Lab Resources
The University has recently invested almost £350,000 in supporting a range of new technology programmes. In terms of the different labs available, the School has used capital money to create/develop:
Music Technology Lab
- Recording Studio with Acoustic Isolation Room.
- Hardware DigiDesign ProControl Surface - this is a 24 channel fully automated, computer controlled digital mixing desk interfaced to an Apple MAC G Server.
The Studio also contains:
- OMIPRO Desk
- AKAI Sampler
- EMU Sequencer
- VDRUM kit
- YAMAHA Keyboards
- Professional Mics
- Minidisk Deck
- Professional Tape Deck.
The Mac Server operates ProTools 5.1 industry standard recording software with various post processing plug ins..
Computer Games Labs
These labs contain 40 high performance workstations (computer games development software) for use by Computer Games students.
Computer Animation Lab
This lab has 20 high performance PCs with animation software.
Multimedia Labs
These labs contains 80 high spec PCs with Adobe /Macromedia multimedia software.
CISCO CCNA Lab
This lab has a range of inter networking hardware including 8 Cisco Routers, a number of hubs and switches all enclosed in a user configurable rack. The lab is arranged in such a way as to allow students the opportunity to configure, test and operate various types of computer networks.
Computing and IT Labs
One of the School's main computing labs has had 80 PCs recently upgraded. These are used with our computer games labs to support the computing and IT area.
Audio/Video Processing Lab
The Audio/Video lab has 12 Apple MAC G workstations with 17'' TFT Monitors.
Each workstation also has:
- SVHS video recorder
- Video monitor
- Video capture card
- MID keyboard
- Audio mixer
- Final Cut Pro video editing software
- E Magic Logic & Cubase sequencer software
- 12 PC Workstations with video input/output tape decks (MiniDV/SVHS)
- Adobe Premier video editing software
- Reason and Cakewalk Sonar sequencer software
