Electronic Music Composition I (21M.361)

Who teaches 21M.361?

We generally offer three sections of 21M.361 Electronic Music Composition I . 

Electronic Music Studio (room 24-033B)

Parts of the class will make use of the Electronic Music Studio in room 24-033B. The following (non-exhaustive) list provides an overview of some of the equipment that is available in the studio.

Digital Audio Workstation periphery (for use with own laptop)

  • 1 pc. MOTU 16A USB 2.0 audio-class compliant audio interface (compatible with Mac OS X, Windows 7/8/10, Linux)
  • 1 pc. Asus PB328Q 32" computer monitor (inputs: HDMI, DVI-D, VGA, DisplayPort)
  • 1 pc. Behringer X-TOUCH USB control surface
  • 1 pc. Arturia KeyStep MIDI/USB/CV master keyboard & sequencer
  • 1 pc. Korg nanoKEY Studio USB control surface

Audio monitoring

  • 4 pcs. Genelec 8030B nearfield monitors
  • 1 pc. Genelec 7050B subwoofer
  • 1 pc. AKG HP6E headphone amplifier
  • 6 pcs. Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro headphonees (250 Ohm)

Mixing console

  • 1 pc. Mackie 1604-VLZ4 16-channel mixer

Synthesizers & hardware instruments

  • 1 pc. Roland System 500 semi-modular analog synthesizer
  • 1 pc. Moog Mother-32 semi-modular analog synthesizer
  • 1 pc. Moog Etherwave Plus theremin
  • 1 pc. Moog Minitaur analog bass synthesizer
  • 1 pc. Arturia DrumBrute analog drum computer
  • 1 pc. Korg Kaossilator Pro+
  • 1 pc. Korg Kaoss Pad KP3+

FX hardware

  • 1 pc. tc electronic M350 multi-effect processor
  • 1 pc. Lexikon MX400 multi-effect processor
  • 1 pc. dbx 166xs analog compressor
  • 1 pc. Moog MF-102 Ring Modulator

Microphones & field recording gear

  • 2 pc. AKG C451 small-diaphragm cardioid condenser (matched pair)
  • 2 pcs. AKG C411 PP pickup
  • 2 pc. AKG C314 large-diaphragm switchable-pattern condenser (matched pair)
  • 2 pcs. Shure SM58-LC cardioid dynamic
  • 2 pcs. Shure SM57-LC cardioid dynamic
  • 1 pc. DPA 4060 lavalier condenser with XLR connector
  • 1 pc. Sennheiser MKE 600 shotgun condenser kit (incl. shock mount, windshield, handheld extensible boompole)
  • 1 pc. Zoom H6 portable sound recorder