Large enough to accommodate a choir or a big band, yet intimate enough for small group recordings
The Berkshires has long been a haven for creative professionals, including a wide variety of musicians. In the spirit of keeping that legacy alive, Berkshire Community College (BCC) recently completed construction of a new recording studio in the Koussevitzky Arts Center.
The studio was a long time coming. It's an amazing space that will transform the Music Production Certificate program, the college as a whole, and the community," said Ellen Cooper Shanahan, Ph.D., Professor of Music and Department Chair, Fine and Performing Arts. "It will support the training of future and current professional musicians in the Berkshires." Shanahan explained that the studio will eventually be available for use by members of the public.
BCC is in the planning stages of building a curriculum around the new studio, including credit and non-credit courses and workshops. A new certificate program, similar to the Music Production Certificate, will equip students to work in home studios, professional settings or prepare to transfer to four-year recording programs.
Measuring approximately 50 x 30 feet, the studio is "large enough to accommodate a choir or a big band, yet intimate enough for small group recordings," said Jeffrey Link, Adjunct Faculty, Music.
Equipment in the new space includes:
- A 27-inch Apple iMac loaded with Pro Tools, the industry standard recording program used worldwide
- A state-of-the-art Midas 32-channel mixing board which seamlessly allows Pro Tools integration between itself and the Apple iMac
- A full array of professional microphones to be used by musicians and vocalists while recording
- Seven Behringer Powerplay Personal Mixers, used by artists to fine tune and listen to their own personalized track(s) of music while recording
- A full set of studio monitors for mix-down and playback
- Access to several instruments, including: a Yamaha MX88 keyboard, Roland guitar amps, a GK bass amp, and a six-piece Mapex drum kit
- Plenty of audio cables, headphones, mic stands and other recording equipment for all of our students to work with
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