Still recording to 2" analog tape!

At Bova Sound we offer a homey and relaxed, yet real pro recording environment. Our studio incorporates some of the classic analog gear from the golden age of recording as well as modern digital gear. Bova Sound is located at a home in the west end of Ottawa, Canada, and run by father and son; Phillip Victor Bova and Philip Shaw Bova. The two Phils have worked on countless records and recordings over the last 2 decades.

We're huge fans of the sound of analog tape and gear. Our usual process is to record bed tracks down to our beloved 1968 Ampex 16 track tape machine (originally from Columbia Studios in NYC), capturing a sonic warmth and detail which only analog can do. The tracks can then be transfered over to digital land. With this method you still retain the warmth that the tape has imparted, but you gain the flexibility of digital recording, ie: editing, mixing, and mastering. Or stay in the analog world with an old school approach and mix through our vintage 1973 MCI console using some great outboard gear. Basically the idea is to capture great sounds to tape and then take it from there - that's our specialty.

We've amassed a nice collection of vintage studio gear, microphones, instruments, tube amps, phaser, flanger, ring modulator, tape echoes, and fuzz pedals, and many more that can give your recordings a cool signature sound. For our complete gear list click here.