2008 Woodie Awards
WTSC adds recording studio
Matthew Lee
Issue date: 1/29/07 Section: News
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WTSC The Source, Clarkson University's radio station, has just finished a segment of renovations to its new sound studio and recording station. With the new equipment, they have the capability of recording albums for any interested student bands. Though they have only had a few students come through the studio so far, the station is confident that they will increase in popularity and interest among the student population of both SUNY Potsdam and Clarkson University.
WTSC has a long history with Clarkson, stretching back to when it first began in a shack behind Old Snell in 1947. At that time the goal of the radio station was to not only reach the students but to broadcast into the town as well. Before long the station moved into Old Snell and began increasing in popularity.
When the hill campus was built, the radio station made its way up to this end of town, where it remains today. At that time the radio tower was on Cheel Lawn, but it was not long before Clarkson workers accidently backed into it and knocked it over. The station then wanted to find a better spot for the tower and decided the roof of the Science Center was a good place. After getting permission from the university, they "punted" the tower to the top of the building.
The sound studio project is the latest in a six-year project to renovate the station. The project cost approximately 15,000 dollars, and chief engineer Nick Ruebel believes it was worth every penny. The new studio has many features; for instance, the recording area is very large and is capable of fitting most large bands. They also have jacks built into the walls to reduce the number of wires strung about the room. The room itself is 50 percent covered in sound proofing material, which will reduce ambient noise and echoing during recording.
The station also purchased six state-of-the-art Klipsh studio monitors as well as two new, expensive, vocal microphones. The station hopes that the size of the studio will attract both Clarkson and Potsdam State groups and students, as the SUNY Potsdam studio is one-fourth the size of this new one.
The majority of the students on campus have, at one time or another, tuned into WTSC The Source. Now, The Source is proud to say to the campus that they have the ability to record bands and individuals who wish to make albums in their new recording studio. The station hopes that this will bring new revenue and popularity to the station as they believe not many students are aware of the services the station offers.
WTSC has a long history with Clarkson, stretching back to when it first began in a shack behind Old Snell in 1947. At that time the goal of the radio station was to not only reach the students but to broadcast into the town as well. Before long the station moved into Old Snell and began increasing in popularity.
When the hill campus was built, the radio station made its way up to this end of town, where it remains today. At that time the radio tower was on Cheel Lawn, but it was not long before Clarkson workers accidently backed into it and knocked it over. The station then wanted to find a better spot for the tower and decided the roof of the Science Center was a good place. After getting permission from the university, they "punted" the tower to the top of the building.
The sound studio project is the latest in a six-year project to renovate the station. The project cost approximately 15,000 dollars, and chief engineer Nick Ruebel believes it was worth every penny. The new studio has many features; for instance, the recording area is very large and is capable of fitting most large bands. They also have jacks built into the walls to reduce the number of wires strung about the room. The room itself is 50 percent covered in sound proofing material, which will reduce ambient noise and echoing during recording.
The station also purchased six state-of-the-art Klipsh studio monitors as well as two new, expensive, vocal microphones. The station hopes that the size of the studio will attract both Clarkson and Potsdam State groups and students, as the SUNY Potsdam studio is one-fourth the size of this new one.
The majority of the students on campus have, at one time or another, tuned into WTSC The Source. Now, The Source is proud to say to the campus that they have the ability to record bands and individuals who wish to make albums in their new recording studio. The station hopes that this will bring new revenue and popularity to the station as they believe not many students are aware of the services the station offers.
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