Every effort is made to limit studio production classes to 16 students. Small classes, emphasizing "hands-on" training with significant studio access provide the only truly effective way to train audio engineers. Although the number of students, hours and assignments varies with each semester, this guiding philosophy allows our students to have a unique opportunity to gain substantial experience in our facility. Typically, students in the basic or advanced production classes receive 20-28 sessions per course. Students involved in Senior Projects typically receive 12-15 sessions. Each session is 4-6 hours long, but it is not unusual for students to have access to additional time.

Audio/Video and Multimedia Production Facilities

STUDIOS A/B

Recorders (Multi-track)

• Avid Pro Tools/HD4 Accel with 192 I/O
• IZ Technology Radar 24 Digital Hard Disk

Highlighted Equipment

• Digidesign C/24 Controller
• GML 8304 Mic Preamp (4 channels)
• API 500 Rack
  • Great River MP 500-NV (2)
  • A Design P1 (2)
  • A Design EM-Red
  • LaChapelle 583s Tube pre
•  Universal LA-2A Tube Compressor
• Empirical Labs Distressor
• Lexicon 960l
• (8) API 7600 Discrete Channel Modules
• (1) API 7800 Master Module
• (2) DRAWMER 1960 Tube Comp/Pre-Amp

Microphones

• Neumann
• Royer
• AKG
• Sanken
• Schoeps
• EV
• Shure
• Rode

Noise Reduction

• DOLBY XPS3 (24 track SR)
• DBX

Processors (Out-Board)

• APHEX 204
• DBX 160X
• DBX 160XT
• LEXICON 300L
• LEXICON 960L
• LEXICON Super Prime Time
• MASTER ROOM XL-305
• SGX Nitro
• T.C.ELECTRONIC D-Two
• VALLEY Gatex
• YAMAHA REV500
• YAMAHA SPX90

Processing: Plug In Packages

• McDsp Retro Pack HD
• McDsp Emerald Pack
• Auto Tune TDM and native
• Abbey Road Studios Brilliance Pack Tom
• McDSP Channel G Surround
• McDSP MC2000 HD
• MDW DRC1
• MDW Hi-Res Parametric EQ
• Variety of Avid TDM plug-ins
• Waves Platinum TDM
• Waves SSL 4000 TDM

Monitoring

• (2) GENELEC 1037B
• (1) GENELEC 1094A Subwoofer
• (2) YAMAHA NS10
• (5) JBL LSR25P
• (1) TANNOY PS350B Subwoofer
• (2) Tannoy Little Gold Monitor
• FURMAN HDS-6
• (8) FURMAN HR-6
• (10) SENNHEISER HD202

Software

• DIGIDESIGN Protools 10
• APPLE Logic 7
• PROPELLERHEAD Reason 3

• Apple G5 Dual processor w/ 4GB RAM
• 30" Apple Cinema Display

Media Player

• Pioneer DV 578V SACD/DVD

Misc.

• Kawai RX 5'10" Grand Piano w/ PianoDisc Technology
• Yamaha C7 Grand Piano (located in studio B, room 137)
• TASCAM DS-M 7.1 Surround Sound Controller
• ZSys z-64.64r Digital Patchbay with M1 Control interface
• (2) USB MIDI Sport 4X4 MIDIInterface
• Lucid GenEx 6 Master Word Clock

STUDIO C “Porcupine" (Surround Mixing)

Recorders

• DIGIDESIGN Protools | HD 2 Accel with 192 I/O

Processors (Out-Board)

• (2) DBX 160x Compressors
• SONY SRV Sampling Reverb

Processors (Plug-Ins)

• Echo Farm
• Filter Bank
• H949 Harmonizer
• MC2000
• MDW High-Res Parametric EQ
• OxfordOXF-R3 EQ
• Slightly Rude Compressor
• Smack!
• SoundBlender
• Speed
• TL Space
• DIGIDESIGN Protools 6 Suite

Monitoring

• SPL Surround Controller
• (5) JBL LSR25P
• (1) TANNOY PS350B Subwoofer

Primary Computer

• Apple G4 Dual processor w/ 1.25 GB RAM
• 160 GB Maxtor External Firewire drive

Media Player

• Pioneer DV 578V SACD/DVD

Software Audio Encoding

• Disc Welder Bronze DVD-Audio Encoder

STUDIO D “Hedgehog" (Project Studio)

Recorders

• DIGIDESIGN M-Box

Consoles

• Yamaha Pro Mix 01
• TASCAM TM-D4000

Software

• PROPELLERHEAD Reason 3
• MOTU Digital Performer

Processors

• (1) Aphex Aural Exciter (Type B)

Microphones

• (2) EV PL77B
• (2) EV N/D357A
• (1) MXL 2001
• (1) MXL 603

Primary Computer

• Apple G4 Dual processor

Monitoring

• (2) Yamaha NS-10
• ART Head Amp 4
• (2) AKG K-110M