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The Info Commons recording studio offers equipment and software for creating and editing audio and video projects. Info Commons staff cannot provide one-on-one assistance on demand in the recording studio, so we have created this LibGuide to help get you started. You will find links to video courses on LinkedIn Learning (available with a Brooklyn Public Library card), online resources, and books in the BPL collection.

The studio's equipment includes:

• iMac editing station with Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface
• Canon Rebel T7 DSLR camera for video recording or still photography (ask at the reference desk)
• AKG Perception 420 condenser microphone
• reflection filter (acoustic absorber) mounted to the microphone stand
• pop shield mounted to the microphone stand
• Novation Launchkey 49 USB Keyboard
• Avid Artist Mix fader control surface (for use with Pro Tools)
• headphone splitter (ask at the reference desk)
• Bescor FP-500KL Bi-Color LED lighting kit (ask at the reference desk)
• Angler BI-90W-RL 18 in Bi-color LED Ring Light
• 96"H x 84"W Manual Pull-Down Chroma Key Green Screen
• On-Stage sheet music stand

The iMac station’s software includes, among other applications:

• Audacity 3.3.3.0
• GarageBand 10.4.10
• Pro Tools 23.12.1.138
• Melodyne Essential 5.3.1.018
• Ableton Live Lite 11.3.21
• Final Cut Pro 10.7.1
• iMovie 10.4
• Adobe Creative Cloud applications, including Premiere Pro 2024
• GIMP 2.10.22

You should bring your own large-capacity (16 GB or more) drive to save your work to, as all the files you create using the recording studio iMac will be erased after logging out of your session.

Please see our policies and guidelines for the studio before you visit.