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Studio 6
Professional level desktop audio production facilities
have come of age, and Studio 6 reflects current industry
practice in the design of this type of computer-based virtual
studio. A logical extension of the MIDI Project Studios that
emerged in the 1990's, these desktop audio settings have rapidly
become successful competitors to larger audio production environments.
Despite the simplicity of their appearance, new software and
computer capabilities allow a level of productivity matching
and often surpassing that of professional studios from earlier
decades.
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Desktop Production Studios are a cost effective
and qualitatively viable alternative to other types of studios
and as such, have a very strong appeal to musicians, composers,
sound designers, educators and smaller media businesses that
could use in-house audio production capabilities. Knowing and
understanding the types of hardware and software used in such
environments has become a necessity for successfully establishing
and/or operating this type of facility, as well as achieving
high quality results.
A key element in desktop production remains Midi controllable
synthesizers and software sequencers - the central production
tools of most modern sound shaping environments. The cost-effective
acoustic control is centered on the semi-anechoic isolation chamber,
reflecting a genuine representation of most project studio and
desktop audio settings.
The technology in this room shifts on a regular basis to keep
current with the rapidly changing CPU based host machines, but
at the moment includes a Mac G5, Pro Tools 002 with DV toolkit,
Evolution UC33 MIDI controller, Denon turntable, Yamaha and Roland
MIDI Keyboards and MIDI tone generators by Roland and Alesis.
The current software compliment includes Pro Tools, Absynth and
Reason. Monitoring is through HHB Circle 5 Active Monitors. The
local area network also makes file sharing, storage and high
speed internet connectivity possible.
This studio provides lab support for the Digital Theory,
Pro Tools and Sound Design courses. In this studio skills
such as MIDI sequencing, sampling, synthesis, sound design, radio
spot production, MIDI time code synchronization, and MIDI automation
are developed.
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