Saga Recording has a warm, boutique-type atmosphere with a relaxed vibe that's conducive to creativity. Our acoustically adjustable live tracking areas are designed to be comfortable spaces for artists to record in, and our tuned control room relies on multiple monitoring choices and custom acoustic treatments for reliable results that translate properly outside of the studio. Up to 255 discrete audio tracks are available at mixdown—plus unlimited virtual MIDI tracks—for incredibly musical flexibility.

We have one of the widest selections of microphones in town, and that variety allows us to select the right mic to best complement the sonic fingerprint of each source being recorded. That match is particularly important for vocals since every singer's voice is unique, and no single mic sounds good on everyone. We also have racks outfitted with choice preamps, compressors and other outboard analog gear, and use of all of the studio's equipment is always included in our rate with no additional rental fees.

A great deal of our equipment has been tweaked with upgraded transformers, vintage tubes and custom electrical modifications that take their performance beyond the audio quality possible with stock models. During mixdown, analog outboard combined with digital processing from Neve, API, Pultec, Lexicon and more bring the advantages of both worlds to the sound of the final product.

We offer a large arsenal of in-house instruments and amps, along with access to a huge selection of new and vintage drums, amps, keyboards and other instruments through Vancouver's best rental sources. In addition, our sampled instrument libraries provide a varied palette of instrumental colours to use on your project—pianos from Yamaha, Bosendorfer, and Steinway; B3 organs; Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos; dozens of drum kits by Ludwig, Pearl, Slingerland, Ayotte, Tama, & Paiste; strings, brass and woodwinds; percussion; and rare and exotic world music instruments. Whatever you're imagining, we can make it happen.

Monitoring
Event 20/20 active 2-way monitors
Optimus ProX7 monitors
Altec-Lansing ACS54 monitors
SPL MTC 2381 monitor controller
Hear Technologies Hear Back personal monitoring system (1 hub and 4 mixers)

Microphones
(1) AKG C1000S small diaphragm condenser
(2) AKG C451EB small diaphragm condenser (with Jim Williams upgrades)
(1) AKG D112 large diaphragm dynamic
(1) Audio Technica ATM63 cardioid dynamic
(1) Audio Technica PRO37 small diaphragm condenser
(1) Audix CX-101 large diaphragm condenser
(1) beyerdynamic M130 ribbon
(3) CAD M179 multi-pattern large diaphragm condenser
(1) CAD Trion 8000 multi-pattern large diaphragm tube condenser
(1) Cascade Fathead ribbon
(1) Electro-Voice N/DYM 757A hypercardioid dynamic
(1) Red R0 large diaphragm condenser capsule
(1) Red R7 large diaphragm condenser capsule
(2) Rode K2 variable pattern large diaphragm tube condenser
(1) Sennheiser MD421-U cardioid dynamic
(1) Shure SM7 large diaphragm dynamic
(1) Shure SM57 cardioid dynamic (original Unidyne III model with TAB/Funkenwerk transformer upgrade)
(1) Shure Unidyne IV 548 cardioid dynamic
(1) Soundelux U99 variable pattern large diaphragm tube condenser
(2) Studio Projects C4 small diaphragm condenser
(1) Studio Projects T3 variable pattern large diaphragm tube condenser
(2) VTL/Langevin CR-3A large diaphragm condenser (Manley Reference Cardioid capsule)
(1) Wunder Audio CM7-GT variable pattern large diaphragm tube condenser w/M7 capsule (comparable to the Neumann U-47)

Instruments
Roland A-90EX 88-key weighted action MIDI controller with expansion board
Korg Wavestation EX 61-key synthesizer
Ibanez JEM electric 6-string
Jackson Soloist custom electric 6-string
Brownsville electric 12-string
Ibanez CT-4 electric bass
Alvarez-Yairi 6-string acoustic guitar
Fender Telecaster w/ Seymour Duncan pickup
Yamaha G-255SII classical guitar
Ovation Ultra 1515 12-string acoustic
Kentucky 8-string mandolin
Mahalo ukelele

Mesa Boogie .50 Caliber 50w tube amplifier w/Celestion speaker
Mesa Boogie 2x12 cabinet (vintage EV & Celestion speakers)
Fender Champ vintage tube amplifier
Marshall 8004 power amp

