Welcome to Midimaze!
Welcome to the education portal for the Recording Arts and Technology, Commercial Music, and Music Business programs at Southwestern College in Chula Vista. This website is maintained by Professor Nakul Tiruviluamala.
If your focus is recording inquiries, don’t miss our client-facing studio website: southwesternrecording.com↗. Check out the Course Blogs to follow along with class activities.
Reference
Calendar
Book studio sessions, view availability, and manage your reservations
Gear Catalog
Browse all 630+ pieces of studio equipment with photos and availability
Video Studio
Annotate YouTube videos with timestamped gear references (includes Mix With The Masters)
Reader
PDF books, manuals, and reference materials
Midimaze Map
Interactive map of recording studios, artist birthplaces, and music geography
Keyboard Shortcuts
DAW shortcuts — view by concept or by software (ProTools, Ableton, Logic)
Audio Engineering
Virtual Studio
Patchbay simulation, room views, signal flow & equipment placement
EQ Training
Frequency identification training
Microphone Quiz
Identify mics from real session recordings
Composition & Improvisation
Instrument Explorer
Browse instruments by category with audio examples and recording techniques
Creative
Art Gallery
A chronological journey through music, visual art, film, and creative work
Games
Jeopardy
Subject-agnostic trivia in classic Jeopardy format — any topic, any class
Asteroids
Questions drift toward the wall — type the answer before impact!
Trivia
Browse and study trivia questions from all published packs
Lifestyle
Foods
Produce encyclopedia: taxonomy, varietal nutrition deltas, and superpowers
Botany
Plant taxonomy — families, genera, species. Edibility, medicinal, ornamental flags. Cross-links to Foods catalog.