Elevate Your Sound

Calgary Recording Studio

TURN YOUR

IDEAS INTO A

REALITY

RECORDING, MIXING

& MUCH MORE

SAD Entertainment is a professional recording studio located in Calgary, Alberta, featuring acoustically treated rooms built for the purpose of echo and noise-free audio tracks. Now offering all mix formats (DOLBY Atmos 7.1.4 and 5.1.2) and the SONY C800G microphone. Our experienced engineers and facilities ensure nothing short of a premium product. Let us take care of the tedious tasks, so you can focus solely on your craft!

FOR CALGARY,

BY CALGARIANS

Although we are a brick-and-mortar music production studio, we offer online audio services, including (but not limited to) mixing, mastering, and pitch correction. This is an essential step to get right if you want your music to be industry-grade. The control room is properly sound-treated and contains multiple dedicated monitoring devices, ensuring your music sounds great on all listening devices. Let us help you take your music to the next level!

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  • Our Calgary location offers local artists a premium, no-compromise recording experience. Our 1 NRC panel-treated studios, combined with world-class gear, provide clients with immediate access to finely-tuned professional recordings. Our on-site engineers deliver industry-grade mixes and radio-ready masters.

    Our studio features some of the most sought-after equipment in the audio industry, including the exclusive SONY C800G microphone paired with a 7.1.4 DOLBY Atmos mixing setup, a unique offering in Calgary.

    We also specialize in corporate, audiobook, and podcast recordings and are fully equipped for all aspects of audio post-processing, including eliminating mouth clicks, harshness, sibilants, and mud.

  • Our professionally tuned acoustics provide the perfect environment to showcase your art. Many renowned artists refuse studio time if the location doesn’t offer gear like the C800G and stereo BAE 1073—both of which we proudly provide. Our exceptional acoustics and world-class signal chains enhance your vocals, delivering signals so clean they practically fall into a perfect mix.

    Our vast gear selection ensures you’ll find a setup that complements your style, just like the chains Hollywood stars rely on. You have the freedom to customize your sound. We have multiple studios in-house, each with distinct sound characteristics, treated with 1 NRC-rated panels.

    Our recording engineers offer instant feedback and custom signal chains on the fly. With mathematically positioned monitors, including the legendary NS10s and Auratones, you get the most accurate representation of your sound.

    There’s no need to settle for a boxy-sounding closet, a cheap microphone, a tedious recording process, or spending $15k+ on equipment. We provide unparalleled signal customization, processing power, and accurate sound imaging. We believe your art deserves the same treatment that top producers like Mike Dean provide.

    So, you can record at home if you’d like, but the real question is, why would you want to?

  • Mixing and mastering engineers spend years honing their ears, ensuring your projects meet mainstream standards while staying true to your vision. A proper mix takes hours to execute, and as an artist, you should have the option to delegate that stress to a professional, allowing you more time to excel in your craft.

    Full and diverse imaging options (multiple stereo monitors), including our Dolby Atmos 7.1.4 setup, and a properly treated environment are critical for achieving a Hollywood-grade production. We’ve built our studio from the ground up to ensure each of these requirements is masterfully met.

    We use rare and time-tested digital and analog gear (e.g., UA 1176, Lexicon PCM 80) to achieve the same results that have attracted legends to studios for decades.

  • Just as image processing requires color balance, audio mixing requires frequency and gain (volume) balance. In simple terms, every instrument and vocal in a track should be carefully considered and intentionally processed to fit cohesively with the rest of the audio. This is known as managing "sonic real estate," where every sound has its own place in the mix.

    There are industry standard mixes by genre, and combining that knowledge with the expertise of trained audio engineers ensures your mix sounds pleasing on all speaker systems and in all environments.

  • If your track is a gift and the mix is its wrapping paper, the master is the bow you throw on top to complete the package. Mastering is the process of finalizing the mix to ensure its overall loudness and tonal balance (sonic real estate) are consistent with industry standards and streaming platform requirements. Without mastering, even a well-mixed project will sound quieter and "flatter" compared to your favorite tracks when played side by side.

  • Auto-Tune automatically adjusts your pitch. We get that. But relying solely on a program can result in an inhuman sound. That’s where our expertise comes in. Our on-site engineers use Melodyne to manually tune every single word you record, ensuring it sounds natural and seamless. You might think it sounds inauthentic, but almost every radio-ready production uses this technique, even if you can’t tell. The pros rely on it.

    We can also fix rhythmic errors by precisely shifting words to fall on beat. This meticulous process takes hours, but the results are worth it. Additionally, we can polyphonically tune instruments you’ve recorded that may be slightly out of tune. We’ve got you covered.

  • Recording at home while the vacuum is on? We’ve got you. Mic picking up traffic in your perfect take? We’ve got you covered. Using advanced machine learning technology and a suite of specialized plugins, we can remove those irritating noise floors that your microphone can't avoid. With some effort, we can make your recording sound almost as if it was done in our professional studio. Mind you, this is a last-ditch effort, as some quality will be sacrificed for the removal of said artifacts/sounds.

ALL THE

INDUSTRY STANDARDS

We pride ourselves on a wide, industry respected roster of equipment. For years, nearly every extra dollar made has been reinvested into our gear/software/instrument offerings in hopes to inspire Calgary artists - at a respectable rate. From SSL, to Sony, to Vox, Universal Audio and much, much more - we have what it takes - and more - to craft a satisfying, industry standard record. Although we utilize and take advantage of digital, almost nothing beats the fat, rich signal that recording into a solid pre-amp, EQ and compressor provides.

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Rated Best Recording Studio In Calgary!

  • "Awesome studio and staff, would recommend for anyone trying to record here!"

    Prod Timeline

  • "Brendan and his team are incredibly thorough and very invested in the artists they work with. If you’re an artist in Calgary this is the spot to go for the best bang for your buck, hands down."

    Fresh Out The Trap

  • "These gentlemen, Brenden and Adrian are absolute sound geniuses. There passion for excellence resonates in the work they create. My experience with these men is FIVE STAR !!!"

    Dale Leicht
    CEO of First Merchants Capital Partners Inc.

  • "Been twice and can confidently say I’ll be back. very high level level of professionalism and talent. Definitely took my music to a higher level. Recommend for sure"

    Brock Mitchell

  • "Sad is the best ever. mic is insane, technicians are crazy talented, atmosphere is such a vibe. 100x worth it"

    Lianna Marie

  • "Awesome Experience, love these guys. If anyone is trying to decide on a studio to work with in Calgary it’s these guys"

    William Stewart

  • "Brenden and the team at SAD are always professional and awesome to work with, I highly recommend them!"

    Dan Salt

  • "Crazy experience never seen anything like it in the city great people to work with and great vibes in general thank you guys"

    Alan Vazquez

  • Great facility with amazing equipment and very well equipped

    - Alistair James