Performance Studio

Overview

The Performance Studio is location on Level 7 of Westmead Innovation Quarter. The studio is a state-of-the-art multi-purpose audiovisual and motion capture research facility, allowing the scientific study of music performance, spatial audio, dance, gesture, rhythm and synchrony. With a seating capacity of 40 people via retractable seating, the Performance Lab is an ideal venue for functions, conferences, musical performances, and research.

Research Theme: Art & Music Sciences

Theme leader: Dr Andrew Milne

Collaborators include: Prof. Roger Dean, Dr Simon Chambers, Dr Anna Fiveash, Dr Steffen Herff, Dr John Taylor, Dr Mark Temple (faculty); Siyao Cheng, Anita Connell, Cameron Undy (PhD candidates).

For more information about the research undertaken in this lab see ArtScience Lab and the Music Science Lab.

Facilities

• Accordions
  Performance Lab	Performance Lab Location: Westmead Innovation Quarter, level 7 Size: 102 sqm Room Type: Testing Room Acoustics (partition to adjoining room): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics (partition to corridor): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics (door): Rw 60 Mechanical Services & external noise intrusion Limit: LAEQ, T , dBA): 25 – 30 Reverberation Time Limit (RT60, S) - Average of 500 & 1000 Hz: 0.4 to 0.6s at mid frequencies rising to 0.7 s at 63 Hz
  Control Room	Control Room Location: Westmead Innovation Quarter, level 7 Size: 17 sqm Room Type: Control Room Acoustics (partition to adjoining room): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics (partition to corridor): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics (door): Rw 60 Mechanical Services & external noise intrusion Limit: LAEQ, T , dBA): 25 – 30 Reverberation Time Limit (RT60, S) - Average of 500 & 1000 Hz: 0.3 to 0.5s at mid frequencies rising to 0.7 s at 63 Hz
  Instrument Booth	Instrument Booth Location: Westmead Innovation Quarter, level 7 Size: 6 sqm Room Type: Testing Room Acoustics: (partition to adjoining room): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics: (partition to corridor): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics (door): Rw 60 Mechanical Services & external noise intrusion Limit: LAEQ, T , dBA): 25 – 30 Reverberation Time Limit (RT60, S) - Average of 500 & 1000 Hz: 0.25s at mid frequencies rising to 0.5s at 50 Hz
  Piano Room	Piano Room Location: Westmead Innovation Quarter, level 7 Size: 24 sqm Room Type: Testing Room Acoustics (partition to adjoining room): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics (partition to corridor): DnTw 60 - 65 Acoustics (door): Rw 60 Mechanical Services & external noise intrusion Limit: LAEQ, T , dBA): 25 – 30 Reverberation Time Limit (RT60, S) - Average of 500 & 1000 Hz: 0.3 to 0.5s at mid frequencies rising to 0.7 s at 63 Hz
  General	General Several acoustically isolated and treated spaces (each has a unique reverberation time). There are large windows between all rooms to allow musicians to maintain eye-contact. A large Performance/installation space with the following: Retractable seating for up to 40 audience members Sonic spatialization with 16 rack-mounted loudspeakers and four additional subwoofers A full LED lighting system (spots, fills, coloured effects) A projection system with a large screen folding across walls An infrared motion capture systemA control room with a 6-speaker surround system for high-quality mixing and mastering, and interfaces to control the performance in the above Performance space A small instrument/vocal booth A practice and storage room A MIDI-compatible Yamaha grand piano (Disklavier) Three Yamaha Clavinovas Several high-quality microphones (including stereo-matched) Several digital audio interfaces and pre-amps

Our Research Labs

• BabyLab
• The Age Lab
• ICNS
• Astrosite
• Face & Voice Capture Lab
• Speech Production Lab
• 3D Audio & Sound Lab
• ArtScience Lab
• Music Science Lab
• Performance Studio
• High-Speed Camera & Eye-Tracking Lab
• Interview & Group-Testing Lab
• HMI Lab
• Virtual, Augmented, & Extended Reality Lab
• Psychophysiology Lab
• Human Physiology Lab
• Medical Device Production Facility