Working in the context of the Music Industry Program, digital audio has been incoporporated into almost every aspect of the MSU Moorhead Music Department. Our department boasts a multi-track digital recording studio with direct-to-disk recording capabilities, and sizeable computing power (Macintosh G4s and G5s) for editing, direct digital synthesis, and signal processing.

Within the program, students experience hands-on training with both analog and digital recording techniques. Students are taught all aspects of the Industry from microphone recording techniques to studio etiquette. Music Industry Majors are given the opportunity to record in various conditions from in-studio recording sessions to live-mobile recording as well as sound reinforcement situations. Students master and burn their own CDs. A full scale recording project - Dragon Tracks - is completed by students each year.

Microphones:

• 2 Earthworks QTC1 (matched pair)
• 2 AKG C414B uls
• 3 Shure SM98
• 2 AKG D112
• 2 Crown PZM
• 4 Shure SM81
• 3 Electro Voice N/D 357
• 3 Sennheiser MD 421
• 1 Neumann U87A
• 2 Neumann KM 130
• 2 Neumann AK 40 capsules
• 1 Audio Technica ATM 25
• 4 Shure SM57

Consoles:

• Mackie d8b 96-channel Digital Console (Recording Studio)
• Yamaha 01V 24-channel Digital Mixer (Digital Audio Studio)

Recorders:

• Mackie HDR24 24-track Hard-disk Recorder
• Tascam DA-88 8-track MDM Recorder (2)
• Tascam 2000 Stand-alone CD burner (all concerts recorded direct to CD)

Hardware:

• 2 Macintosh G4, Digi001, Pro Tools 5.1 LE
• 8 Macinstosh G4 (OS X), Digital Performer 4.1 (MIDI Lab)
• 52x CD Burners on each station (Jam, Toast)

Additional Software:

• Peak 4
• Max/MSP
• SuperCollider
• Csound
• Reason
• Soundhack
• Unity

Recording Decks:

• 3 Tascam DA 30 DAT recorders
• 1 Tascam 48 8-track analog recorder
• 3 Tascam 122 mk II cassette decks

Hardware:

• 2 Macintosh G4, Digi001, Pro Tools 5.1 LE
• 8 Macinstosh G4 (OS X), Digital Performer 4.1 (MIDI Lab)
• 52x CD Burners on each station (Jam, Toast)

Additional Software:

• Peak 4
• Max/MSP
• SuperCollider
• Csound
• Reason
• Soundhack
• Unity

MIDI Equipment

• 1 MIDI Express Box
• 2 Yamaha RX5 digital drum machine
• 1 Roland S50 sampling keyboard
• 1 Kurzweil PC2 keyboard
• 10 Roland FP-5 Digital Pianos (MIDI Lab, Digital Audio Studio)

Outboard Equipment

• 1 DBX 180A type I noise reduction system
• 1 Aphex type C aural exciter
• 2 Yamaha SPX-90
• 1 Lexicon PCM-70
• 1 Furman QN-4A quad noise gate
• 1 Yamaha GC 2020b compressor/limiter
• 1 Urei 1178 dual peak limiter
• 1 Yamaha Q2031 graphic equalizer
• 1 Urei 546 dual parametric equalizer
• 2 DBX 160A Compressor/Limiter