Musitechnic will host a Yamaha/Steinberg clinic on Wednesday, April 28th beginning at 7pm.

Topics will include:

• Computer recording for guitar players, using Cubase 5 and the Steinberg CI2 audio interface
• An introduction to the Tenori-On, a unique new instrument from Yamaha

The clinic is free to attend, and there will be a draw for a Steinberg CC121 control surface.

Musitechnic is located at:

888 Boulevard De Maisonneuve Est
Tour 3, 4ème Étage
Montreal QC
(514) 521-2060

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Date:  Thursday, April 15, 2010
Time:  7pm
Location:  Long & McQuade
Address:  925 Bloor Street West, Toronto ON
URL: www.long-mcquade.com
Topic: This month, we will continue our discussion of mixing techniques. We will also discuss the latest announcements from the 2010 Musikmesse show, including the upcoming release of Cubase 5.5, a free update for Cubase 5 users, HALion Sonic, the much-anticipated successor to Hypersonic 2, and Wavelab 7, which will make its cross-platform debut later this year.

Date:  Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time:  7pm
Location:  St. John’s Music
Address:  1541 Merivale Road, Ottawa ON
URL: www.stjohnsmusic.com
Topic: This month, special guest host Bob Deeks joins us to talk about microphones and their applications. Concepts will include: dynamic vs. condenser, polar patterns, roll-off filters, input levels, mono vs. stereo, mic selection and placement, close vs. ambient strategies, and more.

Bob Deeks has had many years of experience in the music industry as an audio engineer/producer, live and session guitarist, music editor, composer, and audio recording/production consultant. In the late 70s and early 80s, Bob worked at some of the most reputable studios in Toronto (Sounds Interchange, Nimbus 9, Soundstage, Phase One), and Ottawa (Marc Studios, Ambience Studios). Bob continues to work as an audio recording consultant, composer, engineer, and producer in his home studio, and has been a professor at Algonquin College in Ottawa, where he has developed, coordinated, and taught audio recording courses since 2003.

Date:  Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Time:  7pm
Location:  Cosmo Music
Address:  10 Via Renzo Drive, Richmond Hill ON
URL: www.cosmomusic.ca
Topic: This month, we will start with a “first principles” discussion of configuring an audio interface, assigning VST connections, and properly gain-staging your signals to insure the best recorded sounds. We’ll also discuss the introductory uses of compression in hardware and software. We’ll also experiment with the Pitch-to-MIDI conversion features in Cubase 5.

Date:  Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Time:  7pm
Location:  Trebas Institute
Address:  550 Sherbrooke Strret West, Montreal QC
URL: www.trebas.com
Topic: This month, Club Cubase will be joined by special guest speaker Marc-Pierre Verge of Applied Acoustics Systems. AAS is a leader in physical modeling plugins, and their range of products includes such innovative and inspiring instruments as Strum, Tassman, Lounge Lizard, and more.