A I/O — Montreal Recording Connection

Ta Ki Da Ta Ka Di Mi - Posted by A I/O on 2017-03-25

Yesterday I've learned about what is called Konnakol. Konnakol is is the art of performing percussion syllables vocally in South Indian music, it is the most advanced yet simple type of rhythm, used a lot for percussionists to create 'broken rhythms'... Read More >>

Creamliner III - Posted by A I/O on 2017-03-20

Hey! My mentor Sam got the opportunity to borrow the new Pre Amp Creamliner III, it seems that it just got released, he is friends with the guy who created it... Read More >>

Armoury Studios Session! - Posted by A I/O on 2017-02-07

We are back again at Armoury Studios!  I've been coming here with Sam around 1-2 times per week since the past month to work on mixing of his tracks for the upcoming album from his band Lionzgate... Read More >>

Hey, I'm back! ( Dezember and January Months ) - Posted by A I/O on 2017-01-31

I would like to start this post with my apologies for not posting so often for the past days... I've been starting to work seriously on my personal project and I'm also having lots of time in the studio with Sam... Read More >>

Individual Session! ( Nov 30 - Wednesday ) - Posted by A I/O on 2016-12-02

Hey! Wednesday was another one of the individual 1 on 1 sessions, Sam finished explaining me about sound in space and how they fit in the Tall, Deep, and Wide... Read More >>

Client/Marketing Session! ( Nov 29 - Tuesday ) - Posted by A I/O on 2016-12-02

Hello again! Tuesday was another great day, Sam is doing some work for the band Apex Avenue, he is working to improve the band productions and also making a performance setup so they can present their music Live with Ableton! Watching them work I'm able to learn many workflow skills (Really really important) and also other production skills in general as well as routing skills... Read More >>

Vocal Session! ( Nov 28 - Monday ) - Posted by A I/O on 2016-12-02

Hello there! Monday was very nice with some new stuff to work at, Sam and I went through the recordings we did last week in Lynn Canyon Park to choose the best parts and make the final version as best as possible, the recordings are for an acoustic version of one of his tracks and it is sounding amazing, those binaural microphones are really great! Also, I will look forward to starting taking some pictures of the stuff we do and equipment we use... Read More >>

Field-trip Session! ( Nov 23 - Wednesday ) - Posted by A I/O on 2016-11-25

Hello again! Wednesday was a nice day! We did something completely different and went to record some music parts outside at Lynn Canyon Park, nature has such a way of making things sound better and we could get some amazing ambiance sounds from things such as rain drops, kids, and rivers, those types of natural sounds can give another image to a project! Making it more interesting, especially because of the fact that Sam was even using binaural microphones for the recording, giving it a 3d reality fell... Read More >>

Individual Session! ( Nov 22 - Tuesday ) - Posted by A I/O on 2016-11-25

Hey! Tuesday was another one of my private sessions with Sam, we did a quick review of the past sessions content and then we went over some File Management stuff that I could use to facilitate my workflow and he gave me a start on Slotting, which is finding where a sound fits the best in the tall, deep and wide 'Soundstage' setting... Read More >>

LionzGate Marketing Session! ( Nov 21 - Monday ) - Posted by A I/O on 2016-11-25

Hey everyone! This week was very chill, the posts for today, tomorrow and Wednesday might not be the longest ones but I could learn lots again about a variety of different themes that I could apply in my projects at home, I've spent lots of time in the studio haha... Read More >>