Music, Theatre and Dance
Music Department Electronic Classroom
The Music Department Electronic Classroom (MDEC) is located in Building (M) in room M335 (next door to the Music/Humanities Lab). Its purpose is to offer faculty and students a state-of-the-art electronic classroom in order to enhance their teaching and learning experience. The MDEC is equipped with 26 Macintosh G4 work stations that have T1 Internet Connection, 3 Dell PC Computers, scanner, Roland JV-1080 sound modules, as well as Macromedia Studio MX, Adobe Creative Suite 2 (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator and GoLive), Premiere, Final Cut and DVD Studio Pro, Reason, Digital Performer, Cakewalk Sonar, Finale, Bias Studio and too many others to mention, facilitating the creation of virtually any project.
Besides providing a "HIGH-TECH" classroom, the MDEC is equipped with a Development Station that provides the user with the tools necessary for, but not limited to, video creation and editing and scanning. It also has a DVD burner, DVD Studio Pro and Final Cut HD for the high- end video project.
The Audio Recording Station (pictured above) is a Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) equipped with Pro Tools, Digital Performer, Digi 002, Pc88MX, XV5050, JV-1080, MU90R, Sc55mk-II, and a Mackie 1202-VLS Pro board using a combination of optical (ADAT) connections as well as microphones and other analog inputs. The heart of the station is a 2 Ghz dual Processor G5 with a Superdrive, 2 GB RAM, 160 GB Hard Drive, a 23" Apple Cinema Display monitor and Event 20/20 BAS audio monitors (200 watts each). There are a variety of mics such as the AKG C414B-ILS, Sennheizer MD-421, Shure SM57 and SM 58: All the necessary tools and software required for recording, mixing, editing, and producing your own music and CD!
We also have the Faculty Presentation Station (above) specifically for faculty and their class sessions. This station features a projector as well as a closed circuit TV network, which allows the faculty presentations to be viewed through TV monitors that are placed throughout the room.
The MDEC is closed during scheduled classes to students not enrolled in the class but is open to students all other times. Click here to view the current classes scheduled in M335 (MDEC).
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