Mission Statement

NOS-DREAM is an open-access electro-acoustic studio and laboratory seeking to introduce composers, sound designers and others involved in electro-acoustic media to researchers and developers, in order to promote the development of applicable and practical software resources, and to support composers and media content creators. The Open Studio includes a small multi-channel studio and playback suite, as well as extensive computing facilities. The studio currently supports sound reproduction over six channels. The Studio has extensive contacts nationally and internationally, as well as with local academic and commercial organisations.

Primary Aims of the Studio:
 

• to promote  understanding of the technical and aesthetic issues in electro-acoustic media, for example through the provison of Internet or CDROM-based educational resources, through practical workshops, demonstrations and seminars, and through other publishing activities
•  to research and develop computer-based tools and applications for composers and media creators, whether originated locally or not, and to make these available under public-domain or open licenses wherever possible
•  to collaborate and co-ordinate with other national and local studios and centres concerned with electro-acoustic and related media
• to work with interested individuals and groups in the academic and commercial sectors where this will further these objectives
•  to work with and support the international electro-acoustic community where circumstances and resources permit
• to assist composers and media content creators locally and nationally through the provision of technical support and facilities, and through other means which may from time to time be available to the Studio

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