A L C H E M E A

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A L C H E M E A Rev 13/07/06

STUDIO FACILITIES

Studio One EUPHONIX CS3000
Euphonix CS3000 digitally controlled analogue mixing console with
32 Active DI Boxes / 24 Automatable Multi-Dynamics Units and the
Cube for surround mixing
Digidesign Pro Tools HD3 Accel with literally thousands of pounds
worth of plug ins (we are a Pro School!).
3 x Digidesign 96/IO converters and Sync I/O
Otari MTR 90 MKII. 2" 24 track analogue multitrack
Apple Mac G5 & 22" active-matrix Liquid crystal Cinema Display
Emagic Logic Audio Platinum 6/ Unitor 8 MIDI 1/0
Custom designed Dynaudio LCRS Surround Sound monitoring /
Genelec 8040A & Yamaha NS10M near-field monitors
Thule and SMA Amplification (total 16 channels)
Lexicon 300 Digital effects processor
Lexicon PCM 80 Digital effects processor
Eventide H3000 D/SX Dynamic Ultra-Harmonizer
T C Electronics D - Two digital delay effects processor
Roland R880 dual digital reverb, with graphic remote
Vintage Roland SVC 350 Analogue vocoder
Ensoniq DP/4 Parallel digital effects processor
Aphex Type C Aural exciter
Alesis D4 Drum module / trigger to MIDI converter
Francinstein stereo enhancement system
Roland A880 MIDI Patchbay
Tascam DA30 Mk II DAT machine
Marantz CD5000 CD player
Large, day-lit, air-conditioned room

Studio Two SOUNDCRAFT 1624
Soundcraft Series 1624 24x16x16x2 mixing console
Fostex D160 & D80 Hard Disk Recorders
Apple Mac G4
Digidesign 001 & Pro Tools LE
Yamaha NS10M Studio monitors - Quad / SMA amplification
Fostex D5 DAT machine
CD player, Aiwa AD-F450 cassette deck
Lexicon LXP 15 digital reverb
Alesis XT digital reverb
Bel BF-20 analogue flanger
Deltalab ADM 4096 digital delay line
Audio & Design F760RS two channel FET dynamic processors
Alesis 3630 compressor, EXR aural exciter
2 x Behringer MDX2100 composer - compressor / limiter / gate
Behringer XR2400 Autoquad - four channel expander / gate
Midimation - 16 channel VCA automation system

Studio Three SOUNDCRAFT DC2000 Programming
Room
Soundcraft DC2000 with FLYING FADERS Automation
Apple Mac G5 2.5Ghz (2 x 250 SATA) & 2 x 19 TFT screens
Digidesign 002 Rack with Pro Tools LE
Alesis AI3 ADAT interface
Genelec 8030A monitors & 7050A Sub Bass
Access Virus Classic, Nord Rack 2
Roland XV5080 (SRX Keys), MOTU Mid Express XT USB (Mac)
M-Audio Radium 49 Controller Keyboard
Pro Tools LE, Cubase SX3, Logic Pro 7, Abblelton Live,
Propellorheads Reason, Phat Factory, Native Instruments Komplete,
Waves Diamond Bundle, Spectrasonics Trilogy
CD player & Aiwa AD-F450 cassette Deck
Lexicon LXP 15 Mk. II Digital reverb
Alesis Quadraverb GT Digital multi effects processor
TWO x Behringer MDX2100 composer compressor / limiter / gate,
Behringer Virtualizer Pro Effeccts Unit
Alesis MEQ230 two channel graphic equaliser
Drawmer DS201 two channel filter gate
Deltalab ADM 4096 digital delay line
Aphex Type B aural exciter

