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Audio Production Facilities  The Faculty of Communication and Design is committed to quality Audio facilities for students in our various programs. The Audio Facilities at Ryerson University are operated in either a school specific or FCAD wide shared manner. The shared facilities offer access to all FCAD faculties and students' providing that appropriate training has been undertaken by the student's home school. From the student's perspective, whether they use shared or school specific facilities, they will find that the technology has been designed so audio can flow freely between all of the facilities. Since the acquisition of CJRT Radio's control rooms and recording studio's that included the departure of JAZZ.FM91 in the fall of 2008, the facilities have been changed substantially.RCC-168 - The Audio Library  The Audio Library is the centre of operations for the audio facilities in the Rogers Communications Centre. The audio library staff administer both RTA specific and shared audio facilities that FCAD classes can make use of.
Click Here for more information on The Audio Library Shared Facilities Sound Effects Server  The Sound Effects Server - All FCAD students have access to an extensive repository of sound effects that is available to all production PC's and Macintosh computers in the Rogers Communications Centre, the School of Image Arts and the Theatre School. This unique service uses the Apple iTunes interface to both catalogue and download audio from the sound effects library. Shared labs that have this service installed include the Virtual Audio Lab, the Visual Computing Lab, the Apple Learning Lab, the enclosed Non Linear Editing suites, all Rogers Communications Centre's first and third floor audio production facilities, the IMA-302 Recording and Mixing Facility in Image Arts and all of the MacBooks associated with the Hybrid Computing Media Lab and the Mixed Reality Production environment. Please note that access to the sound effects library is only licensed to the campus and off-site laptops cannot access the library.The Sound Effects Server is part of a shared FCAD Media Server System that distributes media such as Shoutcast Streaming Technology to distribute streaming audio in MP3 format, H.264 MPEG-4 to distribute streaming video and a Windows Media server that provides the ability to server proprietary live Windows Media formats. RCC-168 Transfer Stations  RCC-168 Transfer Stations - are shared facilities between the RTA, Theatre, Image Arts and Journalism programs. These stations are comprised of Core Duo Intel Mac Pro computers and contain a CD and DVD with burning capabilities that are useful for transfers. In addition they have a multitude of software packages including Power DVD, Nuendo, Indeo 5.0 Codecs, Vegas, DVD Architect, Reason, Nero, Acid Pro, discWelder Chrome, SurCode MLP Encoder, Melodyne, Nuendo Dolby Digital Encoder, UAD-1, Soundforge XP Studio and Microsoft Office. They also have a have a Tascam US-428 attached as an I/O. Its a 16 channel sound board, with mic preamps; a CD player, a DAT machine attached to the four of the computers.
IMA-302 Recording and Mixing Facility  IMA-302 Recording and Mixing Facility - is located in the Image Arts building on Bond Street. This shared audio area includes first rate recording and mixing rooms and is being updated with a workstation and control pad that will work equally well with both Protools HD and Nuendo in the mixed use environment required in the complex. The facility is the first Protools system installed on campus that is capable of 7.1 surround sound. Protools was added to the 7.1 Nuendo facility and the studio includes a Foley work pit and high definition projector. The facility completes the Image Arts Film programs workflow that integrates Protools technology as part of the curriculum.
