Welcome to the GRaduate Center’s Computer Music Lab! Please read this website carefully before making any requests or inquiries.
How to Use:
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Read about our stations
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Read the Rules
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Download and submit the waiver forms to the music office
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Book a station through the Contact / Request page
Location: Room 3494
Hours: If the building is open, the lab is accessible
About the Lab:
The Computer Music Lab (rm. 3494) is available for use by all music students. In addition to three computer workstations, the room also houses an 11×17 printer and a binding machine for score creation. The Lab may be reserved in advance, and when the room has not been reserved it is available first come, first serve. Full description of the gear is listed below.
Station 1
HARDWARE:
iMac computer (27-inch)
3.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
16GB SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 4GB GDDR5
Apple USB SuperDrive
M-Audio Oxygen 49 Keyboard/Midi-Controller
MOTU 828x USB Audio Interface
Software:
CSound
Blue
CSoundQT
Spear
OpenMusic (OM 6.8)
PWGL
Max/MSP/Jitter/GEN
Native Instruments Komplete 9
Ableton Live 9 Suite
Audacity (with plug-ins and LAME Mp3 exporter)
SoundFlower
Pro-Tools
Station 2
HARDWARE:
iMac computer (27-inch)
3.5GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7
16GB SDRAM
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780 4GB GDDR5
Apple USB SuperDrive
Viewsonic VX2703mh-LED 27-inch computer monitor
M-Audio Oxygen 49 Keyboard/Midi-Controller
M-Audio M-Track Quad Audio Interface
**This station is connected to the following additional hardware (for digitalization projects):
Digital Audio Recorder PCM-R500 (DAT player, recorder)
TASCAM 202 mkIII Dual cassette deck
DENON PD-DJ151 Turntable
Software:
CSound
Blue
CSoundQT
Spear
OpenMusic (OM 6.8)
PWGL
Audacity (with plug-ins and LAME Mp3 exporter)
SoundFlower
Pro-Tools
Station 3
HARDWARE:
iMac computer
Large format printer (up to 11×17) (It is not configured for students to login with their GC network account. You will need specific login information in order to use this workstation or print from it. This login information will be provided along with the door code, once your request has been approved.)
Other Gear
Microphones:
1 Samson C01 (large-diaphragm condenser)
2 Shure PG81 (small-diaphragm condenser)
1 Shure SM58 (dynamic vocal microphone)
2 Audix i5 (dynamic instrument microphone)
1 audio-technica AT825 Stereo Mic
3 mic stands & 1 small stable stand
HANDHELD Recorders:
TASCAM DA-P1 Digital Audio Tape Recorder (DAT Recorder)
Headphones:
2 Sennheiser HD 600 Audiophile Headphones
2 AKG K240 HD600 Headphones (OLD)
1 SAMSON RH600 Headphones
Mixers:
1 Allen & Heath ZED-14 Mixer
2 MACKIE Micro Series 1402-VLZ Mixer (OLD)
Amp & Speakers:
2 SAMSON Servo-260 Studio 130 Watt Stereo Amp
4 Alesis point-seven Shielded Nearfield Studio Monitors (passive)
5 JBL LSR305 5-inch Active Studio Monitors
1 MACKIE MR10Smk3 Subwoofer
2 MACKIE SRM450 2-way bi-amplified, optimized Active loudspeakers (Large, with stands)