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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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    • 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