M-Audio Trigger Finger drum pad controller
Yamaha DD-5 drum pads
Yamaha RX-15 drum machine
Assorted percussion instruments

Mic Preamps
(2) AMI TAB-Funkenwerk V-78 tube preamp (update of the vintage Telefunken V72)
(1) API 500-6B Lunchbox
(2) Great River MP-500NV preamp (classic Neve sound)
(2) Groove Tubes Brick tube preamp
(1) AEA TRP Ribbon Pre stereo preamp
(1) Broadhurst Gardens BG-1 stereo preamp
(8) Yamaha MLA8 preamp
(1) Rane FMI14 preamp
(2) ART PRO MPA stereo preamp (customized with NOS vintage tubes)
(1) M-Audio DMP3 stereo preamp

Compressors/EQs
Teletronix LA-2A tube compressor/limiter
Purple Audio MC77 compressor/limiter (comparable to the 1176)
Urei 7110 compressor/limiter
ART PRO VLA tube compressor
Rocktron 300A compressor/Hush
Rane MQ302 graphic EQ
Rane PE-15 parametric EQ
Rane SP-15 parametric EQ
Alesis M-EQ230 graphic EQ

Effects
Sony DPS-V77 multi-effects
Sony DPS-D7 digital delay
Sony DPS-M7 modulation effects processor
Lexicon 1300 digital delay (the PCM 42 sans modulation)
Lexicon MPX-500 reverb
Lexicon LXP-1 reverb
Korg SDD-3300 triple digital delay
Symetrix 606 Stereo Delay F/X Machine
Yamaha REX-50 multi-effects (non-rack version of the SPX-90)
EV-Dynacord DRP 15 multi-effects
BBE 322 Sonic Maximizer
Effectron Jr. digital delay
Sansamp Classic
Chandler Tube Driver
Electro-Harmonix Golden Throat talk box

Effect Plug-Ins/Digital Processing
Universal Audio UAD-1 & UAD-2 Powered Plugin cards
Neve 1084 EQ
Neve 1073 EQ
Neve 1081 EQ
Neve 33609 compressor
Neve 88RS console
API 550 EQ
Amek 9098 EQ
Avalon 737 EQ
Focusrite ISA 110 EQ
Pultec EQP-1A EQ
Teletronix LA2A compressor/limiter
UREI 1176 compressor
UREI LA3 compressor
Fairchild 670 compressor/limiter
SPL Transient Designer
Cytomic The Glue
Little Labs IBP
Audio Ease Altiverb
Lexicon 224XL, 480L, 960L, PCM-70, PCM-80 reverbs
Quantec Yardstick reverb
Yamaha REV7 reverb
EMT 140, 244, & 250 plate reverb
Lexicon PSP42 digital delay
SoundToys Decapitator
SoundToys EchoBoy
SoundToys Filter Freak
SoundToys Panman
SoundToys Phase Mistress
SoundToys Tremolator
SoundToys Crystallizer
Roland Dimension D chorus
Waves GTR3 guitar amp and effects
Waves LoAir
URS 1975 Compressor/Limiter
URS 1980 Compressor/Limiter (SSL buss compression)
URS Saturation
Brainworx bx control
Celemony Melodyne

Virtual Instruments
Spectrasonics Atmosphere synthesizer
BFD 2.0 drums
Arturia Analog Factory synths (minimoog, Moog Modular, Yamaha CS-80, ARP 2600, Sequential Circuits Prophet)
AAS Lounge Lizard 3 electric piano
Native Instruments B4 II organ
Quantum Leap Pianos (Steinway D, Bosendorfer 290, Bechstein D-280, Yamaha C7)
EastWest Bosendorfer 290 piano
Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra
Kirk Hunter Concert Strings

Other
Primacoustic and custom acoustic treatments
Sony, Beyerdynamic, Sennheiser, Audio-Technica and Yamaha headphones
Enhanced Audio M600 isolation microphone mounts
PowerVar 12 power conditioning
ProCo PMI 148 patchbays
Tascam 112 cassette recorder
Rane HC-6 headphone amp
Emagic Unitor8 MkII MIDI interface/synchronizer
Little Labs Red Eye direct box/re-amp box
THD Hotplate speaker attenuator (8 ohm)
Gotham, Monster, and ProCo cabling