University of Michigan Chooses API Vision Surround Console
Apr 14, 2006 12:21 PM
Most Popular
advertisement
Polls
TalkBack
Mix goes in-depth into the world of mastering. Tell us how mastering has helped your projects in the past. E-mail us at mixeditorial@mixonline.com.
This Month in Mix
The recording studio within the Duderstadt Center on the campus of the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will add a new API Vision surround sound mixing and recording console. Marking its 10th anniversary, the Duderstadt Center studio makeover is part of an overall renovation effort at the interactive educational facility, which also offers an electronic music studio, digital media tools lab, video studio, multimedia workrooms and much more.
From left: Duderstadt Center’s Jeff Vautin and David Greenspan
Later this spring, the recording studio will be decommissioned as the renovation process kicks off, with expected delivery of the new 48-frame, 40-channel Vision console in July. The project is planned to be complete in time for the fall term.
The 480-square-foot control room will feature an acoustical design by John Storyk of Walters-Storyk Design Group. Audio resources coordinator David Greenspan specified the Vision following an evaluation of console options—digital, analog, and analog with digital control.
"I've been a longtime user and fan of API," Greenspan says. "With my previous role as the recording services manager at Interlochen (Center for the Arts), we used API 1604s. Once you get hooked on that sound, there's no going back. That quality of warmth makes it an incredible tool for audio production."
Surround mix and production capability in 5.1 is a major cornerstone of the renovation effort. Part of the university’s coursework is dedicated to creating music-based surround projects, but also surround for film and television. The idea is to provide students with a useful learning environment that prepares them for their future careers, while also meeting current needs.
For more information, visit www.audiotoys.com, www.apiaudio.com and the Duderstadt Center at www.dc.umich.edu.
Acceptable Use Policy blog comments powered by Disqus
Modern Recording and Mixing
This 2-DVD set will show you how the best in the music industry set up a studio to make world-class records. Regardless of what gear you are using, the information you'll find here will allow you to take advantage of decades of expert knowledge. Order now $39.95
Mastering Cubase 4
Electronic Musician magazine and Thomson Course Technology PTR have joined forces again to create the second volume in their Personal Studio Series, Mastering Steinberg's Cubase(tm). Edited and produced by the staff of Electronic Musician, this special issue is not only a must-read for users of Cubase(tm) software, but it also delivers essential information for anyone recording/producing music in a personal-studio. Order now $12.95
Delivered straight to your inbox every other week, MixLine takes you straight into the studio, with new product announcements, industry news, upcoming events, recent recording/post projects and much more. 
AES 2009: Slate Pro Audio Trigger
Upgrading Studio A at Santa Barbara Sound