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Facilities for Audio Engineering and Music Production

REI is set up with the latest digital recording equipment as well as vintage and current analog equipment that will support a wide range of knowledge base and prepare students with the tools needed for mainstream Recording.

Recorders

24 Tracks of ADAT digital w/ BRC
Mackie and Alesis 24 Track Hard Disc Recorders
Tascam 1" 16 track analog w/ remote
Panasonic 3700 DAT
Tascam 112 Mk II Cassette

Outboard Gear

TC Electronics M2000
Lexicon MPX100
Lexicon Alex
Yamaha Rev 7
Aphex Tubessence Tube Pre-Amp
Aphex aural exciter
2 MXR 1500 delays
Korg A2 guitar processor
Yamaha SPX-90
Symetrix Stereo compressor
Dbx 166 stereo compressor
Dbx project 1 stereo compressor
JBL/Urei compressor
Alesis 3630 stereo compressor
Dbx 363 stereo key gate
Furman quad gate
Dbx project 1 quad gate
Samson 31 band stereo graphic equalizer
TC Electronics stereo parametric equalizer

Midi gear

Akai MPC 2000
Akai S2000
Roland Super JD990
Emu Proteus 1
Alesis D4
Korg O5rw
Korg EX8000
Roland D110
Korg M1R
Fatar 88 keyboard Controller

Software

Digidesign Pro Tools HD 1 System w/ a 96K and 882 interface w/ a CM automation motor mix

The Midi suite is where the student will have the ability to learn and work with the tools of the trade of a midi engineer. This student will have lecture which will be followed up with a hands on experience with the computer, software, drum machine or any other piece that was covered.. This room is stocked with Macintosh and PC computers. The student will work with Cubase, Reason, an array of both software and hardware synths.

4 Macintosh G3 w/ pro tools software
Digidesign Audio Media 3 card
Akai Mpc 2000
Akai S2000
Ensoniq EPS sampler
Ensoniq SQ 2 workstation
Oberheim OB 8 keyboard w/ midi kit
Roland R8 drum machine
2 Pentium II 333 MMX computer loaded with software

Mix room A is setup to give each student hands practice with a Yamaha Promix digital mixing surface which introduces the user to flying fader automation, snapshot recall, internal software processors and much more.

Behringer Eurodesk
Alesis ADAT 8 track
Alesis 3630 stereo compressor
Akai S20 sampler
(2) Lexicon MPX-100
Sony Dual cassette deck
Mix room B is setup as a more traditional work enviornment in which the students must work on the console and make changes in real time during the transfering the mix to tape. This also incorporates the need to patch and route signal flow which is a crutial part of the job.

Pro Tools HD 5.1 Mix Room

Our new Pro Tools 5.1 Mix Room has given a whole new dimension to working with Pro Tools. It is outfitted with an HD 1 system with a 96K i/o. We are running the Access Virus soft synth, Native Instruments and Antares Autotune. We have installed a Digidesign Control 24 for tactile control over the system.