Contents
December 2020 , Vol . XXXI No . 6
DEPARTMENTS
9 INPUT
Governments Need to Ensure There ’ s a Live Music Industry to Return To
10 SIGNALS
The latest from across the Canadian pro audio industry
18 PROFILE
Graham Collins , Denis Lefrançois , & Christoph Babin
22 PRODUCT TESTS
Universal Audio ’ s Luna DAW , Adamson ’ s CS-Series intelligent loudspeakers & Xilica ’ s Solaro QR1 DSP
56 PRODUCTS
The latest tools & technologies for pro audio professionals
61 ADVERTISERS ’ INDEX
64 SOUND ADVICE
Finding Balance When Recording Live Off the Floor
66 ITINERARY
Your industry events calendar
68 CLASSIFIEDS
70 PROJECT FILE
Canada ’ s interim House of Commons , BADBADNOTGOOD ’ s upcoming album & more
FEATURES
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A New World of Audio at
MUTEK 21
By Kevin Young The MUTEK electronic music and arts festival has been a fixture in Montreal since 2000 , but it has never been presented in quite the way it was in September 2020 . Organizers sought a way to move forward that reflects the festival ’ s reputation for innovating and pushing boundaries , both musically and technologically .
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Riggi Media International
An Agile , Adaptable & Accommodating Creative Hub By Andrew King
Since opening its doors in 1982 , Windsor , ON ’ s Riggi Media International has seen plenty of technological progress , industry ebb and flow , and even a global pandemic , yet somehow it continues to thrive .
A new 5.1.4 game audio studio for a Chinese video game publisher & other cool projects , Pg . 62
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Professional Sound ’ s
2021 Directory of Suppliers
Find the Canadian sources for all of the major live sound , recording , broadcast , postproduction , and integration brands you need for your inventory or next install .
COVER PHOTO : Guillaume Coutu-Dumont , performing under Guillaume &
The Coutu Dumont . Photo by : Myriam Mernard
MUTEK 21 pushes the boundaries , Pg . 26
PHOTO : BRUNO DESTOMBES