Pineapple Destruction, who wishes to conceal his true identity, is a recent graduate of RAC and electronic music DJ; born in Rimouski and raised in Ottawa where he got his start in music creating and experimenting with beats.

Join us for the next Open House taking place on June 5th to find out how our program can prepare you for a number of careers in sound and music.

Once a passionate forest firefighter, Dimitri Marshall has now taken up sound design, pursuing his life-long passion outright with a job in the video game industry.

A lot of modern recording sessions don’t take place at big budget studios like they once had. These days, it is hardly a limitation any more, compared to when consumer recording interfaces first hit the market.

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Rage is defined by the Cambridge Dictionary as extreme or violent anger. It is the result of stimulating a stress response in the body, whether it is a violent outburst or quietly seething anger.

I recently shared some tips for sound engineers working with a bass guitar on how to adapt their tracking techniques to different playing styles.

The use of reverb helps to create space and depth within a mix. It's an invaluable tool because it creates an environment for the vocalist/instrumentalist to live in. Your choice of reverb has a huge influence on the vibe and spatial chemistry of your track.

Mixing the lead vocal track is often considered the most difficult part of a production. It’s usually the absolute focus and forefront of the song and it can set the tone for the quality of the recording. A great vocal track can make an otherwise mediocre album pop and come to life.

There can be a lot of variables that shift around from session to session when it comes to pro vocal recordings. The microphone, preamp, position, and voice selection will all switch up depending on the aesthetic of the song.

Whether you're a sound engineer or musician, it is very important to consider the journey that a production goes through from start to finish before hitting record.

The audio interface, a central hub of connectivity in any budding home studio, is a crucial starter piece of equipment.

Dating back 15 years ago, iZotope released its renowned plugin Trash, only to wait 10 years for releasing its new version of Trash 2 at the end of 2012. Why is this plugin recognized and used by engineers and sound designers? Let’s take a look.

Imagine completing your latest project after a long day of mixing, cranking the volume knob up to 10 and appreciating your hard day’s work. Who doesn’t love blaring their speakers to an awesome mix once in awhile?

Templates help you work faster and get into a creative mood quicker when you have an idea. That said, it is important to be careful not to fall into a pattern of only using the same sounds for all of your projects or tracks.

Sound design is the process of creating a new sound, or morphing a sound into something else altogether. You can use samplers, synthesizers, instruments, or any other sound-making or sound altering device.

We're excited to announce our next RAC Workshop with a keynote seminar, technical seminars, Q&As, mixing sessions, and a cypher.

Here's a partial list of Recording Arts Canada grads and the labels, studios, live sound, major media broadcasters, film post production, game design, and many other creative organizations around the world. 

16th RAC Concert a huge success. Earlier this week RAC students and staff put on an amazing show featuring some of Montreal's best up and coming Hip Hop and Urban artists. RAC students delivered great sound and near flawless production for the packed house at la Sala Rossa.

Want to learn the methods used by top engineers to produce and mix massive sounding metal records? Here's a rare chance to meet and learn from Chris Donaldson at RAC Toronto on November 11th. Chris is a world class producer, engineer, musician and host of this most valuable RAC Workshop.

RAC grad Luke Leveille has worked with artists Drake, Wiley, Ghostface Killah, P.

Join RAC Graduate and instructor Patrick Steele, as he demonstrates a beginners tutorial on programming the EXS24 sampler. Patrick goes through the process of importing his own samples to create an original and authentic sound!

Awards

For studio work on iconic projects

During the first part of the Sean Paine Workshop (credits: Gucci, Future, Young Thug, 2Chainz, Migos, Fetty Wap, Waka, Sosa, and more) at RAC, Sean spoke about his journey through the industry and how he started, followed by revealing some of his own techniques.

Here's your chance to hang with Gucci Mane's engineer and hear what a heavyweight producer or mixer has to say about your tracks. This is a valuable opportunity for emerging and talented artists, beatmakers, mixers, etc.

The Recording Arts Concert Series is a semesterly event we hold to expose some of the most promising emerging talent in Montreal and T

An exciting, genre hopping night of music at The Rivoli! Alina Libkind's beautiful voice and Euro-pop beats, Red Air's punk-pop high energy set, the solid vocals and the Indie Rock vibe of Naked Wild.

Legendary Hip Hop artist manager Steve Lobel visited RAC Toronto for the 2nd time in 6 months to hear up and coming Hip Hop artists audition for him, and to share

Originally from Hull, Quebec, Roxanne has laid roots in Montreal and is a 2013 graduate of RAC Montreal.

"The idea to come to recording school came very suddenly. Last summer, I was sort of reflecting for a while on what my next step was going to be.

What is your background in music prior to enrolling at RAC?

Fali Damania, Recording Arts Canada Graduate, left India in 2003 to enroll in the Sound and Music Recording program at RAC.  Today, the RAC gr

Recording Arts Canada would like to thank Steve Lobel for coming out to RAC Toronto and for delivering a fantastic workshop earlier this week.

Steve Lobel, a legendary manager and music mogul most known for managing multi-platinum recording artists like Bone Thugs n Harmony and contemporary high calibre artists like Soulja Boy, will be making his way through Recording Arts Canada's Toronto campus at the start of next week.

"A couple of months after graduating, I got a call from the Studio PR. They’re involved into dubbing English into French, and audio editing. Exactly what I learned to do at RAC!

Stephen Williams, RAC graduate (2006) discusses how he started his own successful record label, his work as a producer, and his some of his music business experiences.

The bands have been chosen for the upcoming Concert Series performance at La Sala Rossa in Montreal on August 4th. Stefanie Parnell returns with her new duo Bound and Tethered, alongside three acts who are brand new to the Series. Here's a preview of each act:

RAC Digital Arts College Student Review featuring Rennie Williams of Antiqua.

RAC Digital Arts College Student Reviews feauturing Freddy Jesus Arevalo Gonzalez of Venezuela.

RAC Digital Arts College Student Review by Andres Puche of Venezuela.

What was your experience like at RAC?

Recording Arts Canada's Concert Series is just one of many exciting events hosted by RAC, featuring some very talented music artists. The event provides exposure to accomplished industry professionals and representatives for both the bands/artists and RAC students.

Paul Col was born and raised in Massachusetts. He came to Canada to study biology at McGill University. Paul soon realized he wanted to work in the sound and music recording industry, surrounded by talented and motivated people.

Hazel Burns turns her passion for music and mixing into a Career at CTV and Discovery Channel.

Fali Damania, Recording Arts Canada Graduate, left India in 2003 to enroll in the Sound and Music Recording program at RAC. Today, the RAC graduate is touring all across the world as a live sound engineer. One of his is biggest gigs was in front of a packed house in Toronto’s Rogers Centre.

Five extremely talented acts performed on December 19th at Sala Rossa for RAC's Concert Special, our 8th event and a special Holiday Edition c

A beautiful July night in Montreal can't be beat, especially when you get a chance to hear four outstanding indie music acts for free at RAC M

Recording Arts Canada is pleased to announce that Tracer Flare, FM Hi Low, Ben Cardilli and Syzzors will be performing at RAC's 

On April 23, a beautiful and balmy Montreal night, four very talented indie bands took the stage and delivered a hugely entertaining show in f

On February 18, on another beautiful, snowy evening in Montreal, four very talented, emerging recording artists performed at RAC’s 4th Concert

On a beautiful snowy Montreal evening, four talented emerging recording artists performed at RAC’s 3^rd Edition Showcase on December 17^th at Sala Rossa.

The Montreal music scene produces some of Canada’s top artists, giving them a stage to showcase in the some of the hippest live venues and