALT8 sounds - you’re never staring at a blank slate. Browse by category or create your own custom bank, and you’re making music in seconds. Shape sounds with flexible filters and modulation, then bathe it all in lush reverbs, delays, choruses, and more.

The MODALapp allows deeper editing and easy patch management. And with MIDI, audio, sync, headphones, and USB-C on board, ELEMENT One integrates into studio and live setups immediately.

Orders can be placed with your 🇨🇦 MODAL dealer now!

Put on your headphones 🎧. This is a pure, no-talking sound demo of the brand new Modal Electronics ELEMENT ONE synthesizer, an 8-voice virtual analog powerh...

26/04/2026

TODAY (Sunday)!

We’re very happy to be at the in Toronto, April 26 at 380 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto. (Carlaw and Dundas St E).

We’ll be bringing tons of exciting guitar and synth products from , , , , and more! Come by and try them, or even just talk synths and pedals and music with us.

Hope to see you there!

https://torontoguitarexpo.ca

25/04/2026

TODAY (Saturday) and Sunday!

We’re very happy to be at the in Toronto, April 25–26 at 380 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto. (Carlaw and Dundas St E).

We’ll be bringing tons of exciting guitar and synth products from , , , , and more! Come by and try them, or even just talk synths and pedals and music with us.

Hope to see you here!

https://synthandpedalexpo.com/toronto-synth-pedal-guitar-expo/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23660095092&gbraid=0AAAAADxPg8BaNCY_n9wr25766_9NrxWWS

24/04/2026

TOMORROW and Sunday!

We're very happy to be at the Synth Expo in Toronto, April 25–26 at 380 Carlaw Avenue, Toronto. (Carlaw and Dundas St E).

We'll be bringing tons of exciting guitar and synth products from Universal Audio, Sequential, Tom Oberheim.com, Novation, Modal Electronics and more! Come by and try them, or even just talk synths and pedals and music with us.

Hope to see you there!

https://synthandpedalexpo.com/toronto-synth-pedal-guitar-expo/