USC School of Music
Composition Program

Computer Music Studios

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The Composition Program maintains two advanced studios for sound generation, processing and spatialization: Computer Music Studio B (R011) and the Experimental Music Studio (R039). Access to these facilities is through enrollment in appropriate courses and faculty-mentored research projects that require the use of studio equipment. Students working in these studios include composers, recording engineers, and other music majors. Non-majors from media arts, computer science, and related fields also regularly enroll in our courses.

These studios are under the direction of Dr. Reginald Bain. You can contact Dr. Bain at (803) 777-8183, or rbain@mozart.sc.edu.

Computer Music Studio B

Computer Music Studio B is a small classroom and 5.1 production studio.

Hardware

Intel Mac-based project studio with Digidesign 002R DAW, 5.1 sound projection, Mackie 24-channel mixing console, tape machines, and a full complemennt of microphones and MID I hardware (Kurzweil PC 88 & K2500R, Roland JV-2080 and Emu Ultraproteus).

Software

Csound, Logic, Max/MSP/Jitter, Reason, ProTools, SuperCollider, and ProTools LE, among others.

The Experimental Music Studio (xMUSE)

The Experimental Music Studio is an advanced research laboratory for computer music composition and performance.

Equipment

The equipment setup for the Experimental Music Studio is essentially the same as Studio B with the addition of Genelec studio monitors and specialized hardware/software for the development of real-time composition and performance applications.

For more information about xMUSE, please visit the xMUSE Web Site.

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Updated: December 12, 2008 by RB