There are three
outstanding studios for the expressed purpose of creating electroacoustic
music. The main studio also serves as a classroom and a performance
space for live-electroacoustic music making. The smaller studios are
designed as learning environments that utilize smaller configurations
that are compatible with the main facility. A live setup for concerts
is available.
Among the components
in the various studios are a Sony DMX-R100 Digital Mixer, Yamaha Digital
Mixers, multiple Symbolic Sound Kyma Systems, multiple Pro Tools systems,
and more than a dozen stations offering the Max programming environment.
In addition, the Buchla & Associates' Lightning II, Interactive
Light's Dimension Beams and a family of custom-made IR MIDI controllers
are available. The large studio is complemented by an Tannoy octophonic
monitoring system.
The components
of these systems represent our commitment to providing a powerful
and high quality environment in which to learn and create.Beyond
the primary composition studios, the fifteen workstations at The
Edward W. Kammerer Microcomputer Lab support technological exploration
and development of music students. The Kammerer lab offers opportunities
to work with interactive music environments, music notation, sequencing
and digital audio software. The lab also provides internet access
and e-mail, computer-assisted instructional material for music theory
and aural skills, and word-processing, desktop publishing, and graphics
programs for academic use.
