Robert F. Gilley Recording Studio
The Robert F. Gilley Recording Studio is a state-of-the-art recording studio. Under the direction of Mr. Scott Wynne, the studio operates as both a learning facility for Music Industry Studies students and professional recording facility for faculty and students, as well as local musicians.
The studio's primary control room (Studio A) features a Sony DMX-R100 digital console, Nuendo 3.0, and Dynaudio M3 loudspeakers. With alternate Yamaha and Tannoy monitors (not shown), Control A can be easily configured for 5-channel surround.
The studio is capable of recording, importing and exporting all major digital file formats (WAV, BWAV, SDII and AIFF). Tascam DTRS, DAT and ADAT-XT tape formats are also supported. Sony P-2 machine control and full SMPTE sync capabilities facilitate audio-for-video recording, editing and mixing.
Read about the design and construction of the Robert F. Gilley Recording Studio
Shure Microphone Competition
In Fall 2006, the MUS 4427 class participated in Shure Microphone's Recording Competition. The competition involved 10 Recording Programs throughout the United States and involved recording a music production using only the Shure Microphone kit provided by the company. Members of the project included Kevin Dailey, Michael Gregory, Miles Price, John Morris, Daniel Shearin, and Professor Scott Wynne. The team worked on an original song composed by member Kevin Dailey and orchestrated by John Morris titled You and The Moon and included performances by the Appalachian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Professor James Anderson. To listen to the production please follow the link below.
Click Here to listen to You and The Moon (requires RealPlayer) or watch the video below.
4420 Student Music Video Projects (Quicktime)
Download the RFG Tracking Sheet
Studio A Equipment (partial list):
- Sony DMX-R100 (56 input/32 output/stereo and surround mixing)
- Sweetwater Creation Station (Pentium 4, 4GB Ram, 800GB Glyph Internal storage, 160GB Lacie Firewire)
- Motu 2408 (24 I/O)
- t.c. electronic System M6000 (digital reverb and multi-effects mainframe)
- t.c. electronic - FireWire Power Core
- UAD Producer pack
- Waves Diamond Bundle
- Alesis MasterLink
- Tascam DA-98HR (24 bit DTRS recorder)
- dbx 165A compressor/limiter (2)
- M-Audio Octane (8 channel preamp)
- Bryston 4B ST stereo amplifier
- Fuhrman HDS-6/HD-6 headphone cue system
Live Room
The main tracking studio is a 370-square foot isolated room with hardwood floors, a 16-foot ceiling and two exterior windows providing natural light. The live room features:
- Steinway grand piano
- 24 microphone lines to Control A
- 16 microphone lines to Studio B
- Video distribution
- Cue system distribution
- Recessed direct and indirect lighting
- Analog and digital tie-lines to Control A and Studio B
- Isolation Booth
The live room also includes one 44-square foot isolation booth with an 11-foot ceiling, isolated HVAC and good sightlines through the live-room to Control A. The iso-booth features:
- 8 microphone lines to Control A
- 4 microphone lines to Studio B
- Analog and digital tie-lines to Control A and Studio B
- Video distribution
- Cue system distribution
Studio B
Adjoining Control A, the 300 square-foot Studio B serves as an audio production lab, auxiliary tracking space, and midi lab for composition majors. Two independent computer workstations allow students to record, edit and mix audio, sequence compositions and author CDs. The analog station provides audio recording and mixing fundamentals for students that set the foundation for digital audio techniques. Features of the room include:
- 16 microphone lines to Control A
- 20 microphone lines from the Live Room and Iso Booth
- Analog and digital tie-lines to Control A and Studio B
- Video and Word Clock distribution
- Ethernet and Cue system distribution
- Recessed direct and indirect lighting
Macintosh Stations 1,2, & 3:
eMac 1.25 G4 / 1GB RAM
-Digi 002
-M-Audio Octane PreAmplifier
17" iMac 1.8 G5 / 512MB RAM
-MBox - Factory bundle
Tower G4
-ProTools TDM Mix 24+
-888 / Adat Bridge
MIDI Controllers:
-Yamaha S80 Music Synthesizer
-Kurzweil MIDI Board
Analog Station:
Peavey Console
Fostex 8 Track tape machine