Nov 1, 2003 12:00 PM, Compiled by Sarah Benzuly

SAE INSTITUTE, AUSTRALIA
On July 25, 2003, the SAE Institute (www.sae.edu) brought together 400 guests from around the world for the grand opening of its 1 million-square-foot world headquarters in the resort town of Byron Bay, Australia. The new center, which will offer degrees in Audio Engineering, Creative Media and Digital Film, features student housing; performance spaces; 10 recording, mixdown and editing studios; 31 audio/video suites; and 96 workstations. The campus' main studio (shown) features a Solid State Logic XL 9000 K Series Superanalogue Console.

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL
The University of Massachusetts Lowell Sound Recording Technology program (www.uml.edu/Dept/Music/SRT) recently completed construction on a new recording/critical-listening space, featuring a main room, an iso booth and a small guitar closet. The main room (shown) features an SLS/Bag End 5.1 monitoring system with Stage Accompany amps and custom Klark Teknik EQ, and playback systems for both SACD and DVD; the room also includes 48 mic lines, a Furman 6-channel cue system and variable acoustics via sliding wall panels.

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