Conservatory · Production Labs
One page per lab. One lab per working unit.
Each lab unit gets its own page — image, signal chain, curriculum ties, preservation notes. Pages load light, video stays in the dedicated routes that need it.
Beat Lab · Current Production
MPC Live II
Standalone beatmaking, sampling, and finger-drumming with a direct line to the MPC lineage.
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Heritage Lab · 1988 — Foundational
MPC60 — MIDI Production Center
The Roger Linn original. The machine that built modern hip-hop.
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Composition Lab · Current Production
MPC Key 61
Full MPC engine under a semi-weighted 61-key controller — composition and beat lab in one chassis.
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Interface Lab · Current Production
Apollo Twin X
The conversion and UAD plugin front-end for every lab in the building.
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Heritage Lab · 1988 — Heritage
Ensoniq EPS Performance Sampler
The keyboard sampler that defined an entire region of hip-hop and R&B.
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Outboard Lab · Late 1990s — Present
Outboard Rack — Apogee / Drawmer / Yamaha / Fostex / Panasonic / Tascam
Conversion, dynamics, FM, and digital archival in one rack.
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Archival Lab · Late 1990s — Heritage
Alesis ADAT LX20 — 20-Bit Digital Audio Recorder
Eight-track digital tape — the working format of an entire generation of records.
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Console Lab · Mid-1990s — Heritage
Yamaha O2R Digital Recording Console
The compact digital console that taught a generation how to mix in the box, on a surface.
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Control Lab · Early 2000s — Working Heritage
Control 24
The Pro Tools control surface that runs the production suite.
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Touring Lab · Multi-decade
Touring Flight Cases — Heritage Inventory
The road-ready housing that lets the conservatory tour the rigs.
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