McDSP

Alexander Hough, Music Technician at Hills Road Sixth Form College in Cambridge, England says, “The McDSP plug-ins have been a stalwart of our studios for quite some time now and the level of professionalism that the students are able to obtain using the McDSP suite are quite simply amazing! Since the introduction of McDSP plug-ins to our studio coursework submissions have been a joy to mark! We use them extensively for multi-track music production coursework and the results have continued to improve exponentially! ! In addition the use of ML400 and Retro Pack has become legendary in the mastering studio of our in house record label since its inception.”

Mark Anderson, Instructor at Foothill College in California says McDSP has the best sounding plug-ins they’ve tested.  “Both Native and TDM are consistently outperforming plug-ins costing two to ten times more.  When you’re dealing with hundreds of student recording and editing projects per quarter, as we do, plug-in quality, ease of use, and documentation make all the difference.  McDSP is a winner in every category.”

“Having McDSP as a partner has given our students an opportunity to experience high-end professional tools.  In this budget challenged economy, our program may not have been able to purchase McDSP software to the extent that our present partnership allows.  Also, the ability students have to purchase McDSP bundles and continue to use McDSP products after graduation as they begin their careers in the real world is amazing,” says Richard Tremmel, Associate Professor at Guilford Technical Community College in North Carolina.

Academic Director of The Art Institute of Seattle, Steve Barsotti says, “The Emerald Pack has been an integral portion of our signal processing curriculum.  In the second term students take a course that covers most of the fundamental essential components of audio production including signal processing.  The McDSP bundle has given us great flexibility in demonstrating signal processing in a studio environment and then having students sit at individual workstations and interact directly with the same software.  The ability McDSP has given students to purchase these same bundles we use in class at a great price is something our students can take with them as they enter their careers.”

Along with sound mixing and engineering curriculum, McDSP products have also made their way into the post-production arena.  Sound Design instructor Mark Henry from the American Film Institute says, “McDSP plug-ins are utilized for all our post-production audio processes.  More than 80 films per year are completed at AFI and each one depends on McDSP plug-ins to finish the sound.”  As both film and television use more and more emphasis and detail in sound, McDSP has become a go-to when looking to fulfill post-production audio needs.

“McDSP has greatly assisted us to teach on a professional level, with students thereby understanding that using pro-level gear does make a significant sonic difference.  The difference it has made to our graduates is nothing short of excellence,” says Anthony Norris, Sound Production Teacher at RMIT College of Media & Communication in Australia.