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Computer Lab

Music Computer LabThe lab opened during spring semester 2000. It is housed in the Music Building and occupies the front half of the music library. The lab was funded through the Student Technology Fee.

There are 12 Dell networked workstations (new in fall of 2004), running Windows XP Pro. In addition to Microsoft Office and internet browsing software, each station has music sequencing, notation, accompaniment, and aural skills CAI (Computer Assisted Instruction) software. Music Theory faculty have integrated the software into their course requirements, and many other music classes have assignments in the lab.

In spring of 2001, we added an additional workstation in a locked practice room. This workstation is a Pentium III 933 Mhz machine with 256 megs of RAM and a 40 gig hard drive. It is equipped with a SoundBlaster Live! Platinum 5.1 sound card and a 12X CD writer. It has digital audio editing software (Sound Forge 6.0) and accompaniment software (SmartMusic from Coda), as well as multi-track digital recording capabilities. A high quality mixer and microphones (including several large-diaphragm condenser mics) are available for recording. In summer of 2004, we added a Tascam 788 8-track digital workstation and Roland digital monitors to this room.

Hardware

Music Computer LabEach workstation includes:

  • Dell Optiplex System (Pentium 4 3.0 Ghz, 512 Mb RAM)
  • Keystation 49e USB 49-key MIDI keyboard controller
  • SB Live! soundcard
  • 48x CD-R/W burner
  • Audio Technica ATH-M2X Headphones
  • Microphone

The lab also has:

  • Hewlett Packard Laser Printer 4050N
  • 2 Rolls RM203 10-input stereo mixers to allow any station's work to be played for the class or recorded
  • Alesis M1 active bi-amplified monitor speakers

One of the 12 workstations is an ADA-compliant workstation, with a table that can be electrically raised or lowered by the user. All of the stations have software to enlarge text for visually-impaired users.

Music Computer LabMusic Software

  • Acid Music (loop-based music creation)
  • Band-in-a-Box Pro (jazz accompaniment)
  • Cakewalk Home Studio 2002 (sequencing/notation/digital audio)
  • Drill Quest (marching band charting)
  • Finale (notation)
  • MIBAC Music Lessons (music theory CAI)
  • Music Lab Melody (aural skills CAI)
  • Music Lab Harmony (aural skills CAI)
  • Musicator (sequencing/notation/digital audio)
  • NoTam DSP (music synthesis)
  • Sibelius (notation)
  • Sound Forge XP (digital audio editing/mastering)