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SURREY, UK - Uni ver s i t y of S ur r ey S chool of Ar t s has cr eat ed an i mpr es s i ve new audi o f aci l i t y f or i t s BMusMus i candS oundRecor di ng( T onmei s t er )s t udent swi t h t hecompl et i on of a f ul ls t udi o r edes i gn and r ef i tt o ncor por at e t he i ns t al l at i on of an AMSNeve 88D St udi o r edesi gn, f ul lr ef i t and i mpr essi ve new i ol e. consol e keep t he pr est i gi ous Tonmei st er degr ee cons aheadoft hegame

Pl anned and ex ecut ed by t he I ns t i t ut e of S ound Recor di ng,t he pr oj ecthas i mpr oved t he acous t i cs and l ayoutofS t udi o 3i nt he Per f or mi ng Ar t sT echnol ogyS t udi o ( PAT S ) bui l di ng and pr ovi des f l ex i bl e new equi pmentf orhi ghqual i t ydubbi ng,mi x i ng,edi t i ngand r ecor di ng.

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