Canadian Recordings

There is no place with an atmosphere like Canadian Recordings.

We offer a refreshing studio environment with state-of-the-art equipment in a comfortable lounge atmosphere.

We are fully equipped with a large cinema screen, Pro Tools 7.3.1 (Mac OSX) recording system connected to over a terabyte of secure storage with automatic nightly backup. The spacious lounge offers a unique environment for musical creativity to flourish with all the amenities of a hotel, including high-speed access to the Internet and Vespa 200GT.

Canadian Recordings can accommodate any recording project and provides a staff committed to excellent customer service and album security.

• Main Room 10’ x 24’ (100 year old brick and stone walls with heated floors)
• Amp Isolating Booth room 12’ x 12’ (old concrete furnace room)
• Echo Chamber 8’ x 10’ (old brick and tile bathroom)
• Control Room 14’ x 12’(heated floors) - w/deck/lounge area with 40 inch TV (Playstation and Xbox) and Dartboard.

• Toft 16 Channel ATB Console V2.1
• 1970’s Peavy Mixing Consoles (Live)
• Digidesign PROTOOLS HD3 (7.3.1), LE 001 (Transfer Station) and Mbox
• Macintiosh (3) G5, Macbook Pro, G4
• Otari MTR-10 1/4 inch 2-track
• Sony R500 DAT recorder
• Tascam Mark III Cassette recorder

• 2 Vintech X73 Microphone Preamplifiers
• 1 Vintech X73I Microphone Preamplifier
• 2 Neve 33122 Microphone Preamplifiers
• Avalon VT-737SP Pure Class A Preamplifier w/Compressor
• Avalon AD2022 Dual Mono Pure Class A Preamplifiers
• GT SuPre Two Channel Preamplifier
• Trayor 1970’s PA Head (4 Channels)

• Auto Tune 5 Antares TDM
• Celemony Melodyne Studio RTAS
• Waves Diamond Bundle TDM
• Reverb Altiverb 6 XL TDM
• Maestro EchoPlex
• Roland Space Echo 501
• Sans-Amp
• Smokey cigarette box (2)
• MXR Overdrive
• MXR Phase 90
• MXR Phase 45
• Electro-harmonics - Big Muff
• Electro-harmonics - Small stone phaser
• Electro-harmonics - Small clone chorus
• Electro-harmonics – Holy Grail
• Electro-harmonics - Cathedral Deluxe Stereo Reverb
• Sovtek - Big Muff
• Prescription Electronics - Yardbox
• Z-Vex - Seek wah
• Z-Vex - Fuzz Factory
• Z-Vex - Wooly Mammoth
• JT Electronics - Wakko Fuzz
• JT Electronics - Tube Overdrive
• JT Electronics - Stereo tube tremolo
• Roger Mayer - Octavia
• Diaz Texas Tremodillo
• Mutron 3
• Mutron Wah
• Cry Baby Wah
• Ibanez Tube screamer
• Ibanez Compresser
• Morley Chorus flanger
• Moog analog delay
• E-Bow

• AKG C12 Tube Condenser Microphone
• AKG 2 414 Cardiod Condenser "Matched pair" Microphones
• AKG D112 (2) Dynamic Microphone
• Neumann U87 Condenser Microphone
• Neumann 103 Condenser Microphone
• Sennheiser 421 (2) Condenser Microphone
• GT60 Studio Tube Condenser Microphone
• GT50 Studio FET Condenser Microphone
• Rode K2 Tube Condenser Microphone
• Rode NT5 Cardiod Condenser "Matched pair" Microphones (2)
• Beyer M201 Dynamic Microphone
• Apex 210 Ribbon Microphone (2)
• Shure Beta 52 Cardioid Microphone
• Shure Beta 58A Dynamic Microphones (2)
• Shure 55SH Series II Broadcasting Microphone
• Shure SM57 Unidirectional Dynamic Microphones (3)
• Shure SM7B Dynamic Microphone
• Shure green bullet Dynamic Microphone
• Audix drum pack

• Teletronix LA-2A Leveling Amplifier/Compressor
• Universal Audio 2-610
• 2 UA 1176N Limiting Amplifier
• DBX 150 (2)

• Genelec 1030A
• Yamaha NS10
• JBL L830 Cherry Wood
• M-Audio BX8a and BX5a
• Sony boombox w/line-in
• Telefunken 1960’s radio w’line-in
• Bryston 4B-ST (Amp)

• Sennheiser HD 280 (2)
• Sony MDR 7506 (2)
• AKG K 44 (4)
• Vic Firth (1)
• 4 individual stereo headphone mixes from Pro tools
• 2 individual stereo headphone mixes from Toft Console

