The DMI recording studios, constructed inside of what was the old Whitfield Gymnasium on Delta State’s campus, are the centerpiece of the DMI Entertainment Industry Studies program. In addition to four recording spaces, a kitchen/lounge on the first floor of the DMI studios provides a comfortable meeting space and private greenroom.
Studio A, featuring a 48-channel SSL Duality Delta console, is a large format studio able to accommodate symphony orchestras, concert bands, mass choirs, and wind ensembles. The design for the studios was created by veteran engineer/producer Norbert Putnam who remarked, “When I first entered the old Whitfield Gym, I was struck by the amazing reverb being generated by the hard reflective surfaces. It reminded me of Abbey Road’s studio in London.” Putnam continues, “The symphonic room at DMI may well be the largest studio of this type in the academic world.”
DMI students have the opportunity to learn the different recording techniques used in a live reverberant space, as well as the generic absorbing design of the smaller studio. Like all studio spaces at DMI, a large collection of microphones and outboard gear is available for service in any of the designated studios.
Tracking Room
Control Room
ISO Booths
DMI Studio B is the workhorse studio of the facility. The studio can comfortably accommodate multiple musicians and provides the perfect tracking room for various types of ensembles. The control room has a ProTools 12 HD system, 24 channels of analog inputs via 2 AVID HD IO’s with a 40-channel AVID S6 surface and JBL LSR4328 monitoring for 5.1 surround sound or stereo mixing.
Tracking Room
Control Room
ISO Booths
DMI Studio C doubles as a project studio and classroom. The control room has a ProTools 12 system with Focusrite interfaces and an AVID Artist Mix control surface and JBL monitors. The studio is ideal for tracking bands and recording small ensembles and is often used for student projects. Also available is a Baldwin upright piano and a TAMA drum kit.
Tracking Room
Control Room
The DMI Sandbox is a small studio space designed for ‘in the box’ recording and mixing. The Sandbox also houses a small editing suite to transfer content from analog media (cassettes, reels, LPs) to digital media (CDs, DVDs, hard drives). The editing suite is equipped with an Apple Mac Mini computer, ProTools 11, Mackie and JBL monitors, a Sony cassette deck, Technics turntable, ReVox PR-99, an Otari MX-5050 1/4″ 4-track and an on-disc printer, providing students hands on application in transferring, editing, and labeling audio for campus and community clients.
Students also have opportunities for entertainment industry research, content reinforcement, and hands on application with various software packages, plug-ins, and auxilliary audio gear. This learning environment is designed to enhance the entertainment industry curriculum presented by the DMI.
Keys
Amps
Drums
Guitars
