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10/29/2026

Modal Electronics have put together a great video outlining the differences between their ARGON8, COBALT8, and CARBON8 synthesizers - check it out!

ARGON8, COBALT8, CARBON8 — the same 8-voice chassis, the same FATAR...

10/14/2026

We will be exhibiting at IMSTA Festa Toronto at York University this Saturday, October 17!

IMSTA FESTA is a full day of master classes, music technology demonstrations, networking, and skills development, featuring GRAMMY-winning producers and engineers Zaytoven, Major Seven, Preston "Prizzie" Reid, Riley Bell, Justin Gray, and more, as well as music industry leaders such as Simon Wilcox, Paul Sanderson, Martin Pilchner, Jeff Wright, and many more.

There will also be a Song Competition with live judging, as well as free song reviews where you bring your song on your phone and have a professional listen and provide feedback.

Arrive early and enjoy free breakfast at 10:30 AM.

Register free today: https://imsta.org/2026_TO

Where: York University (Accolade East Building, 83 York Blvd)
When: October 17th, 2026
Time: 11am-6pm

Hope to see you there!

10/08/2026

Have you heard the new(ish) Royer Labs R12 microphone? $1,199🇨🇦

Sound On Sound in their review summarized it as:

"The R‑12 might be less expensive than Royer’s flagship models, but any cost savings certainly haven’t come at the expense of quality. This is a very fine active ribbon mic indeed".

Tape Op Magazine in their review said:

" highly recommend the Royer R-12 and can’t imagine not having these mics in the locker as an option for recording guitars and drums from this point forward. They certainly live up to the “tough ribbon” marketing tagline".

And Future Music Magazine said:

"The Royer Labs’ R-12 really nails it on an unusually strong combination of sound quality, engineering, flexibility, durability and price. While the R-12’s improvements over the R-10 are more functional than transformational, and Royer left useful accessories and additional filter flexibility on the table, among modern active ribbon microphones, the R-12 is one of the most complete and rationally designed packages available at its price. Highly Recommended".

Check it out now in the video below and with your local 🇨🇦Royer Labs dealer!

The R-12 active ribbon mic was designed to capture the natural, ope...

10/08/2026

Long & McQuade Musical Instruments have made a fantastic video walking through the new Universal Audio Volt Gen 2 and Volt Max line-up - check it out!

10/07/2026

MASSIVE news from Universal Audio - the second generation of Volt audio interfaces are here!

The 6 models in the series range from 2-in / 2-out, through to 12-in / 6-out, making this series perfect for various tracking and mixing needs.

The Volt Gen 2 are 192 kHz/ 32-bit bus-powered USB audio interfaces featuring:

- Tone Shaping Preamps
- Hi-Z instrument inputs
- Full-colour Smart Display (excluding Volt 1 Gen 2)
- Auto-Gain and Clip Protection (excluding Volt 1 Gen 2)
- A suite of UAD plug-ins and LUNA Digital Audio Workstation
- Compatible with Mac, Windows, and iOS.

The Volt Max are 192 kHz/ 32-bit bus-powered desktop USB audio interfaces that have all of the features of the Volt Gen 2, and also include:

- Max compression
- Built-in talkback mic
- Two headphone outputs
- Speaker switching (excluding Volt 2 Max)
- Compatible with Mac, Windows, and iOS

Talk to your local 🇨🇦 Universal Audio dealer to find out more!

https://www.uaudio.com/pages/volt

09/18/2026

Universal Audio LUNA Studio ($279🇨🇦) is now here, and available to purchase from Long & McQuade Musical Instruments, Moog Audio, Studio Economik and GB Music & Sound!

Key features of this DAW:

* LUNA Play is a fast new way to record. Like a voice memo app designed just for making music, it automatically detects your instrument, sets levels, and suggests great presets with UAD plug-ins. You can isolate tracks and jam along with songs or capture your original ideas.

* Use stem separation to split any song into individual elements, lyric transcription to navigate your session with lyrics instead of waveforms, tempo detection to have LUNA follow along with your playing, and much more.

Included plug-ins:

* UAD Channel Strips and EQs (API Vision Channel Strip Collection, Century Tube Channel Strip, Pultec Passive EQ Collection)

* UAD Compressors & Limiters (Teletronix LA-2A Tube Compressor, 1176 FET Compressor, Fairchild Limiter Collection, API 2500 Bus Compressor)

* UAD Tape & Saturation (Vibe Analog Machines, Oxide Tape Recorder, Studer A800 Tape Recorder, Ampex ATR-102 Mastering Tape Recorder)

* UAD Reverbs, Delays, & Modulation (Brigade Chorus, Studio D Chorus, Waterfall Rotary Speaker, Pure Plate Reverb, Galaxy Tape Echo)

* UAD Guitar Amplifiers (Showtime ’64 Amp, Ruby '63 Top Boost Amp, Woodrow ‘55 Instrument Amp)

* LUNA Extensions (API Vision Console Channel Strip, API 2500 Bus Compressor, API Summing, Studer A800 Tape Recorder, Ampex ATR-102 Master Tape)

* Virtual Instruments and MIDI Effects (Opal Morphing Synthesizer, Waterfall B3 Organ, Ravel Grand Piano, PolyMAX Synth, Celemony Tonalic Essential, Synthesizer V Studio 2 Core, ChordAXE Lite)

* Pitch Correction (Topline Vocal Tune, Celemony Melodyne essential)

And of course Apollo interfaces and LUNA are the perfect pair. Track through authentic preamp and guitar amp emulations with Unison Technology, monitor with UAD plug-ins in realtime, and enjoy seamless routing, just like working in a professional studio!

09/15/2026

Great insight from Eddie Kramer (Led Zeppelin, Kiss, The Beatles) and Doug McKendrick getting into the behind the scenes of the incredible recording studio at Massey Hall!

And, check out all those stunning ATC Loudspeaker Technology Ltd monitors!

Legendary producer and engineer Eddie Kramer knows the value of acc...

09/10/2026

A huge thanks to everyone that came by our booth at the recent in Montreal! And a huge thanks to Paolo and the team for putting it on!

Over the two days we loved discussing and showing many products from Sequential, Novation, Universal Audio Oberheim Electronics, and Modal Electronics! Met so many pasisonate people, and loved hearing about their journeys with synthesizers, pedals and music.

See you at the next one! 😀😀😀

09/01/2026

Thanks to all who came by the event in Montreal over the weekend!

It was a pleasure to discuss products from Universal Audio, Sequential, Novation, and Modal Electronics with you!

See you next year!