A pop-up mixing room

Hosted in Alcuin Nucleus A/D/162

Contains a PC equipped with Reaper, large and small monitors, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Gen Audio Interface, Rockitt 6 speakers, AKG openback headphones, AKG microphone and M-Audio Keystation controller keyboard, AKG microphone.

The room has been sound-deadened to reduce noise.

Users may wish to provide their own headphones and are welcome to bring their own laptops and interfaces but please make sure you plug everything back in where you found it!

Vanbrugh Rocks: Garage Practice Space Membership ADD-ON gives additional access to our fully equipped band practice space, with drum kit, electronic piano, PA, guitar and bass amps and leads - all in a heated and ventilated sound absorbent space.

You can pay for access each Semester or get a discount for the whole year by paying for the annual add-on.

By paying this small addition, you will also be invited to sign up for subsidised studio recording training sessions - get signed off to hire the studio and record your own bands or make a bit of money working as a sound technician or record producer.  Bands can also get free recording, since our apprentice technicians need someone to practice on!

Joining The College Music Scheme

All students and staff at the University of York are invited to sign up for FREE membership of The Colleges' Music Program: our program of musical events, activities, mentoring and workshops.  This was set up to provide creative and skills development opportunities as part of the Colleges broad wellbeing program. So whether you are an economist who wants to be a rock star or an archaeologist who wants to compose, or a chemist who wants to create dance music, we have something for you.

To see more of what we are doing, go to the College Music Scheme website.

You can pay for each Semester individually or get a discount for the whole year by paying for the annual add-on. Students: £10 a semester and £5 for the Summer Vacation period or £20 for the year. Staff: £25 a semester/summer vacation period or £60 for the year.

Vanbrugh Rocks Instrument Lending Library: If you are borrowing an instrument valued over £500 for us to replace then we usually charge £5 a week. 

Some of the instruments in this catagory included: Double Bass, Cello, some of the more valuable guitars, saxophones etc.

To see a full list of instruments, go to the Vanbrugh Rocks Instrument Lending Library website.

Please DO NOT purchase this until you have signed out the instrument and been sent a request to pay via this method.  Refunds are hard to do!

How to pay:

When you return an instrument we will count up how many weeks you have had the instrument and send you a link to this page asking you to pay the number of week owed.

If there are repairs to be made to the instrument we may also ask you to make an additional payment.

If you have had an instrument out for 5 weeks then we give you 1 week free - 5 weeks for the price of 4!

If you have any questions, please contact us at [email protected] before you make a payment.

Vanbrugh Rocks: Instrument Lending Library ADD-ON gives access to borrowing a variety of instruments, whether for personal practice and learning, or for using in recordings, or for gigs.  Instruments valued under £500 can be borrowed for FREE; over £500 for £5/week.   

You can pay for access each Semester or get a discount for the whole year by paying for the annual add-on.

To see a full list of instruments, go to the Vanbrugh College Music website.  If you have a specific instrument in mind, we recommend contacting the College Music Team at [email protected] prior to purchasing membership so that we can be sure that the instrument you want is available for you.

Joining The College Music Scheme

All students and staff at the University of York are invited to sign up for FREE membership of the College Music Scheme: our program of musical events, activities, mentoring and workshops.  This was set up to provide creative and skills development opportunities as part of the Colleges broad wellbeing program. So whether you are an economist who wants to be a rock star or an archaeologist who wants to compose, or a chemist who wants to create dance music, we have something for you.

Sign up for Free here: College Music Scheme Sign-Up Form

You can pay for each Semester individually or get a discount for the whole year by paying for the annual add-on. Students: £10 a semester and £5 for the Summer Vacation period or £20 for the year. Staff: £20 a semester/summer vacation period or £60 for the year. 

Studio Training Course: Please read carefully

PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE UNTIL YOU HAVE SIGNED UP TO A SESSION/COURSE AND BEEN SENT A REQUEST TO PAY.

Link to Eventbrite to book a place on training sessions

Link to Studio Training Webpage with further information, including dates and costs.

• This course is not associated with ACT at the University of York, and is not accredited as part of your degree.

Not sure if this is for you?  If you change your mind after the first session and don't want to continue with the course, we'll give you a partial refund.