Pulsworks Audio Arts's Info

Pulsworks Audio Arts is a large recording studio complex in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. We are expert in all aspects of music production, recording, editing, mixing and mastering.

Pulsworks is the biggest recording studio complex in the province with two control rooms, over 3000sqft of tracking space on site and a full mobile recording rig.

Our friendly staff are the most experienced professional recordists in the region with a combined 70 plus years behind them. They are accomplished musicians who understand your art and share your passion for creating music. Both together and separately they have created thousands of professional recordings and produced many commercial releases.

When you record at Pulsworks you'll find it an enjoyable and rewarding experience which will yield superior results.

Pulsworks Audio Arts's Engineer Info

David Puls, owner: Thousands of classical recordings, music degree with double major in conducting, nicest guy you'll ever meet.

Sandy Burnett, in-house producer and studio manager: Thousands of bands recorded across 29 years' experience. Hundreds of commercial releases, some respectable hits.

Brady Leduc, engineer: Graduated with style from The Art Institute of Vancouver and then came to work for us. Great engineer, loads of enthusiasm (but he's a bit shy).

Carl West, producer and remixer: Lots of commercial releases and a decade of remixing... he's the man for dance, urban and electronica.

Dean Dynna, engineer, producer and bass player extraordinaire: Great musician, rock 'n' roll hair, willing attitude. :-)

Zach Greenhorn, engineer: Loves to get great sounds, lives for metal (but we make him record other stuff too!)

Pulsworks Audio Arts's Gear Info

Consoles
Amek Einstein Super "E" with 40 dual-channel modules (80 full inputs), Supertrue automation and 960-point patchbay

Recorders and DAWs
Control Room One: Pro Tools with many plugins, Otari MX-80 24-track 2" analogue, Studer B67 2-track analogue. Control Room Two: Pro Tools 8 with all the goodies.

Monitoring Systems
Control Room One: Main: PMC IB1s with Bryston 300-SST amplification, Other: Seven monitoring configurations permanently, switchable, many others patchable. Control Room Two: Main: PMC LB1s with Marshall amplification, Alternate: Yorkville YSM-1s with Peavey amplification, Other monitoring solutions patchable.

Microphones
Josephson C720 (only twenty ever made), RCA Junior Velocity 44 (vintage ribbon from 1937), Lawson L251 tube x2, Lawson L47 FET (NB: Lawson capsules interchangeable) x2, Josephson e22s x2, Josephson C42 x2, Josephson C617set x2, Neumann TLM-103 x2, AKG C-426B stereo, AKG D202e1 x2, Electrovoice RE-20, Beyer Dynamic M201, Beyer Dynamic M69, Audio Technica ATM-250 x2, Audio Technica Pro 37R x2, Audix D6, Sennheiser 903, Shure SM7B, 57s and 58s, Various others

Preamps
NPNG, Amek, Rupert Neve Designs, Millennia Media, Drawmer, JoeMeek, Focusrite, FMR Audio.

Compressors/Limiters/Gates
Empirical Labs Distressors EL8-X with all the mods, Drawmer "Six Pack" multi-channel, Millennia Media, Symetrix 501, DBX 266, FMR Audio RNC1773, FMR Audio RNLA7239, ART "Levellar".

Equalizers
80 Channels of Amek 4-band parametric, Empirical Labs Lil Freqs, Rupert Neve Designs 5033s, Millennia Media

Instruments
Various

Converters
Frontier Design Group, Digidesign

Outboard Effects
Rupert Neve Designs 5042 Tape Drive, Rupert Neve Designs 5014 Stereo Field Editor, Empirical Labs Fatso Jr., Drawmer "3 Sum" splitting/summing interface, Aphex 103A Aural Exciter, TC Electronics multi-fx, Digitech Studio Vocalist, Digitech Studio Quad.

MIDI
Steinberg Cubase, Roland A90ex master keyboard, Novation Supernova, Novation BassStation, Roland D-550 Synthesizer sound module, Roland XP-50 synthesizer, Roland Juno 6 synthesizer, Emu ESi-2000 sampler with large library, Yamaha TX-7 sound module, Synthogy Ivory piano plugin, Garritan Person Orchestra plugin, Garritan Jazz and Big Band plugin, Garritan Stradivari Solo Violin plugin, Many other plugins and VSTis, Frontier Design Group MIDI interface

Direct Boxes
Radial JD-7 "Injector" DI, recording and re-amping interface

Software
Pro Tools, Cubase (several versions), Audition, Waves, Line6 Gearbox Gold, Bomb Factory, Melodyne, Rude numbers of plugins etc.

Miscellaneous Gear
Tascam CD and cassette, Alesis ADAT XT digital 8-track, Beyer Dynamic DT-150 headphones, Teac 4-track ¼" analogue

Headphones
Beyer Dynamic DT-150s, Various others

Amps and Cabs
Various

Pulsworks Audio Arts's Clients Include:

Thomas Nelson Publishers
Wanted Sound & Picture
North Of Shorty
This Autumn Low
Holding Promise
Saskatoon Carribean Steel Band
Harmful Effects
Tyt I Tam
Mat Twist
Midday Rival
Lorry Noble
Saskatoon Childrens' Choir
Darla Wonnick
Beauty Faulkner
The Smoke River Singers
Ray Richards
Edan Bullerwell
Addison
Captain V and the Over-easy Ovaries
Jeff Doering
Brutal Machine
Stripped Down Radio
DingaLing Communications
Rod Kaminski
Shelley Christian
Barry Gardiner
Atomic Shelter
Extension Chords
DJ Dizi
Psalm 91
The Parkland Four
Dwight Percy
Damin Bartlett
Cody Macauley
Radio Nova 104
John Noon
Heavy T And The Vile Sharks
Captain Love
Renee de Mossaic
Yung Kali
Brutal Machine
eXide
The Penell Family
Status Symbol
Lisa Poier
The Cold Red
James Garmilah

Pulsworks Audio Arts's Services Include:

Recording and Mixing
Remote Recording
Live Sound Engineering
Mastering
Production/Consulting
Songwriting
Web Design
Other