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Centre for Music and Science

 

The purpose-built CMS building houses two Studios, a Computer Room, and a Research Room.

Studios

The Faculty operates a fully-equipped studio within our Centre for Music and Science which is available to students and staff at the Faculty of Music following an induction provided by the CMS Technical Specialist, Dr Myles Eastwood (mjfe2).

The facility comprises two isolated spaces, Studios 1 and 2, which can be booked for any audio-related activity, from electro-acoustic composition to psychology experiments. A wide selection of software, high-quality playback systems (in stereo and various surround configurations), and numerous bits of hardware ranging from user-friendly portable recorders to industry-standard microphones, is provided.

The two spaces can be booked together and patched into each other in a traditional control room/studio configuration, as well as patched into the Concert Hall and Recital Room depending on the user's needs. For electroacoustic composers the 8-channel playback rig in Studio 1 mirrors the 8-channel system recently installed in the Recital Room.

Studio 1

 

Studio 2

 

Computer Room

The Computer Room contains 11 Apple iMacs, each with a MIDI keyboard. Each iMac runs Sibelius, Microsoft Office and Logic Pro, as well as a wide range of freeware.

 

Research Room

The Research Room contains a collection of additional Windows and Macintosh machines running a variety of specialist software for audio analysis, video editing, composition, and architectural acoustic simulation. It also contains a sound-proofed booth for running auditory experiments.


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Latest news

Maddie Jones starting PhD at Bristol University

28 March 2025

We are very pleased to hear that Maddie Jones, who did an undergraduate dissertation project at the CMS analysing the relationship between music listening and mood, has been awarded a full PhD scholarship to study at Bristol University, in the School of Psychological Science. She will be supervised by Professor Claire...

New article: Reverberation time and musical emotion in recorded music listening

28 March 2025

Many congratulations to Hannah Wilkie for her recent article in Music Perception entitled 'Reverberation time and musical emotion in recorded music listening'! This article came from Hannah's MPhil thesis at the CMS in 2023. Hannah is now studying for a PhD in Princeton University. Abstract: The influence of room acoustic...