Facilities
Students currently enjoy 24 hour access to our studio facilities and we aim to run the programme with approximately one dedicated audio computer between two. This facility is often augmented by student’s laptops, that can connect to the University network wirelessly.
The Russolo Room
The Russolo Room boasts a dedicated 5.1 Genelec 1030 Surround Sound design studio located in the Music Department. This space runs a Macintosh Xeon Quad Core processor with 4Gb ram and 750GB of dedicated Hard Disk space. The Genelec surround system is augmented by a stereo pair of Genelec 1032 loudspeakers and sub unit. Relative amplitude of all speakers is controlled with an SPL 5.1 studio fader.
The machine runs Pro-Tools 8 with an 8-channel Digidesign 002 rack mounted sound card. For other sound software we use an RME fireface 800.
Other software includes;
Camel Audio – Alchemy, Camel Space and Camel Phat on all lab and studio machines, courtesy of Camel Audio
- Waves platinum bundle
- Waves IR reverb and a multitude of sampled acoustics
- Logic Audio 7 Pro
- Nuendo 4
- MaxMSP 4.6 and Jitter 1.3
- Native Instruments bundle including latest Absynth, Reaktor, Synths, Vocator and Spektral Delay
- T-Racks
- Amplitube
- Pluggo
- Sample Manager
- Soundhack
The Sound Lab
The sound lab is equipped with a lab of 13 iMacs each running Pro-Tools 7.3 , logic Pro 7.2 or logic 8, MaxMSPJitter, AUDICITY, PD, Supercollider and CSound each with an Mbox and Professional BeyerDynmic DT770 headphones.
We have 2 x Digital Video dedicated Xeon Quad Cores running Final Cut Studio and Peak DV and several machines running Final Cut Express.
We recently invested in a Canon XL2 DV camera and tripod for producing documentaries and high quality recordings of events and student work.
Students also have access to Macromedia Flash MX, Dreamweaver MX, Director MX, Cold Fusion, Photoshop elements, Proce55ing and Maya.
Pre amplifiers
8 channels of DAV Electronics: www.davelectronics.com/bg8.htm
4 channels of API 3124+ www.apiaudio.com/3124.html
2 * 2 channels of DACS Clarity Mic Amps, dacs-audio.com/product_details.php?product_id=8
Microphones:
Matched pair of DPA 4061
Pair Neumann KM 184
Matched Pair Neumann KM 184
Beyer Dynamic shotgun
Audio Technica Stereo Field
AKG instrument mic
AKG 414
Rode NT4
Rode NTA
Beyer Dynamic Boundry Mic
SoundMan in ear headphone mics * 4
Sony Field Mic
AKG Drum Mic Pack
DPA Windpac and boom for field recording
AudioTechnica Wireless Levalier Mics
Also access to
Neumann KM140 *2
Neumann KM 130 *2
Neumann KM 120 *1
Portable Mixer
Recording:
HHB Portadisc
2* Fostex FR2 – solid state hi resolution audio recorder
3 * M-AUDIO solid state portable recorders (MicroTrack 24/96)
3 * Zoom 2 channel portable recorders
TASCAM DA78, 8 channel digital recording to tape
ALESIS ADAT, 8 channel digital recording to ADAT tape
Portable recording Mac Laptop with MOTU 8pre audio interface
Loudspeakers
We have a collection of 10 genelec 1031 loudspeakers for concerts and experimental events. The Sound Lab has an 8 genelec channel sound system for spatialisation experiments and performance and we part-own a Mackie long throw active speaker system.
Other Hardware
includes reel to reel tape recording, hardware samplers, midi interfaces a Mackie VLZ 1202 portable mixer and a Mackie ONYX 1602 with high quality pre-amps. Portable Genelec Loudspeakers
Venues
In addition to a large number of university venues, The School of Arts, Culture and Environment comprises two performance spaces (Reid and St. Cecilia’s Hall) and The Matthew Gallery, a regular venue for new media work in Edinburgh. We are also developing the Atrium of the Graduate School into a performance and presentation space with lighting bar and Genelec 1032 loudspeakers.