The College of
Music maintains facilities for practice, pedagogy, performance, composition,
and research using electronic music technology.
Two multi-purpose
Computer Assisted Music Laboratories (CAML) are maintained in collaboration
between the College of Music and CU's Information Technology Services. The 31
state-of-the-art Macintosh G5 workstations in the labs are used for a wide
range of musical tasks: music notation, audio and MIDI sequencing and
production, audio editing and mixing, computer music composition and research,
and musicianship skills practice. All workstations also include a wide range of
internet tools, Microsoft Office applications, and assorted utilities.
Synthesizer keyboards (Kurzweil K2000/K2000R and Roland JV30) are integrated into
the CAML workstations.
CAML I includes
audio monitoring from each workstation as well as video projection from the
front station, and is used as a teaching space for music technology classes.
and projection facilities allowing it to be used as a teaching space for
electronic music classes.
Access to the
labs is available by BuffOne card swipe 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Contact
the main College of Music office to activate your card.
Computer Research
using New Compositional
Hierarchies (CRuNCH) is a fully-featured computer music project studio. Two
Macintosh workstations with 8-channel audio interfaces and the latest audio and
video software are integrated into a digitally controlled audio system. One of
the workstations is a portable system built around a G4 laptop, used for live
concert production. Modern equipment is augmented by a collection of classic
instruments, including a Moog modular synthesizer and a Sequential Circuits
Prophet 5. ranging from classic Moog and Sequential Circuits equipment to
modern Yamaha and Kurzweil keyboards are combined with production equipment for
audio and video, integrated with computer workstations. The CRuNCH lab is
optimized for computer music research (including live interactive performance
systems), as well as audio/video editing and production.
The Class Piano Laboratory features thirteen cutting-edge digital pianos. The College also has two acoustically isolated Virtual Practice Rooms, equipped with technology allowing musicians to control the acoustic ambiance of the space.