The Studio
Wolf Tone Recorders is a custom-built recording studio located in a renovated 1946 barn in New Germany, Nova Scotia. Designed for creative flexibility, comfort, and sonic accuracy, the space supports everything from full-band tracking to experimental sound design and post-production.
Live Room
At 26×16 ft with 12-foot sloped ceilings, the live room offers balanced acoustics ideal for a wide range of sessions — from drums and amps to string sections and ambient recordings.
Control Room
The T-shaped control room is 15 ft deep, with a 20 ft front wall, 12 ft back wall, and 7.5 ft ceilings. Every surface (except the floor) is acoustically treated:
- Ceiling: 8″ of broadband absorption between open joists
- Front wall: 16″ of broadband absorption
- Back wall: 24″ absorption + BAD panels
- Side walls: 4″ absorption + BAD panels
The room is tuned for critical listening and features a Yamaha HS8 monitoring system with dual HS8S subwoofers, providing detailed full-range playback ideal for mixing and mastering.
It also includes a studio couch for relaxed listening, a 70″ monitor screen for collaborative editing and playback, and a rolling sit-stand desk to support flexible workflows throughout the day.
Isolation Booth
Measuring 5×3 ft, the iso booth is built with floating framing, double 5/8″ drywall, and a sealed soundproof door. Treatment ranges from 1.5″ to 36″, ensuring a tight and accurate recording space. It includes XLR, Cat5, and speaker patching, an articulating monitor screen, and a dedicated independent HVAC system for silent, comfortable airflow during long takes.
Personal Monitoring
A PreSonus StudioLive III 32R powers up to six zero-latency stereo headphone mixes. Musicians can control their own mixes using the PreSonus QMix app on their phone or tablet — making tracking smooth, personalized, and interruption-free.
Signal Flow & Infrastructure
All rooms are connected via XLR, Cat5, and speaker patch points, allowing fast and flexible routing throughout the studio. All computer, network, and storage equipment is housed in a dedicated room to keep workspaces clean, quiet, and thermally isolated.
The entire studio is equipped with full RGB smart lighting, allowing custom control of color and brightness to create the right mood for any session — from focused mixing to late-night creative jams.
Foyer & Amenities
The studio includes a welcoming foyer with coffee, tea, snacks, and a mini-fridge, plus a private washroom for comfort during long sessions.
Equipment & Instruments
Wolf Tone is fully stocked with modular synths, vintage keyboards, guitars, percussion, amps, mics, outboard gear, and more. View the full equipment list.
Engineer
Caley Kelly (he/him) is the founder, engineer, and sole operator of Wolf Tone. A sound artist, composer, and field recordist with over 15 years of experience, Caley’s work spans live sound, modular synthesis, post-production, and spatial audio. His projects have been exhibited internationally and include immersive sound design, film scoring, and experimental composition. Sessions at Wolf Tone benefit from a deeply collaborative, artist-centered approach.
New Germany: Quiet & Creative
The studio is located in the peaceful village of New Germany, Nova Scotia — a rural setting ideal for focus, creativity, and rest. The town offers all the essentials, including:
- Lake beach and walking trails for outdoor breaks
- Hummingbird Café for coffee, breakfast, and lunch
- Pizza shop, grocery store, and drug store just minutes from the studio
For anything else, Bridgewater is only a 20-minute drive away with full amenities, restaurants, and larger shops. It’s a quiet place to work deeply — with everything you need close by.