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The Electronic Music Studio has it's own sound diffusion rig consisting of 8 x Genelec 8050A Active Monitors, 1 x Genelec 7060B LSE Subwoofer, and an Apple Mac computer running Digidesign ProTools LE with Digi 001 hardware (8 channel output), used in conjunction with the Dept. of Music's Allen & Heath GL2800 live sound mixer and outboard equipment rack (incl. 2 x PreSonus ACP88 8 channel Compressor/Limiter/Gate).

Other resources

The majority of equipment listed below (aside from the more expensive studio mics and vintage synthesizers) are also available for performance use, subject to approval.

The EMS houses a veteran Roland System 100M modular synthesizer system (circa 1980), comprising:

  • 1 x 110 VCO/VCF/VCA
  • 3 x 112 Dual VCO
  • 2 x 121 Dual VCF
  • 1 x 130 Dual VCA,
  • 2 x 131 mixer/oscillator/headphone amp
  • 3 x 140 Dual EG & LFO
  • 1 x 181 49-key Controller Keyboard
  • 1 x 184 4-note Polyphonic Keyboard
  • 4 x 191J Five-Module Rack
  • plus 2 x Doepfer A-123 VCF HP filters
  • 1 x Kenton Pro-2000 MkII MIDI-CV convertor. 

Students taking studio-based course modules may book out M-Audio MicroTrack II & 24/96 digital recorders (with 2 or 4Gb CompactFlash memory), supplied with either OKM binaural stereo or Audio Technica AT-822 stereo microphones, for use off-site.

Additional resources include:

  • Yamaha AN1X synthesizer
  • Roland JD-800 programmable synthesizer
  • Mobile rack unit containing MOTU 828 Firewire interface, MOTU MIDI Express 128, Lexicon MPX1 effects processor, Akai CD3000XL sampler, MTR HPA-6 headphone amplifier.
  • Soundbeam 2 Kit with 2 beams
  • Tascam HD-P2 Portable High Definition Stereo Recorder (4Gb CompactFlash memory) + Audio Technica AT835ST stereo microphone (X-Y or M-S stereo), incl. Rycote windshield/connbox kit (for postgraduate use only)
  • Fostex DAP1 DAT + Audio Technica AT815ST stereo microphone (X-Y or M-S stereo), incl. Rycote windshield/connbox kit (for postgraduate use only)
  • WACOM graphics tablet; for use with applications such as SuperCollider and MAX.
  • Jazz Mutant Lemur multitouch controller 
  • Roland GI-10 MIDI Guitar controller with microphone-to-MIDI tracking option
  • Philip Rees MIDI-CV converter
  • Peavey PC1600X MIDI controller
  • Kenton Control Freak Studio Edition
  • Korg KAOSS Pad 2
  • Phil Rees C16 MIDI slider control unit
  • Studio microphones include -

    • Tfpro/Joemeek TB-47 Tube "Meekrophone" condenser mics
    • Neumann U87 condenser mics
    • Neumann TLM193 condenser mic
    • Golden Age R1 Active MkIII Ribbon mics
    • Reslosound vintage ribbon mic
    • ElectroVoice PL20 dynamic mic
    • Sennheiser MD441 dynamic mics
    • Sennheiser Evolution G2 500 Series radio mic system - incl. Me2 lapel, Me3 headset & Me4 lavalier mics
    • C-ducer CP contact mics (for piano)
    • Microvox Swanneck
    • Beyer MPC65 PZM mics
    • AKG 451 condenser mics
    • AKG C1000S back electret condenser mics
    • Rode NT1-A condenser mics
    • AKG D112 dynamic bass microphone
    • Shure Beta 57A and SM57 dynamic mics
    • plus assorted homemade piezo contact mics (mono/stereo), drum bugs etc.

For incremental overnight back-up of student work, the studio has a Lacie AIT autoloader (over 1Tb storage), 3 x 320Gb external firewire drives & an Apple iMac running Retrospect Workgroup software.