Contents
April 2020, Vol.XXXI No.2
A sweet studio sharing
a garage with a killer car
collection, Pg. 30
DEPARTMENTS
The Psychology of Mixing
10 SIGNALS
The latest from across the
Canadian pro audio industry
18 PROFILE
Greg McVeigh, Fernanda
Starling, Jill Zimmermann
22 PRODUCT TESTS
Steinberg’s Cubase Pro 10.5,
EHX’s Tri-Parallel Mixer
& CEntrance’s MixerFace R4B
44 PRODUCTS
The latest tools & technologies
for pro audio professionals
52 ADVERTISERS’ INDEX
56 SOUND ADVICE
Testing Electroacoustic
Measurements in Loudspeaker
Systems, Part 2
34
FEATURES
26
Juno-Worthy Workflows
By Michael Raine
In a series of candid interviews, nominees
for Engineer of the Year at the 2020 Juno
Awards share of how the songs they’re
nominated for came together and found
their distinctive sounds.
An All-Star AV Experience at
Maple Leaf Square
By Kevin Young
Fans of the NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s
Raptors will see and hear a lot more
excitement when taking in events in
Scotiabank Arena’s popular west-end
courtyard.
38
A Meeting of the Mons
In Conversation with Some of Canada’s
Top Monitor Engineers
By Andrew King
Our panel of monitor world residents talk
about their approaches to mixing, must-
have items for any gig, trends affecting their
work, and more.
30
A Look Under the Hood
at Hapy Hipi Studios
By Andrew King
Situated inside an expansive garage
housing an unparalleled exotic car
collection, Hapy Hipi spared little expense
to join the upper echelon of recording
facilities in the country.
9 INPUT
58 ITINERARY
Your industry events calendar
60 CLASSIFIEDS
62 PROJECT FILE
A Campus-Wide Wireless
Upgrade at UQAM, Toronto’s
Knox Presbyterian & more
Cover Photo:
Control room at
Hapy Hipi Studios in
King City, ON
A MEETING OF THE MONS
Talking Shop with Top
Monitor Engineers
JUNO-WORTHY WORK
Q&As with 2020 Engineer
of the Year Nominees
MAPLE LEAF SQUARE
An All-Star AV Experience
at TO’s Scotiabank Arena
PLUS: The Psychology of
Mixing, RF Upgrades at
UQAM & more!
Mike Rowland & other in-demand monitor engineers
talk mixing, mics & more, Pg. 38