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Recording & Audio
UBC Music Recording & Audio is a work-study program offering a team of student technicians instruction in all aspects of audio recording and sound reinforcement through part-time employment.
Student Technicians record in the Recital Hall, The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, and the UBC Auditorium (soon to undergo extensive renovations).
The Facility is constantly being upgraded to reflect state-of-the-art classical music recording practice and technology.
Each year we have approximately 6 students working as recording technicians. We send out an e-mail for a request for applications in September and will respond to inquiries throughout the year. We do sometimes require additional technicians in January. Applicants do not have to be Music students, but must be currently enrolled at UBC and eligible for Work Study (for domestic undergraduate and graduate students) or Work Learn (for international undergraduate students). All available positions are posted on the UBC Work Study/Work Learn websites. Experience is not necessary but will influence acceptance based on our staffing needs.
If you are interested in applying for a position, please contact David Simpson at david.simpson@ubc.ca with an un-spam-like subject-heading. Please include a cover letter, resume and any demo recordings you wish to submit. Video recording/editing experience will also be considered. We will contact applicants as soon as possible.
Microphones
Neumann KM - 130 omni (2)
Neumann KM - 183 omni (2)
Neumann KM - 184 cardioid (2)
Schoeps CMC-6/MK2s omni (2)
Schoeps CMC-6/MK21 wide-cardioid (2)
Calrec Soundfield MK-IV Ambisonic 4-capsule
AKG 414 Stephen Paul-modified Multi-pattern (2)
Various Dynamics
Microphone Preamplifiers
Forssell Technologies (8 channels) (2-channel discrete JFET & JMP-6) with passive summing
Millennia Media HV-3D (4 channels) with passive summing
TL Audio Indigo Tube (4 channels)
Neve (see consoles)
Consoles
Neve "The Melbourn" 12 x 2 analog
Yamaha O3D digital
Workstation
Pyramix Virtual Studio v.6 (Mykerinos MassCore & Native)
Steinberg Wavelab 6
Converters
Ed Meitner/EMM Labs A/D (2 channels DSD & PCM)
Mytek Digital 8x192 A/D/D/A (8 channels PCM)
Genex D/A (8 channels DSD & PCM)
Lucid AD 9624 (2-channels PCM)
Recorders
Sound Devices 744T 4-channel Remote Recorder
Tascam DV-RA1000 DSD & PCM Master Recorder
Alesis Masterlink 9600 Master Recorder
HHB & Tascam CD-R recorders
FX & Outboard
Lexicon 300 Digital Reverb & Effects
Waves IR-1 Reverb Plug-in
Waves Mercury Bundle Plug-ins
Universal Audio 2-1176 Compressor/Limiter
Monitors
Forssell Technologies Custom Monitor Controller
B&W 803 (Recital Hall)
Genelec 1031A (editing suite)
Amplifiers
Hafler
Video
Canon XH A1 HD Camera
Firestore FS-C 100GB Direct-to-Edit HDV Recorder
Apple Final Cut Studio 2
Staff Director of Recording & Audio: David Simpson
Student Recording Engineers:
Nolan Bouvier - Head Student Technician
Michelle Hillier
Paul Luchkow
Adam Nigro
John Rogers
Ian Rusconi
Seth Vietti
Most Respected Friends of the "Booth"
Graemme Brown
M. Charpentier
Don Harder
Dieter Piltz
Jim Valance