Studio Four Post Pro & Surround mixing
Large, air-conditioned sound to picture Post pro suite with
extensive quadratic diffusion to simulate a standard motion picture
mixing environment.
Apple DP MAC G5 with sound effects library (over 7,000 FX)
Digidesign Pro Tools HD2 Accel, 96 I/O, Sync I/O, Command 8
Avid Mojo Video Capture & Playback system for Pro Tools with
Media Station software & 2 x Apple 23" Cinema HD Display
FocusriteFocusrite TwinTrak Pro Dual Mono / Stereo Preamplifier
Magtrax multi format monitoring system
Roland Midi Keyboard
Syncroarts Vocalign
Dynaudio surround sound monitoring system
Cambridge Audio CD player
RSP Circle Surround encoder / decoder
(Dolby compatible) + too many plug-ins to mention.

Studio Five SSL
Solid State Logic 4000 G series automated console (V G4.00)
Apple G4 with Logic Audio & Digital Performer MOTU I/O
Yamaha NS10M near-field monitors
TC Electronic M5000 Digital Mainframe FX processor
TC Electronic D2 24 bit Multitap Rythym Delay
TC Electronic M1XL 24 bit Multi FX
Lexicon LXP 15 Mk. II Digital reverb
Sony D7 Sound Processor
Aphex 204 Aural Exiter
TLAudio 5013mk2 Parametic EQ
TLAudio Ivory 5021mk2 dual valve compressor
TLAudio Classic PA1 Dual Mic Pre
LA Audio Quad Gates
Otari MTR 90 MKII. 2" 24 track analogue multitrack
Tascam DA30 Mk. II DAT, Sony cassette deck

Studio Six PRO TOOLS
2 x Pro Tools HD 2 Accel with
Digi Pre Amps, Sync 1/O & Midi I/O
Digidesign D-Command
Focusrite Digi Control 24
Sony DSR 1800P DVCAM VTR
Avid V10 & Avid Mojo AV Systems
Black & Burst Generator & VTR
Dual Processor Apple Mac G4
Hewlett Packard Dual Proc PC optimised for Avid systems.
2 x Dell 20 LCD Display & TFT Video Monitor.
Mackie HR624 5.1 monitoring

Recording Areas
Room 1 - 225 sq.ft. Day-lit.
Capacity 8 musicians
Room 2 - 150 sq.ft. Day-lit.
Capacity 5 musicians
Room 3 - 70 sq.ft.

Capacity 2 musicians
Room 4 - 350 sq.ft. Day-lit.
Capacity 12 musicians

All live areas can be patched to any of the control rooms via a
central patching room.

Music Technology Workstations
Apple Macintosh G5s with DVD RAM, CD-RW, & PC workstations
running Cubase SL2, TC Works Spark, Pro Tools LE & Logic Pro 7.
E-MU E5000 ultra samplers, Akai S3000XL Samplers
E-MU Proteus 1000 & 2000, Yamaha TG500
Roland ED PC 180A keyboard
5 x Digidesign M Box with Pro Tools LE
Sonic Foundry Soundforge, Propellerheads Reason & Recycle, NI
Pro 52, Sampletank
Adobe Audition 64 tracks Multitrack digital HD recorder
CD R Mastering, Sony DTC 77 ES DAT machines.

Additional Equipment
Akai S3000 and S1000PB samplers, Roland U220, Yamaha DX7,
EMU Proteus 1XR, Korg M1R, Ensoniq SQ1, Roland A80, Atari STs
Cubase Score, Notator SL, Notator Logic, Tascam & Sony DAT
machines, Drum Kit.

Microphones
Over 60 microphones Neumann (inc. 3 valve), Schoeps, Calrec,
DPA, AKG, Shure, Beyerdynamic, Electrovoice, Sennheiser, Octava,
Geffel, MBC, Sony, RCA, SE Gemini etc.


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ALL OUR FACILITIES ARE OPEN AND SUPERVISED 24 HOURS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK.
WE GUARANTEE OUR STUDENTS MORE PRACTICAL STUDIO TIME THAN ANY OTHER
COLLEGE.