Studios

Spatialisation and Interactive Research Lab (SPIRAL)

The SPIRAL studio is a striking 6m-squared cube containing a 25-channel digital loudspeaker array.
A facility that is mainly used by our postgraduate and research community, featuring:

  • 25 x (networked) Genelec 8240AP loudspeakers in a 3 x 8 vertical array
  • 4 x (networked) Genelec 7270 subs
  • 1 x RME ADI 6432 64 channel MADI interface
  • A selection of DAW’s (Logic, Ableton Live, Nuendo, Digital Performer, Reaper) and plugins (Altiverb XL, Flux, NI Komplete, etc.) Ircam Sound design software, Max, M4L

The loudspeakers are phase/time aligned using Genelec’s GLM system. All connections in the studio are digital with analogue (mic and line) inputs being catered for via a Yamaha O1V with 16 channel digital I/O card. All connections to the computer are made through a MADI-AES bridge and patchbay.

The studio is used for research into the development of new control mechanisms for the spatialization and diffusion of sound in performance and composition. Additionally, the studio is used for composing multi-channel electroacoustic pieces to be played in concert and installation environments.

 

Recording Studio

Huddersfield's principal studio is a 24 I/O SSL-based recording studio, with two recording booths and a window on to the Phipps Concert Hall), containing:

  • SSL AWS-924 Analogue production console and DAW controller
  • SSL Alpha Link AD/DA convertor‌
  • RME MADIFace USB
  • A stereo pair of calibrated Genelec 8260A's
  • Eight channels of headphone amplification
  • A selection of preamps (DAV, Avalon, Manley, API)
  • Outboard EQ and Compression (Avalon and UA)
  • Soundfield processor SPS 422B
  • Custom Matamp 1224 mk2 all tube guitar amp with two 212 cabinets
  • Custom Matamp G200 mk2 tube bass amplifier and one 410 cabinet
  • Yamaha Studio Drum kit

Interactive Studio

The Interactive studio is a critical listening room for interactive sound design and new interface development, with adjacent workshop, containing:

  • Stereo pair of Genelec 1038s
  • 5.1 8020s with sub
  • Various custom and commercial sensor interfaces, controllers and actuators with MIDI and/or OSC
  • 24" Imac
  • RME Fireface UFX interface
  • Yamaha 01v desk
  • 2 x Roland 100m analogue synthesiser
  • 2 x EMS VCS III Synthesiser
  • EMS Synthi Sequencer 256
  • Various historical sound design hardware (vocoder, multieffects, etc)

 

Other Studios

A host of other studios are also available for use by CeReNeM students, including:

  • One eight-channel composition and mixing studio
  • Three overdub, composition and foley studios, each with a small recording booth, and
  • Four 5.1 composition and mixing studios with plasma screen for post-production