• Kay (tenor gtr/requinto) 1950’s
• Yamaha Acoustic 1980
• Rickenbacher Bakelite Pre War 1 ½ inch pick-up 1939
• Supro 1959 (P90)
• Goldtone LS-6 2007
• National 1950 New Yorker Lap
• Oahu Acoustic 1940’s
• Regal Acoustic 1930’s
• Fender Triple Neck 1950’s
• Sho bud 10 string Pedal Steel (Ldg E9) 1970
• Fender bass jazz 90’s
• Kentucky KM-630 Style Mandolin w/pick up 1998
• Harmony Sunburst Soprano Ukulele 1950’s
• Gold Tone PBKG Paul Beard square neck guitar
• Paul Beard square neck dobro Vintage R
• Recording King Resophonic Style 1.5 Tricone

• Rhodes Mark 4 1979 with Amp (Suitcase) 73
• Wurlitzer Electric Piano Model 201A 60’s
• Moog (The source) 1982
• microKORG Synthesizer Vocoder
• Toy keyboards and pianos (3)
• Glockenspeil (2) Tenor and Soprano
• Korg Electribe SX ESX-1 Music Production Sampler
• Korg Kaossilator Kaos Pad K01 K-01 Phrase Synthesizer
• The Maestro Rhythm MRQ-1
• Elektron Machinedrum SPS-1 MKII

1960 Ludwig natural cherry wood finish (Maple)

• 14 x 18 kick
• 9 x 12 tom
• 14 x 14 floor
• 9 x 14 Tama wood snare

1964 Slingerland white pearl finish (Maple)

• 14 x 20 kick
• 8 x 13 tom
• 14 x 16 floor tom
• 5 x 14 chrome and 6 1/2 Ludwig chrome snare

2000 Mapex M series sliver finish (Birch)

• 16 x 24 kick
• 8 x 13 tom
• 10 x 14 tom
• 16 x 16 floor tom
• 6 x 14 chrome snare

2002 Sonor Jungle Kit natural yellow finish (Maple)

• 14 x 16 kick
• 6 x 10 tom
• 10 x 13 floor tom
• 2 x 8 wood snare with jungles

Sabian

• 2" Chimes Light
• 16" Hi-hat Hand Hammered Light
• 14" Hi-hat HHX with Rivets Medium
• 18" Ride Crash AAX Medium
• 17" Crash Hand Hammered Medium

Zildjian

• 3" Chimes Heavy
• 14" Hi-hat New Beat
• 15" Crash K Series
• 16" Crash K Series
• 20" Crash Orchestral Heavy
• 20" Ride K Constantinople Light
• 20" Ride K Series Dark
• 22" Ride K Series Custom

• 1 Atsimewu (Lead Drum) with Wudestsi (Stand)
• 1 Agboba (Lead Drum)
• 1 Kaganu (Small)
• 1 Kidi (Medium)
• 2 Sogos (Large)
• 6 Frame drums: 8", 10" tunable fiberskin, 10" with snare, 12", 13" with snare, 20" fiberskin
• 2 Doumbeks: 10", 12" plastic
• 2 Darbuka: 6", 8" chrome
• 3 Sets of Tabla: in the keys of B, C and D
• 1 Djembe: 16"
• 1 Ghana Dondo (Talking Drum): 11"
• 1 Bodhran: wood 18"
• 1 Sioux Hand Drum: 10"
• 1 Set of LP Congos: 11" conga and 12 1/2" tumba

• 3 Sets of Claves
• 1 Nigerian Slit Log Drum
• 1 Bali Bamboo Melodic Drum
• 1 Wood Block Guiro
• 1 Aspire Castanets

• 4 Ghungroo bells: 30, XL 50, XL 100, XL 200
• 1 Set of Solid Brass Bali Gamelan Cymbals
• 1 Manjira chimes: Medium
• 1 Set of Tibetan Brass Chrome Bells
• 1 Set Finger Chime Cymbals
• 2 Jingles Bells: Small and Large

• 2 Gankogui Bells
• 2 Atoke Bells
• 2 Cowbell: Large and small

• 15 Shakers: All different sounds and styles
• 1 Shekere: 12"
• 4 Caxixi Rattles: from small to large
• 3 Axatsewo Rattles
• 1 Jungle Seed Shaker
• 4 Goat Hoof Rattles: Ankle
• 2 Ekpiri Seed Shaker
• 2 Ideh Arm Rattle: Small and Large
• 3 Idi Rattle: 2 Small and 1 Large
• 1 Palm Erond Rattle
• 1 Kosika: Small

• 2 with skin and brass jingles
• 1 small tin with chrome jungles
• 2 medium wood with brass jungles
• 3 large plastic with two rows of chrome jungles
• 1 Jungle Stick: Brass Jingles

• 1 Panderio: 10"
• 1 Riq: 8"
• 2 Kanjira: 6", 8" fish and goat skins
• 1 Tar: 14" Tunable

• 1 Berimbau
• 4 Didgeridoos: 2 wood keys C# and E#, 2 Plastic Keys of D, C
• 6 Jaw Harps: Keys of A, C, D, E, F and G
• 2 Harps: Keys D, C
• 2 Kazoo: 1 metal and plastic
• 1 Nose Whistle
• 2 Tin Whistles: keys of D and C
• 1 Washboard and brushes