Technical information

The VAMS studio uses industry-standard equipment including a 64-bit iMac running Apple's leading DAW software Logic Pro 9 Studio, Apogee Ensemble audio interface and Euphonix MC control.

The iMac and M-Audio Axiom 49 keyboard are height-adjustable to accommodate wheelchairs. A jouse – joystick-operated mouse which can be operated by the users’ mouth or chin – and a head mouse can be used to operate the equipment, and a MidiWing allows joystick operation of a keyboard.

The studio also contains an LTD electric guitar and bass, Takamine semi-acoustic guitar, Roland HD1 drum kit, a custom vintage tube microphone and a UA DCS remote pre amplifier.

Participants can play instruments live or program sounds note by note to build and record up to 256 track multi-track recording projects, burning their completed work at 24bit/96kHz DVD quality. The studio is also 5.1 capable with a full Blue Sky 5.1 monitoring system.