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Music Technology Center

Located inside the Music building, the historic Music Technology Center (MTC) stands out as a unique and cutting-edge music production facility. The MTC supports learning for career paths in music production, audio engineering, and music business: helping students develop essential skills for today's music industry.


 

What's Inside?


  • 28 Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs)

    DAWs handle the entire music creation process including digital audio recording, crafting beats and melodies and adding effects to the final mix. 

    21" iMacs

    Equipped with latest versions of Pro Tools, Cubase, Ableton, Logic Pro, and MuseScore.

    Isolation Booths

    Our two isolation booths greatly reduce ambient and external noise, accommodating a wide range of recording needs.

    Meyer Sound System

    Solid State Logic SSC2+ AUDIO INTERFACE

    Pro Tools

    Cubase

    Ableton

    Logic Pro

    Korg Triton Sound Module

    M-Audio Keystation MIDI Controller

    MuseScore

    Fab Filter

    Serum

    Microphone Library

    Secure Networked File Server

  • Mixing Suite

    24" iMac

    AVID HD I/O Audio Interface

    ADAM Monitors

    PreSonus FaderPort Control Surface

    Korg Trinity Keyboard

    Moog Sub-Phatty Sytnthesizer

Did you know?

  • DVC has a partnership with AVID, allowing the college to offer a range of Pro Tools certification classes.
  • One of our instructors, Dr. Nick Vasallo, is credited as being the father of a genre of extreme metal called "deathcore," with his band Antagony.
  • Cade Wolter, one of our alums, has worked with Elton John. 
  • Doug Michael, an instructor, has music placements on TV shows like Pawn Stars and Tanked. 
  • Another alum, Jay Som, was discovered on Bandcamp and has toured all over America.
  • Bill Wolter, an instructor, has worked on Guitar Hero video games and has collaborated with Mickey Hart from The Grateful Dead. 
Music Technology Center

Visiting the MTC


The Music Technology Center is inside the Music building, on the southeast corner of the Pleasant Hill campus. The best place to park is Lot 1, next to the football field and police station.

Who uses the Music Technology Center?

Student recording music in the Music Technology Center Arts, Communication & Language Business, Computer Science & Culinary Arts

Music Industry Studies

The music industries program teaches recording, marketing, and distribution, preparing students for careers in music production, composition, business, and sound engineering.

Music Arts, Communication & Language

Music

DVC Music is a good place to develop essential skills in performance, composition, and music theory, preparing students for transfer or careers in music performance, teaching, and production.