Studio 2 (Electronic Music Lab)

Studio 2 is a creative environment where students can experiment with an array of electronic hardware and software devices designed to enable innovation in electronic music composition and sound design.

There is an 8-channel octaphonic (diamond formation) ceiling hung speaker array plus sub woofer

The room houses a Yamaha Diskclavier piano for performance analysis and a suite of experimental electronic synthesis hardware for ‘hands on’ sound design.  The computer workstation runs Logic Pro, Max 8 and Ableton Live 10 plus a host of other sound design, synthesis and analysis tools.

To gain access, new users must first attend a short (1 hour) induction session with the Studio Manager. Bookings can then be made via the Studio Booking Portal:

https://oxfordmusicfacultystudios.skedda.com/booking

Hardware

  • Apple Mac Studio
  • Apollo 8 UAD audio interface
  • 8 x Neumann KH120A monitors with KH810 active sub woofer (Octaphonic ring)
  • Coleman Audio SR7.1 surround sound array controller
  • Modular Synthesizer (Eurorack)
  • SOMA Pulsar-23 drum machine
  • SSL 'Big 6' analogue mixer and USB interface
  • Ableton Push Controller
  • Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S61 controller keyboard
  • Various Eurorack format synthesis modules (MakeNoise, Doepfer, Expert Sleepers, Synthesis Technology)
  • Arturia Beat Step Pro – sequencer and MIDI controller
  • Eventide Timefactor hardware delay
  • Eventide Pitchfactor hardware harmonizer
  • Sennhesiser HD 280 pro Headphones (4)
  • AKG K271 MkII Headphones

Software

  • Pro Tools Ultimate
  • Apple Logic Pro X
  • Ableton Live 11 Suite
  • Max 8
  • GRM Tools Complete II
  • Eventide H3000
  • Sibelius 8