About this guide
This is the guide to equipment of all kinds available in the Lewis Music Library. The main music research guide covers general topics.
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Available in the Audio Lab (MIT only)
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.
Other equipment to use in the library
In addition to the Audio Lab, the following equipment is available for use in the Lewis Library. Unless otherwise noted, visitors as well as MIT community members are welcomed to use these:
- Compact disc players, turntables, cassette tape decks, VCRs, and DVD players.
- Group viewing/listening room equipped with an Xbox 360, and VCR and DVD players.
- Digital pianos.
- Three iMacs (MIT Kerberos login required) with the following software:
| APPLICATION | FUNCTION |
|---|---|
| Finale | Score notation |
| Sibelius | Score notation |
| MuseScore | Score notation |
| Logic Pro | Audio recording / editing |
| Reaper | Audio recording / editing |
| Max (Cycling 74) |
Visual programming language for music and multimedia |
| SmartScore |
OMR software for music XML |
| Wavepad (available only on 1 of the 3 stations) |
Digitize LPs or cassettes; audio recording/editing software |
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Equipment to check out
The items may be borrowed by MIT community members; visitors are welcomed to use these items in the library.
- Audio recorder, Zoom H4n – 6
- Video recorder camera, Zoom Q8 – 1
- Video recorder camera, Zoom Q4N - 1
- Audio mixer four channel (2 mono/2 stereo with phantom power), Machie 402VLZ4 - 1
- Dynamic microphone (vocal), Shure SM58 - 2
- Condenser microphone, Audio Technica AT4041 (requires phantom power) – 2
- Multi-pattern condenser microphone, AKG C314
- Microphone stand – floor length – 2
- Microphone stand – table top – 2
- Tripod for video camera - 1
- XLR microphone cables, various lengths 15ft.
- XLR to ¼ inch cable
- ¼ inch instrument cables
- Film to digital converter, Wolverine F2D Mighty digitizer – 1
- External DVD/CD drive for PC – 2
- External DVD/CD drive for Apple - 1
- MIDI keyboard, CMC Xkey (25 keys, two octaves) – 1
- Xbox360 Game Controller – 1
- Xbox360 guitar controller - 1
- Music stands (wire folding) - 7
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