FACTOR and the Canadian Music Industry

FACTOR and the Canadian Music Industry

FACTOR (the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) is a public/private partnership that supports the production of sound recordings by Canadian musicians and helps Canadian music companies make recordings available to a wider public. They are dedicated to...
4 Mtl Music Mavens and their 5 fav Mtl bands

4 Mtl Music Mavens and their 5 fav Mtl bands

Musitechnic reached out to some of the movers and shakers in the Montreal music scene and asked them to give us their 5 current fav Montreal music-makers. Montreal has long been a driving force in the music industry by pumping out bands that have taken the world by...
The conductor, a meeting with Francis Choiniere (part two)

The conductor, a meeting with Francis Choiniere (part two)

If you have ever seen a conductor at work you have probably wondered what he actually does and what his moving around and abstract gestures actually mean. With their apparent codes, rules and traditions, conductors and orchestral music may seem intimidating to the...
The conductor, a meeting with Francis Choiniere (part one)

The conductor, a meeting with Francis Choiniere (part one)

If you have ever seen a conductor at work you have probably wondered what he actually does and what his moving around and abstract gestures actually mean. With their apparent codes, rules and traditions, conductors and orchestral music may seem intimidating to the...
Saturation vs Distorsion : Explications and Audio Examples

Saturation vs Distorsion : Explications and Audio Examples

The saturation or more precisely the saturation of a magnetic tape (tape saturation) occurs when in the recording stage, the intensity of the sound signal (input voltage) is too high (hot). The original characteristics of the sound signal are then modified. A form of...
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