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MIDI Lab

The MIDI lab affords students the opportunity to become conversant in electronic music production. Courses that make use of this lab involve technologies such as MIDI, synthesis and digital recording.

The stadium seating type lab contains eight identical student stations and an instructor's main station. In addition, the lab has a MIDI controlled lighting system.


Teacher and Student Stations

Hardware: Dual 1.8 Ghz Macintosh G5 with dual monitors, Yamaha Motif ES, Yamaha 01X, Digidesign 002 rack, Kurzweil K2500RS, Roland JV-1080, MOTU MIDI Time Piece AV, Lexicon LXP 1 & LXP 5, Lexicon MRC MIDI Remote.

Software: Digital Performer, Pro Tools LE, Reason, Stylus, Trilogy, BFD, MX4, MachFive, Garritan Personal Orchestra, Recycle, Toast, Waves Gold Bundle, Antares Auto-tune and McDSP Classic Pack.

Teacher's Rack: Alesis D-4, Tascam MM1 MIDI Mixer, Tascam 122 MKII Cassette, Tascam DA20 DAT, CD-RW5000 recorder, JVC DVD player, Tascam Sony VHS, Yamaha MIDI rack.


Other Available Facilities

Keyboards:

  • ARP 2600
  • Kurzweil K2500
  • Minimoog Voyager (electric blue)
  • Roland SH-201 (3)
  • Yamaha YS-200
  • Yamaha AN1x Analog Modeling Synthesizer
  • Yamaha VL1 Acoustic Modeling Synthesizer

Tone Modules & Beat Machines:

  • Akai MS2000XL w/ MFC42 analog filter module
  • Proteus/2 (2)
  • Roland MKS-20 & MKS-70
  • Roland R-8 Rhythm Composer
  • Roland MC-500
  • Waldorf Microwave XT
  • Yamaha TG 55 & TG77
  • Yamaha WT11 Tone Module

MIDI Controllers:

  • Alesis AirFX
  • Casio MG510 MIDI Guitar
  • KAT Drum Kat & Kick Kat Pads
  • Korg KAOSS Pad
  • Yamaha DTXTREME IIs electronic drum kit
  • Yamaha WX11 Wind Controller

Sound Libraries:

  • Abstract HipHip
  • Crackling Sounds
  • Groove Dimensions
  • Hollywood Effects
  • Sonic Reality Gold Bundle
  • Valentino Sound Effects
  • XTcFiles of Techno
  • XTcFiles of House

Other:

  • Leprecon LM-850
  • Various Mics, MIDI processors, headphones and more

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