The Electronic Music Studios

Our studios are the center of action for course instruction and student work. Our studios have three major centers, both housed in the Performing Arts Center. An additional computer music workstation is available for use by students in our courses in the Interactive Media Center of the main University Library. Additional computer workstations are available for musical notation and music theory activities.

Our main teaching center is the Arts Computer Teaching Lab, shared with the Art and Theater Departments. Most classes are conducted in this setting, which includes twelve computer workstations loaded with music software, most of them outfitted with digital audio and MIDI hardware and applications. This allows several students to work at the same time. Two workstations, including a mobile laptop station, are connected to a data projector and sound system.

Sound from the ten fully-equipped music workstations can be patched into the main sound system for class sessions. During private work time, students are expected to use headphones while working in the studio. All workstations are networked to the internet and an Arts Server.

A second, more sophisticated, studio is available for advanced students. This studio includes a single work station. The studio is open at all hours while school is in session. Off hour access will require special security clearance and assistance from Campus Security for entry. Although small, the advanced studio offers privacy (and you don't need to use headphones) and high-quality equipment.

A third studio is available for introductory level students. It includes two workstations, parallel to those in the Arts Computer Teaching Lab.

To support the advanced studio and for digitizing and live performance work, The Electronic Music Studio also has available a mobile computer music workstation with an 8-in /8-out MOTU 2408 sound card, MIDI interface, MIDI keyboard and mixer.