What is Transparent Recording Montreal

Welcome to Transparent Recording Montreal. This is a production facility which encompasses audio/sound recording, video production, professional rehearsal, live sound engineering for off-site productions and events, and a professional space curated for podcasting and content creation. This space has a team of talented multi-disciplinary professionals who are able to accommodate any type of client production requests.

The Facility

In the heart of St-Henri, Montreal, a 6 minute walk from from the Place St-Henri metro station located at 1050 Rue Lacasse. Transparent Recording Montreal has moved into and is bringing life back into the historic RCA Victor recording studio home to the Victor Talking machine Company. This studio is equipped with a world class live room and control room, high-end microphone selection and recording equipment, and beautiful amenities. You will notice the entire facility aside from accommodating professional music and production, features a co-working space with resources to accommodate corporate teams, private events, meetings and jamming. These other services will be offered under “The Victor”, please click the link for more information.

The Live Room History

In 1929, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA) merged with the Victor Talking Machine Company of Canada which then became RCA Victor.  It was thus in the RCA Victor studio that scores of works were recorded, in the 1930s and 1940s, on the Victor and Bluebird labels.  In 1942, the company moved into a brand new studio, at 1050 Lacasse Street.  This facility was the first in Canada ever to use formal acoustical treatment in its construction.  Its design was created in the RCA labs in Camden, New Jersey.

Following the lead of the Berliner family, the RCA Victor studio continued to record numerous Canadian’s artists, both English and French.  The studio also developed an interest in a variety of musical styles – folk, country and classical music, choirs, chamber music, jazz and others – and didn’t hesitate to go on the road to capture exceptional performances.  Such was the case in 1941, when a choir and orchestra led by Wilfrid Pelletier was recorded in St-Laurent.

In 1958, RCA Victor closed its Lacasse Street studio. After moving from Lacasse Street, the studio moved to 2195 Crescent Street.

In 1985, the team of Son Soleil moved to 1050 rue Lacasse in the Saint-Henri district, a former RCA Victor factory.

Studio A is one of a kind which is why it is so popular with musicians, artists and directors. Built by the multinational RCA Victor in 1943, Studio A was the first Canadian recording studio to feature a recording room with polycylindrical wooden acoustic treatment. The exceptional quality of its reverberation meets the special requirements of the sound recording industry. This room of appreciable dimensions (30 ’x 26’ x 18 ’) is very popular with rhythm, brass and string sections and choirs.

The legendary Studio Victor closed its doors on December 31, 2019.

Today 2026

Today we are reviving this historic recording studio in collaboration between Transparent Recording Montreal and The Victor.