Media Production

AUDIO RECORDING BOOTH
The DSC has a two-person soundproof Whisper Room Model 6084S which includes:

• Audio-Technica ATH-M40x Headphones
• Audio-Technica AT4040 Condenser Microphone
• Scarlett 2i4 2nd Gen Digital Audio Interface
• Ableton Live Recording and Mixing Software
• An Ableton Push controller is available for use in the centre and must be requested separately.

DIGITIZATION STATION

The DSC has an Epson 12000XL-PH large format flatbed scanner available for booking.

Good for digitizing print materials, photographs, slides, negatives
12.2″ x 17.2″ scanning area
Up to 2400 dpi optical resolution

The scanner is set up with a high-performance Mac computer and on an adjustable-height, accessible desk. This workstation has the basic software needed to scan and edit image files.

• We recommend you bring a USB or external hard drive if you are scanning many large files to speed up the process.
• A transparency unit for slide/negative batch scanning and colour/grey cards for colour balancing are available to borrow (by request).
• For specialized software for more advanced post-processing of digitized images (Photoshop, Adobe Acrobat Pro, etc), please contact us at dsc.library@ualberta.ca.

Software

The DSC provides access to a variety of media production software on our high-performance computers (HPC). This includes Audacity, Adobe Creative Suite, Hindenburg, Reaper, and Autodesk tools for Animation and VR. These computers have a large RAM capacity to handle data-heavy media projects. You must book a time to use the computers.