This in turn feeds Mus 152, Advanced Recording Techniques, which uses some of the new equipment in room 856 and the upgraded, recording studio. Getting down to specifics, there are now eight workstations in room 851 made up of Power Macs, Roland XP-5 synthesizers, and cassette decks. A teacher's station with duplicate gear and a projection system allows the students to see what is being taught, and then they can duplicate the instruction at their workstation. MIDI sequencing, synthesizer programming, music notation, sampling, and MIDI orchestration are just some of the topics that can be covered in this new facility. The computer in room 804 has also been upgraded, and new sound modules have been added to that lab as well.
Students can now transfer their work on disc between labs.
On the recording side, there are eight 8-track analog recording stations in room 856, each with an effects processor, drum machine, cassette deck, patch bay, and microphone. This mixing board and software are an exact duplicate of the equipment added to recording control room 802. Advanced students have two stations to work on their projects, and the media can be transferred between the two rooms. These labs will not necessarily make anyone a better musician, but they will allow students to explore music with the same type of equipment that is found in the professional recording studio. Students will be prepared to operate these studios, record in them with confidence, and be able to predict the sound of the final product.