We have a ton of gear at Main Stage, but each of our staff has a favourite piece they’d totally keep to themselves if they could. Here are 5 pieces of gear that our team secretly loves—and doesn’t really want to share.
🎛️ 1. Kelly: The Zoom PodTrak P8 Mixer in the Podcast Room
“As someone who has zero experience with gear, this mixer is super easy to use. With just a couple of button presses, you can get a clean, high-quality recording without digging through a bunch of menus. Anyone can learn it within a couple of minutes!”
🎤 2. Justin: The Orange OR-100 in the Live Room
“Beside it is one of the most expensive equipment here; the sound and build quality are amazing. It always works great and never needs repair. It’s loud, reliable, and gives you a great variety of tones, from clean to heavy.”
🎙️ 3. James: The Tama Steel Snare Drum in Studio 3
“Personally, I think it’s the best-sounding snare in the whole building. It’s easy to tune and holds its tone well. Any drummer who plays it will understand why it’s such a great drum.”
🥁 4. Jack: The Behringer X32 in the Showcase Room
“I love it because it makes live mixing super easy—whether it’s a show or a rehearsal. The motorized faders make switching between channel banks simple, and it’s packed with features like built-in EQ, effects, and remote control via iPad from anywhere in the room.”
🎶 5. Brett: The M4 Mac Desktop in the Production Room
“It has everything you need to produce music in one small, powerful box. The M4 chip delivers ultra-low latency with no quality drop or crashes. You can run tons of plugins, and everything, from load times to exports, and it is lightning fast.”
🧠 Final Thoughts
Now that we’ve let you in on our secret favourites… come try them for yourself and see why we’d rather keep them all to ourselves!
📍 Location: 747 King St E, Hamilton
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