Recording Studios

The Music Production and Engineering Department recording studio complex consists of 12 professional production facilities, which include multitrack digital and analog recording capability, automated mixdown, digital audio editing, video postproduction, 5.1 multichannel surround mixing, and comprehensive signal-processing equipment.

Music Production and Engineering students acquire extensive hands-on experience with a wide array of professional studio equipment and multiformat systems. In collaboration with students from the Professional Performance, Professional Writing, Professional Education, and Music Technology divisions, MP&E majors gain specialized experience in producing and engineering a wide range of contemporary music styles.

The recording studio complex has room configurations optimized for effective teaching and professional-level student production needs. The facilities are appointed with industry-standard equipment from Solid State Logic, Neve, GML, DigiDesign, Lexicon, Neumann, Quested, Sonic Solutions, Sony, Studer, Yamaha, and other manufacturers.

There are five multitrack control rooms appointed with 24-track Studer and Otari analog 2" tape machines, 8 to 32 tracks of DigiDesign ProTools, and 8 tracks of Tascam DA-88 digital storage plus video playback and synchronization capability. Three of these multiformat studios feature 5.1 multichannel surround mixdown options. Six additional studio/classrooms support 8–16 channels of DigiDesign ProTools, 8 tracks of Tascam DA-88 multitrack storage, video playback, dubbing, and synchronization. The 12th facility is a multiformat dubbing and editing studio. Here, students have virtually 24-hour access to DigiDesign ProTools digital audio workstations, CD burners, DAT, cassette, and analog formats. "Black Box" experimentation and analog alignment assignments are also facilitated in this room. All 12 studios have high-speed access to the college Intranet and Internet services.