Cicada Sound

05/29/2026

We are excited to participate in Pique #20 on June 13, 2026!

We will be running a hands-on discovery lab table in collaboration with the Ottawa Ableton User Group. Stop by and test-drive Ableton’s hardware like the Push 3 and Move, with synths, drum machines, and other fun noise makers.

On June 13, 2026, Pique marks its 5th anniversary and 20th edition with a milestone event bringing together groundbreaking artists and presentations from across local and international scenes.

Learn more and get your tickets at thisispique.com

05/28/2026

Thursday vibes.

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

We’ve been hoarding.

Every shop ends up with a basement full of stuff. Ours has gotten a little out of hand. Used gear that piled up, weird things we bought years ago and forgot about, discontinued gear, broken stuff we couldn’t throw away because someone will absolutely want it for parts.

This Saturday, May 23, we’re clearing it out in two ways:

In the shop, in person.
As-is gear, broken stuff, spare cables, parts, weirdness. Some of the broken stuff is free if you can use it for parts. (Hi, DIY folks.) None of this goes on the site. It doesn’t ship and we can’t hold it. Come dig in-person.

On the site + in the shop.
A proper sale collection live Saturday morning: new gear, used gear, select B-stock, end-of-line bits. Deep discounts and shipping across Canada.

Saturday at 11am, it all goes live. Bring coffee. Wear something you don’t mind getting dusty.

05/20/2026

Our pal Anthony playing a little melody on the

05/15/2026

The is an affordable analogue synth with big sound. Stop by the shop and take one for a spin!

05/14/2026

Here is a little jam with the running into the running into the

What a fun and powerful combination!

05/08/2026

Boldly going where no one has gone before with the running into the and through the .

05/08/2026

Jamming on the

Elektron does a great job of adding new features to their machines throughout their product life cycles. This jam features the new capability to add some 808 and 909 samples to go along with excellent built in synth engines. It was fun to load closed and open 909 hats to the same track and then P-Lock the mix to only play one or the other on certain steps.

05/02/2026

Our good friend Anthony jamming on the Akai MPC Live III