Virtual Audio Production Lab  Virtual Audio Production Lab - This lab that is really truly unique at Ryerson. The shared lab works by equipping each school with fifteen audio production laptops that are loaned to students for production needs as required. The two Schools have agreed that during the first four weeks of each Academic semester either School can ask that all of the laptops that make up the Virtual Lab be assembled in a common area for "mass training" purposes. Hence the "virtual" concept allows for flexibility for mass technology/software training at the start of a semester and then frees up the technology for the rest of the semester for use in the field. The concept saves the University valuable space along with the overhead costs of keeping the computers in a fixed location.The laptops are equipped with Nuendo and Vegas software that meets a variety of basic audio production needs relevant to both schools. The software is the same that is in use in all in-house fixed audio facilities allowing students to move materials created on the laptops amongst a variety of facilities that exist at Ryerson. The common software platform means the laptops software can take advantage of in-house curricular training, technical expertise and operational support. Each Panasonic CF-51 laptop is equipped with wireless networking, comes with the ability to burn CD's and DVD's, has firewire and USB connections to interconnect student owned storage and is equipped with an external M-Audio interface that allows for professional XLR audio interfaces that meet professional production standards. To allay concerns about the durability of the laptops computers that were purchased, Panasonic provides a 3 year warranty that includes parts coverage and a 48 hour repair turnaround should they require a repair. This kind of warranty coverage does not stretch existing IT staff as in the case of a hardware failure the staff needs only to courier the laptop to Panasonic with the understanding that it will be returned repaired within 48 hours. RCC-348 - 7.1 Mixing and High Definition Audio For Video Suite  RCC-348 - 5.1 Mixing Suite Audio Post & Music Production- This state of the art High Definition Audio For Video Mixing facility is one of the countries finest facilities of its type. Having evolved from Canada's first educational 5.1 mixing facility the room, in its new location, interconnects with adjacent personal production suites to allow for ADR, Foley and announcing record capability.Click here for more detailed information on the suite. RCC-346A and RCC-346B - Foley Studio and Mixing Theatre  RCC-346A and RCC-346B - Foley Theatre - Control Room & Foley Studio - This new facility opened in Fall 2008 and is a direct result of the increased floor space brought about from the space vacated by CJRT FM. The area has been designed to operate as a state of the art Foley recording area with a large recording studio attached to a Foley recording and mixing facility.The RCC-346A Control Room is the technological centre of the facility. To accommodate both recording and mixing it's comprised of a sleek and stylish mid-sized 24-channel Digidesign® C|24® control surface. The surface provides powerful and hands-on control of Pro Tools® mixing, recording, and editing functions and its tied to a Digidesign 96 I/O™ 16-channel digital audio interface for recording and playback. For critical audio decisions the room is equipped with legendary Yamaha monitors as well as Dynaudio powered monitors and Sub Woofer. Even the video in this facility is first rate equipped with a Marantz DV6001 Universal DVD player. The RCC-346B Foley Theatre is sparse by comparison. It's in the process of being equipped with Foley pits and the technology assigned to the studio includes an AQUOS 46" 1080p LCD, aPOWERPLAY PRO-8 for headphone monitoring and Yorkville Audio Studio Monitors. Click Here more detailed information on the Foley Studio and Mixing Theatre RCC-346C, RCC-346D, RCC-346E and RCC-346F - Personal Production Suites  RCC-346C, RCC-346D, RCC-346E and RCC-346F - Personal Production Suites The Personal Production Suites have been designed for students to work independently at an advanced level. The design concept is for the rooms to operate in an independent manner for smaller audio recording, simple ADR and foley activities. While the rooms are small there is enough room for students to bring in small instruments, record vocals and/or do simple ADR/foley activities in these rooms. The rooms provide a quite recording space and are equipped with simple tools that allows students to walk into the room and start working with all of the basic audio technologies available in the room.Click Here for more detailed information on the Personal Production Suites RCC-340C, RCC-342 and RCC-344 Multi Track Complex  RCC-340C, RCC-342 and RCC-344 Multi Track Complex - the Multi Track Recording Complex is a shared facility that's comprised of a series of rooms that interconnect to provide for a state of the art studio geared towards music recording. The sky lit Main Recording Studio (RCC-344) is sizeable providing ample space for setting up instruments of various types. The centrally located Multi Track Control Room (RCC-342) looks into the main recording studio as well as the Auxillary Studio (RCC-340C) that can be used for alternate set-ups or a drum room separate from the Main Recording Studio.
Click Here more detailed information on the Multi Track Recording Complex RCC-164D Personal Shared Audio Work Stations  RCC-164D Personal Shared Audio Work Stations (x4) - RCC-164D is home to four Shared Audio Work Stations designed for basic audio production work. Each station has been designed for individual work --primarily via headphones-- containing a PC, basic audio editing software, MIDI keyboard and powered speakers.RTA Specific Facilities
 The Bill Lawrence Studios - are the School of Radio and Television Arts introductory production centres. These 8 studios each feature top of the line computers with all new audio recording software, as well as CD players and DAT machines.
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MIDI Production Suites - vary in terms of their equipment, but all are intended for MIDI work. MIDI 1 has a Shuttle XPC small form PC as well as a Yamaha Promix-01 digital sound board. It also features a CD player and a DAT machine. MIDI 2 and 3 both feature a PIII computer, a CD player and a DAT as well as a 4 channel mixer.
RCC-164 - Digital Mixing Suite - is anchored by a RAMSA WR-DA7 digital mixing board which is attached to the P4 computer via a MOTU 2408 mkII sound card. The computer in Digital also features DVD burning. Also in the digital suite are a DAT machine, two CD and Cassette machines, a t.c. electronics fireworx effects processor and a MidMan USB MidiSport 8x8/s MIDI interface.