Studios

The Contemporary Music and Technology program is home to some of the best gear on the planet. Professional studios, high-end labs, and private practice rooms all in beautiful Nelson, B.C.

We call our main studio the Kitchen. It houses a ProTools HD system with a state of the art Pro Control mixing board. We still maintain the tradition with a full rack of analog dynamic processor and out board effects. We have a total of 18 Digital Audio Workstations on campus all running the industry standard Pro Tools software and hardware.

students in studio

General Midi Studio

  • Apple Imac Intel Core Duo Computers
  • Pro Tools Digital Audio Workstation Software
  • Sibelius Notation Software
  • Behringer 12 Channel Mixer
  • Digitech Reverb Unit
  • Reason Sound and Sequencing Program
  • Sampletank Sampler Software
  • Ableton Live - Beat Manipulation Software
  • Korg Keyboard Synthesizer

Advanced Midi Studio

This lab focuses on one of the fastest growing niches of the recording industry, the integrated Digital Audio and MIDI hard disk recording system. Using Digidesign’s “Pro Tools” numerous tracks of Digital Audio can be mixed and mastered to CD.

  • Apple Intel Core Duo Computer
  • Pro Tools DIGI 02 Control Surface/MIxer
  • Digital Performer
  • MIDI Interface
  • Korg Keyboard Synthesizer
  • Proteus 1 Sound Module
  • 16 Channel Mixer
  • Event 20/20 Studio Monitors
  • Dual Cassette Tape Deck
  • Yamaha Reverb Units
  • DAT Recorder
  • Numerous computer based plug-ins

The Kitchen

The Kitchen is home to a 40 track digital set-up that utilizes state of the art recording equipment within a professional working studio. Only students enrolled in the Engineering program have full access to the Control Room while students in other disciplines are frequently called upon to perform.

  • Pro-Tools
  • 3 Tascam DA 88 digital recording units
  • MCI Mixing Board
  • Mics include - Sure SM57’s & SM58’s, AKG 460’s & 414’s, Sennheiser 441’s & 421’s, Neuman U87’s and more
  • Reverb Units by Yamaha, Lexicon and Eventide
  • Dynamics Processors by DBX and Drawmer
  • Complete MIDI set-up including Digital Performer Sequencing Software, Korg Keyboard, Proteus 1 & 2 Synth Modules, R5 Drum Machine, MIDI interface/SMPTE generator - Opcode MIDI Timepiece
  • CD Burner
  • Pearl Master Studio Drum Kit

Film Scoring Studio

This equipment covers the basic set-up for the professional film scorer.

  • Apple Intel Core Duo Computer
  • Pro Tools Sequencing Software
  • TV and NS10 Studio Monitors
  • Smpte Generator/MIDI Interface
  • Korg Keyboard Controller
  • Virtual Samplers including Kontact, Reason, Sampletank and Xpand
  • Thousands of high end Akai and Gigastudio samples

Studio 80

This facility hosts a variety of activities including performances by guest artists and clinicians, faculty concerts, student recitals, and monthly performance classes. The studio is outfitted with a professional recording booth so that all performances may be archived directly to a CD or multi track digital format for mastering in the Recording Studio.

By integrating the latest in music production technology into the curriculum you will be able to get training in many of the facets of music not available at most music schools.

  • Record your latest performance in order to fine-tune your presentation.
  • Compose music and hear the results immediately on one of our computer music workstations.
  • Create a DVD of your final recital for a demo showreel.
  • Create a full length CD