Study at a fully loaded, multifaceted music production suite.

The St. Petersburg/Gibbs Campus has a fully loaded, multifaceted music production suite geared toward the aspiring music professional, no matter what specialized line of study is of interest.

Music Lab

SPC's Music Lab is equipped with:

• 18 Pro Tools LE workstations with M-box 2 and M-Box 2 Pro interfaces, Dell Optiplex 755 and Apple iMac 24 computers, and M-Audio Axiom 61 keyboard controllers.
• Each workstation also has Pro Tools Version 8, Finale 2009 and Sibelius 5 installed for music notation, Native Instruments Komplete 5 and Reason 4 for additional sound sources.
• Apple Logic Express and Final Cut Express (iMac only) for additional software training.
• An isolation booth for recording is also integrated into the Music Lab studio.
• One Digidesign Command 8 and two M-Audio Trigger Fingers are available for mixing automation and drum programming.

Production Suite

The MIRA Studio: 

MIRA has a professional style recording studio/laboratory on the St. Petersburg/Gibbs campus.  It contains the gold standard of digital workstations:

• Digidesign Pro Tools HD2 setup with a 16 input/8 output 192 I/O Interface, Digidesign Sync HD, Switchcraft 96-point patchbay, and Digidesign C24 controller.
• Mac Pro 8-core 3Ghz computer with 4gb of RAM, used as the master recorder. 
• Pro Tools 8, Native-Instruments Komplete 5, Reason 4, and Sibelius 5 software.
• 53 gigabytes of sound effects. 
• M-Audio Keystation 88 Pro and Trigger Finger, used for MIDI programming.
• Crane Song Ltd., and DBX outboard compressors.
• Monitoring is done through a pair of Adam A7 monitors with a KRK V12 subwoofer.
• The studio is equipped with a full compliment of microphones, stands, cue system, headphones, Steinway acoustic grand piano, Yamaha drum kit, Roland Fantom keyboard, and rhythm section backline.
• Studio B is configured as a pre production room and has a Pro Tools LE setup with a superb collection of vintage analog and digital synthesizers and samplers.

Crossroads Music Laboratory:

MIRA also offers its MUT 1001 and MUS 1360 courses at the Clearwater Campus.To achieve this, the computer lab in the Crossroads Building has been outfitted with fifteen Pro Tools LE workstations, including Apple Mac Pro computers, M-Box 2 Pro interfaces and M-Audio Keystation 88 Pro keyboard controllers.

All of this state-of-the-art equipment and facilities mean nothing unless there is a sound being made to record and produce. 

St. Petersburg/Gibbs campus has a wide variety of very talented singers and instrumentalists ready for any recording project that comes along.  The interaction between composers, producers, engineers, and recording talent is an integral part of our educational mission.  We place a high importance on practical experience and we can deliver it in many different musical styles.

Just as producers, equipment and talent need each other to create a piece of art, they also need a space in which to record this sound.  St. Petersburg College has many different concert and theatrical venues across various campuses that provide optimal sonic spaces. The Music Center, The Palladium, The Digitorium, and the Arts Auditorium are just a few of these.  Each venue is unique and can accommodate various sizes of bands, orchestras, or choral groups.  Whether it’s rock, classical, hip-hop, jazz, or funk, we have the spaces to make a recording special.  An integral part of the MIRA Production Subplan are internship opportunities at these facilities so the aspiring engineer or producer can gain “real world” experience at professional quality venues.

All of these aspects come together in one place to make the music technology educational experience at SPC like no other.