The Electronic Music Composition Lab is a 3-workstation lab for students to explore composition and sound design, mixing and mastering, and modular synthesis.

Software

• Arturia V Collection including software emulations of the Buchla Easel, Minimoog, Arp 2600, Prophet-5, Yamaha DX-7, and Mellotron.
• IEM Tools (spatial audio)
• Spat Gris (spatial audio)
• Reaper
• Ableton Live Suite
• Max/MSP/Jitter (Max for Live)
• SuperCollider
• Adobe Creative Suite

Synthesis Hardware
Modular Synthesizer featuring modules from Make Noise and Mutable Instruments.

Microphones
Multiple mics are available for studio use and checkout including:

• Sennheiser Ambeo 360° spatial audio/VR/Ambisonics mic
• Rode NT5 (4)
• Rode NT4
• Audio Technica AT4022 (2)
• Zoom H4n Pro Field Recorder (2)
• Zoom F6 Multitrack Field Recorder
• Shure SM58 (2)
• Sure SM57 (2)
• LOM Elektrouši Electromagnetic Mics

Controllers

• Novation Launch Control XL
• Keith McMillen QuNeo
• M-Audio Oxygen 49
• Make Noise 0-Ctrl

Speakers/Headphones

• Yamaha HS5
• Mackie MR8
• Sony MDR-7506

Students have access to the following equipment and spaces, and many of the electronic music courses utilize this equipment.

Students have access to multiple sound-proofed recording spaces off-campus at the St. Clair Recording Studio. The Sound Spatialization course is occasionally taught here, and students have access to an 8.1 channel Genelec speaker array.

Please contact the School of Music for more information on how to use this studio.