INFRASTRUCTURE AND TECHNOLOGY - CLASSROOMS

The MNT School currently has the following classrooms for teaching and production:

  • Room 25
    • a 25-speaker multi-channel sound system arranged as follows:
      • ceiling-mounted eight-speaker system (8 Genelec SAM 8320 speakers, repositionable on a tubular system)
      • wall-mounted octophonic system (8 Genelec SAM 8320 speakers, of which 4 are repositionable on a tubular system and 4 are fixed)
      • lateral quadraphonic system (4 Genelec SAM 8320 speakers, fixed in position)
      • subwoofers (Genelec SAM 7350A)
      • Genelec GLM Calibration Kit
      • two stereo pairs (4 Genelec 1032)
    • DiGiCo S21 mixer with DMI MADI B (75Ω coaxial) expansion cards and 16 analogue DMI DAC outputs, connected to the SAM system via a Radial Catapult extender network
    • Apple iPad Pro 11" for controlling the DiGiCo S21 mixing console, with Apple Pencil 2
    • Yamaha DM1000 mixing console with Meter Bridge and MY16AT ADAT expansion card
    • RME UFX+ audio interface
    • RME MICSTASY microphone preamp with I64 MADI Card expansion
    • Audio feeds from various points in the hall to the control room via a Radial Catapult extender, coaxial MADI connection and an 8-input stagebox
    • Apple iMac 24" CPU GPU 8 core, RAM 16Gb, SSD 1Tb, tastiera, magic mouse, magic trackpad
    • Master keyboard Hammer Action Doepfer PK88
    • Sennheiser Ambeo VR mic ambisonics microphone
    • Main software: MaxMSP, SuperCollider, Reaper, IEM plug-in suite, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Resolume Arena, DaVinci Resolve Studio

  • ROOM 26
    • 5.1.2 multi-channel sound system (Dolby Atmos) (7 Genelec 8020 speakers (4 positioned in the corners, 1 centre speaker, 2 ceiling-mounted on a tubular system), 1 Genelec 7050C subwoofer)
    • Yamaha DM1000 digital mixer with MY16AT ADAT expansion card
    • RME UCX audio interface
    • Apple 24" iMac: 8-core CPU and GPU, 16Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD, keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad
    • Sharp AQUOS 60" video monitor
    • Doepfer PK88 Hammer Action master keyboard
    • Main software: MaxMSP, SuperCollider, Reaper, IEM plug-in suite, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Resolume Arena, DaVinci Resolve Studio

  • ROOM 27
    • 5.1 multi-channel amplification system (5 Genelec 1029A, 1 Genelec 7050C subwoofer)
    • multi-channel amplification system 4.1 (4 Genelec 1030A, 1 Genelec 7050C subwoofer)
    • Mackie 1642 VLZ4 analogue mixer
    • Focusrite Scarlett 8i6 audio interface
    • Apple 24" iMac: 8-core CPU/GPU, 16Gb RAM, 1Tb SSD, keyboard, Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad
    • 3 wall-mounted photo backdrops (green, black and white)
    • 3 sets of spotlights for photography and video lighting
    • Main software: MaxMSP, SuperCollider, Reaper, IEM plug-in suite, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Resolume Arena, DaVinci Resolve Studio

  • ROOM 28
    • 4.1 multi-channel sound system (4 Genelec 8020, 1 Genelec 7050C subwoofer)
    • Mackie 1642 VLZ4 analogue mixer
    • RME UCX sound card
    • Mac Studio M1 Ultra, 20-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 32-core Neural Engine, 128Gb RAM, 2Tb SSD
    • Studio Display Retina 27", 5K
    • TCL 65" video monitor
    • Main software: MaxMSP, SuperCollider, Reaper, IEM plug-in suite, Nuendo, Ableton Live, Resolume Arena, DaVinci Resolve Studio