HHB Canada have recently been helping Patchwork Sound and The Mustard Shop produce Patchwork Sessions – live recordings shot in 360°/ VR in an old Victorian house in Toronto. Yesterday was the dry run – the band Scotch set up their gear to provide some warm grooves and soul, which were beautifully captured by Royer Labs, Blue Microphones, Mojave Audio, Townsend Labs and sE Electronics, running into pre-amps by Manley, Rupert Neve Designs, Cranborne Audio and Traverse Analogue. All of this was […]

“They look amazing, they sound incredible, and it hurts my heart to have to give them back”. A great review of the ADAM Audio S3V, by Toronto based composer, Geoff Manchester. This review focuses on the real world experience of using them in a condo, and how they are able to illuminate detail accurately, right down to showing the progression of (improved) fidelity of albums made over an artists career. For more on the ADAM Audio S3V, visit this page.

In February, we headed to the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth in Montreal to set up a recording studio in one of their rooms. For three days we recorded over 30 artists that were in town for the Folk Alliance International Conference. – Song: “The Duke Hotel” – Silent Winters – Engineered by Jay Lefebvre – Mixed by Jim Bryson – Mastered by 4130 Mastering, New York. Gear by Universal Audio, Manley Labs, Rupert Neve Designs, Blue Microphones, Mojave Audio, Royer Labs, […]

In February, we headed to the Fairmont Queen Elizabeth in Montreal to set up a recording studio in one of their rooms. For three days we recorded over 30 artists that were in town for the Folk Alliance International Conference. – Song: “Bicycle” – The Bombadils – Engineered by Jera Cravo, Jake Pst assistant engineer – Mixed by Jera Cravo at La Hacienda Creative – Mastered by 4130 Mastering in New York. Gear by Universal Audio, Manley Labs, Rupert Neve […]

Universal Audio have just released the latest version of their award winning UAD software – version 9.9. With this version comes two new plug-ins; Capitol Chambers and Tube-Tech CL 1B MkII. Capitol Chambers is a plug-in reproduction of the echo chambers located 30 feet below the iconic Capitol Tower in Los Angeles. Capitol Studios’ echo chambers are iconic for their gorgeous hi-fi ambience that is simply unmatched. From Ray Charles to Frank Sinatra, Beck to Muse, these subterranean spaces are still […]