Computer
Music Lab
View of six of the twelve stations
in our Computer Music Lab.
Close-up of some stations running
music programs.
Equipment
The MIDI Ensemble rehearses in the Humanities
Building's room 426. This lab/rehearsal space was specifically
designed for the needs of the MIDI Ensemble and other small computer-classroom
instruction. Twelve workstations house an impressive array of
computers, synthesizers, and other computer audio and video equipment.
Hardware:
- Twelve Power Macintosh G3 Computers
- Twelve Roland SC-880 Pro Sound Modules
- Two Roland JV90 Synthesizer-Controllers
- Two Stations contain a SampleCell II
Sample Player Card
- Mikrotek Scanner
- Four Lexicon Reflex Reverberation/Effects
Units
- Two VCR's
- DA-38 Digital Audio Tape Recorder
- MOTU-2408 Multi-Track recording and
Editing Environment
- Mackie 1604-VLZ Mixer
- JBL Eon Power-10 Speakers
Software:
- MacOS 8.1
- Pro-Tools Multi-track Recording
- Audiodesk Multi-Track Recording
- Digital Performer Sequencing
- Finale Music Notation
- Turbosynth SC Sound Design
- Sound Designer SC Sound Editing
- SoundEdit 16 Hard Disk Recorder and
Editing
- SoundHack Soundfile Editing
- Metasynth Multimedia Synthesis
- Adobe Premiere
- Macromedia Director
- Macromedia Authorware
- Adobe Photoshop
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The computers are networked to each
other via Ethernet. They are also connected to UAB's Internet
backbone, through which users may make use of printers, email,
and the web.
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