Music Technology Facilities
The University of Saint Francis Music Technology program houses a large digital recording studio as well as a Mac-based computer music lab. We believe our students learn best by having hands-on opportunities to learn. This is why we limit our computer music and recording classes to a maximum of 12 students.
Our computer music lab workstations each include a 76 key electronic keyboard and MIDI controller, Pro Tools LE software, music notation software, a variety of virtual instruments, and more. Our large recording studio boasts a Digidesign ICON system with a D-Control and HD-3 system. A truly state-of-the-art recording setup, it allows students to train on the industry standard software and equipment used by today’s professionals.
A calendar of USF studio activity is available at the following link: http://usfstudios.com/. Students can also reserve studio time through this site.
Sweetwater Sound
Our partnership with Sweetwater Sound, one of the largest music retailers in the United States, allows many unique opportunities to our students. Direct access to manufactures, designers, and artists help give our students a better insight on the current and upcoming trends for the music industry. Our relationship also allows students to pursue internships in many areas including marketing, sales, recording, and production.
Recording Studio
At the heart of the main recording studio at the University of Saint Francis is a Digidesign ICON, D-Control system that utilizes a Pro Tools HD-3 recording system. Here we have the ability to record 24 simultaneous tracks of audio through a variety of outboard pre-amplifiers. Besides a host of analog signal processors that can be patched into any point of the recording process, we also have some of the best digital software plug-ins in both TDM and RTAS platforms for Pro Tools. Both our main, ICON system as well as our computer music lab feature the McDSP Emerald Bundle software plug-ins for Pro Tools. A more complete listing of equipment can be found below.
Mastering Station
At USF studios, we can take an audio project from inception to completion for any type of media. This gives our students the ability to gain much needed experience on how to not only record audio, but to prepare for delivery to customers on a variety of different types of media needed today. Our mastering station allows students to put the finishing touches on audio projects using both analog and computer based equipment so that they can work both in and out of the box. Our mastering station is built around Apogee converters and features analog processing by Drawmer, Apex, and BBE. It also features a Sweetwater custom Creation Station PC running a variety of software DAW's and plug-ins such as Samplitude Pro, Wavelab, Sound Forge, and more! Along with the ability to finish audio, we also have the ability to author, print, and duplicate CD's and DVD's in full color.
Computer Music Lab
The computer music lab at USF is the heart of learning for our music technology students and often becomes like a second home to them. Our 11 station lab features Apple iMac computers that allow students to record and work on audio projects, score music, compose, and also keep up with their other classes on campus. Our lab runs Pro Tools as the main recording DAW but also contains virtual instruments such as Reason, the Apple iLife suite, and Sibelius for composition and notation. This lab also is home to our piano classes, MIDI class, Synthesis class, and more.
AT USF, we strive to not only provide great quality equipment, but also equipment that students are most likely to find in recording studios throughout the world. This gives our students the ability to gain hands-on experience on the equipment they will most likely find themselves using in the real-world. Below are some of the manufactures we feature in our studios.
Studio A
Pro Tools HD3
Digidesign ICON D-Control
Digidesign 192 (2)
Digidesign Sync HD
Digidesign X-Mon
Art Head-Amp6
Avalon VT-737
Aviom an16i/o
BBE MaxCom
DBX 160A
DBX 166XT
Empirical Labs Distressor (2)
Focusrite ISA-220
Focusrite ISA-828
Focusrite OctoPre
Lava Lamp (Green)
Lexicon PCM-91
Switchcraft patchbays (3)
Thermionic Culture - Culture Vulture
Toft ATC-2
Samson S-Phone
Universal Audio LA-2A
Universal Audio LA-610
Universal Audio 1176LN
Vintech Dual72
Studio B
Digedesign 003
Mackie 24-8
Alesis ADAT Type II
Presonus Digimax D8
Art MPA Gold
Art Pro VLA
DBX 266XL
Focusrite TwinTrack Pro
Lexicon MX200
Sony Minidisc Recorder
Mastering Station
Apogee Rosetta 800
Aphex 204
BBE MaxCom
Dangerous D-Box
Drawmer 1961
Manley Vari-Mu
TC Electronic – Finalizer
Microphones
AKG C214 (2)
AKG D112
Audio Technica AE3000
Audio Technica AT3031 (4)
Audio Technica AT2050 (2)
Audix i5 (3)
Audix D6
Avantone CV-12
Blue Dragonfly
Earthworks TC-20 (2)
ElectroVoice CO5 (7) Neumann TLM-102
Mojave MA-200
MXL R-44
Neumann TLM-102
Neumann TLM184 (2)
Rode NT1a (2)
Royer R-101
Sennheiser E609 (2)
Sennheiser MD421 (2)
Shure Beta 52
Shure Beta 57a (4)
Shure KSM27 (2)
Shure SM57 (2)
Shure SM7b
Shure Drumkit Mic Set
MIDI & Keyboards
Doepfer Musikelektronik Dark Energy
Korg Radias
MOTU Midi Timepieces
Moog Little Phatty
Moog Moogerfooger
Moog Slim Phatty
Roland Gaia (2)
Yamaha Motif Rack XS
Yamaha P300
Software
Bias Peak
Pro Tools
Logic Express
Reason
Sibelius
Wavelab
Native Instruments – Komplete
Antares AutoTune
Bomb Factory
Celemony Melodyne
FXapansion BFD
Massey
McDSP
Monitor Speakers
Avantone Mixcubes
Dyna-Audio BM5a
Genelec 8030a
JBL LSR2346 w/Sub
M-Audio AV40
Yamaha HS50 w/Sub
B&W 683’s
Playback
Rotel RCX-1590
Onkyo TX-SR508
Oppo BDP-93
Instruments & Amps
Ampex Bass Amp (2)
Hammond e112 Organ
Kustom 30 Amp
Marshall 50DFX Amp
Martin Acoustic Guitar
Maxwin Drumkit
Musser Xylophone
Peavey Classic Amp
PDP Drumkit
Roland Electric Drumkit
Rhythm Tech Congas & Bongos
Schallock Djemba
Squire Electric Bass
Valley Arts Elec. Guitar
Yamaha Studio Custom Drumkit