We created this website to make your interaction with the MPC easier and more efficient. You will find here all sorts of useful resources: basic facts about the MPC, its facilities and staff, frequently asked questions (FAQ) and tutorials and guides about our equipment and software.
We very much rely on you telling us what is missing, what we can improve, what is inaccessible or confusing on this site. You can pass on your comments by clicking on Contact MPC tab at the top right of every page, we will be grateful for your input.
The site is easy to navigate: on the left you will find the main navigation menu and the search field below. In the top menu you can use the Advanced Search tab to give you additional search options and if you are lost, the Site map tab will list all pages in the MPC site.
- About MPC contains all-important general information about what we do, where we are and who does what.
- The next 5 sections: Equipment Store, Apple Mac Support, Music Support, PC Support and Video Support correspond to five areas of the MPC. You will find out who is in the area, how they can help you and crucially, what equipment can be found in the rooms and how to use it.
- The next four sections: FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions), Tutorials & Guides, Downloads and External Resources (Links) are complete collections of resources which also appear in other parts of the site. Please Contact us if you would like to see more or different information there.
MPC’s busy radio studio will have its first major equipment upgrade in 20 years. Our radio technician Trevor Hails has been skilfully maintaining our old Soundcraft analogue mixer and managed to keep it alive and functioning well all this time. Unfortunately last year the equipment started to exhibit more faults and the cost of maintenance was going to spiral out of control. We managed to get additional funding from the University’s 2009/10 budget and after much research purchased a 
The IT department has purchased a number of concurrent licenses of Adobe Master Collection CS5 to be installed on computers on the Trading Floor and the MPC. Adobe Creative Suite (CS) is a collection of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications. The collection consists of Adobe's programs (e.g., Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, InDesign). This move represents a major positive shift in UEL IT policy: Adobe programs are now treated as important core applications and the licensing fund will be shared amongst the Schools. In the past all Adobe applications costs came from within HSS, despite the fact that the MPC serves students from other Schools. The plan is to have the Adobe Master Collection CS5 installed in all MPC labs on all workstations, both PC and Mac for Semester A 2010.
