Expression College for Digital Arts occupies over 102,000 square feet and consists of offices, classrooms and laboratories, and faculty and student lounges. This information describes our most significant equipment and facilities on campus, for the Sound Arts program.

Acoustically-Designed Classrooms
Renowned studio architect John Storyk (of New York’s Walters/Storyk Design Group) has designed many of Expressions classrooms to include 5.1 surround sound systems, high resolution projected-video monitoring and an advanced audio mixing system for exceptional classroom audio/visual production.

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Studios + Suites

DigiDesign ICON D-Control
Equipment/Description
48 Fader DigiDesign ICON D-Control Console
DigiDesign Digi Preamplifiers
Mac Pro
Pro Tools HD 3
Genelec Main Monitoring
JBL LSR 5.1 Surround Monitoring
Audio patching to all classrooms/labs/studios
Foley Pits and large tracking space

Purpose/Experience
Surround mixing in discreet 5.1 and Stereo for music and T.V./Film post production, DigiDesign ProTools certification courses

SSL 9000J SUITE
Equipment/Description
SSL 9000J Series console with Ultimation
64 Inputs
Host of Outboard Time Based and Dynamics Effects from Lexicon, TC Electronics, DBX, Urei, Tube Tech, and Summit Audio. 
Studer A827 Analog 2-inch MTR
48 I/O ProTools HD
Macintosh G5
Large Tracking Space and 4 Isolation Booths
Meyer Sound X-10 Main Monitors
Yamaha NS-10 nearfield monitors
Dynaudio Mid-field monitors
Audio patching to all classrooms/labs/studios

Purpose/Experience
Console for Music Recording and Stereo/5.1 Mixdown

Large format studio recording experience

O2R
Equipment/Description
JVC 42” Plasma HDTV
Yamaha O2RV96 Console Pro Tools HD
5.1/Stereo mixing/mastering
Meyer Sound Nearfield and JBL Surround Monitoring
DoReMi Video Hard Disk Recorder
Apple G5 Dual 2.5 GHz
Mobile Foley Pits
Isolation Booth for Vocal, and Foley recording

Purpose/Experience
Post-production mixing
Sound design
ADR
Game audio

AUDIO SIDE/CMR
Equipment/Description
Transfer station from any format to any format
Studer V-Eight ADATs
1 DA98, 2 DA38
3 Tascam MMR8
Cassette, CDR, DAT Dub Station
Video dub station: 4 VHS, 1 Digital-S
Apple XServer with 3 TeraBytes XRaid storage for student projects and sound effects

Purpose/Experience
CMR Patchbay connects 48 tielines to every room in the facility allowing you to set up in one space, and record in another

DIGIDESIGN PROTOOLS WORK STATIONS
Equipment/Description
6 independent rooms with ProTools work stations equipped with the following gear:
Apple G5
DigiDesign DIGI 002
ProTools LE, Waves Gold Bundle
Novation SL 61 MIDI controller
Yamaha Monitoring

Software
MAX/MSP
MusicMath 3.0
Unreal Tournament 2004 StepMania
CUBE
OGG Drop
Sound Converter
Reason
Pro Tools 7 LE
Audacity
Pro-53
Peak
Power Game Factory
Max Payne
Activision Anthology
Toast/Jam
Reaktor 5
SimpleSynth
Quicktime Pro
SoundHack
Logic/Waveburner
Handbrake
GarageBand
Ableton Live
Waves Plug-ins

Purpose/Experience
Sound for Toys
Sound for Automated Phone Systems
Ringtone Composition
Sound for Gaming and Post Production
ProTools Editing and Mixing
Rooms mimic a low cost home studio environment or a workstation common in the Game Audio Industry

DVD AUTHORING LAB
Equipment/Description
Sonic Solution DVD Authoring workstations used for making DVD Video disks from start to finish
Dell Dual 1.8 GHz PC CPUS equipped with Sonic DVDit!, Adobe Encore, Sony Vegas, Sony DVD Architect, and Dual Layer DVDR drives
Pioneer DVRS-210 DVD Burner
6 NTSC Monitors for Proofing
Quantum DVD 8000 drive for DVD imaging
Apple G-4’s combined with Sonic Solutions
DVD Creator, Peak, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator for advanced DVD

Purpose/Experience
Authoring and Master Disc burning
Any format of Surround or Stereo Audio Encoding Capabilities:
DTS, AC-3, PCM
Full Video Encode Station: Digi-S, Beta SP, Mini DV
Real time proofing of DVD Disks

FINAL CUT PRO SUITES
Equipment/Description
Apple G5 Dual 2.0 GHz processors
160GB system HD
250GB media drive
Nvidia Geforce 6800 GT w/256MB video card
SuperDrive
Dual 17 inch Dell flat screen displays
Sony DSR-25 miniDV/DVCAM deck
DigiDesign M-Box
FCP 5
Adobe CS 2
Protools LE

