Recording studios
A range of acoustically-isolated rooms, including a near-anechoic chamber

Appleton Tower
High quality acoustic recording studio equipped with a digital recording system from which data can be transferred directly to a USB drive or audio CD. Self-service with training, or under control of recording technician.
Available for use by | All PPLS staff and postgraduates. PPLS undergraduates as part of coursework or honours dissertation. |
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Support | ppls.studio@ed.ac.uk |
Location | Appleton Tower basement |
Priority | 1. PPLS staff and students |
Telephone number | 50 3485 |
Access |
Swipe card. Training is required before using the studio. Access for classes is initiated by the course organizer, who should contact the Undergraduate Teaching Office or Postgraduate Administrative Office with a list of students registered for the class via EUCLID. Access for other students requiring to use the lab in connection with their course work should contact ppls.studio@ed.ac.uk Staff requiring access should contact ppls.studio@ed.ac.uk |
Booking | Booking system |
Lab usage policy |

Informatics Forum
For very high quality recordings, we use a high-end Pro Tools HD system in conjunction with the anechoic chamber.
A very high quality acoustic recording studio. 4 individual acoustically-isolated rooms. Near-anechoic chamber for very high quality low-reverberation voice recording. Dedicated eye-tracking studio and a pair of studios which can be optionally linked by a soundproof window. All rooms can be operated independently, allowing 4 simultaneous recording sessions.