Electroacoustic Studio
Florida Electroacoustic Music Studio
The Florida Electroacoustic Music Studio (FEMS) at the University of Florida, directed by Dr. James Paul Sain, is designed to support both composition and research. The primary focus of the facility is in the furtherance of contemporary art music. Courses are offered at both the graduate and undergraduate levels in topics such as the history and literature of electroacoustic music as well as the composition of electroacoustic music using realtime interactive applications, digital audio recording, editing, and sequencing, and the development of musical hardware devices.
Each semester students and faculty of electroacoustic music host concerts of current music in the genre. The UnBalanced Connection concert series highlights works by students as well as established composers. For seventeen years the School of Music, College of Fine Arts, the Center for the Performing Arts, and the FEMS presented the internationally renowned Florida Electroacoustic Music Festival. Students are encouraged to work on interdisciplinary projects.
Equipment
STUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
linked items are in-kind donations from our sponsors
Sound Monitoring
- Genelec 1032A Bi-ampified Near-field Monitor (2)
- Tannoy Proto-J Near-field Monitor (8)
- Tannoy PS110B Active Studio Sub-Woofer
- JBL 4208 Near-field Monitor (2)
- QSC USA 400 Power Amplifier (4)
Sound Reproduction
- Mackie Digital 8-Bus T/DIF, ADAT & AES/EBU interfaces with Argosy Console
- DigiDesign ProTools/HD2 Accel System
- 192 Digital & Balanced Analog I/O
- DigiDesign Command 8 Control Surface
- Argosy 70-D8b Console Housing
- DA88/38 MDM – 24 Channels
- Tascam DA-88 8-Channel Digital Audio Deck w/SY88 Sync Option
- Tascam DA-38 8-Channel Digital Audio Deck (2)
- Tascam RC828 Multi-Machine Full Remote
- Alesis XT-20 ADAT
- Tascam DA45HR 24bit DAT Deck
- Panasonic SV3800 DAT Deck
- Tascam DA-30 DAT Deck
- Tascam DA-P1 Portable DAT Deck (2)
- Tascam 202 mk III Dual Cassette Deck
- Tascam 150 CD Player
- Sony MDS-E11 MiniDisc Recorder
- Sony MD-Z3 Portable MiniDisc Recorder
- Otari MX5050 BIII-2 1/4″ 1/2-Track Stereo Tape Deck
- Sony TC-854-4 1/4″ 4-Track Tape Deck
- Event EMP-1 Preamplifier with Phantom Power (2)
Effects and Processing
- Eventide H3000 d/sx Ultra-Harmonizer
- TC Electronic M-One Multi-Effects Processor
- DigiTech TSR-24S Multi-Effects Processor
- DigiTech StudioQuad Multi-Effects Processor
- Tapco 4400 Stereo Reverb (2)
- Orban 674A Parametric/Graphic Equalizer
- Furman TX-3 Filter/Cross-over
Signal Routing/Conversion
- Tasxam IFAE8 8 Ch TDIF-1 to AES/EBU converter
- Tascam T/DIF to Light Pipe adapter
- Z-Systems z-32.32r Digital Detangler
- Z-Systems z-8.8 Digital Detangler
- Z-Systems z-2src Sample Rate Converter
- Furman PB40 Patchbay
- Whirlwind PB48 Patchbays (6)
- Whirlwind IMP 1 Direct Box (2)
Microphones
- AKG C3000B w/shock mount (2)
- AKG C1000S (2)
- Shure KSM32 (2)
- Shure SM81 (2)
- Shure SM57
- Crown “Sound Grabber” PZM (2)
- Rode NT-3 (2)
- ElectroVoice RE20
- ElectroVoice DL-42 Shot-gun Microphone
- Sennheiser MKH 804 Shot-gun Microphone
- AudioTechnica AT822 Stereo Microphone
- AudioTechnica AT825 Stereo Microphone
Sound Generation
- Kurzweil K2000VR VP 32MB RAM/100GB HD
- Yamaha FS1R
- Korg Wavestation
- E-mu Systems ESI-32 32MB RAM/SCSI/S-PDIF/SyQuest EZ135/CD ROM
- Ensoniq EPS 16+
- E-mu Proteus/1
- Kawai K1rII
- Roland U220 (2)
- 360 Systems MIDI Bass
- Casio CZ1
- Moog Modular Series 15
- Moog muSonics Sonic V
- Big Briar Theremin
Computers/Interfaces
- PowerMac G5/Quad Core 2.5GHz 1GB RAM/500GB SATA HD/16x Superdrive
- Apple 23″ Cinema Display (2)
- Capybarra-LS Kyma System (basic system: 4 DSPs) with Digital I/O
- Cooper CS-10-2 Professional Control Station (ProTools/24)
- La Kitchen Kroonde Gamma Wireless Alternative Controller Development System
- Teleos Alternative Controller Development System
- Electrotap Teabox Alternative Controller Development System
- Silent Cases SC2 Oak
- Power Mac G4/Dual 1.25GHz 512MB/120GB HD/SuperDrive/ATI Radeon 9000 Pro w/64MB/Ultra SCSI PCI card & cable adapter
- Apple 17″ Studio Display
- MOTU 2048 Digital Audio Interface
- Jazz Mutant Lemur Touch Control Surface
- Tactex Controls Inc. MTC Express Multi-Touch Fibreoptic control surface
- M-Audio Oxygen8 Controller
- Opcode Studio 3 MIDI Interface
- Peavey PC1600 MIDI Sliderbox
- All computers are connected to the Internet via 10BaseT ethernet
Software
- (Macintosh)
- ProTools
- Waves Platinum
- Oxford Big 3
- Digital Performer
- Mach Five
- Unisyn
- MAX/Msp/Jitter
- LexiVerb
- Finale
- Csound
- HMSL
- M
- Proton TDM
- GRM Tools TDM
- ReCycle
- Toast Pro
- Hyperprism
- Reason
- Symantic C++
Concert Sound
- 8-Channel Sound System – GREAT AND THUNDEROUS OCTOPHONIC RESONATOR
- Monster 3500 Power Center
- Mackie 32x8x2 with Full Meter Bridge
- Mackie 16x8x2 Mixing Board
- Ashley Protea 4.24G 4-Channel Graphic EQ
- MOTU 828 mk2 Firewire Audio Interface
- Panasonic DVD-F87S DVD Player
- Marantz MPMD930 DVD Player
- Sony CDPD12 CD Player (balanced I/O)
- Tascam 201 CD Player (S/PDIF I/O)
- Lexicon MXP100 Multi-Effects Processor
- JBL TR-125 Speaker (10)
- JBL MR-902 Floor Monitor (2)
- JBL MP-418S Sub-Woofer (4)
- Cerwin-Vega SL-36 Sub-Woofer
- Crown XTi 4000 Amplifier (6)
- Mackie 1400i Amplifier (5)
- AB International Precedent Series 600LX Amplifier
- 8 Channel Snake (100 ft.)
- 32 Channel Snake (100 ft.)
- dBx Balanced Patchbay (3)
Misc Gear
- MIDI Time Piece AV 8×8 Interface/Patcher/Sync
- MIDI Time Piece 8×8 Interface/Patcher
- Iomega 2GB Jaz Removable Media Drive
- Mackie 1604
- MIDI Mixer 7s