Purpose/Experience
Non-Linear Digital Video and Audio Editing

FINAL CUT PRO HD SUITES
Equipment/Description
Apple G5 Dual 2.0 GHz processors
2GB RAM, 160GB system HD
700GB internal SATA RAID
Nvidia Geforce 6800 GT w/ 256MB video card
SuperDrive
23 inch Apple Cinema display
Sony DSR-25 mini DV/DVCAM deck
JVC Digital S-Video Deck
AJA Io encoder w/ SDI, S-video
Composite and Component in out
FCP HD
DVD Studio Pro
Adobe CS 2
After Effects

Purpose/Experience
Non-Linear Digital Video Editing System

GLOBECASTER STUDIO (LIVE WEB STREAMING)
Equipment/Description
Globcaster Studio

Video Specs: 
Globalstreams Globecaster Studio v3.02 with:
Full Video switching between 6-inputs
Animation and Compositing Effects
Character Generation and Titling
Ethernet output for web encoding
Video and patching to all classrooms/labs

Audio Specs:
Macke 1604VLZ 16 Channel Mixing Console
JBL Powered Monitors
Stereo Compressor
Audio patching to all classrooms/labs/studios

Webcasting Output:
Two dedicated Windows Media encoder PCs
for High and Low Bandwidth delivery
Dedicated Windows Media Server

Purpose/Experience
Broadcasts live performances to the web via streaming media

HEPTAGON INSTRUCTOR
Equipment/Description
DigiDesign Control 24 console and 24 I/O Pro Tools HD
Macintosh G-5 Dual with host of audio and MIDI software
Audio patching to all classrooms/labs/studios

Purpose/Experience
Instruction and 24 track Pro Tools recording
Synchronization of all Heptagon Suites

HEPTAGON STUDIOS
Equipment/Description
Independent and/or synchronized control rooms wrapped around a large acoustic studio and 3 isolation Booths
Yamaha DM2000 console providing 96 digital inputs and ProTools control
Meyer Sound 5.1 Surround Monitoring
Each studio equipped with Pro Tools HD
Video for post-production: NTSC Monitor and VHS
Macintosh G-5 host of audio and MIDI software
Host of outboard time-based and dynamics effects from Lexicon, TC Electronics and DBX
Audio patching to all classrooms/labs/studios

Purpose/Experience
Stereo/5.1 surround sound mixing/recording
Unique studio layout allows 6 groups of students to record 1 band simultaneously

JIMI HENDRIX SUITE
Equipment/Description
48 channel Neve VR
Martin Sound Flying Faders and Recall
Studer A827 Analog 2 Inch MTR
Macintosh G5 and ProTools HD
Large Tracking Space and 1 Isolation Booth
Video Projection
Meyer Sound main monitoring system
Yamaha NS-10 nearfield monitors
Audio patching to all classrooms/labs/studios

Purpose/Experience
Music Recording and Mixing
Host of outboard time based and dynamics effects from Lexicon, TC Electronics, and DBX

MEYER SOUND PERFORMANCE HALL
Equipment/Description
Vicon 8 Motion Capture System - 8 camera
20 ft. Green screen
200 seat capacity, 5.1 surround or stereo performance hall
Crest V-12 Front of House Console
Soundcraft SM-20 Monitor Console
Host of outboard Time Based and Dynamics Processing
Full Concert Lighting System including Martin Intelligent lights and Leko lights
Meyer Sound 5.1 speaker system

Production Room:
Yamaha O2R recording Console
MTR recording of live shows using MOTU Digital Performer
Feeds to Globecaster for real time Web Casts
Video feeds for live taping

Purpose/Experience
Guest lectures and concerts
Huge Green Screen for special effect compositing + our brand new Vicon motion caption system!
Live Sound Labs and Concerts

MIDI PRODUCTION STATIONS
Equipment/Description
Apple G5
E-4, Planet Phatt, Roland JV-1080 and A-33 MIDI Controller
MPC 3000, K2500, EMU Orbit, Novation SL 61 MIDI Controller

Software

MusicMath 3.0
Reason
Pro Tools 7 LE
Peak LE
Toast/Jam
SimpleSynth
SoundHack
GarageBand
Ableton Live Demo
Digital Performer
Recycle
Crystal
Pluggo Plug-ins

Purpose/Experience
MIDI programming
Music production
Sound design
Sequencing
Sampling
MIDI Hardware/Software Inter-connectivity
MIDI Workstation Troubleshooting

SSL 6000 SUITE
Equipment/Description
SSL 6048 G+ recording console
G+ Automation and Recall
Otari MTR100
Macintosh G5 and ProTools HD
Large Tracking Space and 1 Isolation Booth
Video Projection
Gateway 42” plasma TV
JBL main monitoring system
Yamaha NS-10 nearfield monitors
Audio patching to all classrooms/labs/studios

Purpose/Experience
Console for Music Recording/Stereo and 5.1 Mixdown/Post Production
Foley Pits
Host of outboard time based and dynamics effects from Lexicon, TC Electronics, and DBX

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