Studios

Digital Media Lab – 1100 sq. ft.

The Digital Media Lab is a large computer lab with the newest iMacs running the latest creative software from Apple, Adobe, Propellerhead, and more. The room is outfitted with standing-height tables, which allow the students to sit on comfortable stools or stand — ideally, alternating between the two as their energy allows.

Each workstation has a 49-key Novation MIDI keyboard and AKG headphones so students can work independently on audio/video projects. However, the walls are wrapped in whiteboard surfaces to facilitate group projects and collaborative brainstorming.

Studio One/Control Room – 1000 sq. ft.

The Control Room uses an iMac Pro connected to a Trident 68 24-channel console and two Apollo X16 audio interfaces. Students learn audio production techniques using outboard gear while tracking on Logic Pro. Additionally, students gain experience on various DAWs and learn to quickly adapt their skillset across many platforms to adapt to a rapidly changing landscape of audio/video equipment.

 

The main tracking room, Studio One, provides nearly 600 sq. ft. of acoustically isolated recording space, with an additional two isolation booths providing nearly 200 sq. ft. of additional recording space. Wenger chairs and Manhasset stands are available for larger musical ensembles (up to 24 musicians). The space is home to a growing collection of microphones from Blue, EV, Shure, and others — including dynamic, condenser, and ribbon microphones to ensure students have the chance to work with many microphone scenarios.

Voice Over/Vocal Booths (K. Mosier & B. White) – 104 sq. ft.

Near the Digital Media Lab are two vocal booths (practice rooms) designed for voice-overs, vocals, single instrumentalists, etc… The rooms are named after the founding instructor of the Digital Media Technology program, Kirt Mosier, and Summit Technology Academy’s first principal and then school board president, Bob White.

Both rooms are divided by an angled wall with double-pane windows. Should students want to operate independently, the window shades ensure they won’t distract one another, but if a student wants to engineer a recording of another musician in the adjacent space the rooms are designed to accommodate that as well. An acoustically isolated pass-through box connects nearly every recording space in the Digital Media Studios space so each room can be connected to the next.

Video Production (Studios A and B) – 750 sq. ft.

The Digital Media Technology video production space includes two separate rooms divided by an operable wall, allowing multiple group projects to take place simultaneously. Studio B‘s key feature is a green screen cyc wall allowing students to shoot full-body green screen shots for their creative projects.

Studios A and Studio B also provide an ideal learning environment for live sound production techniques, as the space can be adapted to mimic a small venue with the addition of a stage. Of course, The Missouri Innovation Campus is designed to invite students to take their “classroom” into shared spaces, so don’t be surprised if you hear the sounds of live music coming from the main hallway near the stairs.

Storage/Amp & Power Rooms

Throughout the Digital Media Technology space at Summit Technology Academy, there are ample storage closets and adjacent rooms for keeping equipment organized and secured.

Mics, Instruments, and Gear

The following is a partial list of industry-aligned equipment available for Digital Media Technology students to use while at Summit Technology Academy.

Studio One/Live Sound
Trident 68 24-Channel Analog Console
Apollo X16 Thunderbolt Audio Interfaces (x2)
KRK 10in 3-way Active Monitors
KRK 8in 2-way Active Monitors
PreSonus StudioLive 32 Channel Mixer
PreSonus 32 Ch. Digital Rackmount Mixer
2 AKG C414 Condenser Microphone
2 Neumann TLM 102
2 Earthworks TC20mp
Solomon LoFReQ Sub-Mic
Aventone CV-12 Multipattern Large Capsule Tube Condenser Microphone
2 Shure SMB7 Vocal Microphones
2 Blue Spark Condenser Microphones
Rode NT4 Stereo Condenser Microphone
2 sE Electronics X1 R Ribbon Microphones
2 Blue Bluebird SL Condenser Microphones
5 Electro-Voice RE20 Dynamic Broadcast Microphones
Sennheiser e901 Boundary Condenser Microphone
Sennheiser XSW 1-825 Dual Wireless Dual Handheld Microphone System
Pearl Drum Kit
Rode NT5 – Matched Pair
2 Rode NT1A Condenser Microphone
Shure PGA Drum mic kit
Shure SM57 Microphones
AT897
Rode NTG-2
AKG C1000S
Studio Projects B3
Alesis Microverb
Lexicon 2-Ch Multi-Effects/USB Plug-In
3 ClearSonic SORBER S5 66inx48in
Hear Technologies Hear Back Four Pack

Instruments
Roland 180W 15in 4-Ch Keyboard Amp
Roland RD-2000 88-key Expandable Digital Stage Piano
Fender 1x12in 100W Bass Combo Amp
Fender Champion 100W 2×12 Combo Amp
Ibanez AS53 Artcore Guitar
Ibanez GIO 4-Str Bass

Other Audio Gear
Warm Audio TB12 Preamp
Warm Audio Passive Direct Box
Warm Audio WA73 Mic Preamp & EQ
Warm Audio Passive Direct Box
Klark Teknik 2A-KT Compressor
Cloud Microphones 4-ch Mic Boost, 1u Rack
Warm Audio 2-ch Stereo VCA Bus Compressor
Focusrite Scarlet 18i20
2 PreSonus 8in Active Monitors
Novation Impulse 61-key MIDI keyboard
Novation Launchkey 49-key MIDI keyboard
Saramonic Blink 500 B2 Dual Clip-On Wireless Lavalier Microphone System
Ableton Push MIDI Controllers
TurboSound iP 1000 Speakers
AKG Semi-Open Monitor Headphones
Audio Technica ATW-R1700 Receiver
Audio Technica ATW-T1001 Body Pack
Pro Co 50′ 16×4 SMA Series Snake
Behringer X Air X18 Tablet-controlled Digital Mixer

Other Video Gear
Blackmagic Design URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2 Digital Cinema Camera
Canon EOS C200 Digital Cinema Camera
Canon XC10
Canon XA35
Canon XA15
DJI Phantom 3 Standard Drone
GoPro HERO 3+
iKann LED light fixtures, softboxes, etc…