The Audio Lab contains two editing stations with MIDI keyboards, digital mixers, and audio software, plus other equipment including electronic instruments. Visit the Audio Lab page for more information, including a complete listing of available equipment and software.

In addition to the Audio Lab, the following equipment is available for use in the Lewis Music Library. Unless otherwise noted, visitors as well as MIT community members are welcome to use these:

• CD players, turntables, cassette tape decks, VCRs, and DVD players
• Game room is equipped with an Xbox ONE, DVD player, VCR, and Laserdisc player
• Digital pianos
• Headphones
• Four iMacs (MIT Kerberos login required) with the following software:

APPLICATION	FUNCTION
Finale	Score notation
Sibelius	Score notation
MuseScore	Score notation
Logic Pro	Audio recording and editing
Reaper	Audio recording and editing
Max (Cycling 74)	Visual programming language for music and multimedia
SmartScore	OMR software for music XML
SuperCollider	Audio synthesis and algorithmic composition

04/07/2023

The items may be borrowed by MIT community members; visitors are welcomed to use these items in the library.

Handheld audio recorders

• Zoom H4nPro and accessories (7)

Video recorders

• Zoom Q8n-4K (2)
• Zoom Q8 (1)
• Zoom Q4n (1)

Webcams

• Logitech Brio 4K (3)

Microphones

• Dynamic
  • Shure SM58 - vocal mic (3)
  • Shure SM57 - instrument mic (4)
  • Shure MV7 - USB mic podcast kit (6)
• Condenser:
  • Audio Technica AT4041 - small diaphragm (2)
  • AKG 451B - small diaphragm (1 pair)
  • AKG C414 - large diaphragm (1)
• Drum mic kit, Audix - 4 mics and accessories (1)
• Hydrophones, H2d 30ft (2)
• Lavalier mics (wired), Shure MX100 (2)
• Ribbon mic, Royer R10 (1)

Microphone stands and accessories

• Mic stands
  • Boom stand, Hercules (3)
  • Standard, Hercules (4)
  • Standard, other (1)
  • Table-top (6)
• Accessories
  • Dual microphone bracket (1)
  • Pop filter (attaches to mic stand) (1)

Tripods

• Mini tripod with smart phone mount, Benro (3)
• Mini tripod for handhelds and mics, Rode (3)
• Tripod for video camera, Benro (2)
• Tripod for video camera, Sony VCT-R640 (2)

Cables

• HDMI 4ft (1)
• MIDI 15ft (2)
• XLR 10ft (5) and 15ft (3)
• XLR to 1/4” (2)
• 1/4” to 1/4” TRS 5ft (2), 6ft (2), and 10ft (4)
• 1/4" to 1/4" TS 10ft (10)
• 1/8” to 1/4” TS 5ft (4)
• 1/8" to 1/8" (1)
• RCA to 1/8”  stereo (1)
• USB-A to USB-A, 10ft (1)

Interfaces

• Audient iD44 - 4 in/ 4 out (1)
• Evo4 - 2 channels (2)
• Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 - 2 channels (1)
• Motu Ultralite mk4 - 8 channels (1)
• Volt 476P - 4 channels (1)

Mixers

• Mackie 402VLZ4 - 4 channels (1)
• Mackie ProFXv2 - 8 channels (1)

Disc drives

• Asus (3)
• Apple (1)
• LG Electronics (1)
• Lite-On (1)

MIDI keyboards

• CMC Xkey (25-key, two octaves) (1)
• Nektar SE25 (25-key, two octaves) (2)

Portable turntables 

• Portable record player, Numark PT-01 USB (2)
• Scratch portable DJ turntable, Numark PT-01 (1)

Other

• Music stands (folding) (8)
• Wolverine F2D Mighty digitizer 7-in-1 film to digital converter (1)
• DVD player – region free, Panasonic S700P-K (for use ONLY with video monitors and TVs) (1)

 

Not seeing something?

If you have equipment suggestions for purchase, please let us know by emailing Caleb Hall, Music Technology and Digital Media Librarian, at hallc@mit.edu 

1/16/2024

 

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