Studios

Studios and Facilities - The Music Department hosts seven studio areas equipped with a wide range of equipment, hardware and software for sound recording/mixing, surround sound, computer music composition, post-production, sound design, MIDI, audio-visual editing. Our studios are equipped with computer-based workstations, both PCs and Macintosh, and kept abreast with the development of modern technological tools. The practical work students carry out involves skills that the music industry, as well as the media and entertainment industries in general, require at all levels. These skills are taught within the distinctive environment at Keele University Music Technology, focussed on creative experimentation with audio and video digital tools applied to various aesthetic strands of Electronic Arts (Electroacoustic Music, Electronica, Computer Video Art). 

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STUDIOS - Key facts:

  • Seven separate studio areas 
  • 24/7 access to the studios via electronic key system
  • Lots of studio time available to students
  • Technical support at hand 
  • No previous knowledge or experience of computer-audio required. 
  • Training and instructions provided as part of core teaching, demonstrations, tutorials and extensive on-line support.

The studios are housed within two areas: 1) The Clock House, an early nineteenth century building of great character, situated on the edge of the campus. The old building originally conceived as a gardeners cottage and stable block was re-designed in 1977 creating purpose-built studios for Music Technology, practice rooms, teaching spaces and offices for staff. There are six separate project studio areas available in this building, both pool rooms and single-user areas. 2) Lindsay Studios, located in the Lindsay Studio Theatre complex, adjacent to the Music Department. As well as studios, the complex houses two large teaching areas for lectures with multimedia presentations/projection facilities. A modern recording studio is attached to a live room and a large performance space and can be used to record anything from small bands to a full orchestra.