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Contemporary Music Teaching Spaces

Multi-Purpose Teaching Space

The Multi-Purpose Teaching Space is a large television studio used for video and live television production as well as amplified live stage performance. It is the main teaching area for live sound production, performance workshops and a weekly concert. This multi-purpose space is connected to a digital editing suite, enabling capture from four studio cameras of music performances with live audio and post-production editing layback from multi-track and stereo studio audio feeds.Teach space 1a

Multi Camera Studio

  • 4 x Studio camera coverage
  • 1 x Camera Dolly on tracks
  • 2 x Sony LCD 140cm display screens, down stage L/R
  • Communications Headsets available to audio and video operators
  • 1 x Projector, retractable screen 3.5m x 4m, Aspect ratios, 4x3 or 16x9, centre up stage

Video Control Room D.219

  • 1 x Edirol 8 channel V-440 HD Vision Mixer
  • 10 x LCD screen displays for line and preview monitoring
  • 1 x Data Video DN 400 HD digital hard drive recorder
  • 1 x Sony HVR-M15 Digital tape deck
  • 1 x Sony DSR 30 VCR/ SD
  • 1 x JVC HDD-DVD- DV recorder
  • 1 x Jands Ezicoms 4 channel /14 stations
  • Down Stream Vision Mixer
  • Vision to studio display screens and projector
  • 1 x Edirol V8 vision mixer, 8 channel inputs
  • 5 x LCD line and preview screens

Studio Lighting

Teach space 1b

  • Lighting compliment for performance stage and drama
  • Lighting grid 6m above the studio floor,72 GPO outlets
  • 1 x Lighting tallescope, reach 9m
  • 16 x 64Par cans,16 x 56 Par Cans, 4 Profiles, 4 Mac 50's programmable
  • 1 x Follow spot 2k
  • 2 x Lighting control desks
  • Full Cyclorama, 6 degree angle, 6m high wall x19m to curved corner x13m return (white)
  • Full black curtain with 6m drop on runners to cover cyclorama and stage walls
  • Studio Audio
  • Audio Mixer Allen & Heath 14:4:2
  • 14 channels inputs, 6 outputs
  • Studio tie lines links up and down

Post Production Editing

  • 2 x Mac G5 Operating Final Cut Pro 6.0.6
  • 1 x Black Magic Broadcast standards converter

Screen Production

Teach space 1c

Editing Suites-Tutorial space (D101)

    Post Production Editing

    • 4 x Mac G5 Operating Final Cut Pro 6.0.6
    • 4 x Dual screen editing
    • 4 x Sony HVR-M15 Digital tape deck
    • 4 x SanDisk SD card readers

    Field Production Camera Equipment

    • 5 x Sony HVR-Z7 HD/DV/SD camera
    • 1 x Wide Lens accessories and Matt box
    • 1 x Libec Camera Jib arm
    • 5 x Miller DV10 Tripods
    • 1 x Portable Digi Dolly system, 9m tracks

    Field Production Audio Equipment

    • 5 x Audio kits; Azden 3channel mixer, Sennheiser ME66 shotgun mic, Boom pole, Shure VP64 hand mic, XLR connectors, cables and Clapper Board
    • 2 x Radio mic kits

    Field Lighting Equipment

    • 5 x Lowel Rifa eX Pro 44 light kit
    • 5 x Arri Fresnel 1x300w,1x150w light kit
    • 5 x Mini Pro 3 x 650w light kit
    • 5 x Westcott Reflector kit
    • 3 x Lowel ViP Sungun kits
    • 1 x Auto pole 3m
    • 5 x C-stands and Super clamp and accessories

    Lecture Room (D105)

    This large room is used for theory, history and music business lectures as well as choral activities.

    • Piano
    • HiFi System
    • SVHS Video playback
    • Overhead projector

    Tutorial Room (D214)

    This is a mid-size classroom used for group tutorials in aural training, music theory, and music business.

    • Upright piano
    • HiFi system
    • Overhead projector
    • Video playback system

    Updated: 30 November 2011