Our music technology facilities are some of the best of their kind in the country. All of our studios are capable of recording from any of our concert halls or live rooms.
Studios
- Recording and production studio equipped with ICON D-Command, Focusrite ISA828, Protools HD3/192, Genelec 5.1 Monitoring and ATC Monitoring
- Recording and production studio equipped with Yamaha 02R96 mixing desk, Protools HD3/192 and ATC Monitoring
- Recording studio, equipped with Audient ASP8024 Large-Frame analogue console with Mac Pro
- 5.1-equipped production studio
- Protools HD-equipped edit suite with High Definition Video editing capability and 5.1 surround system
- Protools HD-equipped edit suite with High Definition Video editing capability and 5.1 surround system
Live rooms
- Medium-sized room suitable for chamber groups and bands. Equipped with a Yamaha grand piano
- Small room suitable for production-based projects and vocals, etc
Other facilities
- iMac Lab – comprising ten professional digital audio workstations (Intel iMacs)
- Music for Media Lab – eight professional workstations (Mac G5 Quads / iMacs) set up to enable production and editing of music with moving image
- Recital Hall – unique to the Conservatoire, this bespoke live electronics venue comprises a Yamaha DM2000, Apple Mac, and flexible d&b audiotechnik 10.2+ surround system
- Research Room
- Various portable recording, editing and live electronics systems
Software
- All studio systems run the latest software, including Logic Pro, Protools (TDM and LE), Waves (Platinum and Gold)
- All lab systems run Logic Pro, Protools (LE), Sibelius, MaxMSP/Jitter and IRCAM Software
- Other software available includes Celemony Melodyne, Native Instruments, Digital Performer
- To remain abreast of changes in the industry, we upgrade all our software on a rolling basis