Vancouver recording studio plagued by interference generated by nearby Rogers cell tower
CBC
A Vancouver recording studio says it has suffered from booking cancellations and lost contracts as a result of interference from a nearby cell tower owned by Rogers Communications.
A third-party investigation has confirmed that interference is being generated by a cellular tower owned by the telecommunications and media company.
The tower sits atop a building next to Armoury Studios, which for more than two decades has recorded albums for world-famous acts including rock band AC/DC and singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan.
Despite attempts to fix the problem, Rogers now says there is nothing more it can do, leaving the recording studio scrambling to find a way to co-exist with the multibillion-dollar corporation's cellular equipment.
"The interference noise is very annoying," said Paul Silveira, studio manager at Armoury Studios, adding that a recording studio requires a silent space to succeed.
Many of the studio's microphones are picking up high-pitched frequencies that compound as more microphones are in use.
"People expect the highest quality from us and to have this outside noise coming in ... It's just not fair and it needs to be dealt with," he said.
Rogers has worked with the studio to try and fix the issue.
The team at Armoury, including studio technician Corey Dixon who led the initial investigation, believed the interference was being caused by a frequency emitted by the nearby Rogers tower.
Rogers hired a contractor to further investigate, who confirmed the studio's suspicions.
"The hypothesis ... was confirmed by testing at the studio," Exotek Systems, who conducted the investigation, wrote in a report.
Listen to a sample of the interference below:
The report goes on to say that Rogers' cell tower is generating a powerful signal that nearby microphones, like those at Armoury Studios, are unable to filter out.
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